John Steppling

John Steppling
Publicity shot from Moving Picture World; November 22, 1913
Born	8 August 1870 Essen, Germany
Died	5 April 1932 (aged 61) Hollywood, California

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. He is also credited with directing 7 films.

He is the grandfather of playwright John Steppling.

Selected filmography

• Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1913)
• Caprice (1913)
• When a Woman Waits (1914)
• The Beggar Child (1914)
• The Archeologist (1914)
• A Slice of Life (1914)
• The Final Impulse (1914)
• Damaged Goods (1914)
• This Is th' Life (1914)
• The Butterfly (1914)
• The Lure of the Sawdust (1914)
• The Resolve (1915)
• A Man's Man (1918)
• The Guilty Man (1918)
• Good Night, Paul (1918)
• Luck in Pawn (1919)
• Billions (1920)
• Sick Abed (1920)
• Black Beauty (1921)
• A Cafe in Cairo (1924)
• The Reckless Age (1924)
• The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)
• Soft Shoes (1925)
• By Whose Hand? (1927)

External links

• John Steppling at the Internet Movie Database