About

Known credits:
179
Birthday:
1878-01-16
Place of birth:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Oscar Apfel

Overview

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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.

Known for

Acting
1939 Angel of Mercy Actor Red Cross Representative (uncredited) N/A
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1937 The Toast of New York Actor Wallack (uncredited) 58
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1937 Fifty Roads to Town Actor Smorgen N/A
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1937 The Soldier and the Lady Actor Tsar's General (Uncredited) 59
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1937 Jim Hanvey, Detective Actor Lambert 59
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1937 Trouble in Morocco Actor DeRouget 59
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1937 We Who Are About to Die Actor Mr. Armitage (uncredited) 59
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1936 That Girl from Paris Actor Judge at Second Wedding (uncredited) 58
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1936 Crack-Up Actor Alfred Knuxton 58
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1936 The Plot Thickens Actor H. G. Robbins 58
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1936 Bulldog Edition Actor Taggart 58
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1936 Hollywood Boulevard Actor Dr. Inslow 58
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1936 Back to Nature Actor Hotel Manager N/A
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1936 36 Hours to Kill Actor Man in Wash Room 59
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1936 And Sudden Death Actor Defense Counsel N/A
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1936 Every Saturday Night Actor Mr. Dayton N/A
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1936 Sutter's Gold Actor Bartender N/A
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1936 Murder at Glen Athol Actor Reuben Marshall 59
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1936 The Bridge of Sighs Actor Judge 'Teddy' Blaisdell 59
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1935 Another Face Actor Dr. H.J. Buler (uncredited) 58
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1935 The Calling of Dan Matthews Actor District Attorney (uncredited) 58
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1935 I Dream Too Much Actor Cafe Owner (uncredited) 58
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1935 The Fire-Trap Actor R.A. Rawson 59
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1935 His Night Out Actor Dr. Kraft N/A
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1935 O'Shaughnessy's Boy Actor Attorney 58
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1935 Cappy Ricks Returns Actor T. Osgood Blake 58
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1935 Page Miss Glory Actor Tailor (uncredited) 58
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1935 The Perfect Tribute Actor Stratton (uncredited) N/A
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1935 Man on the Flying Trapeze Actor President Malloy 58
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1935 Rainbow's End Actor Neil Gibson Sr. 58
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1935 Born to Gamble Actor Strickland - Cora's Father (uncredited) 58
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1935 Shadows of the Orient Actor Judge Avery 58
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1935 Party Wire Actor Thomas P. Sherman 58
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1935 Mary Jane's Pa Actor Chief Bailey 59
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1935 The Nut Farm Actor Bob Bent, Helen's Husband 59
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1935 Death Flies East Actor Wallace P. Burroughs 59
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1935 Carnival Actor Mr. Lawson N/A
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1935 Bordertown Actor Judge Rufus Barnswell 58
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1935 The Best Man Wins Actor Chief of Police 58
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1935 Romance in Manhattan Actor Judge 59
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1934 You Bring the Ducks Actor Governor N/A
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1934 I Am a Thief Actor Auctioneer 59
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1934 You Said a Hatful! Actor Anderson N/A
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1934 Crimson Romance Actor John Fleming 59
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1934 Take the Stand Actor Mr. Nevin 58
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1934 Fifteen Wives Actor Dist. Atty. Kerry 58
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1934 The Old-Fashioned Way Actor Mr. Livingston (uncredited) 59
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1934 It Happened One Day Actor A.L. Boyd N/A
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1934 Are We Civilized? Actor Dr. Leonard Gear 59
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1934 Manhattan Melodrama Actor Speaker of Assembly (uncredited) 60
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1934 Whirlpool Actor Newspaper Editor 58
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1934 The House of Rothschild Actor Prussian Officer 58
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1934 Madame Spy Actor Pahlke 58
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1934 Beloved Actor Henry Burrows N/A
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1934 The Big Shakedown Actor Digitalis Doctor (uncredited) 58
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1933 Only Yesterday Actor Mr. Lane 58
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1933 Hold the Press Actor Bishop N/A
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1933 The Bowery Actor Ivan Rummel 58
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1933 One Man's Journey Actor John Radford 59
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1933 Before Dawn Actor Chief of Detectives John F. O'Hara 59
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1933 Emergency Call Actor Dr. Schwarz 59
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1933 Storm at Daybreak Actor Counselor Velasch (uncredited) 58
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1933 Tomorrow at Seven Actor Asa Marsden 58
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1933 The Story of Temple Drake Actor District Attorney (uncredited) 59
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1933 Bondage Actor Judge (uncredited) N/A
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1933 Gabriel Over the White House Actor German Delegate to Debt Conference (uncredited) 59
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1933 Pick-up Actor The Warden 58
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1933 Employees' Entrance Actor Board of Directors Member #5 (uncredited) 59
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1932 You Said a Mouthful Actor Armstrong (uncredited) 58
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1932 Call Her Savage Actor Doctor Treating Crosby (Uncredited) 58
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1932 Hot Saturday Actor Mr. Randolph 59
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1932 Hell's Highway Actor William Billings 58
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1932 A Successful Calamity Actor President of the United States 58
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1932 Two Against the World Actor District Attorney Howard Mills 58
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1932 Blondie of the Follies Actor Doctor Attending Pa (uncredited) 58
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1932 Madame Racketeer Actor J. Harrington Hagney 58
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1932 Skyscraper Souls Actor Brewster's Associate (uncredited) 58
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1932 Make Me a Star Actor Henshaw 58
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1932 Attorney for the Defense Actor Managing Editor 59
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1932 State's Attorney Actor Mr. Ulrich 58
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1932 The Woman in Room 13 Actor N/A
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1932 When a Feller Needs a Friend Actor Doctor 58
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1932 Symphony of Six Million Actor Conferring Doctor 58
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1932 The World and the Flesh Actor Banker 59
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1932 The Famous Ferguson Case Actor Mr. Brooks 59
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1932 It's Tough to Be Famous Actor S.J. Boynton 59
