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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Trouble in Morocco | DeRouget | 1937-03-09 |
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The Toast of New York | Wallack (uncredited) | 1937-07-22 |
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We Who Are About to Die | Mr. Armitage (uncredited) | 1937-01-08 |
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Jim Hanvey, Detective | Lambert | 1937-04-05 |
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The Soldier and the Lady | Tsar's General (Uncredited) | 1937-04-09 |
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Fifty Roads to Town | Smorgen | 1937-06-03 |
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Bulldog Edition | Taggart | 1936-09-13 |
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The Bridge of Sighs | Judge 'Teddy' Blaisdell | 1936-02-14 |
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Crack-Up | Alfred Knuxton | 1936-12-14 |
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The Plot Thickens | Robbins | 1936-12-11 |
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Hollywood Boulevard | Dr. Inslow | 1936-08-20 |
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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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And Sudden Death | Defense Counsel | 1936-06-16 |
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That Girl from Paris | Judge at Second Wedding (uncredited) | 1936-12-31 |
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Murder at Glen Athol | Reuben Marshall | 1936-02-27 |
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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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I Dream Too Much | Cafe Owner (uncredited) | 1935-11-29 |
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Page Miss Glory | Tailor (uncredited) | 1935-09-07 |
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Death Flies East | Wallace P. Burroughs | 1935-02-28 |
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The Fire-Trap | R.A. Rawson | 1935-11-26 |
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White Lies | Hunter (uncredited) | 1935-12-27 |
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Cappy Ricks Returns | T. Osgood Blake | 1935-09-25 |
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Carnival | Mr. Lawson | 1935-02-15 |
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Man on the Flying Trapeze | President Malloy | 1935-08-03 |
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His Night Out | Dr. Kraft | 1935-10-01 |
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Party Wire | Thomas P. Sherman | 1935-04-27 |
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O'Shaughnessy's Boy | Attorney | 1935-09-27 |
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The Best Man Wins | Chief of Police | 1935-01-14 |
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Rainbow's End | Neil Gibson Sr. | 1935-07-16 |
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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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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 Calling of Dan Matthews | District Attorney (uncredited) | 1935-12-10 |
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Another Face | Dr. H.J. Buler (uncredited) | 1935-12-20 |
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Romance in Manhattan | Judge | 1935-01-11 |
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Mary Jane's Pa | Chief Bailey | 1935-04-27 |
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The Perfect Tribute | Stratton (uncredited) | 1935-08-15 |
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Take the Stand | Mr. Nevin | 1934-08-07 |
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Madame Spy | Pahlke | 1934-02-10 |
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You Said a Hatful! | Anderson | 1934-10-13 |
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It Happened One Day | A.L. Boyd | 1934-07-07 |
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The Old-Fashioned Way | Mr. Livingston (uncredited) | 1934-07-13 |
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Beloved | Henry Burrows | 1934-01-22 |
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I Am a Thief | Auctioneer | 1934-11-24 |
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Crimson Romance | John Fleming | 1934-10-12 |
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You Bring the Ducks | Governor | 1934-11-24 |
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Are We Civilized? | Dr. Leonard Gear | 1934-06-05 |
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Whirlpool | Editor | 1934-04-10 |
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The House of Rothschild | Prussian Officer | 1934-04-07 |
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Fifteen Wives | Dist. Atty. Kerry | 1934-07-15 |
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Manhattan Melodrama | Speaker of Assembly (uncredited) | 1934-05-04 |
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The Big Shakedown | Digitalis Doctor (uncredited) | 1934-01-06 |
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Gabriel Over the White House | German Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited) | 1933-03-31 |
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Bondage | Judge (uncredited) | 1933-04-22 |
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Storm at Daybreak | Counselor Velasch (uncredited) | 1933-06-14 |
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Pick-up | The Warden | 1933-03-24 |
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Before Dawn | Chief of Detectives John F. O'Hara | 1933-08-04 |
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Employees' Entrance | Board of Directors Member #5 (uncredited) | 1933-02-11 |
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Only Yesterday | Mr. Lane | 1933-11-01 |
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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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Emergency Call | Dr. Schwarz | 1933-06-24 |
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The Story of Temple Drake | District Attorney (uncredited) | 1933-05-06 |
