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Oscar Apfel

Known For
Acting
Born
January 16, 1878 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died
March 21, 1938
Active Years
1921–1939 (19 Years)
Total Credits
216 credits in database
Acting Born Jan 16, 1878 Died Mar 21, 1938 Cleveland, Ohio, USA 216 credits
216
Total Credits
1921–1939
19 Years Career Span
9
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Oscar Apfel works in acting. Born January 16, 1878 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Died March 21, 1938. Archytele tracks 216 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.

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Known for

This World Can't Tear Me Down

as Taggart

The Hunting Wives

as Dr. H.J. Buler (uncredited)

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

as R.A. Rawson

The Peasants

as Board of Directors Member #5 (uncredited)

Largo Winch

as Doctor Attending Pa (uncredited)

Jesus & Josefine

as Bernard Hinchecliffe
Film

Abraham Lincoln

as Secretary of War Stanton

Ryan Trahan: 50 States in 50 Days

as Prosecuting Attorney
Film

Bulldog Drummond

1922

Frequent co-stars

Walter Huston 1 shared title
Una Merkel 1 shared title
William L. Thorne 1 shared title
Lucille La Verne 1 shared title
Helen Freeman 1 shared title
Otto Hoffman 1 shared title
Edgar Dearing 1 shared title
Russell Simpson 1 shared title
Charles Crockett 1 shared title
Kay Hammond 1 shared title

Career timeline

Angel of Mercy
The Toast of New YorkWe Who Are About to DieJim Hanvey, DetectiveThe Soldier and the LadyFifty Roads to Town
Murder at Glen AtholCrack-Up36 Hours to KillThe Bridge of SighsThat Girl from Paris
BordertownI Dream Too MuchO'Shaughnessy's BoyMan on the Flying TrapezeThe Best Man Wins
Manhattan MelodramaThe House of RothschildMadame SpyI Am a ThiefAre We Civilized?
Before DawnPick-upThe World ChangesThe Story of Temple DrakeOnly Yesterday
ShopwornYou Said a MouthfulBlondie of the FolliesCall Her SavageThe Man Who Played God
Big Business GirlWay Back HomeMen in Her LifeFive Star FinalThe Yellow Ticket
Abraham LincolnThe Virtuous SinOur Blushing BridesThe TexanDu Barry, Woman of Passion
MarianneHalf Way to HeavenIt's a Great LifeNot Quite DecentTrue Heaven
The Heart of BroadwayThe Valley Of Hunted MenRomance of the Underworld
Code of the Cow Country · DirectorRace Wild · DirectorWhen Seconds Count · Director
The Call of the Klondike · DirectorPerils of the Coast GuardPerils of the Coast Guard · DirectorSomebody's Mother · DirectorSomebody's Mother · Writer
The Thoroughbred · DirectorThe Sporting ChanceThe Sporting Chance · DirectorBorrowed Finery · Director
The Trail of the Law · DirectorThe Heart Bandit · Director
In Search of a Thrill · DirectorThe Lion's Mouse · DirectorThe Social Code · Director
The Man Who Paid · DirectorThe Wolf's Fangs · DirectorThe Wolf's Fangs · ProducerBulldog Drummond · Director
Ten Nights in a Bar Room · Director
Phil-for-Short · ProducerPhil-for-Short · DirectorMe and Captain Kidd · DirectorMe and Captain Kidd · ProducerMandarin's Gold · Director
The Grouch · DirectorThe Turn of a Card · DirectorTinsel · Director
A Man's Man · DirectorThe Price of Her Soul · DirectorThe Hidden Children · DirectorThe Hidden Children · Writer
The Battle of Hearts · DirectorThe Battle of Hearts · WriterThe Battle of Hearts · ProducerThe Man from Bitter Roots · DirectorThe Man from Bitter Roots · Writer
Peer Gynt · DirectorPeer Gynt · WriterA Soldier's Oath · DirectorA Soldier's Oath · WriterSnobs · Director
The Squaw Man · WriterThe Squaw Man · DirectorThe Call of the North · DirectorA Leech of Industry · DirectorThe Man on the Box · Director
The Bells · Director
The Passer-by · DirectorThirty Days at Hard Labor · Director
The Awakening of John Bond · DirectorAida · Director

