Known For
Acting
Known Credits
135
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 16, 1878 (148 years old)
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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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.
| 1939 | Angel of Mercyas Red Cross Representative (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | The Toast of New Yorkas Wallack (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | Fifty Roads to Townas Smorgen | |
| 1937 | The Soldier and the Ladyas Tsar's General (Uncredited) | |
| 1937 | Jim Hanvey, Detectiveas Lambert | |
| 1937 | Trouble in Moroccoas DeRouget | |
| 1937 | We Who Are About to Dieas Mr. Armitage (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | That Girl from Parisas Judge at Second Wedding (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | Crack-Upas Alfred Knuxton | |
| 1936 | The Plot Thickensas Robbins | |
| 1936 | Bulldog Editionas Taggart | |
| 1936 | Hollywood Boulevardas Dr. Inslow | |
| 1936 | Back to Natureas Hotel Manager | |
| 1936 | 36 Hours to Killas Man in Wash Room | |
| 1936 | And Sudden Deathas Defense Counsel | |
| 1936 | Every Saturday Nightas Mr. Dayton | |
| 1936 | Sutter's Goldas Bartender | |
| 1936 | Murder at Glen Atholas Reuben Marshall | |
| 1936 | The Bridge of Sighsas Judge 'Teddy' Blaisdell | |
| 1935 | White Liesas Hunter (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | Another Faceas Dr. H.J. Buler (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | The Calling of Dan Matthewsas District Attorney (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | I Dream Too Muchas Cafe Owner (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | The Fire-Trapas R.A. Rawson | |
| 1935 | His Night Outas Dr. Kraft | |
| 1935 | O'Shaughnessy's Boyas Attorney | |
| 1935 | Cappy Ricks Returnsas T. Osgood Blake | |
| 1935 | Page Miss Gloryas Tailor (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | The Perfect Tributeas Stratton (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | Man on the Flying Trapezeas President Malloy | |
| 1935 | Rainbow's Endas Neil Gibson Sr. | |
| 1935 | Born to Gambleas Strickland - Cora's Father (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | Shadows of the Orientas Judge Avery | |
| 1935 | Mary Jane's Paas Chief Bailey | |
| 1935 | Party Wireas Thomas P. Sherman | |
| 1935 | The Nut Farmas Bob Bent, Helen's Husband | |
| 1935 | Death Flies Eastas Wallace P. Burroughs | |
| 1935 | Carnivalas Mr. Lawson | |
| 1935 | Bordertownas Judge Rufus Barnswell | |
| 1935 | The Best Man Winsas Chief of Police | |
| 1934 | Romance in Manhattanas Judge | |
| 1934 | You Bring the Ducksas Governor | |
| 1934 | I Am a Thiefas Auctioneer | |
| 1934 | You Said a Hatful!as Anderson | |
| 1934 | Crimson Romanceas John Fleming | |
| 1934 | Take the Standas Mr. Nevin | |
| 1934 | Fifteen Wivesas Dist. Atty. Kerry | |
| 1934 | The Old-Fashioned Wayas Mr. Livingston (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | It Happened One Dayas A.L. Boyd | |
| 1934 | Are We Civilized?as Dr. Leonard Gear | |
| 1934 | Manhattan Melodramaas Speaker of Assembly (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | Whirlpoolas Editor | |
| 1934 | The House of Rothschildas Prussian Officer | |
| 1934 | Madame Spyas Pahlke | |
| 1934 | Belovedas Henry Burrows | |
| 1934 | The Big Shakedownas Digitalis Doctor (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | The World Changesas Mr. Morley, a Banker | |
| 1933 | Only Yesterdayas Mr. Lane | |
| 1933 | Hold the Pressas Bishop | |
| 1933 | The Boweryas Ivan Rummel | |
| 1933 | Ladies Must Loveas Herman Nussbauer | |
| 1933 | One Man's Journeyas John Radford | |
| 1933 | Before Dawnas Chief of Detectives John F. O'Hara | |
