
John Steppling
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1870-08-08 – 1932-04-05
Place of birth: 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.
Known for

The Road Through the Dark
1918Antoine Jardee
California Straight Ahead
1925Jeffrey Browne
Miss Jackie of the Navy
1916Undetermined role
The Heart of a Child
1920Joe Mosenstein
The Sin Flood
1922Swift
High Steppers
1926John Steppling
Lombardi, Ltd.
1919Max StrohanJim
1914William Bent - the Publisher
Glass Houses
1922The Lawyer
The Promise
1917Fallon
Broken Lullaby
1932
The Fast Worker
1924Mr. RodneyAmerican dream
2007głosA Cafe in Cairo
1924Tom Hays
The Husband Hunter
1920Kelly
Pretenses
1915Mike GuffyThe Comet's Come-Back
1916
Bell Boy 13
1923
The County Fair
1920Otis Tucker