John Steppling

John Steppling 8 August 1870 in Essen Germany 5 April 1932 in Hollywood California was a GermanAmerican 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 dUrbervilles He is also credited with directing 7 films He is the grandfather of playwright John Steppling