Person Details

Birthday: 1878-01-17 08:21:51

Death: 1938-03-21 08:21:51

Aliases: Oscar C. Apfel

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Movie Involvements: 123

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Manhattan Melodrama
Average
7

Manhattan Melodrama

(1934) Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)
Abraham Lincoln
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5

Abraham Lincoln

(1930) Secretary of War Stanton
Five Star Final
Average
7

Five Star Final

(1931) Bernard Hinchecliffe
The Story of Temple Drake
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7

The Story of Temple Drake

(1933) District Attorney (uncredited)
Liliom
Average
7

Liliom

(1930) Stefen Kadar
Bordertown
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6

Bordertown

(1935) Judge Rufus Barnswell
Conspiracy
Average
5

Conspiracy

(1930) Tourist Husband (uncredited)
Only Yesterday
Average
7

Only Yesterday

(1933) Mr. Lane

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1939 Red Cross Representative (uncredited)
1937 Judge Avery
Wallack (uncredited)
Smorgen
Tsar's General (Uncredited)
Lambert
DeRouget
Mr. Armitage (uncredited)
1936 Judge at Second Wedding (uncredited)
Alfred Knuxton
H. G. Robbins
Taggart
Dr. Inslow
Hotel Manager
Man in Wash Room
Defense Counsel
Mr. Dayton
Bartender
Reuben Marshall
Judge 'Teddy' Blaisdell
1935 Dr. H.J. Buler (uncredited)
District Attorney (uncredited)
Cafe Owner (uncredited)
R.A. Rawson
Dr. Kraft
Attorney
T. Osgood Blake
Tailor (uncredited)
Stratton (uncredited)
President Malloy
Neil Gibson Sr.
Strickland - Cora's Father (uncredited)
Thomas P. Sherman
Chief Bailey
Bob Bent, Helen's Husband
Wallace P. Burroughs
Mr. Lawson
Judge Rufus Barnswell
Chief of Police
Judge
1934 Governor
Auctioneer
Anderson
John Fleming
Mr. Nevin
Dist. Atty. Kerry
Mr. Livingston (uncredited)
A.L. Boyd
Dr. Leonard Gear
Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)
Newspaper Editor
Pahlke
Henry Burrows
Digitalis Doctor (uncredited)
1933 Mr. Lane
Bishop
Ivan Rummel
John Radford
Chief of Detectives John F. O'Hara
Dr. Schwarz
Counselor Velasch (uncredited)
Asa Marsden
District Attorney (uncredited)
Judge (uncredited)
German Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited)
The Warden
Board of Directors Member #5 (uncredited)
1932 Doctor Treating Crosby (Uncredited)
Armstrong (uncredited)
Mr. Randolph
William Billings
President of the United States
District Attorney Howard Mills
Doctor Attending Pa (uncredited)
J. Harrington Hagney
Brewster's Associate (uncredited)
Henshaw
Managing Editor
Mr. Ulrich
N/A
Doctor
Conferring Doctor
Banker
Mr. Brooks
S.J. Boynton
Otto
Forbes
Dr. Wilcox
Appleby - the Lip Reader
Dr. Horgenson
Mr. Hackett
Dr. Rabeouf
1931 Krausmyer
Wobbling Duffy
Blake
British Embassy Butler
Judge Edwin Luther
Judge
Bernard Hinchecliffe
Mr. Ash
The King
G.T. Warren
Walter T. Morley
Police Detective Capp (uncredited)
Mayor Twitchell
Managing Editor Ellis Wheeler
M. Vignaud
Mr. Pennypacker
1930 William Kellogg
Secretary of War Stanton
Ivanoff
Bit role
Stefen Kadar
Eddie
Tourist Husband (uncredited)
Floorwalker (uncredited)
Prosecuting Attorney
Thacker
Bartender (uncredited)
1929 Circus Manager
Bit Role
Major Russart (uncredited)
German General
1928 Champagne Joe
Dan Phillips
1926 N/A
Canfield
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1919 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1915 Writer
1914 Writer
Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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