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)
Jim Hanvey, Detective
as Lambert
(1937)
Trouble in Morocco
as DeRouget
(1937)
Fifty Roads to Town
as Smorgen
(1937)
We Who Are About to Die
as Mr. Armitage (uncredited)
(1936)
Bulldog Edition
as Taggart
(1936)
Hollywood Boulevard
as Dr. Inslow
(1936)
The Bridge of Sighs
as Judge 'Teddy' Blaisdell
(1936)
That Girl from Paris
as Judge at Second Wedding (uncredited)
(1936)
Murder at Glen Athol
as Reuben Marshall
(1936)
And Sudden Death
as Defense Counsel
(1936)
Crack-Up
as Alfred Knuxton
(1936)
Every Saturday Night
as Mr. Dayton
(1936)
The Plot Thickens
as H. G. Robbins
(1936)
Sutter's Gold
as Bartender
(1936)
Back to Nature
as Hotel Manager
(1936)
36 Hours to Kill
as Man in Wash Room
(1935)
The Calling of Dan Matthews
as District Attorney (uncredited)
(1935)
Romance in Manhattan
as Judge
(1935)
Bordertown
as Judge Rufus Barnswell
(1935)
Death Flies East
as Wallace P. Burroughs
(1935)
I Dream Too Much
as Cafe Owner (uncredited)
(1935)
Carnival
as Mr. Lawson
(1935)
Cappy Ricks Returns
as T. Osgood Blake
(1935)
The Best Man Wins
as Chief of Police
(1935)
Another Face
as Dr. H.J. Buler (uncredited)
(1935)
The Fire-Trap
as R.A. Rawson
(1935)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as President Malloy
(1935)
Mary Jane's Pa
as Chief Bailey
(1935)
The Perfect Tribute
as Stratton (uncredited)
(1935)
The Nut Farm
as Bob Bent, Helen's Husband
(1935)
Rainbow's End
as Neil Gibson Sr.
(1935)
Page Miss Glory
as Tailor (uncredited)
(1935)
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
as Attorney
(1935)
Born to Gamble
as Strickland - Cora's Father (uncredited)
(1935)
His Night Out
as Dr. Kraft
(1935)
Party Wire
as Thomas P. Sherman
(1935)
Shadows of the Orient
as Judge Avery
(1934)
Manhattan Melodrama
as Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)
(1934)
The House of Rothschild
as Prussian Officer
(1934)
Crimson Romance
as John Fleming
(1934)
The Big Shakedown
as Digitalis Doctor (uncredited)
(1934)
Madame Spy
as Pahlke
(1934)
Fifteen Wives
as Dist. Atty. Kerry
(1934)
Are We Civilized?
as Dr. Leonard Gear
(1934)
Beloved
as Henry Burrows
(1934)
The Old-Fashioned Way
as Mr. Livingston (uncredited)
(1934)
Whirlpool
as Editor
(1934)
I Am a Thief
as Auctioneer
(1934)
You Bring the Ducks
as Governor
(1934)
It Happened One Day
as A.L. Boyd
(1934)
Take the Stand
as Mr. Nevin
(1934)
You Said a Hatful!
as Anderson
(1933)
Only Yesterday
as Mr. Lane
(1933)
The Bowery
as Ivan Rummel
(1933)
The Story of Temple Drake
as District Attorney (uncredited)
(1933)
Employees' Entrance
as Board of Directors Member #5 (uncredited)
(1933)
Tomorrow at Seven
as Asa Marsden
(1933)
One Man's Journey
as John Radford
(1933)
Gabriel Over the White House
as German Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited)
(1933)
Storm at Daybreak
as Counselor Velasch (uncredited)
(1933)
Hold the Press
as Bishop
(1933)
Pick-up
as The Warden
(1933)
Before Dawn
as Chief of Detectives John F. O'Hara
(1933)
Emergency Call
as Dr. Schwarz
(1933)
Bondage
as Judge (uncredited)
(1932)
Make Me a Star
as Henshaw
(1932)
A Successful Calamity
as President of the United States
(1932)
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Mr. Brooks
(1932)
Skyscraper Souls
as Brewster's Associate (uncredited)
(1932)
High Pressure
as Mr. Hackett
(1932)
Call Her Savage
as Doctor Treating Crosby (Uncredited)
(1932)
The Woman from Monte Carlo
as Dr. Rabeouf
(1932)
The Man Who Played God
as Appleby - the Lip Reader
(1932)
Shopworn
as Forbes
(1932)
State's Attorney
as Mr. Ulrich
(1932)
Hell's Highway
as William Billings
(1932)
Hot Saturday
as Mr. Randolph
(1932)
Attorney for the Defense
as Managing Editor
(1932)
It's Tough to Be Famous
as S.J. Boynton
(1932)
The Heart of New York
as Otto
(1932)
Two Against the World
as District Attorney Howard Mills
(1932)
Blondie of the Follies
as Doctor Attending Pa (uncredited)
(1932)
(1932)
The Impatient Maiden
as Dr. Wilcox
(1932)
The Menace
as Dr. Horgenson
(1932)
Madame Racketeer
as J. Harrington Hagney
(1932)
The World and the Flesh
as Banker
(1932)
You Said a Mouthful
as Armstrong (uncredited)
(1932)
Symphony of Six Million
as Conferring Doctor
(1932)
When a Feller Needs a Friend
as Doctor
(1931)
Inspiration
as M. Vignaud
(1931)
Wicked
as Judge Edwin Luther
(1931)
The Road to Reno
as Mr. Ash
(1931)
Sooky
as Krausmyer
(1931)
The Finger Points
as Managing Editor Ellis Wheeler
(1931)
Five Star Final
as Bernard Hinchecliffe
(1931)
Sidewalks of New York
as Judge
(1931)
Way Back Home
as Wobbling Duffy
(1931)
Huckleberry Finn
as The King
(1931)
The Yellow Ticket
as British Embassy Butler
(1931)
Misbehaving Ladies
as Mayor Twitchell
(1931)
Helping Grandma
as Mr. Pennypacker
(1931)
Big Business Girl
as Walter T. Morley
(1931)
Quick Millions
as Police Detective Capp (uncredited)
(1931)
Men in Her Life
as Blake
(1931)
The Bargain
as G.T. Warren
(1930)
Abraham Lincoln
as Secretary of War Stanton
(1930)
Street of Chance
as Bartender (uncredited)
(1930)
Liliom
as Stefen Kadar
(1930)
Conspiracy
as Tourist Husband (uncredited)
(1930)
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
as Bit role
(1930)
Our Blushing Brides
as Floorwalker (uncredited)
(1930)
Wild Company
as Prosecuting Attorney
(1930)
The Virtuous Sin
as Ivanoff
(1930)
The Texan
as Thacker
(1930)
The Right to Love
as William Kellogg
(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)
Half Way to Heaven
as Circus Manager
(1929)
Not Quite Decent
as Canfield
(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
Producer, Director
(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
(1914)
The Master Mind
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