Acting · Cleveland, Ohio, USA · Born January 16, 1878
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.
MovieAngel of Mercy
1939
as Red Cross Representative (uncredited)
MovieThe Toast of New York
1937
as Wallack (uncredited)
MovieFifty Roads to Town
1937
as Smorgen
MovieThe Soldier and the Lady
1937
as Tsar's General (Uncredited)
MovieJim Hanvey, Detective
1937
as Lambert
MovieTrouble in Morocco
1937
as DeRouget
MovieWe Who Are About to Die
1937
as Mr. Armitage (uncredited)
MovieThat Girl from Paris
1936
as Judge at Second Wedding (uncredited)
MovieCrack-Up
1936
as Alfred Knuxton
MovieThe Plot Thickens
1936
as Robbins
MovieBulldog Edition
1936
as Taggart
MovieHollywood Boulevard
1936
as Dr. Inslow
MovieBack to Nature
1936
as Hotel Manager
Movie36 Hours to Kill
1936
as Man in Wash Room
MovieAnd Sudden Death
1936
as Defense Counsel
MovieEvery Saturday Night
1936
as Mr. Dayton
MovieSutter's Gold
1936
as Bartender
MovieMurder at Glen Athol
1936
as Reuben Marshall
MovieThe Bridge of Sighs
1936
as Judge 'Teddy' Blaisdell
MovieWhite Lies
1935
as Hunter (uncredited)
MovieAnother Face
1935
as Dr. H.J. Buler (uncredited)
MovieThe Calling of Dan Matthews
1935
as District Attorney (uncredited)
MovieI Dream Too Much
1935
as Cafe Owner (uncredited)
The Fire-Trap
1935
as R.A. Rawson
MovieHis Night Out
1935
as Dr. Kraft
MovieO'Shaughnessy's Boy
1935
as Attorney
Cappy Ricks Returns
1935
as T. Osgood Blake
MoviePage Miss Glory
1935
as Tailor (uncredited)
MovieThe Perfect Tribute
1935
as Stratton (uncredited)
MovieMan on the Flying Trapeze
1935
as President Malloy
MovieRainbow's End
1935
as Neil Gibson Sr.
MovieBorn to Gamble
1935
as Strickland - Cora's Father (uncredited)
MovieShadows of the Orient
1935
as Judge Avery
MovieParty Wire
1935
as Thomas P. Sherman
MovieMary Jane's Pa
1935
as Chief Bailey
MovieThe Nut Farm
1935
as Bob Bent, Helen's Husband
MovieDeath Flies East
1935
as Wallace P. Burroughs
MovieCarnival
1935
as Mr. Lawson
MovieBordertown
1935
as Judge Rufus Barnswell
MovieThe Best Man Wins
1935
as Chief of Police
MovieRomance in Manhattan
1934
as Judge
MovieI Am a Thief
1934
as Auctioneer
You Bring the Ducks
1934
as Governor
MovieYou Said a Hatful!
1934
as Anderson
MovieCrimson Romance
1934
as John Fleming
MovieTake the Stand
1934
as Mr. Nevin
MovieFifteen Wives
1934
as Dist. Atty. Kerry
MovieThe Old-Fashioned Way
1934
as Mr. Livingston (uncredited)
MovieIt Happened One Day
1934
as A.L. Boyd
MovieAre We Civilized?