Full Filmography

216 titles
  • Angel of Mercy (1939) as Red Cross Representative (uncredited)
  • The Toast of New York (1937) as Wallack (uncredited)
  • We Who Are About to Die (1937) as Mr. Armitage (uncredited)
  • Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937) as Lambert
  • The Soldier and the Lady (1937) as Tsar's General (Uncredited)
  • Fifty Roads to Town (1937) as Smorgen
  • Trouble in Morocco (1937) as DeRouget
  • Murder at Glen Athol (1936) as Reuben Marshall
  • Advertisement
  • Crack-Up (1936) as Alfred Knuxton
  • 36 Hours to Kill (1936) as Man in Wash Room
  • The Bridge of Sighs (1936) as Judge 'Teddy' Blaisdell
  • That Girl from Paris (1936) as Judge at Second Wedding (uncredited)
  • Sutter's Gold (1936) as Bartender
  • Bulldog Edition (1936) as Taggart
  • The Plot Thickens (1936) as Robbins
  • Hollywood Boulevard (1936) as Dr. Inslow
  • And Sudden Death (1936) as Defense Counsel
  • Back to Nature (1936) as Hotel Manager
  • Every Saturday Night (1936) as Mr. Dayton
  • Bordertown (1935) as Judge Rufus Barnswell
  • I Dream Too Much (1935) as Cafe Owner (uncredited)
  • O'Shaughnessy's Boy (1935) as Attorney
  • Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935) as President Malloy
  • The Best Man Wins (1935) as Chief of Police
  • The Calling of Dan Matthews (1935) as District Attorney (uncredited)
  • His Night Out (1935) as Dr. Kraft
  • Carnival (1935) as Mr. Lawson
  • Another Face (1935) as Dr. H.J. Buler (uncredited)
  • Page Miss Glory (1935) as Tailor (uncredited)
  • Mary Jane's Pa (1935) as Chief Bailey
  • Party Wire (1935) as Thomas P. Sherman
  • Shadows of the Orient (1935) as Judge Avery
  • The Perfect Tribute (1935) as Stratton (uncredited)
  • Rainbow's End (1935) as Neil Gibson Sr.
  • Cappy Ricks Returns (1935) as T. Osgood Blake
  • Born to Gamble (1935) as Strickland - Cora's Father (uncredited)
  • The Nut Farm (1935) as Bob Bent, Helen's Husband
  • Death Flies East (1935) as Wallace P. Burroughs
  • White Lies (1935) as Hunter (uncredited)
  • The Fire-Trap (1935) as R.A. Rawson
  • Manhattan Melodrama (1934) as Speaker of Assembly (uncredited)
  • The House of Rothschild (1934) as Prussian Officer
  • Madame Spy (1934) as Pahlke
  • I Am a Thief (1934) as Auctioneer
  • Are We Civilized? (1934) as Dr. Leonard Gear
  • Whirlpool (1934) as Editor
  • The Big Shakedown (1934) as Digitalis Doctor (uncredited)
  • The Old-Fashioned Way (1934) as Mr. Livingston (uncredited)
  • Take the Stand (1934) as Mr. Nevin
  • Crimson Romance (1934) as John Fleming
  • Romance in Manhattan (1934) as Judge
  • Beloved (1934) as Henry Burrows
  • You Said a Hatful! (1934) as Anderson
  • You Bring the Ducks (1934) as Governor
  • It Happened One Day (1934) as A.L. Boyd
  • Fifteen Wives (1934) as Dist. Atty. Kerry
  • Before Dawn (1933) as Chief of Detectives John F. O'Hara
  • Pick-up (1933) as The Warden
  • The World Changes (1933) as Mr. Morley, a Banker
  • The Story of Temple Drake (1933) as District Attorney (uncredited)
  • Only Yesterday (1933) as Mr. Lane
  • Gabriel Over the White House (1933) as German Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited)
  • Employees' Entrance (1933) as Board of Directors Member #5 (uncredited)
  • The Bowery (1933) as Ivan Rummel
  • One Man's Journey (1933) as John Radford
  • Bondage (1933) as Judge (uncredited)
  • Emergency Call (1933) as Dr. Schwarz
  • Storm at Daybreak (1933) as Counselor Velasch (uncredited)
  • Tugboat Annie (1933) as Reynolds (uncredited)
