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Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 16, 1878
Died Mar 21, 1938 (60)
Birthplace Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 20, 2024
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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 num ... ber 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

Filmography

Angel of Mercy

Angel of Mercy

1939

as Red Cross Representative (uncredited)

Trouble in Morocco

Trouble in Morocco

1937

as DeRouget

Jim Hanvey, Detective

Jim Hanvey, Detective

1937

as Lambert

The Soldier and the Lady

The Soldier and the Lady

1937

as Tsar's General (Uncredited)

Fifty Roads to Town

Fifty Roads to Town

1937

as Smorgen

The Toast of New York

The Toast of New York

1937

as Wallack (uncredited)

We Who Are About to Die

We Who Are About to Die

1937

as Mr. Armitage (uncredited)

Murder at Glen Athol

Murder at Glen Athol

1936

as Reuben Marshall

Bulldog Edition

Bulldog Edition

1936

as Taggart

The Bridge of Sighs

The Bridge of Sighs

1936

as Judge 'Teddy' Blaisdell

That Girl from Paris

That Girl from Paris

1936

as Judge at Second Wedding (uncredited)

Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard

1936

as Dr. Inslow

And Sudden Death

And Sudden Death

1936

as Defense Counsel

The Plot Thickens

The Plot Thickens

1936

as H. G. Robbins

Crack-Up

Crack-Up

1936

as Alfred Knuxton

Back to Nature

Back to Nature

1936

as Hotel Manager

36 Hours to Kill

36 Hours to Kill

1936

as Man in Wash Room

Every Saturday Night

Every Saturday Night

1936

as Mr. Dayton

Sutter's Gold

Sutter's Gold

1936

as Bartender

The Perfect Tribute

The Perfect Tribute

1935

as Stratton (uncredited)

Rainbow's End

Rainbow's End

1935

as Neil Gibson Sr.

The Fire-Trap

The Fire-Trap

1935

as R.A. Rawson

Shadows of the Orient

Shadows of the Orient

1935

as Judge Avery

The Nut Farm

The Nut Farm

1935

as Bob Bent, Helen's Husband

Death Flies East

Death Flies East

1935

as Wallace P. Burroughs

Man on the Flying Trapeze

Man on the Flying Trapeze

1935

as President Malloy

His Night Out

His Night Out

1935

as Dr. Kraft

Cappy Ricks Returns

Cappy Ricks Returns

1935

as T. Osgood Blake

The Best Man Wins

The Best Man Wins

1935

as Chief of Police

Born to Gamble

Born to Gamble

1935

as Strickland - Cora's Father (uncredited)

Party Wire

Party Wire

1935

as Thomas P. Sherman

Mary Jane's Pa

Mary Jane's Pa

1935

as Chief Bailey

O'Shaughnessy's Boy

O'Shaughnessy's Boy

1935

as Attorney

Romance in Manhattan

Romance in Manhattan

1935

as Judge

Bordertown

Bordertown

1935

as Judge Rufus Barnswell

The Calling of Dan Matthews

The Calling of Dan Matthews

1935

as District Attorney (uncredited)

Another Face

Another Face

1935

as Dr. H.J. Buler (uncredited)

Carnival

Carnival

1935

as Mr. Lawson

I Dream Too Much

I Dream Too Much

1935

as Cafe Owner (uncredited)

Page Miss Glory

Page Miss Glory

1935

as Tailor (uncredited)

You Said a Hatful!

You Said a Hatful!

1934

as Anderson

It Happened One Day

It Happened One Day

1934

as A.L. Boyd

You Bring the Ducks

You Bring the Ducks

1934

as Governor

Are We Civilized?

Are We Civilized?

1934

as Dr. Leonard Gear

Fifteen Wives

Fifteen Wives

1934

as Dist. Atty. Kerry

Madame Spy

Madame Spy

1934

as Pahlke

Whirlpool

Whirlpool

1934

as Newspaper Editor

The Old-Fashioned Way

The Old-Fashioned Way

1934

as Mr. Livingston (uncredited)

I Am a Thief

I Am a Thief

1934

as Auctioneer

Crimson Romance

Crimson Romance

1934

as John Fleming

Take the Stand

Take the Stand

1934

as Mr. Nevin

Beloved

Beloved

1934

as Henry Burrows

The Big Shakedown

The Big Shakedown

1934

as Digitalis Doctor (uncredited)

Manhattan Melodrama

Manhattan Melodrama

1934

as Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)

Hold the Press

Hold the Press

1933

as Bishop

Before Dawn

Before Dawn

1933

as Chief of Detectives John F. O'Hara

The Bowery

The Bowery

1933

as Ivan Rummel

Storm at Daybreak

Storm at Daybreak

1933

as Counselor Velasch (uncredited)

Emergency Call

Emergency Call

1933

as Dr. Schwarz

Tomorrow at Seven

Tomorrow at Seven

1933

as Asa Marsden

Bondage

Bondage

1933

as Judge (uncredited)

Pick-up

Pick-up

1933

as The Warden

One Man's Journey

One Man's Journey

1933

as John Radford

Gabriel Over the White House

Gabriel Over the White House

1933

as German Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited)

Employees' Entrance

Employees' Entrance

1933

as Board of Directors Member #5 (uncredited)

Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday

1933

as Mr. Lane

The Story of Temple Drake

The Story of Temple Drake

1933

as District Attorney (uncredited)

