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.
The Road Through the Dark
(Antoine Jardee)
Miss Jackie of the Navy
(Undetermined role)
California Straight Ahead
(Jeffrey Browne)
The Heart of a Child
(Joe Mosenstein)
The Sin Flood
(Swift)
High Steppers
(John Steppling)
Lombardi, Ltd.
(Max Strohan)
Jim
(William Bent - the Publisher)
Glass Houses
(The Lawyer)
The Promise
(Fallon)
Broken Lullaby
The Fast Worker
(Mr. Rodney)
American dream
(głos)
A Cafe in Cairo
(Tom Hays)
The Husband Hunter
(Kelly)
Bell Boy 13
The County Fair
(Otis Tucker)
Pretenses
(Mike Guffy)
The Comet's Come-Back
The Silver Car
(Vicar)
Johanna Enlists
(Maj. Wappington)
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
(John Durbeyfield)
Let's Go
(Andrew J. Macklin)
Good Night, Paul
(Batiste Boudeaux)
Going Up
(William Douglas)
A Lady's Name
(Bird)
A Bathtub Bandit
Memory Lane
(Mary's Father)
Madame Peacock
(Rudolph Cleeberg)
Billions
(Isaac Colben)
Soft Shoes
(Markham)
Black Beauty
(Squire Gordon)
The Reckless Age
(Spencer Meyrick)
The Better Man
(Phineas Ward)
Luck in Pawn
(Abraham Armsberg)
The Man Next Door
(David Wisner)
Nobody's Kid
Sick Abed
(John Weems)
Caprice
(Secondary Role (uncredited))
Eve's Lover
(Burton Gregg)
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
(Chairman of delegation)
Behind the Counter
(Her Father)
Billy McGrath on Broadway
(Billy McGrath)
The Galloping Fish
(Cato Dodd)
What a Wife Learned
(Maxfield)
The Breathless Moment
(Banker Day)
In the Bishop's Carriage
(Mr. Ramsey)