Frank Powell

Frank Powell

Acting
🎂 1887-05-08 (76 years old at death)
✝️ 1964-04-10
📍 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
👤 Male
🎬 29 Movies
🔗 IMDb
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 (29 movies)

A Fool There Was
A Fool There Was
1915
as The Doctor
The Oath and the Man
The Oath and the Man
1910
 Over Silent Paths
Over Silent Paths
1910
 Faithful
Faithful
1910
as The Butler
In Old California
In Old California
1910
as Governor Manuella
The Newlyweds
The Newlyweds
1910
as A Friend / At Station Reception
The Last Deal
The Last Deal
1910
as At Card Game
The Rocky Road
The Rocky Road
1910
as Ben
A Corner in Wheat
A Corner in Wheat
1909
as The Wheat King
The Light That Came
The Light That Came
1909
as At the Ball
Nursing a Viper
Nursing a Viper
1909
as The Viper
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
1909
as The Doctor
Fools of Fate
Fools of Fate
1909
as Ed Hilton
The Broken Locket
The Broken Locket
1909
as George Peabody
The Seventh Day
The Seventh Day
1909
as The Judge
The Indian Runner's Romance
The Indian Runner's Romance
1909
as The Old Prospector
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
1909
as At Club
The Mended Lute
The Mended Lute
1909
as Chief Great Elk Horn
A Strange Meeting
A Strange Meeting
1909
as A Thief
Tender Hearts
Tender Hearts
1909
as A Handsome Chap
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909
as A Visiting Nobleman
The Country Doctor
The Country Doctor
1909
as Doctor Harcourt
The Necklace
The Necklace
1909
as Employer / Party Guest
The Way of Man
The Way of Man
1909
as Wedding Guest
The Faded Lilies
The Faded Lilies
1909
as At Party
The Son's Return
The Son's Return
1909
as In Bank
His Duty
His Duty
1909
as Jack Allen
The Voice of the Violin
The Voice of the Violin
1909
as Mr. Walker
The Politician's Love Story
The Politician's Love Story
1909