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