1878-01-16 Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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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Angel of Mercy | Red Cross Representative (uncredited) | 1939-05-20 |
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Jim Hanvey, Detective | Lambert | 1937-04-05 |
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We Who Are About to Die | Mr. Armitage (uncredited) | 1937-01-08 |
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Fifty Roads to Town | Smorgen | 1937-06-03 |
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The Toast of New York | Wallack (uncredited) | 1937-07-22 |
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The Soldier and the Lady | Tsar's General (Uncredited) | 1937-04-09 |
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Trouble in Morocco | DeRouget | 1937-03-09 |
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The Bridge of Sighs | Judge 'Teddy' Blaisdell | 1936-02-14 |
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Bulldog Edition | Taggart | 1936-09-13 |
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Back to Nature | Hotel Manager | 1936-08-14 |
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Every Saturday Night | Mr. Dayton | 1936-03-13 |
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The Plot Thickens | H. G. Robbins | 1936-12-11 |
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That Girl from Paris | Judge at Second Wedding (uncredited) | 1936-12-31 |
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Hollywood Boulevard | Dr. Inslow | 1936-08-20 |
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36 Hours to Kill | Man in Wash Room | 1936-07-24 |
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Sutter's Gold | Bartender | 1936-03-01 |
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Murder at Glen Athol | Reuben Marshall | 1936-02-27 |
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And Sudden Death | Defense Counsel | 1936-06-16 |
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Crack-Up | Alfred Knuxton | 1936-12-14 |
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His Night Out | Dr. Kraft | 1935-10-01 |
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Carnival | Mr. Lawson | 1935-02-15 |
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Born to Gamble | Strickland - Cora's Father (uncredited) | 1935-07-09 |
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Bordertown | Judge Rufus Barnswell | 1935-01-23 |
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Another Face | Dr. H.J. Buler (uncredited) | 1935-12-20 |
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Rainbow's End | Neil Gibson Sr. | 1935-07-16 |
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I Dream Too Much | Cafe Owner (uncredited) | 1935-11-29 |
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Mary Jane's Pa | Chief Bailey | 1935-04-27 |
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Cappy Ricks Returns | T. Osgood Blake | 1935-09-25 |
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Page Miss Glory | Tailor (uncredited) | 1935-09-07 |
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Man on the Flying Trapeze | President Malloy | 1935-08-03 |
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Party Wire | Thomas P. Sherman | 1935-04-27 |
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The Best Man Wins | Chief of Police | 1935-01-14 |
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Death Flies East | Wallace P. Burroughs | 1935-02-28 |
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Romance in Manhattan | Judge | 1935-01-11 |
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The Fire-Trap | R.A. Rawson | 1935-11-26 |
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Shadows of the Orient | Judge Avery | 1935-07-06 |
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The Nut Farm | Bob Bent, Helen's Husband | 1935-03-24 |
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The Perfect Tribute | Stratton (uncredited) | 1935-08-15 |
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The Calling of Dan Matthews | District Attorney (uncredited) | 1935-12-10 |
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O'Shaughnessy's Boy | Attorney | 1935-09-27 |
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Whirlpool | Editor | 1934-04-10 |
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Are We Civilized? | Dr. Leonard Gear | 1934-06-05 |
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It Happened One Day | A.L. Boyd | 1934-07-07 |
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Beloved | Henry Burrows | 1934-01-22 |
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The Old-Fashioned Way | Mr. Livingston (uncredited) | 1934-07-13 |
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You Said a Hatful! | Anderson | 1934-10-13 |
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Madame Spy | Pahlke | 1934-02-10 |
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Take the Stand | Mr. Nevin | 1934-08-07 |
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You Bring the Ducks | Governor | 1934-11-24 |
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The House of Rothschild | Prussian Officer | 1934-04-07 |
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Manhattan Melodrama | Speaker of Assembly (uncredited) | 1934-05-04 |
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Crimson Romance | John Fleming | 1934-10-12 |
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I Am a Thief | Auctioneer | 1934-11-24 |
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The Big Shakedown | Digitalis Doctor (uncredited) | 1934-01-06 |
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Fifteen Wives | Dist. Atty. Kerry | 1934-07-15 |
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Emergency Call | Dr. Schwarz | 1933-06-24 |
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Only Yesterday | Mr. Lane | 1933-11-01 |
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The Bowery | Ivan Rummel | 1933-10-07 |
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Storm at Daybreak | Counselor Velasch (uncredited) | 1933-06-14 |
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Employees' Entrance | Board of Directors Member #5 (uncredited) | 1933-02-11 |
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One Man's Journey | John Radford | 1933-08-31 |
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Tomorrow at Seven | Asa Marsden | 1933-06-01 |
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Hold the Press | Bishop | 1933-10-25 |
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Bondage | Judge (uncredited) | 1933-04-22 |
