Frank Powell
Known for Acting
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 Corner in Wheat
1909
as The Wheat King
A Fool There Was
1915
as The Doctor
The Voice of the Violin
1909
as Mr. Walker
The Politician's Love Story
1909
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
1909
as Oliver Cromwell
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909
as A Visiting Nobleman
The Broken Locket
1909
as George Peabody
A Strange Meeting
1909
as A Thief
Fools of Fate
1909
as Ed Hilton
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
1909
as The Doctor
Faithful
1910
as The Butler
Over Silent Paths
1910
The Necklace
1909
as Employer / Party Guest
The Way of Man
1909
as Wedding Guest
The Honor of Thieves
1909
In Old California
1910
as Governor Manuella
The Faded Lilies
1909
as At Party
The Country Doctor
1909
as Doctor Harcourt
The Son's Return
1909
as In Bank
The Seventh Day
1909
as The Judge