Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

Acting
Born 1878-01-16 Died 1938-03-21 Cleveland, Ohio, USA 198 credits
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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.
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Acting 48 credits
Before Dawn
Before Dawn
1933 · Chief of Detectives John F. O'Hara
Marianne
Marianne
1929 · Major Russart (uncredited)
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
1930 · Secretary of War Stanton
Manhattan Melodrama
Manhattan Melodrama
1934 · ★ 7.0 · Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)
Shopworn
Shopworn
1932 · Forbes
True Heaven
True Heaven
1929 · German General
The Story of Temple Drake
The Story of Temple Drake
1933 · District Attorney (uncredited)
Five Star Final
Five Star Final
1931 · Bernard Hinchecliffe
Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday
1933 · Mr. Lane
State's Attorney
State's Attorney
1932 · Mr. Ulrich
Pick-up
Pick-up
1933 · The Warden
Blondie of the Follies
Blondie of the Follies
1932 · Doctor Attending Pa (uncredited)
Jim Hanvey, Detective
Jim Hanvey, Detective
1937 · Lambert
Crack-Up
Crack-Up
1936 · Alfred Knuxton
Our Blushing Brides
Our Blushing Brides
1930 · Floorwalker (uncredited)
The Toast of New York
The Toast of New York
1937 · Wallack (uncredited)
Way Back Home
Way Back Home
1931 · Wobbling Duffy
Skyscraper Souls
Skyscraper Souls
1932 · Brewster's Associate (uncredited)
The Bowery
The Bowery
1933 · Ivan Rummel
The House of Rothschild
The House of Rothschild
1934 · Prussian Officer
I Dream Too Much
I Dream Too Much
1935 · Cafe Owner (uncredited)
Call Her Savage
Call Her Savage
1932 · Doctor Treating Crosby (Uncredited)
Big Business Girl
Big Business Girl
1931 · Walter T. Morley
Liliom
Liliom
1930 · Stefen Kadar
We Who Are About to Die
We Who Are About to Die
1937 · Mr. Armitage (uncredited)
Gabriel Over the White House
Gabriel Over the White House
1933 · German Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited)
The World Changes
The World Changes
1933 · Mr. Morley, a Banker
Mary Jane's Pa
Mary Jane's Pa
1935 · Chief Bailey
Bulldog Edition
Bulldog Edition
1936 · Taggart
Bondage
Bondage
1933 · Judge (uncredited)
Sutter's Gold
Sutter's Gold
1936 · Bartender
The World and the Flesh
The World and the Flesh
1932 · Banker
Sidewalks of New York
Sidewalks of New York
1931 · Judge
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
1930 · Bit role
His Night Out
His Night Out
1935 · Dr. Kraft
Bordertown
Bordertown
1935 · Judge Rufus Barnswell
The Plot Thickens
The Plot Thickens
1936 · Robbins
The Impatient Maiden
The Impatient Maiden
1932 · Dr. Wilcox
The Soldier and the Lady
The Soldier and the Lady
1937 · Tsar's General (Uncredited)
Hell's Highway
Hell's Highway
1932 · William Billings
The Woman from Monte Carlo
The Woman from Monte Carlo
1932 · Dr. Rabeouf
Employees' Entrance
Employees' Entrance
1933 · Board of Directors Member #5 (uncredited)
36 Hours to Kill
36 Hours to Kill
1936 · Man in Wash Room
Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood Boulevard
1936 · Dr. Inslow
High Pressure
High Pressure
1932 · Mr. Hackett
Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn
1931 · The King
Another Face
Another Face
1935 · Dr. H.J. Buler (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935 · President Malloy
Directing 11 credits
The Grouch
The Grouch
1918 · Director
The Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred
1925 · Director
The Steel King
The Steel King
1919 · Director, Producer
Aida
Aida
1911 · Director
Race Wild
Race Wild
1927 · Director
The Only Son
The Only Son
1914 · Director
Ten Nights in a Bar Room
Ten Nights in a Bar Room
1921 · Director
Mandarin's Gold
Mandarin's Gold
1919 · Director
Bringing Up Betty
Bringing Up Betty
1919 · Director
Auction of Souls
Auction of Souls
1919 · Director
The Last Alarm
The Last Alarm
1926 · Director
Other credits 1 credit
Whirlpool
Whirlpool
1934 · Editor
Producing 1 credit
The Steel King
The Steel King
1919 · Director, Producer
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