Frank Powell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 8, 1887
- Died
- April 10, 1964 (aged 76)
- Birthplace
- 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
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Filmography
Film Fun
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Fool There Was
Movie · as The Doctor
The Second Generation
Movie · as Hugo Reid - the Son
A Knight of the Road
Movie
The Rocky Road
Movie · as Ben
In Old California
Movie · as Governor Manuella
The Man
Movie · as Steve Clark
The Impalement
Movie
The Last Deal
Movie · as At Card Game
The Oath and the Man
Movie
Faithful
Movie · as The Butler
The Newlyweds
Movie · as A Friend / At Station Reception
A Corner in Wheat
Movie · as The Wheat King
The Mended Lute
Movie · as Chief Great Elk Horn
The Country Doctor
Movie · as Doctor Harcourt
A Strange Meeting
Movie · as A Thief
Nursing a Viper
Movie · as The Viper
The Broken Locket
Movie · as George Peabody
The Indian Runner's Romance
Movie · as The Old Prospector
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
Movie · as The Doctor
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
Movie · as A Visiting Nobleman
Fools of Fate
Movie · as Ed Hilton
His Duty
Movie · as Jack Allen
Tender Hearts
Movie · as A Handsome Chap
In the Watches of the Night
Movie · as Henry Brainhard
Sweet Revenge
Movie · as Alice's Father
The Faded Lilies
Movie · as At Party
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
Movie · as Oliver Cromwell
The Way of Man
Movie · as Wedding Guest
The Necklace
Movie · as Employer / Party Guest
The Light That Came
Movie · as At the Ball
Mr. Jones' Burglar
Movie · as At Club
The Seventh Day
Movie · as The Judge