Frank Powell
Acting • Born 1887-05-08 – Died 1964-04-10
Biography
Frank Powell was a Canadian-born stage and silent film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter who worked predominantly in the United States. After getting his start acting in D.W. Griffith films, he cast Theda Bara in her breakout role in the 1915 release A Fool There Was. Powell would continue to direct Bara at Fox while she became an international star as the film industry's most popular vamp.
Filmography
38 credits
A Fool There Was
Movie • 1915
The Doctor
A Corner in Wheat
Movie • 1909
The Wheat King
The Mended Lute
Movie • 1909
Chief Great Elk Horn
The Son's Return
Movie • 1909
In Bank
Over Silent Paths
Movie • 1910
The Country Doctor
Movie • 1909
Doctor Harcourt
A Strange Meeting
Movie • 1909
A Thief
Nursing a Viper
Movie • 1909
The Viper
The Indian Runner's Romance
Movie • 1909
The Old Prospector
The Broken Locket
Movie • 1909
George Peabody
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
Movie • 1909
The Doctor
The Honor of Thieves
Movie • 1909
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
Movie • 1909
A Visiting Nobleman
Fools of Fate
Movie • 1909
Ed Hilton
The Rocky Road
Movie • 1910
Ben
In Old California
Movie • 1910
Governor Manuella
His Duty
Movie • 1909
Jack Allen
Tender Hearts
Movie • 1909
A Handsome Chap
In the Watches of the Night
Movie • 1909
Henry Brainhard
The Man
Movie • 1910
The Impalement
Movie • 1910
Film Fun
Movie • 1955
(archive footage) (uncredited)
A Sweet Revenge
Movie • 1909
Alice's Father
The Voice of the Violin
Movie • 1909
Mr. Walker
The Faded Lilies
Movie • 1909
At Party
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
Movie • 1909
Oliver Cromwell
The Necklace
Movie • 1909
Employer / Party Guest
The Way of Man
Movie • 1909
Wedding Guest
The Last Deal
Movie • 1910
At Card Game
The Oath and the Man
Movie • 1910
Faithful
Movie • 1910
The Butler
The Light That Came
Movie • 1909
At the Ball
The Second Generation
Movie • 1914
Hugo Reid - the Son
The Politician's Love Story
Movie • 1909
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
Movie • 1909
At Club
The Newlyweds
Movie • 1910
A Friend / At Station Reception
The Seventh Day
Movie • 1909
The Judge
A Knight of the Road
Movie • 1911