  • Ladies Must Love (1933) as Herman Nussbauer
  • Hold the Press (1933) as Bishop
  • Tomorrow at Seven (1933) as Asa Marsden
  • Shopworn (1932) as Judge Forbes
  • You Said a Mouthful (1932) as Armstrong (uncredited)
  • Blondie of the Follies (1932) as Doctor Attending Pa (uncredited)
  • Call Her Savage (1932) as Doctor Treating Crosby (Uncredited)
  • The Man Who Played God (1932) as Appleby - the Lip Reader
  • Make Me a Star (1932) as Henshaw
  • Skyscraper Souls (1932) as Brewster's Associate (uncredited)
  • The Woman from Monte Carlo (1932) as Dr. Rabeouf
  • The Famous Ferguson Case (1932) as Mr. Brooks
  • Symphony of Six Million (1932) as Conferring Doctor
  • State's Attorney (1932) as Mr. Ulrich
  • A Successful Calamity (1932) as President of the United States
  • Hell's Highway (1932) as William Billings
  • It's Tough to Be Famous (1932) as S.J. Boynton
  • Attorney for the Defense (1932) as Managing Editor
  • Hot Saturday (1932) as Mr. Randolph
  • The Heart of New York (1932) as Otto
  • The World and the Flesh (1932) as Banker
  • The Woman in Room 13 (1932)
  • High Pressure (1932) as Mr. Hackett
  • Two Against the World (1932) as District Attorney Howard Mills
  • The Menace (1932) as Dr. Horgenson
  • The Impatient Maiden (1932) as Dr. Wilcox
  • Madame Racketeer (1932) as J. Harrington Hagney
  • When a Feller Needs a Friend (1932) as Doctor
  • Big Business Girl (1931) as Walter T. Morley
  • Way Back Home (1931) as Wobbling Duffy
  • Men in Her Life (1931) as Blake
  • Five Star Final (1931) as Bernard Hinchecliffe
  • The Yellow Ticket (1931) as British Embassy Butler
  • Inspiration (1931) as M. Vignaud
  • The Road to Reno (1931) as Mr. Ash
  • Sidewalks of New York (1931) as Judge
  • The Finger Points (1931) as Managing Editor Ellis Wheeler
  • Quick Millions (1931) as Police Detective Capp (uncredited)
  • Wicked (1931) as Judge Edwin Luther
  • Misbehaving Ladies (1931) as Mayor Twitchell
  • Huckleberry Finn (1931) as The King
  • Helping Grandma (1931) as Mr. Pennypacker
  • Sooky (1931) as Krausmyer
  • The Bargain (1931) as G.T. Warren
  • Abraham Lincoln (1930) as Secretary of War Stanton
  • The Virtuous Sin (1930) as Ivanoff
  • Our Blushing Brides (1930) as Floorwalker (uncredited)
  • The Texan (1930) as Abner Thacker
  • Du Barry, Woman of Passion (1930) as Bit role
  • Liliom (1930) as Stefen Kadar
  • The Right to Love (1930) as William Kellogg
  • Street of Chance (1930) as Bartender (uncredited)
  • Conspiracy (1930) as Tourist Husband (uncredited)
  • Man Trouble (1930) as Eddie
  • Wild Company (1930) as Prosecuting Attorney
  • Marianne (1929) as Major Russart (uncredited)
  • Half Way to Heaven (1929) as Circus Manager
  • It's a Great Life (1929) as Bit Role
  • Not Quite Decent (1929) as Canfield
  • True Heaven (1929) as German General
  • Smiling Irish Eyes (1929) as Max North
  • The Heart of Broadway (1928) as Dave Richards
  • The Valley Of Hunted Men (1928) as Dan Phillips
  • Romance of the Underworld (1928) as Champagne Joe
  • Code of the Cow Country (1927) Director
  • Race Wild (1927) Director
  • When Seconds Count (1927) Director
  • The Call of the Klondike (1926) Director
  • Perils of the Coast Guard (1926) as Carlton Aldridge
  • Perils of the Coast Guard (1926) Director
  • Somebody's Mother (1926) Director
  • Somebody's Mother (1926) Writer
  • The Midnight Limited (1926) Director
  • The Last Alarm (1926)
  • The Last Alarm (1926) Director
  • The Thoroughbred (1925) Director
  • The Sporting Chance (1925)
  • The Sporting Chance (1925) Director
