
The Road Through the Dark
The Road Through the Dark

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.
Born: 1870-08-08 in Essen, Germany

The Road Through the Dark

What a Wife Learned

Nobody's Kid
The Truth of Fiction

The Sin Flood
Too Much Business

The Breathless Moment

Broken Lullaby

The Fast Worker

The Gay Old Bird

Billy McGrath on Broadway

The County Fair

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

The Man Next Door

The Reckless Age
The High Cost of Flirting

Black Beauty

The Husband Hunter

Going Up
The Problem