John Steppling
John Steppling (8 August 1870 in Essen, Kingdom of Prussia – 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.
John Steppling
Henry Otto · Reel Life - April 24, 1915 pg. 7 · Public domain
- Name
- John Steppling
- Born
- 8 August 1870
- Birthplace
- Essen, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia
- Died
- 5 April 1932
- Place of death
- Hollywood, California
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Biography
Biography
He is also credited with directing 7 films. He is the grandfather of playwright John Steppling.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — John Steppling • Born — 8 August 1870 • Birthplace — Essen, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia • Died — 5 April 1932 • Place of death — Hollywood, California
Documentary record
John Steppling lived from 1870 to 1932 and is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. John Steppling was born in 1870 and died in 1932.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1913) • Caprice (1913) • When a Woman Waits (1914) • The Beggar Child (1914) • The Archeologist (1914) • A Slice of Life (1914) • The Final Impulse (1914) • Damaged Goods (1914) • This Is th' Life (1914) • The Butterfly (1914) • The Lure of the Sawdust (1914) • The Resolve (1915) • The Promise (1917) • A Man's Man (1918) • The Guilty Man (1918) • Good Night, Paul (1918) • The Road Through the Dark (1918) • Fools and Their Money (1919) • Luck in Pawn (1919) • Sick Abed (1920) • Number 99 (1920) • Live Sparks (1920) • Madame Peacock (1920) • Billions (1920) • Black Beauty (1921) • The Silver Car (1921) • Garments of Truth (1921) • Nobody's Kid (1921) • The Hunch (1921) • Extra! Extra! (1922) • Too Much Business (1922) • Confidence (1922) • Glass Houses (1922) • Bell Boy 13 (1923) • Going Up (1923) • Let's Go (1923) • The Man Next Door (1923) • A Cafe in Cairo (1924) • The Reckless Age (1924) • Fools in the Dark (1924) • The Breathless Moment (1924) • The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924) • Soft Shoes (1925) • California Straight Ahead (1925) • Eve's Lover (1925) • Memory Lane (1926) • High Steppers (1926) • Collegiate (1926) • The Better Man (1926) • By Whose Hand? (1927) • Her Father Said No (1927) • California or Bust (1927) • Wedding Bills (1927) • God's Great Wilderness (1927)
Life and career
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Life and career
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1932
John Steppling died at Hollywood.
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