Oscar Apfel
Known for Acting · 135 credits
- Born
- 1878-01-16
- Died
- 1938-03-21
- Place of birth
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Oscar C. 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
Movies (135)
Crack-Up
1936
as Alfred Knuxton
Whirlpool
1934
as Editor
Madame Racketeer
1932
as J. Harrington Hagney
Inspiration
1931
as M. Vignaud
The House of Rothschild
1934
as Prussian Officer
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
as Dr. Inslow
Only Yesterday
1933
as Mr. Lane
Blondie of the Follies
1932
as Doctor Attending Pa (uncredited)
Crimson Romance
1934
as John Fleming
The World Changes
1933
as Mr. Morley, a Banker
Conspiracy
1930
as Tourist Husband (uncredited)
Fifteen Wives
1934
as Dist. Atty. Kerry
Manhattan Melodrama
1934
as Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)
Liliom
1930
as Stefen Kadar
Bondage
1933
as Judge (uncredited)
High Pressure
1932
as Mr. Hackett
The Story of Temple Drake
1933
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Abraham Lincoln
1930
as Secretary of War Stanton
One Man's Journey
1933
as John Radford
The Yellow Ticket
1931
as British Embassy Butler
Hot Saturday
1932
as Mr. Randolph
Bordertown
1935
as Judge Rufus Barnswell
Shopworn
1932
as Forbes
The Bowery
1933
as Ivan Rummel
Emergency Call
1933
as Dr. Schwarz
Our Blushing Brides
1930
as Floorwalker (uncredited)
Carnival
1935
as Mr. Lawson
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
as Mr. Brooks
Fifty Roads to Town
1937
as Smorgen
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
as President Malloy
The Soldier and the Lady
1937
as Tsar's General (Uncredited)
Beloved
1934
as Henry Burrows
Five Star Final
1931
as Bernard Hinchecliffe
Sidewalks of New York
1931
as Judge
Murder at Glen Athol
1936
as Reuben Marshall
Wicked
1931
as Judge Edwin Luther
Marianne
1929
as Major Russart (uncredited)
I Dream Too Much
1935
as Cafe Owner (uncredited)
The Big Shakedown
1934
as Digitalis Doctor (uncredited)
Huckleberry Finn
1931
as The King
A Successful Calamity
1932
as President of the United States
Sutter's Gold
1936
as Bartender
The Woman from Monte Carlo
1932
as Dr. Rabeouf
Hell's Highway
1932
as William Billings
The Toast of New York
1937
as Wallack (uncredited)
Storm at Daybreak
1933
as Counselor Velasch (uncredited)
Pick-up
1933
as The Warden
The Bargain
1931
as G.T. Warren
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
1935
as Attorney
His Night Out
1935
as Dr. Kraft
Way Back Home
1931
as Wobbling Duffy
I Am a Thief
1934
as Auctioneer
Madame Spy
1934
as Pahlke
Smiling Irish Eyes
1929
as Max North
We Who Are About to Die
1937
as Mr. Armitage (uncredited)
Mary Jane's Pa
1935
as Chief Bailey
Party Wire
1935
as Thomas P. Sherman
Call Her Savage
1932
as Doctor Treating Crosby (Uncredited)
Hold the Press
1933
as Bishop
Another Face
1935
as Dr. H.J. Buler (uncredited)
Sooky
1931
as Krausmyer
Gabriel Over the White House
1933
as German Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited)
Attorney for the Defense
1932
as Managing Editor
Bulldog Edition
1936
as Taggart
Men in Her Life
1931
as Blake
Skyscraper Souls
1932
as Brewster's Associate (uncredited)
Misbehaving Ladies
1931
as Mayor Twitchell
Street of Chance
1930
as Bartender (uncredited)
Man Trouble
1930
as Eddie
The Virtuous Sin
1930
as Ivanoff
The Woman in Room 13
1932
Employees' Entrance
1933
as Board of Directors Member #5 (uncredited)
The Plot Thickens
1936
as Robbins
Symphony of Six Million
1932
as Conferring Doctor
Are We Civilized?
1934
as Dr. Leonard Gear
The Finger Points
1931
as Managing Editor Ellis Wheeler
Not Quite Decent
1929
as Canfield
Romance of the Underworld
1928
as Champagne Joe
Tomorrow at Seven
1933
as Asa Marsden
The Man Who Played God
1932
as Appleby - the Lip Reader
Trouble in Morocco
1937
as DeRouget
Big Business Girl
1931
as Walter T. Morley
Romance in Manhattan
1935
as Judge
The Bridge of Sighs
1936
as Judge 'Teddy' Blaisdell
Quick Millions
1931
as Police Detective Capp (uncredited)
Page Miss Glory
1935
as Tailor (uncredited)
State's Attorney
1932
as Mr. Ulrich
It's Tough to Be Famous
1932
as S.J. Boynton
Back to Nature
1936
as Hotel Manager
The Last Alarm
1926
The Menace
1932
as Dr. Horgenson
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
1930
as Bit role
Half Way to Heaven
1929
as Circus Manager
The Calling of Dan Matthews
1935
as District Attorney (uncredited)
That Girl from Paris
1936
as Judge at Second Wedding (uncredited)
The Perfect Tribute
1935
as Stratton (uncredited)
Before Dawn
1933
as Chief of Detectives John F. O'Hara
It's a Great Life
1929
as Bit Role
The Road to Reno
1931
as Mr. Ash
You Said a Mouthful
1932
as Armstrong (uncredited)
You Said a Hatful!
1934
as Anderson
Every Saturday Night
1936
as Mr. Dayton
White Lies
1935
as Hunter (uncredited)
Angel of Mercy
1939
as Red Cross Representative (uncredited)
Rainbow's End
1935
as Neil Gibson Sr.
True Heaven
1929
as German General
And Sudden Death
1936
as Defense Counsel
The World and the Flesh
1932
as Banker
Cappy Ricks Returns
1935
as T. Osgood Blake
The Heart of New York
1932
as Otto
The Valley Of Hunted Men
1928
as Dan Phillips
You Bring the Ducks
1934
as Governor
Born to Gamble
1935
as Strickland - Cora's Father (uncredited)
The Fire-Trap
1935
as R.A. Rawson
Ladies Must Love
1933
as Herman Nussbauer
Shadows of the Orient
1935
as Judge Avery
Perils of the Coast Guard
1926
as Carlton Aldridge
The Texan
1930
as Abner Thacker
36 Hours to Kill
1936
as Man in Wash Room
Wild Company
1930
as Prosecuting Attorney
About Oscar Apfel
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 yo… With 135 credits spanning from 1925 to 1939, Oscar Apfel has appeared in 135 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Crack-Up (1936) — as Alfred Knuxton
- Whirlpool (1934) — as Editor
- Madame Racketeer (1932) — as J. Harrington Hagney
- Inspiration (1931) — as M. Vignaud
- The House of Rothschild (1934) — as Prussian Officer
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