  • Borrowed Finery (1925) Director
  • The Trail of the Law (1924) Director
  • The Heart Bandit (1924) Director
  • In Search of a Thrill (1923) Director
  • The Lion's Mouse (1923) Director
  • The Social Code (1923) Director
  • The Man Who Paid (1922) Director
  • The Wolf's Fangs (1922) Director
  • The Wolf's Fangs (1922) Producer
  • Bulldog Drummond (1922) Director
  • Ten Nights in a Bar Room (1921) Director
  • Phil-for-Short (1919) Producer
  • Phil-for-Short (1919) Director
  • Me and Captain Kidd (1919) Director
  • Me and Captain Kidd (1919) Producer
  • Mandarin's Gold (1919) Director
  • Bringing Up Betty (1919) Director
  • The Steel King (1919) Director
  • The Steel King (1919) Producer
  • The Little Intruder (1919) Director
  • Auction of Souls (1919) Director
  • An Amateur Widow (1919) Director
  • The Rough Neck (1919) Director
  • The Oakdale Affair (1919) Director
  • The Oakdale Affair (1919) Producer
  • The Grouch (1918) Director
  • The Turn of a Card (1918) Director
  • Tinsel (1918) Director
  • A Man's Man (1917) Director
  • The Price of Her Soul (1917) Director
  • The Hidden Children (1917) Director
  • The Hidden Children (1917) Writer
  • The Battle of Hearts (1916) Director
  • The Battle of Hearts (1916) Writer
  • The Battle of Hearts (1916) Producer
  • The Man from Bitter Roots (1916) Director
  • The Man from Bitter Roots (1916) Writer
  • Fires of Conscience (1916) Director
  • Peer Gynt (1915) Director
  • Peer Gynt (1915) Writer
  • A Soldier's Oath (1915) Director
  • A Soldier's Oath (1915) Writer
  • Snobs (1915) Director
  • The Rug Maker's Daughter (1915) Director
  • The Wild Olive (1915) Director
  • The Little Gypsy (1915) Director
  • After Five (1915) Director
  • Kilmeny (1915) Director
  • The Squaw Man (1914) Writer
  • The Squaw Man (1914) Director
  • The Call of the North (1914) Director
  • A Leech of Industry (1914) Director
  • The Man on the Box (1914) Director
  • In the Mesh of Her Hair (1914) Director
  • The Only Son (1914) Director
  • The Making of Bobby Burnit (1914) Director
  • Cameo Kirby (1914) Director
  • Brewster's Millions (1914) Director
  • The Master Mind (1914) Director
  • Ready Money (1914) Director
  • The Ghost Breaker (1914) Director
  • The Ghost Breaker (1914) Writer
  • The Circus Man (1914) Director
  • The Last Volunteer (1914) Director
  • The Bells (1913) Director
  • The Passer-by (1912) Director
  • Thirty Days at Hard Labor (1912) Director
  • The Awakening of John Bond (1911) Director
  • Aida (1911) Director

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Oscar Apfel best known for?

Oscar Apfel is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including This World Can't Tear Me Down (2023), The Hunting Wives (2025), A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (2026), The Peasants (1972).

When and where was Oscar Apfel born?

Oscar Apfel was born on January 16, 1878 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. They passed away on March 21, 1938.

How many credits does Oscar Apfel have?

Oscar Apfel has accumulated over 216 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1921 to 1939.

What is Oscar Apfel's background in cinema and television?

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 ...

Oscar Apfel by the numbers

216credits
216films
0TV series
1911–1939active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Full filmography (216) Born on January 16 In memoriam 1938

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