Frank Powell
Acting
Born: 1887-05-08 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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.
Known For
The Impalement
A Fool There Was
The Doctor
Nursing a Viper
The Viper
The Light That Came
At the Ball
A Strange Meeting
A Thief
The Broken Locket
George Peabody
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
The Doctor
A Knight of the Road
In Old California
Governor Manuella
A Corner in Wheat
The Wheat King
The Country Doctor
Doctor Harcourt
The Newlyweds
A Friend / At Station Reception
Over Silent Paths
The Necklace
Employer / Party Guest
The Seventh Day
The Judge
The Rocky Road
Ben
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
A Visiting Nobleman
Tender Hearts
A Handsome Chap
The Oath and the Man
The Indian Runner's Romance
The Old Prospector
The Way of Man
Wedding Guest
Mr. Jones' Burglar
At Club
The Mended Lute
Chief Great Elk Horn
Faithful
The Butler
His Duty
Jack Allen
The Faded Lilies
At Party
Fools of Fate
Ed Hilton