Essen, GermanyJohn 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.
Show full bioJohn Steppling has starred in 47 movies. John Steppling's first movie was Billy McGrath on Broadway (March 4, 1913) and their last movie was Broken Lullaby (January 19, 1932).
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