
Oscar Apfel
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…
Known For
Manhattan Melodrama
Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)
Five Star Final
Bernard Hinchecliffe
The Story of Temple Drake
District Attorney (uncredited)
Employees' Entrance
Board of Directors Member #5 (uncredited)
Abraham Lincoln
Secretary of War Stanton
Bordertown
Judge Rufus Barnswell
The Old-Fashioned Way
Mr. Livingston (uncredited)
Romance in Manhattan
Judge
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Filmography
Acting (135)
Movies (135)
Angel of Mercy
1939as Red Cross Representative (uncredited)
The Toast of New York
1937as Wallack (uncredited)
Trouble in Morocco
1937as DeRouget
Jim Hanvey, Detective
1937as Lambert
The Soldier and the Lady
1937as Tsar's General (Uncredited)
Fifty Roads to Town
1937as Smorgen
We Who Are About to Die
1937as Mr. Armitage (uncredited)
And Sudden Death
1936as Defense Counsel
The Bridge of Sighs
1936as Judge 'Teddy' Blaisdell
That Girl from Paris
1936as Judge at Second Wedding (uncredited)
Crack-Up
1936as Alfred Knuxton
Back to Nature
1936as Hotel Manager
Bulldog Edition
1936as Taggart
Hollywood Boulevard
1936as Dr. Inslow
Sutter's Gold
1936as Bartender
The Plot Thickens
1936as Robbins
Every Saturday Night
1936as Mr. Dayton
36 Hours to Kill
1936as Man in Wash Room
Murder at Glen Athol
1936as Reuben Marshall
Shadows of the Orient
1935as Judge Avery
I Dream Too Much
1935as Cafe Owner (uncredited)
The Perfect Tribute
1935as Stratton (uncredited)
Romance in Manhattan
1935as Judge
Bordertown
1935as Judge Rufus Barnswell
Carnival
1935as Mr. Lawson
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
1935as Attorney
White Lies
1935as Hunter (uncredited)
His Night Out
1935as Dr. Kraft
The Nut Farm
1935as Bob Bent, Helen's Husband
Death Flies East
1935as Wallace P. Burroughs
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935as President Malloy
Page Miss Glory
1935as Tailor (uncredited)
Party Wire
1935as Thomas P. Sherman
Mary Jane's Pa
1935as Chief Bailey
Rainbow's End
1935as Neil Gibson Sr.
Cappy Ricks Returns
1935as T. Osgood Blake
The Calling of Dan Matthews
1935as District Attorney (uncredited)
Born to Gamble
1935as Strickland - Cora's Father (uncredited)
Another Face
1935as Dr. H.J. Buler (uncredited)
The Fire-Trap
1935as R.A. Rawson
The Best Man Wins
1935as Chief of Police
Are We Civilized?
1934as Dr. Leonard Gear
You Said a Hatful!
1934as Anderson
Crimson Romance
1934as John Fleming
The House of Rothschild
1934as Prussian Officer
Fifteen Wives
1934as Dist. Atty. Kerry
Manhattan Melodrama
1934as Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)
I Am a Thief
1934as Auctioneer
Take the Stand
1934as Mr. Nevin
Beloved
1934as Henry Burrows
Madame Spy
1934as Pahlke
The Big Shakedown
1934as Digitalis Doctor (uncredited)
It Happened One Day
1934as A.L. Boyd
The Old-Fashioned Way
1934as Mr. Livingston (uncredited)
Whirlpool
1934as Editor
You Bring the Ducks
1934as Governor
Storm at Daybreak
1933as Counselor Velasch (uncredited)
Bondage
1933as Judge (uncredited)
Before Dawn
1933as Chief of Detectives John F. O'Hara
Only Yesterday
1933as Mr. Lane
Ladies Must Love
1933as Herman Nussbauer
Emergency Call
1933as Dr. Schwarz
Hold the Press
1933as Bishop
Tomorrow at Seven
1933as Asa Marsden
Employees' Entrance
1933as Board of Directors Member #5 (uncredited)
The Bowery
1933as Ivan Rummel
Gabriel Over the White House
1933as German Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited)
Pick-up
1933as The Warden
The World Changes
1933as Mr. Morley, a Banker
The Story of Temple Drake
1933as District Attorney (uncredited)
One Man's Journey
1933as John Radford
The Woman from Monte Carlo
1932as Dr. Rabeouf
The Impatient Maiden
1932as Dr. Wilcox
You Said a Mouthful
1932as Armstrong (uncredited)
The World and the Flesh
1932as Banker
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932as Mr. Brooks
Madame Racketeer
1932as J. Harrington Hagney
Hot Saturday
1932as Mr. Randolph
Skyscraper Souls
1932as Brewster's Associate (uncredited)
Shopworn
1932as Forbes
Call Her Savage
1932as Doctor Treating Crosby (Uncredited)
Blondie of the Follies
1932as Doctor Attending Pa (uncredited)
The Menace
1932as Dr. Horgenson
High Pressure
1932as Mr. Hackett
The Man Who Played God
1932as Appleby - the Lip Reader
State's Attorney
1932as Mr. Ulrich
Hell's Highway
1932as William Billings
A Successful Calamity