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One Man's Journey | John Radford | 1933-08-31 |
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The Bowery | Ivan Rummel | 1933-10-07 |
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The World and the Flesh | Banker | 1932-04-22 |
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The Woman in Room 13 | 1932-05-15 | |
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Blondie of the Follies | Doctor Attending Pa (uncredited) | 1932-09-01 |
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High Pressure | Mr. Hackett | 1932-01-10 |
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Hot Saturday | Mr. Randolph | 1932-10-28 |
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When a Feller Needs a Friend | Doctor | 1932-04-30 |
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Call Her Savage | Doctor Treating Crosby (Uncredited) | 1932-11-24 |
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Attorney for the Defense | Managing Editor | 1932-05-21 |
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Hell's Highway | William Billings | 1932-09-23 |
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Madame Racketeer | J. Harrington Hagney | 1932-07-23 |
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A Successful Calamity | President of the United States | 1932-09-17 |
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The Famous Ferguson Case | Mr. Brooks | 1932-04-19 |
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The Man Who Played God | Appleby - the Lip Reader | 1932-02-09 |
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The Menace | Dr. Horgenson | 1932-01-29 |
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Skyscraper Souls | Brewster's Associate (uncredited) | 1932-07-16 |
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State's Attorney | Mr. Ulrich | 1932-05-20 |
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Two Against the World | District Attorney Howard Mills | 1932-09-03 |
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You Said a Mouthful | Armstrong (uncredited) | 1932-12-08 |
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The Heart of New York | Otto | 1932-03-26 |
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Symphony of Six Million | Conferring Doctor | 1932-04-29 |
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Shopworn | Forbes | 1932-03-25 |
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Make Me a Star | Henshaw | 1932-07-01 |
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It's Tough to Be Famous | S.J. Boynton | 1932-04-02 |
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The Woman from Monte Carlo | Dr. Rabeouf | 1932-01-09 |
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The Impatient Maiden | Dr. Wilcox | 1932-03-01 |
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Men in Her Life | Blake | 1931-11-10 |
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Sooky | Krausmyer | 1931-12-26 |
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Five Star Final | Bernard Hinchecliffe | 1931-09-26 |
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Wicked | Judge Edwin Luther | 1931-10-04 |
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Helping Grandma | Mr. Pennypacker | 1931-01-03 |
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The Finger Points | Managing Editor Ellis Wheeler | 1931-04-11 |
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Sidewalks of New York | Judge | 1931-09-26 |
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The Bargain | G.T. Warren | 1931-07-23 |
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Quick Millions | Police Detective Capp (uncredited) | 1931-04-17 |
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Way Back Home | Wobbling Duffy | 1931-11-13 |
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Huckleberry Finn | The King | 1931-08-07 |
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Inspiration | M. Vignaud | 1931-01-31 |
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The Road to Reno | Mr. Ash | 1931-09-25 |
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Big Business Girl | Walter T. Morley | 1931-06-12 |
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Misbehaving Ladies | Mayor Twitchell | 1931-04-16 |
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The Yellow Ticket | British Embassy Butler | 1931-10-30 |
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The Virtuous Sin | Ivanoff | 1930-10-24 |
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Conspiracy | Tourist Husband (uncredited) | 1930-08-10 |
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Du Barry, Woman of Passion | Bit role | 1930-10-10 |
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Street of Chance | Bartender (uncredited) | 1930-02-08 |
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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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The Right to Love | William Kellogg | 1930-12-27 |
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Wild Company | Prosecuting Attorney | 1930-07-05 |
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The Texan | Abner Thacker | 1930-05-10 |
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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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Smiling Irish Eyes | Max North | 1929-07-22 |
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Half Way to Heaven | Circus Manager | 1929-12-14 |
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True Heaven | German General | 1929-02-17 |
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Not Quite Decent | Canfield | 1929-07-02 |
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It's a Great Life | Bit Role | 1929-12-06 |
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Marianne | Major Russart (uncredited) | 1929-08-24 |
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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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Perils of the Coast Guard | Carlton Aldridge | 1926-03-01 |
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The Last Alarm | 1926-06-15 | |
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The Sporting Chance | 1925-07-21 |