| 1933 | Emergency Callas Dr. Schwarz | |
| 1933 | Storm at Daybreakas Counselor Velasch (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | Tomorrow at Sevenas Asa Marsden | |
| 1933 | The Story of Temple Drakeas District Attorney (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | Bondageas Judge (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | Gabriel Over the White Houseas German Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | Pick-upas The Warden | |
| 1933 | Employees' Entranceas Board of Directors Member #5 (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | You Said a Mouthfulas Armstrong (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Call Her Savageas Doctor Treating Crosby (Uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Hot Saturdayas Mr. Randolph | |
| 1932 | Hell's Highwayas William Billings | |
| 1932 | A Successful Calamityas President of the United States | |
| 1932 | Two Against the Worldas District Attorney Howard Mills | |
| 1932 | Blondie of the Folliesas Doctor Attending Pa (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Madame Racketeeras J. Harrington Hagney | |
| 1932 | Skyscraper Soulsas Brewster's Associate (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Make Me a Staras Henshaw | |
| 1932 | Attorney for the Defenseas Managing Editor | |
| 1932 | State's Attorneyas Mr. Ulrich | |
| 1932 | The Woman in Room 13as | |
| 1932 | When a Feller Needs a Friendas Doctor | |
| 1932 | Symphony of Six Millionas Conferring Doctor | |
| 1932 | The World and the Fleshas Banker | |
| 1932 | The Famous Ferguson Caseas Mr. Brooks | |
| 1932 | It's Tough to Be Famousas S.J. Boynton | |
| 1932 | The Heart of New Yorkas Otto | |
| 1932 | Shopwornas Forbes | |
| 1932 | The Impatient Maidenas Dr. Wilcox | |
| 1932 | The Man Who Played Godas Appleby - the Lip Reader | |
| 1932 | The Menaceas Dr. Horgenson | |
| 1932 | High Pressureas Mr. Hackett | |
| 1932 | The Woman from Monte Carloas Dr. Rabeouf | |
| 1931 | Sookyas Krausmyer | |
| 1931 | Way Back Homeas Wobbling Duffy | |
| 1931 | Men in Her Lifeas Blake | |
| 1931 | The Yellow Ticketas British Embassy Butler | |
| 1931 | Wickedas Judge Edwin Luther | |
| 1931 | Sidewalks of New Yorkas Judge | |
| 1931 | Five Star Finalas Bernard Hinchecliffe | |
| 1931 | The Road to Renoas Mr. Ash | |
| 1931 | Huckleberry Finnas The King | |
| 1931 | The Bargainas G.T. Warren | |
| 1931 | Big Business Girlas Walter T. Morley | |
| 1931 | Quick Millionsas Police Detective Capp (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | Misbehaving Ladiesas Mayor Twitchell | |
| 1931 | The Finger Pointsas Managing Editor Ellis Wheeler | |
| 1931 | Inspirationas M. Vignaud | |
| 1931 | Helping Grandmaas Mr. Pennypacker | |
| 1930 | The Right to Loveas William Kellogg | |
| 1930 | Abraham Lincolnas Secretary of War Stanton | |
| 1930 | The Virtuous Sinas Ivanoff | |
| 1930 | Du Barry, Woman of Passionas Bit role | |
| 1930 | Liliomas Stefen Kadar | |
| 1930 | Man Troubleas Eddie | |
| 1930 | Conspiracyas Tourist Husband (uncredited) | |
| 1930 | Our Blushing Bridesas Floorwalker (uncredited) | |
| 1930 | Wild Companyas Prosecuting Attorney | |
| 1930 | The Texanas Abner Thacker | |
| 1930 | Street of Chanceas Bartender (uncredited) | |
| 1929 | Half Way to Heavenas Circus Manager | |
| 1929 | It's a Great Lifeas Bit Role | |
| 1929 | Marianneas Major Russart (uncredited) | |
| 1929 | Smiling Irish Eyesas Max North | |
| 1929 | Not Quite Decentas Canfield | |
| 1929 | True Heavenas German General | |
| 1928 | Romance of the Underworldas Champagne Joe | |
| 1928 | The Valley Of Hunted Menas Dan Phillips | |
| 1928 | The Heart of Broadwayas Dave Richards | |
| 1926 | The Last Alarmas | |
| 1926 | Perils of the Coast Guardas Carlton Aldridge | |
| 1925 | The Sporting Chanceas |
