Person
John Steppling
- Known for
- Acting
- Birthday
- 1870-08-08
- Place of birth
- Essen, Germany
- Gender
- Male
- Died
- 1932-04-05
- Popularity
- 1
Also known as: John C. Steppling
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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.
