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Birthday: Aug 08, 1870
Place of Birth: Essen, Germany

John Steppling

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
Movie Cast Year
The Road Through the Dark Antoine Jardee 1918
Miss Jackie of the Navy Undetermined role 1916
California Straight Ahead Jeffrey Browne 1925
The Heart of a Child Joe Mosenstein 1920
The Sin Flood Swift 1922
High Steppers John Steppling 1926
Lombardi, Ltd. Max Strohan 1919
Jim William Bent - the Publisher 1914
Glass Houses The Lawyer 1922
The Promise Fallon 1917
Broken Lullaby 1932
The Fast Worker Mr. Rodney 1924
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A Cafe in Cairo Tom Hays 1924
The Husband Hunter Kelly 1920
Bell Boy 13 1923
The County Fair Otis Tucker 1920
Pretenses Mike Guffy 1915
The Comet's Come-Back 1916
The Silver Car Vicar 1921
Johanna Enlists Maj. Wappington 1918
Tess of the D'Urbervilles John Durbeyfield 1913
Let's Go Andrew J. Macklin 1923
Good Night, Paul Batiste Boudeaux 1918
Going Up William Douglas 1923
A Lady's Name Bird 1918
A Bathtub Bandit 1917
Memory Lane Mary's Father 1926
Madame Peacock Rudolph Cleeberg 1920
Billions Isaac Colben 1920
Soft Shoes Markham 1925
Black Beauty Squire Gordon 1921
The Reckless Age Spencer Meyrick 1924
The Better Man Phineas Ward 1926
Luck in Pawn Abraham Armsberg 1919
The Man Next Door David Wisner 1923
Nobody's Kid 1921
Sick Abed John Weems 1920
Caprice Secondary Role (uncredited) 1913
Eve's Lover Burton Gregg 1925
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln Chairman of delegation 1924
Behind the Counter Her Father 1928
Billy McGrath on Broadway Billy McGrath 1913
The Galloping Fish Cato Dodd 1924
What a Wife Learned Maxfield 1923
The Breathless Moment Banker Day 1924
In the Bishop's Carriage Mr. Ramsey 1913
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