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Pick-up | The Warden | 1933-03-24 |
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Gabriel Over the White House | German Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited) | 1933-03-31 |
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Before Dawn | Chief of Detectives John F. O'Hara | 1933-08-04 |
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The Story of Temple Drake | District Attorney (uncredited) | 1933-05-06 |
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Make Me a Star | Henshaw | 1932-07-01 |
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The Woman in Room 13 | 1932-05-15 | |
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Call Her Savage | Doctor Treating Crosby (Uncredited) | 1932-11-24 |
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A Successful Calamity | President of the United States | 1932-09-17 |
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Blondie of the Follies | Doctor Attending Pa (uncredited) | 1932-09-01 |
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Attorney for the Defense | Managing Editor | 1932-05-21 |
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Madame Racketeer | J. Harrington Hagney | 1932-07-23 |
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When a Feller Needs a Friend | Doctor | 1932-04-30 |
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The World and the Flesh | Banker | 1932-04-22 |
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The Menace | Dr. Horgenson | 1932-01-29 |
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The Heart of New York | Otto | 1932-03-26 |
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Two Against the World | District Attorney Howard Mills | 1932-09-03 |
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It's Tough to Be Famous | S.J. Boynton | 1932-04-02 |
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Shopworn | Forbes | 1932-03-25 |
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The Impatient Maiden | Dr. Wilcox | 1932-03-01 |
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The Man Who Played God | Appleby - the Lip Reader | 1932-02-09 |
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Hot Saturday | Mr. Randolph | 1932-10-28 |
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High Pressure | Mr. Hackett | 1932-01-10 |
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Hell's Highway | William Billings | 1932-09-23 |
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Symphony of Six Million | Conferring Doctor | 1932-04-29 |
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State's Attorney | Mr. Ulrich | 1932-05-20 |
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The Woman from Monte Carlo | Dr. Rabeouf | 1932-01-09 |
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You Said a Mouthful | Armstrong (uncredited) | 1932-12-08 |
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Skyscraper Souls | Brewster's Associate (uncredited) | 1932-07-16 |
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The Famous Ferguson Case | Mr. Brooks | 1932-04-19 |
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Inspiration | M. Vignaud | 1931-01-31 |
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The Yellow Ticket | British Embassy Butler | 1931-10-30 |
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The Bargain | G.T. Warren | 1931-07-23 |
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Wicked | Judge Edwin Luther | 1931-10-04 |
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Way Back Home | Wobbling Duffy | 1931-11-13 |
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Big Business Girl | Walter T. Morley | 1931-06-12 |
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Men in Her Life | Blake | 1931-11-10 |
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Quick Millions | Police Detective Capp (uncredited) | 1931-04-17 |
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Sooky | Krausmyer | 1931-12-26 |
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The Finger Points | Managing Editor Ellis Wheeler | 1931-04-11 |
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Five Star Final | Bernard Hinchecliffe | 1931-09-26 |
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Misbehaving Ladies | Mayor Twitchell | 1931-04-16 |
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The Road to Reno | Mr. Ash | 1931-09-25 |
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Helping Grandma | Mr. Pennypacker | 1931-01-03 |
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Huckleberry Finn | The King | 1931-08-07 |
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Sidewalks of New York | Judge | 1931-09-26 |
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Abraham Lincoln | Secretary of War Stanton | 1930-11-08 |
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Man Trouble | Eddie | 1930-08-24 |
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Conspiracy | Tourist Husband (uncredited) | 1930-08-10 |
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Liliom | Stefen Kadar | 1930-09-27 |
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Our Blushing Brides | Floorwalker (uncredited) | 1930-07-19 |
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Du Barry, Woman of Passion | Bit role | 1930-10-10 |
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The Texan | Thacker | 1930-05-10 |
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The Right to Love | William Kellogg | 1930-12-27 |
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Street of Chance | Bartender (uncredited) | 1930-02-08 |
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Wild Company | Prosecuting Attorney | 1930-07-05 |
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The Virtuous Sin | Ivanoff | 1930-10-24 |
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Smiling Irish Eyes | Max North | 1929-07-22 |
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Not Quite Decent | Canfield | 1929-07-02 |
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True Heaven | German General | 1929-02-17 |
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Half Way to Heaven | Circus Manager | 1929-12-14 |
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Marianne | Major Russart (uncredited) | 1929-08-24 |
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It's a Great Life | Bit Role | 1929-12-06 |
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The Valley Of Hunted Men | Dan Phillips | 1928-02-19 |
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Romance of the Underworld | Champagne Joe | 1928-11-10 |
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The Last Alarm | 1926-06-15 |
