Frank Powell
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
Acting
1915
asThe Doctor
1909
asThe Wheat King
1909
asChief Great Elk Horn
1909
asIn Bank
1910
as
1909
asDoctor Harcourt
1909
asA Thief
1909
asThe Viper
1909
asGeorge Peabody
1909
asThe Old Prospector
1909
asThe Doctor
1909
as
1909
asA Visiting Nobleman
1909
asEd Hilton
1910
asBen
1910
asGovernor Manuella
1909
asJack Allen
1909
asA Handsome Chap
1909
asHenry Brainhard
1910
as1910
as1955
as(archive footage) (uncredited)
1909
asAlice's Father
1909
asMr. Walker
1909
asAt Party
1909
asOliver Cromwell
1909
asWedding Guest
1909
asEmployer / Party Guest
1910
asAt Card Game
1910
as
1910
asThe Butler
1909
asAt the Ball
1914
asHugo Reid - the Son
1909
as
1909
asAt Club
1910
asA Friend / At Station Reception
1909
asThe Judge
Production
1915
as
1915
as
1917
as
1917
as
1915
asCrew
1917
as
1916
asDirecting
1913
as1919
as1915
as
1921
as
1917
as
1914
as1910
as1915
as
1916
as1917
as1917
as
1915
as
1910
as
1916
as1910
as
1916
as1910
as
1910
as1910
as1910
as
1910
as
1910
as
1910
as
1910
as
1910
as
1914
as1915
as1914
as1910
as1910
as1910
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1914
as
1918
as
1917
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1917
as1914
as1916
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1919
as1915
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