Oscar Apfel

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

134

Gender

Male

Birthday

1878-01-16

Day of death

1938-03-21 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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 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.

Known For

  • Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln

  • Skyscraper Souls

    Skyscraper Souls

  • Misbehaving Ladies

    Misbehaving Ladies

  • Pick-up

    Pick-up

  • Emergency Call

    Emergency Call

  • The Texan

    The Texan

  • Another Face

    Another Face

  • Madame Racketeer

    Madame Racketeer

  • Fifteen Wives

    Fifteen Wives

  • Liliom

    Liliom

  • Bordertown

    Bordertown

  • White Lies

    White Lies

  • High Pressure

    High Pressure

  • Inspiration

    Inspiration

  • Crimson Romance

    Crimson Romance

  • Hollywood Boulevard

    Hollywood Boulevard

  • Wicked

    Wicked

  • Quick Millions

    Quick Millions

  • Crack-Up

    Crack-Up

  • Manhattan Melodrama

    Manhattan Melodrama

  • Helping Grandma

    Helping Grandma

  • The Bowery

    The Bowery

  • The Best Man Wins

    The Best Man Wins

  • The Bargain

    The Bargain

  • Hot Saturday

    Hot Saturday

  • Only Yesterday

    Only Yesterday

  • Madame Spy

    Madame Spy

  • Man Trouble

    Man Trouble

  • The Soldier and the Lady

    The Soldier and the Lady

  • Marianne

    Marianne

  • Beloved

    Beloved

  • Before Dawn

    Before Dawn

  • Attorney for the Defense

    Attorney for the Defense

  • Carnival

    Carnival

  • Party Wire

    Party Wire

  • The Woman from Monte Carlo

    The Woman from Monte Carlo

  • The Menace

    The Menace

  • Bondage

    Bondage

  • The Plot Thickens

    The Plot Thickens

  • Make Me a Star

    Make Me a Star

  • Bulldog Edition

    Bulldog Edition

  • The Finger Points

    The Finger Points

  • Way Back Home

    Way Back Home

  • A Successful Calamity

    A Successful Calamity

  • The Man Who Played God

    The Man Who Played God

  • The Story of Temple Drake

    The Story of Temple Drake

  • That Girl from Paris

    That Girl from Paris

  • The Calling of Dan Matthews

    The Calling of Dan Matthews

  • Every Saturday Night

    Every Saturday Night

  • The Heart of New York

    The Heart of New York

  • Shopworn

    Shopworn

  • Storm at Daybreak

    Storm at Daybreak

  • The Old-Fashioned Way

    The Old-Fashioned Way

  • Wild Company

    Wild Company

  • Jim Hanvey, Detective

    Jim Hanvey, Detective

  • The Toast of New York

    The Toast of New York

  • I Am a Thief

    I Am a Thief

  • Two Against the World

    Two Against the World

  • Street of Chance

    Street of Chance

  • One Man's Journey

    One Man's Journey

  • Half Way to Heaven

    Half Way to Heaven

  • The House of Rothschild

    The House of Rothschild

  • I Dream Too Much

    I Dream Too Much

  • You Said a Mouthful

    You Said a Mouthful

  • The Right to Love

    The Right to Love

  • The Perfect Tribute

    The Perfect Tribute

  • The Yellow Ticket

    The Yellow Ticket

  • Symphony of Six Million

    Symphony of Six Million

  • Romance in Manhattan

    Romance in Manhattan

  • O'Shaughnessy's Boy

    O'Shaughnessy's Boy

  • Gabriel Over the White House

    Gabriel Over the White House

  • The Big Shakedown

    The Big Shakedown

  • Shadows of the Orient

    Shadows of the Orient

  • Trouble in Morocco

    Trouble in Morocco

  • Page Miss Glory

    Page Miss Glory

  • Men in Her Life

    Men in Her Life

  • The Woman in Room 13

    The Woman in Room 13

  • Sooky

    Sooky

  • The Impatient Maiden

    The Impatient Maiden

  • 36 Hours to Kill

    36 Hours to Kill

  • Ladies Must Love

    Ladies Must Love

  • Romance of the Underworld

    Romance of the Underworld

  • The Virtuous Sin

    The Virtuous Sin

  • Du Barry, Woman of Passion

    Du Barry, Woman of Passion

  • Tomorrow at Seven

    Tomorrow at Seven

  • Smiling Irish Eyes

    Smiling Irish Eyes

  • Hell's Highway

    Hell's Highway

  • The Nut Farm

    The Nut Farm

  • Born to Gamble

    Born to Gamble

  • And Sudden Death

    And Sudden Death

  • Fifty Roads to Town

    Fifty Roads to Town

  • His Night Out

    His Night Out

  • Mary Jane's Pa

    Mary Jane's Pa

  • Sutter's Gold

    Sutter's Gold

  • Our Blushing Brides

    Our Blushing Brides

  • State's Attorney

    State's Attorney

  • Blondie of the Follies

    Blondie of the Follies

  • The Road to Reno

    The Road to Reno

  • You Said a Hatful!

    You Said a Hatful!

  • Angel of Mercy

    Angel of Mercy

  • Take the Stand

    Take the Stand

  • Not Quite Decent

    Not Quite Decent

  • Man on the Flying Trapeze

    Man on the Flying Trapeze

  • Call Her Savage

    Call Her Savage

  • The World and the Flesh

    The World and the Flesh

  • Big Business Girl

    Big Business Girl

  • The Sporting Chance

    The Sporting Chance

  • The World Changes

    The World Changes

  • Sidewalks of New York

    Sidewalks of New York

  • It's a Great Life

    It's a Great Life

  • The Last Alarm

    The Last Alarm

  • Murder at Glen Athol

    Murder at Glen Athol

  • Five Star Final

    Five Star Final

  • Rainbow's End

    Rainbow's End

  • Death Flies East

    Death Flies East

  • The Bridge of Sighs

    The Bridge of Sighs

  • It Happened One Day

    It Happened One Day

  • Employees' Entrance

    Employees' Entrance

  • It's Tough to Be Famous

    It's Tough to Be Famous

  • Huckleberry Finn

    Huckleberry Finn

  • The Famous Ferguson Case

    The Famous Ferguson Case

  • We Who Are About to Die

    We Who Are About to Die

  • You Bring the Ducks

    You Bring the Ducks

  • When a Feller Needs a Friend

    When a Feller Needs a Friend

  • Cappy Ricks Returns

    Cappy Ricks Returns

  • True Heaven

    True Heaven

  • Hold the Press

    Hold the Press

  • Back to Nature

    Back to Nature

  • Are We Civilized?

    Are We Civilized?

  • Conspiracy

    Conspiracy

  • Whirlpool

    Whirlpool

  • The Fire-Trap

    The Fire-Trap

  • The Valley Of Hunted Men

    The Valley Of Hunted Men

  • Perils of the Coast Guard

    Perils of the Coast Guard