John Steppling (8 August 1870 in Essen, Germany โ 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.
1932Broken LullabyMovie1928Behind the CounterMovieas Her Father
1927By Whose Hand?Movieas Claridge
1927Wedding BillsMovieas District Attorney
1927The Gay Old BirdMovieas Uncle
1927California or BustMovieas President Holtwood
1927Her Father Said NoMovieas John Hamilton
1926The Better ManMovieas Phineas Ward
1926High SteppersMovieas John Steppling
1926Memory LaneMovieas Mary's Father1925California Straight AheadMovieas Jeffrey Browne
1925Eve's LoverMovieas Burton Gregg1925Soft ShoesMovieas Markham
1924The Fast WorkerMovieas Mr. Rodney1924The Reckless AgeMovieas Spencer Meyrick
1924Fools in the DarkMovieas Julius Schwartz
1924The Galloping FishMovieas Cato Dodd
1924The Breathless MomentMovieas Banker Day
1924The Dramatic Life of Abraham LincolnMovieas Chairman of delegation1923Let's GoMovieas Andrew J. Macklin
1923Going UpMovieas William Douglas
1923The Man Next DoorMovieas David Wisner
1923What a Wife LearnedMovieas Maxfield1923Bell Boy 13Movieas Ellrey Elrod
1922The Sin FloodMovieas Swift
1922ConfidenceMovieas Henry Tuttle
1922Too Much BusinessMovieas Simon Stecker
1922Glass HousesMovieas The Lawyer1921Garments of TruthMovieas Deacon Ballantine
1921The Silver CarMovieas Vicar
1921Nobody's KidMovie1921Black BeautyMovieas Squire Gordon1920BillionsMovieas Isaac Colben1920Madame PeacockMovieas Rudolph Cleeberg1920The County FairMovieas Otis Tucker
1920Sick AbedMovieas John Weems
1920The Heart of a ChildMovieas Joe Mosenstein1920The Inferior SexMovieas George Mott / Smith1920Live SparksMovieas Jacob Abbott
1920The Husband HunterMovieas Kelly
1919Luck in PawnMovieas Abraham Armsberg
1919Lombardi, Ltd.Movieas Max Strohan
1919Fools and Their MoneyMovieas Chef
1919Life's a Funny PropositionMovieas Tobias
1918A Lady's NameMovieas Bird
1918The Road Through the DarkMovieas Antoine Jardee1918Johanna EnlistsMovieas Maj. Wappington
1918Good Night, PaulMovieas Batiste Boudeaux1917A Bathtub BanditMovie
1917A Man's ManMovieas Neddy Jerome
1917The PromiseMovieas Fallon
1917The Butterfly GirlMovieas Heinie, the Weinie Man
1916Miss Jackie of the NavyMovieas Undetermined role
1915PretensesMovieas Mike Guffy
1915The Broken WindowMovieas The Professor
1915His Brother's DebtMovieas Mr. Myers1914Damaged GoodsMovieas Senator Locke
1914The Alarm of AngeloneMovieas Judge Walsh
1913CapriceMovieas Secondary Role (uncredited)
1913In the Bishop's CarriageMovieas Mr. Ramsey
1913Tess of the D'UrbervillesMovieas John Durbeyfield1913Billy McGrath on BroadwayMovieas Billy McGrath