Oscar Apfel
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1878-01-16
Day of Death
1938-03-21 (60 years old)
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Oscar Apfel
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oscar C. Apfel (January 17, 1878 – March 21, 1938) was an American film actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He appeared in 167 films between 1913 and 1939, and also directed 94 films between 1911 and 1927.
Apfel was born in Cleveland, Ohio. After a number of years in commerce, he decided to adopt the stage as a profession. He secured his first professional engagement in 1900, in his hometown. He rose rapidly and soon held a position as director and producer and was at the time noted as being the youngest stage director in America.[1] He spent eleven years on the stage on Broadway then joined the Edison Manufacturing Company. Apfel first directed for Thomas A. Edison, Inc. in 1911–12, where he made the innovative short film The Passer-By (1912). He also did some experimental work at Edison's laboratory in Orange, on the Edison Talking Pictures devices.
After many years as a director, he gradually returned to acting. On March 21, 1938, Apfel died in Hollywood from a heart attack.
Known For
Acting
(1939)
Angel of Mercy
as Red Cross Representative (uncredited)
(1937)
The Toast of New York
as Wallack (uncredited)
(1937)
The Soldier and the Lady
as Tsar's General (Uncredited)
(1937)
Fifty Roads to Town
as Smorgen
(1937)
We Who Are About to Die
as Mr. Armitage (uncredited)
(1937)
Jim Hanvey, Detective
as Lambert
(1937)
Trouble in Morocco
as DeRouget
(1936)
That Girl from Paris
as Judge at Second Wedding (uncredited)
(1936)
Sutter's Gold
as Bartender
(1936)
Hollywood Boulevard
as Dr. Inslow
(1936)
Bulldog Edition
as Taggart
(1936)
36 Hours to Kill
as Man in Wash Room
(1936)
Every Saturday Night
as Mr. Dayton
(1936)
The Bridge of Sighs
as Judge 'Teddy' Blaisdell
(1936)
And Sudden Death
as Defense Counsel
(1936)
The Plot Thickens
as H. G. Robbins
(1936)
Back to Nature
as Hotel Manager
(1936)
Crack-Up
as Alfred Knuxton
(1936)
Murder at Glen Athol
as Reuben Marshall
(1935)
Romance in Manhattan
as Judge
(1935)
Page Miss Glory
as Tailor (uncredited)
(1935)
Bordertown
as Judge Rufus Barnswell
(1935)
The Nut Farm
as Bob Bent, Helen's Husband
(1935)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as President Malloy
(1935)
I Dream Too Much
as Cafe Owner (uncredited)
(1935)
Carnival
as Mr. Lawson
(1935)
Another Face
as Dr. H.J. Buler (uncredited)
(1935)
Party Wire
as Thomas P. Sherman
(1935)
Cappy Ricks Returns
as T. Osgood Blake
(1935)
His Night Out
as Dr. Kraft
(1935)
Death Flies East
as Wallace P. Burroughs
(1935)
The Best Man Wins
as Chief of Police
(1935)
Mary Jane's Pa
as Chief Bailey
(1935)
Born to Gamble
as Strickland - Cora's Father (uncredited)
(1935)
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
as Attorney
(1935)
The Perfect Tribute
as Stratton (uncredited)
(1935)
The Calling of Dan Matthews
as District Attorney (uncredited)
(1935)
Shadows of the Orient
as Judge Avery
(1935)
The Fire-Trap
as R.A. Rawson
(1935)
Rainbow's End
as Neil Gibson Sr.
(1934)
The House of Rothschild
as Prussian Officer
(1934)
Manhattan Melodrama
as Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)
(1934)
The Big Shakedown
as Digitalis Doctor (uncredited)
(1934)
The Old-Fashioned Way
as Mr. Livingston (uncredited)
(1934)
I Am a Thief
as Auctioneer
(1934)
Crimson Romance
as John Fleming
(1934)
Fifteen Wives
as Dist. Atty. Kerry
(1934)
Beloved
as Henry Burrows
(1934)
Madame Spy
as Pahlke
(1934)
Are We Civilized?
as Dr. Leonard Gear
(1934)
Whirlpool
as Newspaper Editor
(1934)
Take the Stand
as Mr. Nevin
(1934)
You Said a Hatful!
