Frank Powell
Known for Acting
Born May 7, 1887
Died April 10, 1964
Place of Birth Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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
A Fool There Was
1915
as The Doctor
A Fool There Was
1915
Director
A Fool There Was
1915
Scenario Writer
A Fool There Was
1915
Producer
A Corner in Wheat
1909
as The Wheat King
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The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
1909
as Oliver Cromwell
The Voice of the Violin
1909
as Mr. Walker
Heart of the Sunset
1918
Director
Faithful
1910
as The Butler
A Strange Meeting
1909
as A Thief
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
1909
as The Doctor
In Old California
1910
as Governor Manuella
The Broken Locket
1909
as George Peabody
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
1910
Director
The Stain
1914
Director
The Country Doctor
1909
as Doctor Harcourt
Mary Moreland
1917
Director
The Politician's Love Story
1909
The Way of Man
1909
as Wedding Guest
Motherhood
1917
Director
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