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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Frank Powell

Frank Powell

Known For

Film Fun

1955

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

A Fool There Was

A Fool There Was

1915

as The Doctor

The Impalement

1910

The Man

1910

A Corner in Wheat

A Corner in Wheat

1909

as The Wheat King

The Oath and the Man

The Oath and the Man

1910

A Knight of the Road

1911

The Son's Return

The Son's Return

1909

as In Bank

The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period

1909

as Oliver Cromwell

The Cardinal's Conspiracy

The Cardinal's Conspiracy

1909

as A Visiting Nobleman

The Rocky Road

The Rocky Road

1910

as Ben

The Indian Runner's Romance

The Indian Runner's Romance

1909

as The Old Prospector

The Voice of the Violin

The Voice of the Violin

1909

as Mr. Walker

The Faded Lilies

The Faded Lilies

1909

as At Party

His Duty

His Duty

1909

as Jack Allen

Over Silent Paths

Over Silent Paths

1910

A Strange Meeting

A Strange Meeting

1909

as A Thief

The Honor of Thieves

1909

In the Watches of the Night

1909

as Henry Brainhard

The Mended Lute

The Mended Lute

1909

as Chief Great Elk Horn