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John Steppling
Born: 1870-08-08 in Essen, Germany
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.
Rated Filmography (55)
Sorted by Score10.0
The Sin Flood
1922
10.0
Lombardi, Ltd.
1919
10.0
Madame Peacock
1920
10.0
The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
1924
10.0
What a Wife Learned
1923
10.0
Live Sparks
1920
10.0
The Inferior Sex
1920
10.0
Garments of Truth
1921
10.0
Confidence
1922
9.0
The Heart of a Child
1920
9.0
High Steppers
1926
9.0
The Fast Worker
1924
9.0
Pretenses
1915
9.0
The Silver Car
1921
9.0
Going Up
1923
9.0
The Breathless Moment
1924
9.0
By Whose Hand?
1927
8.5
Behind the Counter
1928
8.0
Glass Houses
1922
8.0
The Husband Hunter
1920
8.0
Memory Lane
1926
8.0
The Better Man
1926
8.0
Nobody's Kid
1921
8.0
The Gay Old Bird
1927
8.0
Life's a Funny Proposition
1919
8.0
The Butterfly Girl
1917
8.0
California or Bust
1927
8.0
Wedding Bills
1927
7.8
Let's Go
1923
7.5
A Bathtub Bandit
1917
7.5
Soft Shoes
1925
7.4
Broken Lullaby
1932
7.0
California Straight Ahead
1925
7.0
Bell Boy 13
1923
7.0
Luck in Pawn
1919
7.0
The Man Next Door
1923
7.0
Sick Abed
1920
7.0
Eve's Lover
1925
7.0
The Galloping Fish
1924
7.0
Too Much Business
1922
7.0
The Broken Window
1915
7.0
His Brother's Debt
1915
7.0
Fools and Their Money
1919
7.0
Her Father Said No
1927
7.0
Fools in the Dark
1924
6.0
Johanna Enlists
1918
6.0
Billions
1920
6.0
Billy McGrath on Broadway
1913
5.7
The Reckless Age
1924
5.3
The County Fair
1920
5.0
Black Beauty
1921
1.0
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
1913
1.0
Caprice
1913
1.0
In the Bishop's Carriage
1913
1.0
Damaged Goods
1914