
John Steppling
Born:8/8/1870•Died:4/5/1932
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.
Filmography

American dream
20070.0

Broken Lullaby
19327.5

Behind the Counter
19287.0

The Gay Old Bird
19270.0

The Better Man
19260.0

High Steppers
19260.0

Memory Lane
19260.0

California Straight Ahead
19257.0

Eve's Lover
19250.0

Soft Shoes
19257.0

A Cafe in Cairo
19240.0

The Fast Worker
19240.0

The Reckless Age
19245.0

The Galloping Fish
19240.0

The Breathless Moment
19240.0

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
19240.0

Let's Go
19237.0

Going Up
19230.0

The Man Next Door
19230.0

What a Wife Learned
19230.0

Bell Boy 13
19236.0

The Sin Flood
19220.0

Too Much Business
19220.0

Glass Houses
19220.0

The Silver Car
19210.0

Nobody's Kid
19210.0

Black Beauty
19210.0

Billions
19205.0

Madame Peacock
19200.0

The County Fair
19204.7

Sick Abed
19200.0

The Heart of a Child
19200.0

The Husband Hunter
19200.0

Luck in Pawn
19190.0

Lombardi, Ltd.
19190.0

Life's a Funny Proposition
19190.0

A Lady's Name
19180.0

The Road Through the Dark
19180.0

Johanna Enlists
19185.8

Good Night, Paul
19180.0

A Bathtub Bandit
19175.0

The Promise
19170.0

Miss Jackie of the Navy
19160.0

The Comet's Come-Back
19160.0

Pretenses
19150.0

Mixed Wires
19150.0

The Jilt
19150.0

Comrades Three
19150.0

Detective Blinn
19150.0

The Deception
19150.0

Wait and See
19150.0

The Zaca Lake Mystery
19150.0

The High Cost of Flirting
19150.0

By Whose Hand?
19150.0

His Obligation
19150.0

The Guiding Light
19150.0

The Resolve
19150.0

Reprisal
19150.0

The Greater Strength
19150.0

The Broken Window
19150.0

One Summer's Sequel
19150.0

Wife Wanted
19150.0

The Castle Ranch
19150.0

The Wishing Stone
19150.0

The Problem
19150.0

His Brother's Debt
19150.0

Reformation
19150.0

Ancestry
19150.0

The Truth of Fiction
19150.0

The Derelict
19150.0

The Decision
19150.0

Saints and Sinners
19150.0

Justified
19150.0

Jim
19140.0

Caprice
19131.0

In the Bishop's Carriage
19131.0

Tess of the D'Urbervilles
19131.0

Billy McGrath on Broadway
19135.0