
Acting
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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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.


Simpson
1915

Secondary Role (uncredited)
1913

Mary's Father
1926

Rudolph Cleeberg
1920
Grandfather
1915

District Attorney
1927
Mr. Thompson
1915
Hobs
1915
Simpson - the Son's Valet
1915
Sheriff Lacey
1915

Jacob Abbott
1920

John Hamilton
1927

1932
Mr. Dunne - Ethel's Father
1915
głos
2007

Judge Walsh
1914
P.G. Wilke, Esq.
1915
William Bent - the Publisher
1914
Frank Lehner - Mary's Father
1915

Isaac Colben
1920