Hell's Highway

Hell's Highway

1932

as William Billings

The Impatient Maiden

The Impatient Maiden

1932

as Dr. Wilcox

High Pressure

High Pressure

1932

as Mr. Hackett

Shopworn

Shopworn

1932

as Forbes

It's Tough to Be Famous

It's Tough to Be Famous

1932

as S.J. Boynton

The Heart of New York

The Heart of New York

1932

as Otto

The Man Who Played God

The Man Who Played God

1932

as Appleby - the Lip Reader

The Famous Ferguson Case

The Famous Ferguson Case

1932

as Mr. Brooks

Madame Racketeer

Madame Racketeer

1932

as J. Harrington Hagney

You Said a Mouthful

You Said a Mouthful

1932

as Armstrong (uncredited)

The World and the Flesh

The World and the Flesh

1932

as Banker

Two Against the World

Two Against the World

1932

as District Attorney Howard Mills

The Menace

The Menace

1932

as Dr. Horgenson

Symphony of Six Million

Symphony of Six Million

1932

as Conferring Doctor

A Successful Calamity

A Successful Calamity

1932

as President of the United States

State's Attorney

State's Attorney

1932

as Mr. Ulrich

Hot Saturday

Hot Saturday

1932

as Mr. Randolph

Make Me a Star

Make Me a Star

1932

as Henshaw

Blondie of the Follies

Blondie of the Follies

1932

as Doctor Attending Pa (uncredited)

Attorney for the Defense

Attorney for the Defense

1932

as Managing Editor

Skyscraper Souls

Skyscraper Souls

1932

as Brewster's Associate (uncredited)

Call Her Savage

Call Her Savage

1932

as Doctor Treating Crosby (Uncredited)

The Woman from Monte Carlo

The Woman from Monte Carlo

1932

as Dr. Rabeouf

The Bargain

The Bargain

1931

as G.T. Warren

The Finger Points

The Finger Points

1931

as Managing Editor Ellis Wheeler

Wicked

Wicked

1931

as Judge Edwin Luther

Big Business Girl

Big Business Girl

1931

as Walter T. Morley

Sidewalks of New York

Sidewalks of New York

1931

as Judge

Way Back Home

Way Back Home

1931

as Wobbling Duffy

Inspiration

Inspiration

1931

as M. Vignaud

The Yellow Ticket

The Yellow Ticket

1931

as British Embassy Butler

Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn

1931

as The King

Misbehaving Ladies

Misbehaving Ladies

1931

as Mayor Twitchell

Men in Her Life

Men in Her Life

1931

as Blake

Quick Millions

Quick Millions

1931

as Police Detective Capp (uncredited)

Five Star Final

Five Star Final

1931

as Bernard Hinchecliffe

Sooky

Sooky

1931

as Krausmyer

Helping Grandma

Helping Grandma

1931

as Mr. Pennypacker

The Road to Reno

The Road to Reno

1931

as Mr. Ash

The Texan

The Texan

1930

as Thacker

Man Trouble

Man Trouble

1930

as Eddie

The Right to Love

The Right to Love

1930

as William Kellogg

The Virtuous Sin

The Virtuous Sin

1930

as Ivanoff

Du Barry, Woman of Passion

Du Barry, Woman of Passion

1930

as Bit role

Conspiracy

Conspiracy

1930

as Tourist Husband (uncredited)

Wild Company

Wild Company

1930

as Prosecuting Attorney

Street of Chance

Street of Chance

1930

as Bartender (uncredited)

Liliom

Liliom

1930

as Stefen Kadar

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

1930

as Secretary of War Stanton

Our Blushing Brides

Our Blushing Brides

1930

as Floorwalker (uncredited)

True Heaven

True Heaven

1929

as German General

Half Way to Heaven

Half Way to Heaven

1929

as Circus Manager

It's a Great Life

It's a Great Life

1929

as Bit Role

Marianne

Marianne

1929

as Major Russart (uncredited)

The Valley Of Hunted Men

The Valley Of Hunted Men

1928

as Dan Phillips

Romance of the Underworld

Romance of the Underworld

1928

as Champagne Joe

Peer Gynt

Peer Gynt

1915

Writer

The Squaw Man

The Squaw Man

1914

Writer

The Ghost Breaker

The Ghost Breaker

1914

Writer

Code of the Cow Country

Code of the Cow Country

1927

Director

The Last Alarm

The Last Alarm

1926

Director

The Call of the Klondike

The Call of the Klondike

1926

Director

The Trail of the Law

The Trail of the Law

1924

Director

The Social Code

The Social Code

1923

Director

In Search of a Thrill

In Search of a Thrill

1923

Director

The Man Who Paid

The Man Who Paid

1922

Director

Bulldog Drummond

Bulldog Drummond

1922

Director

Phil-for-Short

Phil-for-Short

1919

Director

Ravished Armenia

Ravished Armenia

1919

Director

The Oakdale Affair

The Oakdale Affair

1919

Director

Bringing Up Betty

Bringing Up Betty

1919

Director

Tinsel

Tinsel

1918

Director

Fires of Conscience

Fires of Conscience

1916

Director

Peer Gynt

Peer Gynt

1915

Director

Kilmeny

Kilmeny

1915

Director

The Rug Maker's Daughter

The Rug Maker's Daughter

1915

Director

Cameo Kirby

Cameo Kirby

1914

Director

Ready Money

Ready Money

1914

Director

The Squaw Man

The Squaw Man

1914

Director

Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions

1914

Director

The Ghost Breaker

The Ghost Breaker

1914

Director

The Call of the North

The Call of the North

1914

Director

The Circus Man

The Circus Man

1914

Director

The Last Volunteer

The Last Volunteer

1914

Director

The Bells

The Bells

1913

Director

The Passer-by

The Passer-by

1912

Director

Phil-for-Short

Phil-for-Short

1919

Producer

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