
Acting
John Steppling
Also Known As: John C. Steppling
Birth Date
August 8, 1870
Death Date
April 5, 1932
(passed away at 61)
Place of Birth
Essen, Germany
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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.
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Memory Lane
Mary's Father
1926

Live Sparks
Jacob Abbott
1920

Caprice
Secondary Role (uncredited)
1913
Justified
Sheriff Lacey
1915
Comrades Three
Hobs
1915

The Man Next Door
David Wisner
1923

Madame Peacock
Rudolph Cleeberg
1920
American dream
głos
2007

Broken Lullaby
1932
His Obligation
Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
1915

The Gay Old Bird
Uncle
1927

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
Chairman of delegation
1924
The Problem
Grandfather
1915
The Resolve
Simpson
1915

Fools in the Dark
Julius Schwartz
1924

A Man's Man
Neddy Jerome
1917

Fools and Their Money
Chef
1919

A Lady's Name
Bird
1918

What a Wife Learned
Maxfield
1923
Their Hour
Peggy's Father
1928