. "American actor" . "John Steppling"@en . "1932Z"^^ . . "1870Z"^^ . . "1932-04-05Z"^^ . "John Steppling (8 August 1870, Essen, Germany - 5 April 1932, 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. He is also credited with directing 7 films.He is the grandfather of playwright John Steppling."@en . . . "1870-08-08Z"^^ . "Steppling, John"@en . .