John Steppling
Acting Born: 1870-08-08 Essen, Germany
Biography
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.
Movies
Johanna Enlists
High Steppers
Going Up
Broken Lullaby
Reformation
Glass Houses
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
Caprice
Let's Go
Nobody's Kid
Memory Lane
The Fast Worker
The Reckless Age
Madame Peacock
The Husband Hunter
The Sin Flood
Behind the Counter
The Truth of Fiction
Her Father Said No
The Breathless Moment