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
As Antoine Jardee
California Straight Ahead
As Jeffrey Browne
Miss Jackie of the Navy
As Undetermined role
The Heart of a Child
As Joe Mosenstein
The Sin Flood
As Swift
High Steppers
As John Steppling
Lombardi, Ltd.
As Max Strohan
Jim
As William Bent - the Publisher
Glass Houses
As The Lawyer
The Promise
As Fallon
Broken Lullaby
The Fast Worker
As Mr. Rodney
American dream
As głos
A Cafe in Cairo
As Tom Hays
The Husband Hunter
As Kelly
The County Fair
As Otis Tucker
Bell Boy 13
The Comet's Come-Back
Pretenses
As Mike Guffy
The Silver Car
As Vicar
Johanna Enlists
As Maj. Wappington
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
As John Durbeyfield
Let's Go
As Andrew J. Macklin
Good Night, Paul
As Batiste Boudeaux
Going Up
As William Douglas
A Lady's Name
As Bird
A Bathtub Bandit
Memory Lane
As Mary's Father
Madame Peacock
As Rudolph Cleeberg
Billions
As Isaac Colben
Soft Shoes
As Markham
Black Beauty
As Squire Gordon
The Reckless Age
As Spencer Meyrick
The Better Man
As Phineas Ward
Luck in Pawn
As Abraham Armsberg
The Man Next Door
As David Wisner
Nobody's Kid
Sick Abed
As John Weems
Caprice
As Secondary Role (uncredited)
Eve's Lover
As Burton Gregg
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
As Chairman of delegation
Behind the Counter
As Her Father
Billy McGrath on Broadway
As Billy McGrath
The Galloping Fish
As Cato Dodd
What a Wife Learned
As Maxfield
The Breathless Moment
As Banker Day
In the Bishop's Carriage
As Mr. Ramsey
Too Much Business
As Simon Stecker
Mixed Wires
As Policeman
The Jilt
As Mr. Thompson
Comrades Three
As Hobs
Detective Blinn
As Judge Page
The Deception
As Dr. King
Wait and See
As James - the Valet
The Zaca Lake Mystery
As John - the Miner
The High Cost of Flirting
As Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
By Whose Hand?
As Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father
His Obligation
As Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
The Guiding Light
The Resolve
As Simpson
Reprisal
As Judge Green
The Greater Strength
As The Foreman
The Broken Window
As The Professor
One Summer's Sequel
As Reverend David Barton
Wife Wanted
As J.D.P. Moore
The Castle Ranch
As Simpson - the Son's Valet
The Wishing Stone
As Allan's Grandfather
The Problem
As Grandfather
His Brother's Debt
As Mr. Myers
Reformation
As The Deacon
Ancestry
As The Innkeeper