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1932 The Heart of New York Actor Otto 59
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1932 Shopworn Actor Forbes 58
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1932 The Impatient Maiden Actor Dr. Wilcox N/A
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1932 The Man Who Played God Actor Appleby - the Lip Reader 58
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1932 The Menace Actor Dr. Horgenson 58
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1932 High Pressure Actor Mr. Hackett 59
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1932 The Woman from Monte Carlo Actor Dr. Rabeouf 58
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1931 Sooky Actor Krausmyer 58
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1931 Way Back Home Actor Wobbling Duffy 58
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1931 Men in Her Life Actor Blake 59
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1931 The Yellow Ticket Actor British Embassy Butler 58
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1931 Wicked Actor Judge Edwin Luther N/A
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1931 Five Star Final Actor Bernard Hinchecliffe 59
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1931 Sidewalks of New York Actor Judge 58
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1931 The Road to Reno Actor Mr. Ash 58
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1931 Huckleberry Finn Actor The King 58
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1931 The Bargain Actor G.T. Warren N/A
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1931 Big Business Girl Actor Walter T. Morley 59
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1931 Quick Millions Actor Police Detective Capp (uncredited) 59
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1931 Misbehaving Ladies Actor Mayor Twitchell N/A
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1931 The Finger Points Actor Managing Editor Ellis Wheeler 58
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1931 Inspiration Actor M. Vignaud 58
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1931 Helping Grandma Actor Mr. Pennypacker 59
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1930 The Right to Love Actor William Kellogg 59
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1930 Abraham Lincoln Actor Secretary of War Stanton 58
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1930 The Virtuous Sin Actor Ivanoff 58
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1930 Du Barry, Woman of Passion Actor Bit role 58
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1930 Liliom Actor Stefen Kadar 59
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1930 Man Trouble Actor Eddie 59
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1930 Conspiracy Actor Tourist Husband (uncredited) 58
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1930 Our Blushing Brides Actor Floorwalker (uncredited) 58
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1930 Wild Company Actor Prosecuting Attorney 59
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1930 The Texan Actor Thacker 58
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1930 Street of Chance Actor Bartender (uncredited) 59
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1929 Half Way to Heaven Actor Circus Manager 58
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1929 It's a Great Life Actor Bit Role 58
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1929 Marianne Actor Major Russart (uncredited) 59
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1929 Smiling Irish Eyes Actor Max North N/A
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1929 Not Quite Decent Actor Canfield N/A
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1929 True Heaven Actor German General N/A
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1928 Romance of the Underworld Actor Champagne Joe 59
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1928 The Valley Of Hunted Men Actor Dan Phillips N/A
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1926 The Last Alarm Actor N/A
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Directing
1927 Code of the Cow Country Directing Director N/A
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1927 Race Wild Directing Director N/A
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1926 The Call of the Klondike Directing Director 59
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1926 The Last Alarm Directing Director N/A
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1926 The Midnight Limited Directing Director N/A
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1925 Borrowed Finery Directing Director N/A
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1924 The Trail of the Law Directing Director N/A
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1923 In Search of a Thrill Directing Director N/A
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1923 The Social Code Directing Director N/A
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1922 Bulldog Drummond Directing Director N/A
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1922 The Man Who Paid Directing Director N/A
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1921 Ten Nights in a Bar Room Directing Director N/A
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1919 Me and Captain Kidd Directing Director N/A
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1919 The Oakdale Affair Directing Director N/A
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1919 Bringing Up Betty Directing Director N/A
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1919 Phil-for-Short Directing Director 58
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1919 An Amateur Widow Directing Director N/A
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1919 Auction of Souls Directing Director 58
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1918 The Grouch Directing Director N/A
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1918 Tinsel Directing Director N/A
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1916 Fires of Conscience Directing Director N/A
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1915 Peer Gynt Directing Director N/A
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1915 Kilmeny Directing Director N/A
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1915 The Rug Maker's Daughter Directing Director N/A
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1915 Snobs Directing Director N/A
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1915 After Five Directing Director N/A
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1914 Cameo Kirby Directing Director N/A
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1914 The Ghost Breaker Directing Director N/A
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1914 The Circus Man Directing Director N/A
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1914 Ready Money Directing Director N/A
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1914 The Making of Bobby Burnit Directing Director N/A
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1914 The Last Volunteer Directing Director 58
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1914 The Call of the North Directing Director 58
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1914 The Man on the Box Directing Director N/A
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1914 The Only Son Directing Director N/A
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1914 Brewster's Millions Directing Director 58
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1914 A Leech of Industry Directing Director N/A
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1914 The Squaw Man Directing Director 58
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1914 In the Mesh of Her Hair Directing Director N/A
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1913 The Bells Directing Director N/A
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1912 The Passer-by Directing Director 58
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1912 Thirty Days at Hard Labor Directing Director 58
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1911 The Awakening of John Bond Directing Director N/A
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1911 Aida Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1915 Peer Gynt Writing Writer N/A
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1914 The Ghost Breaker Writing Writer N/A
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1914 The Squaw Man Writing Writer 58
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Production
1919 Me and Captain Kidd Production Producer N/A
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1919 The Oakdale Affair Production Producer N/A
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1919 Phil-for-Short Production Producer 58
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