1934
as Dr. Leonard Gear
MovieManhattan Melodrama
1934
as Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)
MovieWhirlpool
1934
as Editor
MovieThe House of Rothschild
1934
as Prussian Officer
MovieMadame Spy
1934
as Pahlke
MovieBeloved
1934
as Henry Burrows
MovieThe Big Shakedown
1934
as Digitalis Doctor (uncredited)
MovieThe World Changes
1933
as Mr. Morley, a Banker
MovieOnly Yesterday
1933
as Mr. Lane
MovieHold the Press
1933
as Bishop
MovieThe Bowery
1933
as Ivan Rummel
MovieLadies Must Love
1933
as Herman Nussbauer
MovieOne Man's Journey
1933
as John Radford
MovieBefore Dawn
1933
as Chief of Detectives John F. O'Hara
MovieEmergency Call
1933
as Dr. Schwarz
MovieStorm at Daybreak
1933
as Counselor Velasch (uncredited)
MovieTomorrow at Seven
1933
as Asa Marsden
MovieThe Story of Temple Drake
1933
as District Attorney (uncredited)
MovieBondage
1933
as Judge (uncredited)
MovieGabriel Over the White House
1933
as German Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited)
MoviePick-up
1933
as The Warden
MovieEmployees' Entrance
1933
as Board of Directors Member #5 (uncredited)
MovieYou Said a Mouthful
1932
as Armstrong (uncredited)
MovieCall Her Savage
1932
as Doctor Treating Crosby (Uncredited)
MovieHot Saturday
1932
as Mr. Randolph
MovieHell's Highway
1932
as William Billings
MovieA Successful Calamity
1932
as President of the United States
MovieTwo Against the World
1932
as District Attorney Howard Mills
MovieBlondie of the Follies
1932
as Doctor Attending Pa (uncredited)
MovieMadame Racketeer
1932
as J. Harrington Hagney
MovieSkyscraper Souls
1932
as Brewster's Associate (uncredited)
MovieMake Me a Star
1932
as Henshaw
MovieAttorney for the Defense
1932
as Managing Editor
MovieState's Attorney
1932
as Mr. Ulrich
MovieThe Woman in Room 13
1932
MovieWhen a Feller Needs a Friend
1932
as Doctor
MovieSymphony of Six Million
1932
as Conferring Doctor
MovieThe World and the Flesh
1932
as Banker
MovieThe Famous Ferguson Case
1932
as Mr. Brooks
MovieIt's Tough to Be Famous
1932
as S.J. Boynton
MovieThe Heart of New York
1932
as Otto
MovieShopworn
1932
as Forbes
MovieThe Impatient Maiden
1932
as Dr. Wilcox
MovieThe Man Who Played God
1932
as Appleby - the Lip Reader
MovieThe Menace
1932
as Dr. Horgenson
MovieHigh Pressure
1932
as Mr. Hackett
MovieThe Woman from Monte Carlo
1932
as Dr. Rabeouf
MovieSooky
1931
as Krausmyer
MovieWay Back Home
1931
as Wobbling Duffy
MovieMen in Her Life
1931
as Blake
MovieThe Yellow Ticket
1931
as British Embassy Butler
MovieWicked
1931
as Judge Edwin Luther
MovieFive Star Final
1931
as Bernard Hinchecliffe
MovieSidewalks of New York
1931
as Judge
MovieThe Road to Reno
1931
as Mr. Ash
MovieHuckleberry Finn
1931
as The King
MovieThe Bargain
1931
as G.T. Warren
MovieBig Business Girl
1931
as Walter T. Morley
MovieQuick Millions
1931
as Police Detective Capp (uncredited)
MovieMisbehaving Ladies
1931
as Mayor Twitchell
MovieThe Finger Points
1931
as Managing Editor Ellis Wheeler
MovieInspiration
1931
as M. Vignaud
MovieHelping Grandma
1931
as Mr. Pennypacker
MovieThe Right to Love
1930
as William Kellogg
MovieAbraham Lincoln
1930
as Secretary of War Stanton
MovieThe Virtuous Sin
1930
as Ivanoff
MovieDu Barry, Woman of Passion
1930
as Bit role
MovieLiliom
1930
as Stefen Kadar
MovieMan Trouble
1930
as Eddie
MovieConspiracy
1930
as Tourist Husband (uncredited)
MovieOur Blushing Brides
1930
as Floorwalker (uncredited)
MovieWild Company
1930
as Prosecuting Attorney
MovieThe Texan
1930
as Abner Thacker
MovieStreet of Chance
1930
as Bartender (uncredited)
MovieHalf Way to Heaven
1929
as Circus Manager
MovieIt's a Great Life
1929
as Bit Role
MovieMarianne
1929
as Major Russart (uncredited)
MovieSmiling Irish Eyes
1929
as Max North
MovieNot Quite Decent
1929
as Canfield
MovieTrue Heaven
1929
as German General
MovieRomance of the Underworld
1928
as Champagne Joe
The Valley Of Hunted Men
1928
as Dan Phillips
MovieThe Heart of Broadway
1928
as Dave Richards
The Last Alarm
1926
MoviePerils of the Coast Guard
1926
as Carlton Aldridge
MovieThe Sporting Chance
1925
