Portrait of Oscar Apfel

Acting

Oscar Apfel

Career

Active from 1911 to 1939, busiest in 1914 with 14 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Impatient Maiden
The Impatient Maiden
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Oscar Apfel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Class Conflict 5
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • 1930s 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Simple Narrative 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Crime 2
  • Silent Film 2
  • Intriguing Plot 2
  • Moral Dilemma 2
  • Romance 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

198
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1930s

123 titles ยท average score 61
Angel of Mercy
Angel of Mercy (1939)

as Red Cross Representative (uncredited)

Rainbow's End
Rainbow's End (1935)

as Neil Gibson Sr.

Man on the Flying Trapeze
Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)
GoodWatch score 70

as President Malloy

The Perfect Tribute
The Perfect Tribute (1935)

as Stratton (uncredited)

The Fire-Trap
The Fire-Trap (1935)

as R.A. Rawson

You Said a Hatful!
You Said a Hatful! (1934)

as Anderson

It Happened One Day
It Happened One Day (1934)

as A.L. Boyd

Before Dawn
Before Dawn (1933)
GoodWatch score 49

as Chief of Detectives John F. O'Hara

The Bowery
The Bowery (1933)
GoodWatch score 54

as Ivan Rummel

Shopworn
Shopworn (1932)
GoodWatch score 59

as Judge Forbes

Big Business Girl
Big Business Girl (1931)
GoodWatch score 55

as Walter T. Morley

Sidewalks of New York
Sidewalks of New York (1931)
GoodWatch score 50

as Judge

1920s

29 titles ยท average score 58
It's a Great Life
It's a Great Life (1929)
GoodWatch score 54

as Bit Role

Half Way to Heaven
Half Way to Heaven (1929)

as Circus Manager

Romance of the Underworld
Romance of the Underworld (1928)

as Champagne Joe

The Midnight Limited
The Midnight Limited (1926)

Director

Perils of the Coast Guard
Perils of the Coast Guard (1926)

as Carlton Aldridge

The Last Alarm
The Last Alarm (1926)

Director

The Call of the Klondike
The Call of the Klondike (1926)

Director

The Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred (1925)

Director

The Heart Bandit
The Heart Bandit (1924)

Director

Bulldog Drummond
Bulldog Drummond (1922)

Director

The Man Who Paid
The Man Who Paid (1922)

Director

Ten Nights in a Bar Room
Ten Nights in a Bar Room (1921)

Director

1910s

46 titles ยท average score 58
Auction of Souls
Auction of Souls (1919)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Phil-for-Short
Phil-for-Short (1919)

Producer, Director

A Man's Man
A Man's Man (1917)

Director

Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt (1915)

Director, Writer

After Five
After Five (1915)

Director

The Squaw Man
The Squaw Man (1914)
GoodWatch score 46

Writer, Director

The Only Son
The Only Son (1914)

Director

The Last Volunteer
The Last Volunteer (1914)

Director

The Call of the North
The Call of the North (1914)

Director

Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions (1914)

Director

The Passer-by
The Passer-by (1912)

Director

Thirty Days at Hard Labor
Thirty Days at Hard Labor (1912)

Director