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