John Steppling

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.

Cast

The Road Through the Dark

California Straight Ahead

Miss Jackie of the Navy

Undetermined role

The Heart of a Child

William Bent - the Publisher

The Fast Worker

A Cafe in Cairo

The Husband Hunter

The County Fair

The Comet's Come-Back

Johanna Enlists

Maj. Wappington

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

John Durbeyfield

Andrew J. Macklin

Good Night, Paul

Batiste Boudeaux

William Douglas

A Bathtub Bandit

Rudolph Cleeberg

The Reckless Age

Spencer Meyrick

Abraham Armsberg

The Man Next Door

Secondary Role (uncredited)

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

Chairman of delegation

Behind the Counter

Billy McGrath on Broadway

The Galloping Fish

What a Wife Learned

The Breathless Moment

In the Bishop's Carriage

Too Much Business

Detective Blinn

James - the Valet

The Zaca Lake Mystery

John - the Miner

The High Cost of Flirting

Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father

Joseph Toby - Lottie's Father

Frank Lehner - Mary's Father

The Guiding Light

The Greater Strength

The Broken Window

One Summer's Sequel

Reverend David Barton

The Castle Ranch

Simpson - the Son's Valet

The Wishing Stone

Allan's Grandfather

His Brother's Debt

The Truth of Fiction

P.G. Wilke, Esq.

Saints and Sinners

The Gay Old Bird

Life's a Funny Proposition

Fools and Their Money

Her Father Said No

The Inferior Sex

George Mott / Smith