Acting
Oscar Apfel
EN, XX cinema · 199 credits
Born
16 January 1878
Died
21 March 1938 (aged 60)
Birthplace
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also known as Oscar C. 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 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
as Red Cross Representative (uncredited)
Trouble in Morocco
as DeRouget
The Toast of New York
as Wallack (uncredited)
Jim Hanvey, Detective
as Lambert
We Who Are About to Die
as Mr. Armitage (uncredited)
The Soldier and the Lady
as Tsar's General (Uncredited)
Fifty Roads to Town
as Smorgen
Murder at Glen Athol
as Reuben Marshall
Bulldog Edition
as Taggart
The Bridge of Sighs
as Judge 'Teddy' Blaisdell
Crack-Up
as Alfred Knuxton
The Plot Thickens
as Robbins
Sutter's Gold
as Bartender
36 Hours to Kill
as Man in Wash Room
Hollywood Boulevard
as Dr. Inslow
That Girl from Paris
as Judge at Second Wedding (uncredited)
And Sudden Death
as Defense Counsel
Every Saturday Night
as Mr. Dayton
Back to Nature
as Hotel Manager
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as President Malloy
I Dream Too Much
as Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Rainbow's End
as Neil Gibson Sr.
The Nut Farm
as Bob Bent, Helen's Husband
Shadows of the Orient
as Judge Avery
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
as Attorney
The Fire-Trap
1935
The Fire-Trap
as R.A. Rawson
The Best Man Wins
as Chief of Police
His Night Out
as Dr. Kraft
Death Flies East
as Wallace P. Burroughs
Party Wire
as Thomas P. Sherman
Page Miss Glory
as Tailor (uncredited)
Mary Jane's Pa
as Chief Bailey
Bordertown
as Judge Rufus Barnswell
Cappy Ricks Returns
1935
Cappy Ricks Returns
as T. Osgood Blake
Carnival
as Mr. Lawson
The Calling of Dan Matthews
as District Attorney (uncredited)
The Perfect Tribute
as Stratton (uncredited)
Another Face
as Dr. H.J. Buler (uncredited)
Born to Gamble
as Strickland - Cora's Father (uncredited)
White Lies
as Hunter (uncredited)
Are We Civilized?
as Dr. Leonard Gear
Romance in Manhattan
as Judge
Crimson Romance
as John Fleming
Whirlpool
as Editor
I Am a Thief
as Auctioneer
Fifteen Wives
as Dist. Atty. Kerry
Take the Stand
as Mr. Nevin
Madame Spy
as Pahlke
The Old-Fashioned Way
as Mr. Livingston (uncredited)
The Big Shakedown
as Digitalis Doctor (uncredited)
Manhattan Melodrama
as Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)
Beloved
as Henry Burrows
It Happened One Day
as A.L. Boyd
You Said a Hatful!
as Anderson
The House of Rothschild
as Prussian Officer
Bondage
as Judge (uncredited)
Before Dawn
as Chief of Detectives John F. O'Hara
Pick-up
as The Warden
The Bowery
as Ivan Rummel
One Man's Journey
as John Radford
Hold the Press
as Bishop
Tomorrow at Seven
as Asa Marsden
The Story of Temple Drake
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Employees' Entrance
as Board of Directors Member #5 (uncredited)
Storm at Daybreak
as Counselor Velasch (uncredited)
Emergency Call
as Dr. Schwarz
Gabriel Over the White House
as German Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited)
Only Yesterday
as Mr. Lane
Ladies Must Love
as Herman Nussbauer
The World Changes
as Mr. Morley, a Banker
Tugboat Annie
as Reynolds (uncredited)
Hot Saturday
as Mr. Randolph
High Pressure
as Mr. Hackett
Hell's Highway
as William Billings
Symphony of Six Million
as Conferring Doctor
The Man Who Played God
as Appleby - the Lip Reader
The Impatient Maiden
as Dr. Wilcox
Two Against the World
as District Attorney Howard Mills
It's Tough to Be Famous
as S.J. Boynton
The Woman from Monte Carlo
as Dr. Rabeouf
State's Attorney
as Mr. Ulrich
Skyscraper Souls
as Brewster's Associate (uncredited)
The Menace
as Dr. Horgenson
The Famous Ferguson Case
as Mr. Brooks
You Said a Mouthful
as Armstrong (uncredited)
Shopworn
as Judge Forbes
Make Me a Star
as Henshaw
Call Her Savage
as Doctor Treating Crosby (Uncredited)
The World and the Flesh
as Banker
A Successful Calamity
as President of the United States
Madame Racketeer
as J. Harrington Hagney
Attorney for the Defense
as Managing Editor
Blondie of the Follies
as Doctor Attending Pa (uncredited)
Five Star Final
as Bernard Hinchecliffe
Inspiration
as M. Vignaud
Big Business Girl
as Walter T. Morley
Way Back Home
as Wobbling Duffy
The Finger Points
as Managing Editor Ellis Wheeler
Men in Her Life
as Blake
Huckleberry Finn
as The King
The Yellow Ticket
as British Embassy Butler
Quick Millions
as Police Detective Capp (uncredited)
Misbehaving Ladies
as Mayor Twitchell
The Road to Reno
as Mr. Ash
Helping Grandma
as Mr. Pennypacker
Wicked
as Judge Edwin Luther
The Bargain
as G.T. Warren
Sooky
as Krausmyer
The Virtuous Sin
as Ivanoff
Abraham Lincoln
as Secretary of War Stanton
Man Trouble
as Eddie
Wild Company
as Prosecuting Attorney
Liliom
as Stefen Kadar
Our Blushing Brides
as Floorwalker (uncredited)
Street of Chance
as Bartender (uncredited)
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
as Bit role
The Texan
as Abner Thacker
The Right to Love
as William Kellogg
Conspiracy
as Tourist Husband (uncredited)
True Heaven
as German General
It's a Great Life
as Bit Role
Not Quite Decent
as Canfield
Half Way to Heaven
as Circus Manager
Marianne
as Major Russart (uncredited)
Smiling Irish Eyes
as Max North
Romance of the Underworld
as Champagne Joe
The Heart of Broadway
as Dave Richards
When Seconds Count
Director
The Last Alarm
1926
The Last Alarm
Actor, Director
Perils of the Coast Guard
as Carlton Aldridge, Director
The Midnight Limited
Director
Somebody's Mother
Director, Writer
The Sporting Chance
Actor, Director
The Thoroughbred
Director
The Trail of the Law
Director
The Heart Bandit
Director
The Social Code
Director
The Lion's Mouse
Director
Bulldog Drummond
Director
The Man Who Paid
Director
The Wolf's Fangs
Director, Producer
The Oakdale Affair
Director, Producer
Auction of Souls
Director
Phil-for-Short
Director, Producer
Me and Captain Kidd
Director, Producer
The Rough Neck
Director
The Steel King
1919
The Steel King
Director, Producer
Mandarin's Gold
Director
The Little Intruder
Director
The Grouch
Director
The Hidden Children
Director, Writer
A Man's Man
Director
The Battle of Hearts
Director, Writer, Producer
The Man from Bitter Roots
Director, Writer
Peer Gynt
Director, Writer
Kilmeny
Director
After Five
Director
Snobs
Director
The Wild Olive
Director
A Soldier's Oath
Director, Writer
The Ghost Breaker
Director, Writer
Brewster's Millions
Director
The Squaw Man
Writer, Director
The Circus Man
Director
Cameo Kirby
Director
Ready Money
Director
The Only Son
Director
A Leech of Industry
Director
The Bells
Director
The Passer-by
Director
Aida
1911
Aida
Director
