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Name
  
John Steppling

Movies
  
Animal Factory

Alma mater
  
Hollywood High School


Parents
  
Carl Steppling

Role
  
Playwright

Grandparents
  
John Steppling

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Born
  
8 August 1870 (
1870-08-08
)
Essen, Germany

Died
  
5 April 1932(1932-04-05) (aged 61) Hollywood, California

Books
  
The Dream Coast: A Play in Two Acts, Sea of Cortez and Other Plays

Similar People
  
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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.

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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. He is also credited with directing 7 films.

He is the grandfather of playwright John Steppling.

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)
  • A Man's Man (1918)
  • The Guilty Man (1918)
  • Good Night, Paul (1918)
  • Fools and Their Money (1919)
  • Luck in Pawn (1919)
  • Sick Abed (1920)
  • Madame Peacock (1920)
  • Billions (1920)
  • Black Beauty (1921)
  • A Cafe in Cairo (1924)
  • The Reckless Age (1924)
  • The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)
  • Soft Shoes (1925)
  • Eve's Lover (1925)
  • By Whose Hand? (1927)

    • References

    John Steppling Wikipedia
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