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
Broken Lullaby
1932
The Man Next Door
1923
Johanna Enlists
1918
The Heart of a Child
1920
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
1924
Billy McGrath on Broadway
1913
Fools and Their Money
1919
Memory Lane
1926
Wedding Bills
1927
Caprice
1913
Garments of Truth
1921
The Gay Old Bird
1927
Live Sparks
1920
Fools in the Dark
1924
His Brother's Debt
1915
Her Father Said No
1927
In the Bishop's Carriage
1913
A Man's Man
1917
Eve's Lover
1925
Billions
1920
The Alarm of Angelone
1914
What a Wife Learned
1923
Madame Peacock
1920
Let's Go
1923
The Inferior Sex
1920
Glass Houses
1922
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
1913
Bell Boy 13
1923
Good Night, Paul
1918
Miss Jackie of the Navy
1916
The Reckless Age
1924
Going Up
1923
A Lady's Name
1918
Too Much Business
1922
Life's a Funny Proposition
1919
The Road Through the Dark
1918