Frank Powell

Frank Powell

1887-05-08 – 1964-04-10 (age 76) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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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.

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Known For

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Film Fun

1955

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Sweet Revenge

1909

as Alice's Father

A Fool There Was
A Fool There Was

1915

as The Doctor

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A Strange Meeting
A Strange Meeting

1909

as A Thief

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
The Cardinal's Conspiracy

1909

as A Visiting Nobleman

The Seventh Day
The Seventh Day

1909

as The Judge

A Corner in Wheat
A Corner in Wheat

1909

as The Wheat King

Nursing a Viper
Nursing a Viper

1909

as The Viper

The Way of Man
The Way of Man

1909

as Wedding Guest

The Light That Came
The Light That Came

1909

as At the Ball

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The Second Generation

1914

as Hugo Reid - the Son

In Old California
In Old California

1910

as Governor Manuella

His Duty
His Duty

1909

as Jack Allen

The Mended Lute
The Mended Lute

1909

as Chief Great Elk Horn

The Country Doctor
The Country Doctor

1909

as Doctor Harcourt