Frank Powell
1887-05-08 (1887)Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaActing
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
A Fool There Was
MOVIE • 1915
The Light That Came
MOVIE • 1909
The Voice of the Violin
MOVIE • 1909
A Corner in Wheat
MOVIE • 1909
A Strange Meeting
MOVIE • 1909
The Broken Locket
MOVIE • 1909
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
MOVIE • 1909
The Mended Lute
MOVIE • 1909
The Rocky Road
MOVIE • 1910
Fools of Fate
MOVIE • 1909
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
MOVIE • 1909
The Way of Man
MOVIE • 1909
His Duty
MOVIE • 1909
The Faded Lilies
MOVIE • 1909
In Old California
MOVIE • 1910
The Necklace
MOVIE • 1909
Faithful
MOVIE • 1910
The Seventh Day
MOVIE • 1909