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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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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Jim Hanvey, Detective | Lambert | 1937-04-05 |
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Fifty Roads to Town | Smorgen | 1937-06-03 |
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Trouble in Morocco | DeRouget | 1937-03-09 |
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We Who Are About to Die | Mr. Armitage (uncredited) | 1937-01-08 |
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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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Crack-Up | Alfred Knuxton | 1936-12-14 |
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And Sudden Death | Defense Counsel | 1936-06-16 |
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36 Hours to Kill | Man in Wash Room | 1936-07-24 |
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Back to Nature | Hotel Manager | 1936-08-14 |
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The Bridge of Sighs | Judge 'Teddy' Blaisdell | 1936-02-14 |
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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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The Plot Thickens | Robbins | 1936-12-11 |
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Every Saturday Night | Mr. Dayton | 1936-03-13 |
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Bulldog Edition | Taggart | 1936-09-13 |
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The Best Man Wins | Chief of Police | 1935-01-14 |
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The Fire-Trap | R.A. Rawson | 1935-11-26 |
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Death Flies East | Wallace P. Burroughs | 1935-02-28 |
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Party Wire | Thomas P. Sherman | 1935-04-27 |
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Page Miss Glory | Tailor (uncredited) | 1935-09-07 |
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Mary Jane's Pa | Chief Bailey | 1935-04-27 |
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Bordertown | Judge Rufus Barnswell | 1935-01-23 |
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His Night Out | Dr. Kraft | 1935-10-01 |
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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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O'Shaughnessy's Boy | Attorney | 1935-09-27 |
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White Lies | Hunter (uncredited) | 1935-12-27 |
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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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Born to Gamble | Strickland - Cora's Father (uncredited) | 1935-07-09 |
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I Dream Too Much | Cafe Owner (uncredited) | 1935-11-29 |
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Man on the Flying Trapeze | President Malloy | 1935-08-03 |
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The Perfect Tribute | Stratton (uncredited) | 1935-08-15 |
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Romance in Manhattan | Judge | 1935-01-11 |
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Rainbow's End | Neil Gibson Sr. | 1935-07-16 |
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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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Madame Spy | Pahlke | 1934-02-10 |
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You Bring the Ducks | Governor | 1934-11-24 |
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Take the Stand | Mr. Nevin | 1934-08-07 |
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Beloved | Henry Burrows | 1934-01-22 |
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It Happened One Day | A.L. Boyd | 1934-07-07 |
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You Said a Hatful! | Anderson | 1934-10-13 |
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Fifteen Wives | Dist. Atty. Kerry | 1934-07-15 |
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The Old-Fashioned Way | Mr. Livingston (uncredited) | 1934-07-13 |
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Whirlpool | Editor | 1934-04-10 |
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The Big Shakedown | Digitalis Doctor (uncredited) | 1934-01-06 |
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The House of Rothschild | Prussian Officer | 1934-04-07 |
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Crimson Romance | John Fleming | 1934-10-12 |
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Are We Civilized? | Dr. Leonard Gear | 1934-06-05 |
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I Am a Thief | Auctioneer | 1934-11-24 |
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Manhattan Melodrama | Speaker of Assembly (uncredited) | 1934-05-04 |
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Ladies Must Love | Herman Nussbauer | 1933-09-25 |
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The World Changes | Mr. Morley, a Banker | 1933-11-25 |
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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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Gabriel Over the White House | German Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited) | 1933-03-31 |
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Employees' Entrance | Board of Directors Member #5 (uncredited) | 1933-02-11 |
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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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Bondage | Judge (uncredited) | 1933-04-22 |
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Tomorrow at Seven | Asa Marsden | 1933-06-01 |
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One Man's Journey | John Radford | 1933-08-31 |
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Hold the Press | Bishop | 1933-10-25 |
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The Story of Temple Drake | District Attorney (uncredited) | 1933-05-06 |
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The Bowery | Ivan Rummel | 1933-10-07 |
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State's Attorney | Mr. Ulrich | 1932-05-20 |
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The Man Who Played God | Appleby - the Lip Reader | 1932-02-09 |
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A Successful Calamity | President of the United States | 1932-09-17 |
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The Impatient Maiden | Dr. Wilcox | 1932-03-01 |
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The Heart of New York | Otto | 1932-03-26 |
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It's Tough to Be Famous | S.J. Boynton | 1932-04-02 |
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Blondie of the Follies | Doctor Attending Pa (uncredited) | 1932-09-01 |
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Two Against the World | District Attorney Howard Mills | 1932-09-03 |
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Attorney for the Defense | Managing Editor | 1932-05-21 |
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The World and the Flesh | Banker | 1932-04-22 |
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Madame Racketeer | J. Harrington Hagney | 1932-07-23 |
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The Woman from Monte Carlo | Dr. Rabeouf | 1932-01-09 |
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The Woman in Room 13 | 1932-05-15 | |
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The Famous Ferguson Case | Mr. Brooks | 1932-04-19 |
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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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High Pressure | Mr. Hackett | 1932-01-10 |
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The Menace | Dr. Horgenson | 1932-01-29 |
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Hot Saturday | Mr. Randolph | 1932-10-28 |
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Symphony of Six Million | Conferring Doctor | 1932-04-29 |
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Hell's Highway | William Billings | 1932-09-23 |
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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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Shopworn | Forbes | 1932-03-25 |
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Make Me a Star | Henshaw | 1932-07-01 |
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Five Star Final | Bernard Hinchecliffe | 1931-09-26 |
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The Bargain | G.T. Warren | 1931-07-23 |
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Big Business Girl | Walter T. Morley | 1931-06-12 |
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Inspiration | M. Vignaud | 1931-01-31 |
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Sooky | Krausmyer | 1931-12-26 |
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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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The Road to Reno | Mr. Ash | 1931-09-25 |
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Misbehaving Ladies | Mayor Twitchell | 1931-04-16 |
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Huckleberry Finn | The King | 1931-08-07 |
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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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The Yellow Ticket | British Embassy Butler | 1931-10-30 |
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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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Helping Grandma | Mr. Pennypacker | 1931-01-03 |
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Conspiracy | Tourist Husband (uncredited) | 1930-08-10 |
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Wild Company | Prosecuting Attorney | 1930-07-05 |
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Liliom | Stefen Kadar | 1930-09-27 |
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The Texan | Abner Thacker | 1930-05-10 |
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Our Blushing Brides | Floorwalker (uncredited) | 1930-07-19 |
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Man Trouble | Eddie | 1930-08-24 |
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Street of Chance | Bartender (uncredited) | 1930-02-08 |
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The Right to Love | William Kellogg | 1930-12-27 |
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The Virtuous Sin | Ivanoff | 1930-10-24 |
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Abraham Lincoln | Secretary of War Stanton | 1930-11-08 |
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Du Barry, Woman of Passion | Bit role | 1930-10-10 |
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It's a Great Life | Bit Role | 1929-12-06 |
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Half Way to Heaven | Circus Manager | 1929-12-14 |
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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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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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The Heart of Broadway | Dave Richards | 1928-01-15 |
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Romance of the Underworld | Champagne Joe | 1928-11-10 |
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The Last Alarm | 1926-06-15 | |
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Perils of the Coast Guard | Carlton Aldridge | 1926-03-01 |
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The Sporting Chance | 1925-07-21 |
