John Steppling (actor)

John Steppling (8 August 1870 in Essen, Germany – 5 April 1932 in Hollywood, California) was a German-American silent film actor.

John Steppling
Publicity shot from Moving Picture World; November 22, 1913
Born	(1870-08-08)8 August 1870 Essen, Germany
Died	5 April 1932(1932-04-05) (aged 61) Hollywood, California

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.

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)
• The Promise (1917)
• A Man's Man (1918)
• The Guilty Man (1918)
• Good Night, Paul (1918)
• The Road Through the Dark (1918)
• Fools and Their Money (1919)
• Luck in Pawn (1919)
• Sick Abed (1920)
• Number 99 (1920)
• Live Sparks (1920)
• Madame Peacock (1920)
• Billions (1920)
• Black Beauty (1921)
• The Silver Car (1921)
• Garments of Truth (1921)
• Nobody's Kid (1921)
• The Hunch (1921)
• Extra! Extra! (1922)
• Too Much Business (1922)
• Confidence (1922)
• Glass Houses (1922)
• Bell Boy 13 (1923)
• Going Up (1923)
• Let's Go (1923)
• The Man Next Door (1923)
• A Cafe in Cairo (1924)
• The Reckless Age (1924)
• Fools in the Dark (1924)
• The Breathless Moment (1924)
• The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)
• Soft Shoes (1925)
• California Straight Ahead (1925)
• Eve's Lover (1925)
• Memory Lane (1926)
• High Steppers (1926)
• Collegiate (1926)
• The Better Man (1926)
• By Whose Hand? (1927)
• Her Father Said No (1927)
• California or Bust (1927)
• Wedding Bills (1927)
• God's Great Wilderness (1927)

External links

• John Steppling biography from Turner Classic Movies
• John Steppling at IMDb