Director

Oscar Apfel

Acting

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Directed movies: 54Directed series: 0All crew credits: 55

TMDB ID: 128401

IMDb ID: nm0002177

Known for: Acting

Born: January 16, 1878

Died: March 21, 1938

Age: 60

Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1911 - 1939

Years active: 29

Average TMDB rating: 6.18

Wikidata: Q3356950

Also known as

Oscar C. Apfel

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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.