
John Steppling (8 August 1870 in Essen, Germany – 5 April 1932 in Hollywood, California) was a German-American silent film actor. He moved to America at a young age and entered film in 1912 aged 42. He starred in a total of 230 films between then and 1928, beginning with one of the first feature films ever made, Tess of the d'Urbervilles. He is also credited with directing 7 films. He is the grandfather of playwright John Steppling.

Antoine Jardee
The Road Through the Dark

Jeffrey Browne
California Straight Ahead

Undetermined role
Miss Jackie of the Navy

Joe Mosenstein
The Heart of a Child

Swift
The Sin Flood

John Steppling
High Steppers

Max Strohan
Lombardi, Ltd.

William Bent - the Publisher
Jim

The Lawyer
Glass Houses

Fallon
The Promise

Broken Lullaby

Mr. Rodney
The Fast Worker

głos
American dream

Tom Hays
A Cafe in Cairo

Kelly
The Husband Hunter

Otis Tucker
The County Fair

Bell Boy 13

The Comet's Come-Back

Mike Guffy
Pretenses

Vicar
The Silver Car

Maj. Wappington
Johanna Enlists

John Durbeyfield
Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Andrew J. Macklin
Let's Go

Batiste Boudeaux
Good Night, Paul

William Douglas
Going Up

Bird
A Lady's Name

A Bathtub Bandit

Mary's Father
Memory Lane

Rudolph Cleeberg
Madame Peacock

Isaac Colben
Billions

Markham
Soft Shoes

Squire Gordon
Black Beauty

Spencer Meyrick
The Reckless Age

Phineas Ward
The Better Man

Abraham Armsberg
Luck in Pawn

David Wisner
The Man Next Door

Nobody's Kid

John Weems
Sick Abed

Secondary Role (uncredited)
Caprice

Burton Gregg
Eve's Lover

Chairman of delegation
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

Her Father
Behind the Counter

Billy McGrath
Billy McGrath on Broadway

Cato Dodd
The Galloping Fish

Maxfield
What a Wife Learned

Banker Day
The Breathless Moment

Mr. Ramsey
In the Bishop's Carriage

Simon Stecker
Too Much Business

Policeman
Mixed Wires

Mr. Thompson
The Jilt

Hobs
Comrades Three

Judge Page
Detective Blinn

Dr. King
The Deception

James - the Valet
Wait and See

John - the Miner
The Zaca Lake Mystery

Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
The High Cost of Flirting

Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
By Whose Hand?

Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
His Obligation

The Guiding Light

Simpson
The Resolve

Judge Green
Reprisal

The Foreman
The Greater Strength

The Professor
The Broken Window

Reverend David Barton
One Summer's Sequel

J.D.P. Moore
Wife Wanted

Simpson - the Son's Valet
The Castle Ranch

Allan's Grandfather
The Wishing Stone

Grandfather
The Problem

Mr. Myers
His Brother's Debt

The Deacon
Reformation

The Innkeeper
Ancestry

Bill Burton
The Truth of Fiction

P.G. Wilke, Esq.
The Derelict

Judge Clarke
The Decision

The Minister
Saints and Sinners

Sheriff Lacey
Justified

Uncle
The Gay Old Bird

Tobias
Life's a Funny Proposition

Senator Locke
Damaged Goods

Neddy Jerome
A Man's Man
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
80
Gender
Male
Birthday
1870-08-08
Place of Birth
Essen, Germany
Also Known As
John C. Steppling