Acting
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.
Titles
Caprice
1913
Wedding Bills
1927
Memory Lane
1926
Broken Lullaby
1932
Live Sparks
1920
California or Bust
1927
Madame Peacock
1920
The Inferior Sex
1920
Garments of Truth
1921
Billions
1920
Fools and Their Money
1919
By Whose Hand?
1927
Lombardi, Ltd.
1919
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
1924
Too Much Business
1922
Glass Houses
1922
High Steppers
1926
The Gay Old Bird
1927
The Reckless Age
1924
The County Fair
1920
Her Father Said No
1927
Soft Shoes
1925
Luck in Pawn
1919
Fools in the Dark
1924
The Man Next Door
1923
The Alarm of Angelone
1914
A Bathtub Bandit
1917
Bell Boy 13
1923
Good Night, Paul
1918
Sick Abed
1920
Damaged Goods
1914
The Sin Flood
1922
Black Beauty
1921
The Butterfly Girl
1917
Eve's Lover
1925
The Breathless Moment
1924