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

It's Tough to Be Famous

Five Star Final

Abraham Lincoln

Manhattan Melodrama

The Story of Temple Drake

The House of Rothschild

Pick-up

Huckleberry Finn

All Movies (135)

• Angel of Mercy1939 · as Red Cross Representative (uncredited)
• The Toast of New York1937 · as Wallack (uncredited)
• Fifty Roads to Town1937 · as Smorgen
• The Soldier and the Lady1937 · as Tsar's General (Uncredited)
• Jim Hanvey, Detective1937 · as Lambert
• Trouble in Morocco1937 · as DeRouget
• We Who Are About to Die1937 · as Mr. Armitage (uncredited)
• That Girl from Paris1936 · as Judge at Second Wedding (uncredited)
• Crack-Up1936 · as Alfred Knuxton
• The Plot Thickens1936 · as Robbins
• Bulldog Edition1936 · as Taggart
• Hollywood Boulevard1936 · as Dr. Inslow
• Back to Nature1936 · as Hotel Manager
• 36 Hours to Kill1936 · as Man in Wash Room
• And Sudden Death1936 · as Defense Counsel
• Every Saturday Night1936 · as Mr. Dayton
• Sutter's Gold1936 · as Bartender
• Murder at Glen Athol1936 · as Reuben Marshall
• The Bridge of Sighs1936 · as Judge 'Teddy' Blaisdell
• White Lies1935 · as Hunter (uncredited)
• Another Face1935 · as Dr. H.J. Buler (uncredited)
• The Calling of Dan Matthews1935 · as District Attorney (uncredited)
• I Dream Too Much1935 · as Cafe Owner (uncredited)
• The Fire-Trap1935 · as R.A. Rawson
• His Night Out1935 · as Dr. Kraft
• O'Shaughnessy's Boy1935 · as Attorney
• Cappy Ricks Returns1935 · as T. Osgood Blake
• Page Miss Glory1935 · as Tailor (uncredited)
• The Perfect Tribute1935 · as Stratton (uncredited)
• Man on the Flying Trapeze1935 · as President Malloy
• Rainbow's End1935 · as Neil Gibson Sr.
• Born to Gamble1935 · as Strickland - Cora's Father (uncredited)
• Shadows of the Orient1935 · as Judge Avery
• Party Wire1935 · as Thomas P. Sherman
• Mary Jane's Pa1935 · as Chief Bailey
• The Nut Farm1935 · as Bob Bent, Helen's Husband
• Death Flies East1935 · as Wallace P. Burroughs
• Carnival1935 · as Mr. Lawson
• Bordertown1935 · as Judge Rufus Barnswell
• The Best Man Wins1935 · as Chief of Police
• Romance in Manhattan1935 · as Judge
• I Am a Thief1934 · as Auctioneer
• You Bring the Ducks1934 · as Governor
• You Said a Hatful!1934 · as Anderson
• Crimson Romance1934 · as John Fleming
• Take the Stand1934 · as Mr. Nevin
• Fifteen Wives1934 · as Dist. Atty. Kerry
• The Old-Fashioned Way1934 · as Mr. Livingston (uncredited)
• It Happened One Day1934 · as A.L. Boyd
• Are We Civilized?1934 · as Dr. Leonard Gear
• Manhattan Melodrama1934 · as Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)
• Whirlpool1934 · as Editor
• The House of Rothschild1934 · as Prussian Officer
• Madame Spy1934 · as Pahlke
• Beloved1934 · as Henry Burrows
• The Big Shakedown1934 · as Digitalis Doctor (uncredited)
• The World Changes1933 · as Mr. Morley, a Banker
• Only Yesterday1933 · as Mr. Lane
• Hold the Press1933 · as Bishop
• The Bowery1933 · as Ivan Rummel
• Ladies Must Love1933 · as Herman Nussbauer
• One Man's Journey1933 · as John Radford
• Before Dawn1933 · as Chief of Detectives John F. O'Hara
• Emergency Call1933 · as Dr. Schwarz
• Storm at Daybreak1933 · as Counselor Velasch (uncredited)