1932as President of the United States
The Woman in Room 13
1932
It's Tough to Be Famous
1932as S.J. Boynton
Two Against the World
1932as District Attorney Howard Mills
Symphony of Six Million
1932as Conferring Doctor
Make Me a Star
1932as Henshaw
The Heart of New York
1932as Otto
Attorney for the Defense
1932as Managing Editor
When a Feller Needs a Friend
1932as Doctor
The Yellow Ticket
1931as British Embassy Butler
The Bargain
1931as G.T. Warren
Sidewalks of New York
1931as Judge
Quick Millions
1931as Police Detective Capp (uncredited)
Wicked
1931as Judge Edwin Luther
Inspiration
1931as M. Vignaud
Sooky
1931as Krausmyer
Way Back Home
1931as Wobbling Duffy
Big Business Girl
1931as Walter T. Morley
Five Star Final
1931as Bernard Hinchecliffe
Huckleberry Finn
1931as The King
The Road to Reno
1931as Mr. Ash
Men in Her Life
1931as Blake
Helping Grandma
1931as Mr. Pennypacker
The Finger Points
1931as Managing Editor Ellis Wheeler
Misbehaving Ladies
1931as Mayor Twitchell
The Right to Love
1930as William Kellogg
Man Trouble
1930as Eddie
Abraham Lincoln
1930as Secretary of War Stanton
Liliom
1930as Stefen Kadar
The Virtuous Sin
1930as Ivanoff
The Texan
1930as Abner Thacker
Wild Company
1930as Prosecuting Attorney
Our Blushing Brides
1930as Floorwalker (uncredited)
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
1930as Bit role
Conspiracy
1930as Tourist Husband (uncredited)
Street of Chance
1930as Bartender (uncredited)
Marianne
1929as Major Russart (uncredited)
True Heaven
1929as German General
Smiling Irish Eyes
1929as Max North
It's a Great Life
1929as Bit Role
Half Way to Heaven
1929as Circus Manager
Not Quite Decent
1929as Canfield
The Valley Of Hunted Men
1928as Dan Phillips
Romance of the Underworld
1928as Champagne Joe
The Heart of Broadway
1928as Dave Richards
Perils of the Coast Guard
1926as Carlton Aldridge
The Last Alarm
1926
The Sporting Chance
1925Crew (80)
Movies (80)
Code of the Cow Country
1927Director
Race Wild
1927Director
When Seconds Count
1927Director
The Call of the Klondike
1926Director
Perils of the Coast Guard
1926Director
The Last Alarm
1926Director
The Midnight Limited
1926Director
Somebody's Mother
1926Director
Somebody's Mother
1926Writer
The Sporting Chance
1925Director
The Thoroughbred
1925Director
Borrowed Finery
1925Director
The Trail of the Law
1924Director
The Heart Bandit
1924Director
The Lion's Mouse
1923Director
In Search of a Thrill
1923Director
The Social Code
1923Director
The Man Who Paid
1922Director
The Wolf's Fangs
1922Director
The Wolf's Fangs
1922Producer
Bulldog Drummond
1922Director
Ten Nights in a Bar Room
1921Director
The Oakdale Affair
1919Director
The Oakdale Affair
1919Producer
An Amateur Widow
1919Director
The Little Intruder
1919Director
Bringing Up Betty
1919Director
Me and Captain Kidd
1919Director
Me and Captain Kidd
1919Producer
Mandarin's Gold
1919Director
The Steel King
1919Director
The Steel King
1919Producer
Phil-for-Short
1919Director
Phil-for-Short
1919Producer
Auction of Souls
1919Director
The Rough Neck
1919Director
The Grouch
1918Director
Tinsel
1918Director
The Turn of a Card
1918Director
The Price of Her Soul
1917Director
The Hidden Children
1917Director
The Hidden Children
1917Writer
A Man's Man
1917Director
The Man from Bitter Roots
1916Director
The Man from Bitter Roots
1916Writer
The Battle of Hearts
1916Director
The Battle of Hearts
1916Producer
The Battle of Hearts
1916Writer
Fires of Conscience
1916Director
A Soldier's Oath
1915Director
A Soldier's Oath
1915Writer
Peer Gynt
1915Director
Peer Gynt
1915Writer
The Little Gypsy
1915Director
Kilmeny
1915Director
After Five
1915Director
The Rug Maker's Daughter
1915Director
Snobs
1915Director
The Wild Olive
1915Director
A Leech of Industry
1914Director
The Last Volunteer
1914Director
Cameo Kirby
1914Director
The Only Son
1914Director
The Master Mind
1914Director
The Call of the North
1914Director
The Man on the Box
1914Director
The Squaw Man
1914Director
The Squaw Man
1914Writer
Brewster's Millions
1914Director
The Ghost Breaker
1914Director
The Ghost Breaker
1914Writer
The Making of Bobby Burnit
1914Director
Ready Money
1914Director
In the Mesh of Her Hair
1914Director
The Circus Man
1914Director
The Bells
1913Director
Thirty Days at Hard Labor
1912Director
The Passer-by
1912Director
The Awakening of John Bond
1911Director
Aida
1911Director
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