Oscar Apfel

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

130

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

  • Skyscraper Souls

    Skyscraper Souls

  • Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln

  • Shadows of the Orient

    Shadows of the Orient

  • White Lies

    White Lies

  • The Soldier and the Lady

    The Soldier and the Lady

  • The Big Shakedown

    The Big Shakedown

  • State's Attorney

    State's Attorney

  • The Heart of New York

    The Heart of New York

  • Man on the Flying Trapeze

    Man on the Flying Trapeze

  • The Old-Fashioned Way

    The Old-Fashioned Way

  • Man Trouble

    Man Trouble

  • Attorney for the Defense

    Attorney for the Defense

  • Bordertown

    Bordertown

  • The Bargain

    The Bargain

  • Half Way to Heaven

    Half Way to Heaven

  • The Story of Temple Drake

    The Story of Temple Drake

  • The Best Man Wins

    The Best Man Wins

  • Crimson Romance

    Crimson Romance

  • One Man's Journey

    One Man's Journey

  • Way Back Home

    Way Back Home

  • The Right to Love

    The Right to Love

  • The Valley Of Hunted Men

    The Valley Of Hunted Men

  • And Sudden Death

    And Sudden Death

  • Madame Racketeer

    Madame Racketeer

  • Gabriel Over the White House

    Gabriel Over the White House

  • The Finger Points

    The Finger Points

  • 36 Hours to Kill

    36 Hours to Kill

  • The Virtuous Sin

    The Virtuous Sin

  • Hollywood Boulevard

    Hollywood Boulevard

  • High Pressure

    High Pressure

  • The Woman from Monte Carlo

    The Woman from Monte Carlo

  • Party Wire

    Party Wire

  • It's Tough to Be Famous

    It's Tough to Be Famous

  • The Texan

    The Texan

  • Make Me a Star

    Make Me a Star

  • Liliom

    Liliom

  • Jim Hanvey, Detective

    Jim Hanvey, Detective

  • Emergency Call

    Emergency Call

  • Street of Chance

    Street of Chance

  • Storm at Daybreak

    Storm at Daybreak

  • Tomorrow at Seven

    Tomorrow at Seven

  • Are We Civilized?

    Are We Civilized?

  • Beloved

    Beloved

  • Helping Grandma

    Helping Grandma

  • Wicked

    Wicked

  • Trouble in Morocco

    Trouble in Morocco

  • Another Face

    Another Face

  • The Bowery

    The Bowery

  • The Bridge of Sighs

    The Bridge of Sighs

  • Misbehaving Ladies

    Misbehaving Ladies

  • The Man Who Played God

    The Man Who Played God

  • O'Shaughnessy's Boy

    O'Shaughnessy's Boy

  • A Successful Calamity

    A Successful Calamity

  • The Toast of New York

    The Toast of New York

  • The Woman in Room 13

    The Woman in Room 13

  • It's a Great Life

    It's a Great Life

  • The Impatient Maiden

    The Impatient Maiden

  • Inspiration

    Inspiration

  • Smiling Irish Eyes

    Smiling Irish Eyes

  • Every Saturday Night

    Every Saturday Night

  • Quick Millions

    Quick Millions

  • Symphony of Six Million

    Symphony of Six Million

  • Carnival

    Carnival

  • Wild Company

    Wild Company

  • His Night Out

    His Night Out

  • The Yellow Ticket

    The Yellow Ticket

  • I Dream Too Much

    I Dream Too Much

  • Fifty Roads to Town

    Fifty Roads to Town

  • The Perfect Tribute

    The Perfect Tribute

  • Only Yesterday

    Only Yesterday

  • Madame Spy

    Madame Spy

  • Mary Jane's Pa

    Mary Jane's Pa

  • Employees' Entrance

    Employees' Entrance

  • Manhattan Melodrama

    Manhattan Melodrama

  • Romance of the Underworld

    Romance of the Underworld

  • Sooky

    Sooky

  • Take the Stand

    Take the Stand

  • The Menace

    The Menace

  • That Girl from Paris

    That Girl from Paris

  • The Plot Thickens

    The Plot Thickens

  • Whirlpool

    Whirlpool

  • Born to Gamble

    Born to Gamble

  • Sutter's Gold

    Sutter's Gold

  • Hell's Highway

    Hell's Highway

  • The House of Rothschild

    The House of Rothschild

  • The Calling of Dan Matthews

    The Calling of Dan Matthews

  • You Said a Hatful!

    You Said a Hatful!

  • Fifteen Wives

    Fifteen Wives

  • Two Against the World

    Two Against the World

  • Bondage

    Bondage

  • Marianne

    Marianne

  • Romance in Manhattan

    Romance in Manhattan

  • Page Miss Glory

    Page Miss Glory

  • You Said a Mouthful

    You Said a Mouthful

  • Five Star Final

    Five Star Final

  • Not Quite Decent

    Not Quite Decent

  • Pick-up

    Pick-up

  • Hot Saturday

    Hot Saturday

  • Murder at Glen Athol

    Murder at Glen Athol

  • I Am a Thief

    I Am a Thief

  • Men in Her Life

    Men in Her Life

  • Call Her Savage

    Call Her Savage

  • It Happened One Day

    It Happened One Day

  • Before Dawn

    Before Dawn

  • Du Barry, Woman of Passion

    Du Barry, Woman of Passion

  • Shopworn

    Shopworn

  • The Road to Reno

    The Road to Reno

  • Angel of Mercy

    Angel of Mercy

  • Crack-Up

    Crack-Up

  • The Nut Farm

    The Nut Farm

  • Our Blushing Brides

    Our Blushing Brides

  • Bulldog Edition

    Bulldog Edition

  • Cappy Ricks Returns

    Cappy Ricks Returns

  • The World and the Flesh

    The World and the Flesh

  • Sidewalks of New York

    Sidewalks of New York

  • Rainbow's End

    Rainbow's End

  • True Heaven

    True Heaven

  • Big Business Girl

    Big Business Girl

  • The Last Alarm

    The Last Alarm

  • When a Feller Needs a Friend

    When a Feller Needs a Friend

  • Blondie of the Follies

    Blondie of the Follies

  • Conspiracy

    Conspiracy

  • Death Flies East

    Death Flies East

  • Huckleberry Finn

    Huckleberry Finn

  • The Fire-Trap

    The Fire-Trap

  • The Famous Ferguson Case

    The Famous Ferguson Case

  • We Who Are About to Die

    We Who Are About to Die

  • Back to Nature

    Back to Nature

  • Hold the Press

    Hold the Press

  • You Bring the Ducks

    You Bring the Ducks