as Anderson
(1934)
It Happened One Day
as A.L. Boyd
(1934)
You Bring the Ducks
as Governor
(1933)
The Bowery
as Ivan Rummel
(1933)
The Story of Temple Drake
as District Attorney (uncredited)
(1933)
Only Yesterday
as Mr. Lane
(1933)
Emergency Call
as Dr. Schwarz
(1933)
Storm at Daybreak
as Counselor Velasch (uncredited)
(1933)
Pick-up
as The Warden
(1933)
One Man's Journey
as John Radford
(1933)
Employees' Entrance
as Board of Directors Member #5 (uncredited)
(1933)
Gabriel Over the White House
as German Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited)
(1933)
Before Dawn
as Chief of Detectives John F. O'Hara
(1933)
Tomorrow at Seven
as Asa Marsden
(1933)
Bondage
as Judge (uncredited)
(1933)
Hold the Press
as Bishop
(1932)
Call Her Savage
as Doctor Treating Crosby (Uncredited)
(1932)
Skyscraper Souls
as Brewster's Associate (uncredited)
(1932)
The Man Who Played God
as Appleby - the Lip Reader
(1932)
Make Me a Star
as Henshaw
(1932)
Blondie of the Follies
as Doctor Attending Pa (uncredited)
(1932)
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Mr. Brooks
(1932)
Shopworn
as Forbes
(1932)
The Woman from Monte Carlo
as Dr. Rabeouf
(1932)
A Successful Calamity
as President of the United States
(1932)
Hot Saturday
as Mr. Randolph
(1932)
State's Attorney
as Mr. Ulrich
(1932)
Symphony of Six Million
as Conferring Doctor
(1932)
You Said a Mouthful
as Armstrong (uncredited)
(1932)
Attorney for the Defense
as Managing Editor
(1932)
The Heart of New York
as Otto
(1932)
Hell's Highway
as William Billings
(1932)
When a Feller Needs a Friend
as Doctor
(1932)
It's Tough to Be Famous
as S.J. Boynton
(1932)
Two Against the World
as District Attorney Howard Mills
(1932)
High Pressure
as Mr. Hackett
(1932)
The Impatient Maiden
as Dr. Wilcox
(1932)
(1932)
The Menace
as Dr. Horgenson
(1932)
Madame Racketeer
as J. Harrington Hagney
(1932)
The World and the Flesh
as Banker
(1931)
Huckleberry Finn
as The King
(1931)
Five Star Final
as Bernard Hinchecliffe
(1931)
Wicked
as Judge Edwin Luther
(1931)
Way Back Home
as Wobbling Duffy
(1931)
Inspiration
as M. Vignaud
(1931)
The Yellow Ticket
as British Embassy Butler
(1931)
The Finger Points
as Managing Editor Ellis Wheeler
(1931)
Quick Millions
as Police Detective Capp (uncredited)
(1931)
Big Business Girl
as Walter T. Morley
(1931)
Sidewalks of New York
as Judge
(1931)
Sooky
as Krausmyer
(1931)
Men in Her Life
as Blake
(1931)
Misbehaving Ladies
as Mayor Twitchell
(1931)
The Road to Reno
as Mr. Ash
(1931)
The Bargain
as G.T. Warren
(1931)
Helping Grandma
as Mr. Pennypacker
(1930)
Abraham Lincoln
as Secretary of War Stanton
(1930)
Liliom
as Stefen Kadar
(1930)
Street of Chance
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1930)
Conspiracy
as Tourist Husband (uncredited)
(1930)
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
as Bit role
(1930)
Our Blushing Brides
as Floorwalker (uncredited)
(1930)
The Virtuous Sin
as Ivanoff
(1930)
The Texan
as Thacker
(1930)
The Right to Love
as William Kellogg
(1930)
Wild Company
as Prosecuting Attorney
(1930)
Man Trouble
as Eddie
(1929)
It's a Great Life
as Bit Role
(1929)
Marianne
as Major Russart (uncredited)
(1929)
Smiling Irish Eyes
as Max North
(1929)
Not Quite Decent
as Canfield
(1929)
Half Way to Heaven
as Circus Manager
(1929)
True Heaven
as German General
(1928)
Romance of the Underworld
as Champagne Joe
(1928)
The Valley Of Hunted Men
as Dan Phillips
(1926)
Crew
(1927)
Code of the Cow Country
Director
(1927)
Race Wild
Director
(1926)
The Call of the Klondike
Director
(1926)
The Last Alarm
Director
(1926)
The Midnight Limited
Director
(1925)
Borrowed Finery
Director
(1924)
The Trail of the Law
Director
(1923)
The Social Code
Director
(1923)
In Search of a Thrill
Director
(1922)
Bulldog Drummond
Director
(1922)
The Man Who Paid
Director
(1921)
Ten Nights in a Bar Room
Director
(1919)
Bringing Up Betty
Director
(1919)
The Oakdale Affair
Director, Producer
(1919)
Auction of Souls
Director
(1919)
Phil-for-Short
Director, Producer
(1919)
Me and Captain Kidd
Director, Producer
(1919)
An Amateur Widow
Director
(1918)
Tinsel
Director
(1918)
The Grouch
Director
(1916)
Fires of Conscience
Director
(1915)
The Rug Maker's Daughter
Director
(1915)
Peer Gynt
Director, Writer
(1915)
Kilmeny
Director
(1915)
After Five
Director
(1915)
Snobs
Director
(1914)
The Last Volunteer
Director
(1914)
The Ghost Breaker
Director, Writer
(1914)
Brewster's Millions
Director
(1914)
The Making of Bobby Burnit
Director
(1914)
The Squaw Man
Writer, Director
(1914)
The Circus Man
Director
(1914)
Cameo Kirby
Director
(1914)
The Call of the North
Director
(1914)
Ready Money
Director
(1914)
The Only Son
Director
(1914)
A Leech of Industry
Director
(1914)
In the Mesh of Her Hair
Director
(1914)
The Man on the Box
Director
(1913)
The Bells
Director
(1912)
Thirty Days at Hard Labor
Director
(1912)
The Passer-by
Director
(1911)
Aida
Director
(1911)
The Awakening of John Bond
Director