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Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

Birthday: 1878-01-17 | Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1937
Shadows of the Orient

as    Judge Avery

1936
The Bridge of Sighs

as    Judge 'Teddy' Blaisdell

1936
That Girl From Paris

as    Judge at Second Wedding (uncredited)

1935
Mary Jane's Pa

as    Chief Bailey

1935
Cappy Ricks Returns

as    T. Osgood Blake

1934
Fifteen Wives

as    Dist. Atty. Kerry

1934
Whirlpool

as    Newspaper Editor

1933
Tomorrow at Seven

as    Asa Marsden

1933
Storm at Daybreak

as    Counselor Velasch (uncredited)

1933
Pick Up

as    The Warden

1932
The Man Who Played God

as    Appleby - the Lip Reader

1932
The Menace

as    Dr. Horgenson

1932
Shopworn

as    Forbes

1932
The Famous Ferguson Case

as    Mr. Brooks

1932
High Pressure

as    Mr. Hackett

1932
Hell's Highway

as    William Billings

1931
Five Star Final

as    Bernard Hinchecliffe

1931
The Finger Points

as    Managing Editor Ellis Wheeler

1930
Man Trouble

as    Eddie

1930
The Texan

as    Thacker

1929
It's a Great Life

as    Bit Role

1929
Marianne

as    Major Russart (uncredited)