Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 16, 1878
Died
Mar 21, 1938
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Credits
198 titles
Oscar 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
Filmography
Angel of Mercy
Red Cross Representative (uncredited)
The Toast of New York
Wallack (uncredited)
Fifty Roads to Town
Smorgen
The Soldier and the Lady
Tsar's General (Uncredited)
Jim Hanvey, Detective
Lambert
Trouble in Morocco
DeRouget
We Who Are About to Die
Mr. Armitage (uncredited)
That Girl from Paris
Judge at Second Wedding (uncredited)
Crack-Up
Alfred Knuxton
The Plot Thickens
Robbins
Bulldog Edition
Taggart
Hollywood Boulevard
Dr. Inslow
Back to Nature
Hotel Manager
36 Hours to Kill
Man in Wash Room
And Sudden Death
Defense Counsel
Every Saturday Night
Mr. Dayton
Sutter's Gold
Bartender
Murder at Glen Athol
Reuben Marshall
The Bridge of Sighs
Judge 'Teddy' Blaisdell
White Lies
Hunter (uncredited)
Another Face
Dr. H.J. Buler (uncredited)
The Calling of Dan Matthews
District Attorney (uncredited)
I Dream Too Much
Cafe Owner (uncredited)
The Fire-Trap
R.A. Rawson
His Night Out
Dr. Kraft
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
Attorney
Cappy Ricks Returns
T. Osgood Blake
Page Miss Glory
Tailor (uncredited)
The Perfect Tribute
Stratton (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
President Malloy
Rainbow's End
Neil Gibson Sr.
Born to Gamble
Strickland - Cora's Father (uncredited)
Shadows of the Orient
Judge Avery
Mary Jane's Pa
Chief Bailey
Party Wire
Thomas P. Sherman
The Nut Farm
Bob Bent, Helen's Husband
Death Flies East
Wallace P. Burroughs
Carnival
Mr. Lawson
Bordertown
Judge Rufus Barnswell
The Best Man Wins
Chief of Police
Romance in Manhattan
Judge
I Am a Thief
Auctioneer
You Bring the Ducks
Governor
You Said a Hatful!
Anderson
Crimson Romance
John Fleming
Take the Stand
Mr. Nevin
Fifteen Wives
Dist. Atty. Kerry
The Old-Fashioned Way
Mr. Livingston (uncredited)
It Happened One Day
A.L. Boyd
Are We Civilized?
Dr. Leonard Gear