Oscar Apfel
Born
January 16, 1878
Died
March 21, 1938 (60 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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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
Angel of Mercy
Red Cross Representative (uncredited)
1939
The Toast of New York
Wallack (uncredited)
1937
Fifty Roads to Town
Smorgen
1937
The Soldier and the Lady
Tsar's General (Uncredited)
1937
Jim Hanvey, Detective
Lambert
1937
Trouble in Morocco
DeRouget
1937
We Who Are About to Die
Mr. Armitage (uncredited)
1937
That Girl from Paris
Judge at Second Wedding (uncredited)
1936
Crack-Up
Alfred Knuxton
1936
The Plot Thickens
H. G. Robbins
1936
Bulldog Edition
Taggart
1936
Hollywood Boulevard
Dr. Inslow
1936
Back to Nature
Hotel Manager
1936
36 Hours to Kill
Man in Wash Room
1936
And Sudden Death
Defense Counsel
1936
Every Saturday Night
Mr. Dayton
1936
Sutter's Gold
Bartender
1936
Murder at Glen Athol
Reuben Marshall
1936
The Bridge of Sighs
Judge 'Teddy' Blaisdell
1936
Another Face
Dr. H.J. Buler (uncredited)
1935
The Calling of Dan Matthews
District Attorney (uncredited)
1935
I Dream Too Much
Cafe Owner (uncredited)
1935
The Fire-Trap
R.A. Rawson
1935
His Night Out
Dr. Kraft
1935
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
Attorney
1935
Cappy Ricks Returns
T. Osgood Blake
1935
Page Miss Glory
Tailor (uncredited)
1935
The Perfect Tribute
Stratton (uncredited)
1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze
President Malloy
1935
Rainbow's End
Neil Gibson Sr.
1935
Born to Gamble
Strickland - Cora's Father (uncredited)
1935
Shadows of the Orient
Judge Avery
1935
Party Wire
Thomas P. Sherman
1935
Mary Jane's Pa
Chief Bailey
1935
The Nut Farm
Bob Bent, Helen's Husband
1935
Death Flies East
Wallace P. Burroughs
1935
Carnival
Mr. Lawson
1935
Bordertown
Judge Rufus Barnswell
1935
The Best Man Wins
Chief of Police
1935
Romance in Manhattan
Judge
1935
I Am a Thief
Auctioneer
1934
You Bring the Ducks
Governor
1934
You Said a Hatful!
Anderson
1934
Crimson Romance
John Fleming
1934
Take the Stand
Mr. Nevin
1934
Fifteen Wives
Dist. Atty. Kerry
1934
The Old-Fashioned Way
Mr. Livingston (uncredited)
1934
It Happened One Day
A.L. Boyd
1934
Are We Civilized?
Dr. Leonard Gear
1934
Manhattan Melodrama
Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)
1934
Whirlpool
Editor
1934
The House of Rothschild
Prussian Officer
1934
Madame Spy
Pahlke
1934
Beloved
Henry Burrows
1934
The Big Shakedown
Digitalis Doctor (uncredited)
1934
Only Yesterday
Mr. Lane
1933
Hold the Press
Bishop
1933
The Bowery
Ivan Rummel
1933
One Man's Journey
John Radford
1933
Before Dawn
Chief of Detectives John F. O'Hara
1933
Emergency Call
Dr. Schwarz
1933
Storm at Daybreak
Counselor Velasch (uncredited)
1933
Tomorrow at Seven
Asa Marsden
1933
The Story of Temple Drake
District Attorney (uncredited)
1933
Bondage
Judge (uncredited)
1933
Gabriel Over the White House
German Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited)
1933
Pick-up
The Warden
1933
Employees' Entrance
Board of Directors Member #5 (uncredited)
1933
You Said a Mouthful
Armstrong (uncredited)
1932
Call Her Savage
Doctor Treating Crosby (Uncredited)
1932
Hot Saturday
Mr. Randolph
1932
Hell's Highway
William Billings
1932
A Successful Calamity
President of the United States
1932
Two Against the World
District Attorney Howard Mills
1932
Blondie of the Follies
Doctor Attending Pa (uncredited)
1932
Madame Racketeer
J. Harrington Hagney
1932
Skyscraper Souls
Brewster's Associate (uncredited)
1932
Make Me a Star
Henshaw
1932
Attorney for the Defense
Managing Editor
1932
State's Attorney
Mr. Ulrich
1932
The Woman in Room 13
1932
When a Feller Needs a Friend
Doctor
1932
Symphony of Six Million
Conferring Doctor
1932
The World and the Flesh
Banker
1932
The Famous Ferguson Case
Mr. Brooks
1932
It's Tough to Be Famous
S.J. Boynton
1932
The Heart of New York
Otto
1932
Shopworn
Forbes
1932
The Impatient Maiden
Dr. Wilcox
1932
The Man Who Played God
Appleby - the Lip Reader
1932
The Menace
Dr. Horgenson
1932
High Pressure
Mr. Hackett
1932
The Woman from Monte Carlo
Dr. Rabeouf
1932
Sooky
Krausmyer
1931
Way Back Home
Wobbling Duffy
1931
Men in Her Life
Blake
1931
The Yellow Ticket
British Embassy Butler
1931
Wicked
Judge Edwin Luther
1931
Five Star Final
Bernard Hinchecliffe
1931
Sidewalks of New York
Judge
1931
The Road to Reno
Mr. Ash
1931
Huckleberry Finn
The King
1931
The Bargain
G.T. Warren
1931
Big Business Girl
Walter T. Morley
1931
Quick Millions
Police Detective Capp (uncredited)
1931
Misbehaving Ladies
Mayor Twitchell
1931
The Finger Points
Managing Editor Ellis Wheeler
1931
Inspiration
M. Vignaud
1931
Helping Grandma
Mr. Pennypacker
1931
The Right to Love
William Kellogg
1930
Abraham Lincoln
Secretary of War Stanton
1930
The Virtuous Sin
Ivanoff
1930
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
Bit role
1930
Liliom
Stefen Kadar
1930
Man Trouble
Eddie
1930
Conspiracy
Tourist Husband (uncredited)
1930
Our Blushing Brides
Floorwalker (uncredited)
1930
Wild Company
Prosecuting Attorney
1930
The Texan
Thacker
1930
Street of Chance
Bartender (uncredited)
1930
Half Way to Heaven
Circus Manager
1929
It's a Great Life
Bit Role
1929
Marianne
Major Russart (uncredited)
1929
Smiling Irish Eyes
Max North
1929
Not Quite Decent
Canfield
1929
True Heaven
German General
1929
Romance of the Underworld
Champagne Joe
1928
The Valley Of Hunted Men
Dan Phillips
1928
The Last Alarm
1926