• Tomorrow at Seven1933 · as Asa Marsden
• The Story of Temple Drake1933 · as District Attorney (uncredited)
• Bondage1933 · as Judge (uncredited)
• Gabriel Over the White House1933 · as German Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited)
• Pick-up1933 · as The Warden
• Employees' Entrance1933 · as Board of Directors Member #5 (uncredited)
• You Said a Mouthful1932 · as Armstrong (uncredited)
• Call Her Savage1932 · as Doctor Treating Crosby (Uncredited)
• Hot Saturday1932 · as Mr. Randolph
• Hell's Highway1932 · as William Billings
• A Successful Calamity1932 · as President of the United States
• Two Against the World1932 · as District Attorney Howard Mills
• Blondie of the Follies1932 · as Doctor Attending Pa (uncredited)
• Madame Racketeer1932 · as J. Harrington Hagney
• Skyscraper Souls1932 · as Brewster's Associate (uncredited)
• Make Me a Star1932 · as Henshaw
• Attorney for the Defense1932 · as Managing Editor
• State's Attorney1932 · as Mr. Ulrich
• The Woman in Room 131932
• When a Feller Needs a Friend1932 · as Doctor
• Symphony of Six Million1932 · as Conferring Doctor
• The World and the Flesh1932 · as Banker
• The Famous Ferguson Case1932 · as Mr. Brooks
• It's Tough to Be Famous1932 · as S.J. Boynton
• The Heart of New York1932 · as Otto
• Shopworn1932 · as Forbes
• The Impatient Maiden1932 · as Dr. Wilcox
• The Man Who Played God1932 · as Appleby - the Lip Reader
• The Menace1932 · as Dr. Horgenson
• High Pressure1932 · as Mr. Hackett
• The Woman from Monte Carlo1932 · as Dr. Rabeouf
• Sooky1931 · as Krausmyer
• Way Back Home1931 · as Wobbling Duffy
• Men in Her Life1931 · as Blake
• The Yellow Ticket1931 · as British Embassy Butler
• Wicked1931 · as Judge Edwin Luther
• Five Star Final1931 · as Bernard Hinchecliffe
• Sidewalks of New York1931 · as Judge
• The Road to Reno1931 · as Mr. Ash
• Huckleberry Finn1931 · as The King
• The Bargain1931 · as G.T. Warren
• Big Business Girl1931 · as Walter T. Morley
• Quick Millions1931 · as Police Detective Capp (uncredited)
• Misbehaving Ladies1931 · as Mayor Twitchell
• The Finger Points1931 · as Managing Editor Ellis Wheeler
• Inspiration1931 · as M. Vignaud
• Helping Grandma1931 · as Mr. Pennypacker
• The Right to Love1930 · as William Kellogg
• Abraham Lincoln1930 · as Secretary of War Stanton
• The Virtuous Sin1930 · as Ivanoff
• Du Barry, Woman of Passion1930 · as Bit role
• Liliom1930 · as Stefen Kadar
• Man Trouble1930 · as Eddie
• Conspiracy1930 · as Tourist Husband (uncredited)
• Our Blushing Brides1930 · as Floorwalker (uncredited)
• Wild Company1930 · as Prosecuting Attorney
• The Texan1930 · as Abner Thacker
• Street of Chance1930 · as Bartender (uncredited)
• Half Way to Heaven1929 · as Circus Manager
• It's a Great Life1929 · as Bit Role
• Marianne1929 · as Major Russart (uncredited)
• Smiling Irish Eyes1929 · as Max North
• Not Quite Decent1929 · as Canfield
• True Heaven1929 · as German General
• Romance of the Underworld1928 · as Champagne Joe
• The Valley Of Hunted Men1928 · as Dan Phillips
• The Heart of Broadway1928 · as Dave Richards
• The Last Alarm1926
• Perils of the Coast Guard1926 · as Carlton Aldridge
• The Sporting Chance1925