Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1878-01-16
Day of Death
1938-03-21
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.
Filmography (135)
Angel of Mercy
1939
The Toast of New York
1937
Fifty Roads to Town
1937
The Soldier and the Lady
1937
Jim Hanvey, Detective
1937
Trouble in Morocco
1937
We Who Are About to Die
1937
That Girl from Paris
1936
Crack-Up
1936
The Plot Thickens
1936
Bulldog Edition
1936
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
Back to Nature
1936
36 Hours to Kill
1936
