John Steppling | |
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 Publicity shot from Moving Picture World; November 22, 1913 | |
| Born | 8 August 1870 |
| Died | 5 April 1932 (aged 61) |
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.[1] He is also credited with directing 7 films.
He is the grandfather of playwright John Steppling.
