Frank Powell
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1887-05-08
Day of Death
1964-04-10 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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
(1955)
Film Fun
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1915)
A Fool There Was
as The Doctor
(1914)
The Second Generation
as Hugo Reid - the Son
(1910)
Faithful
as The Butler
(1910)
In Old California
as Governor Manuella
(1910)
(1910)
The Rocky Road
as Ben
(1910)
(1910)
The Last Deal
as At Card Game
(1910)
(1910)
(1909)
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
as The Doctor
(1909)
The Faded Lilies
as At Party
(1909)
The Broken Locket
as George Peabody
(1909)
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
as Oliver Cromwell
(1909)
The Mended Lute
as Chief Great Elk Horn
(1909)
Fools of Fate
as Ed Hilton
(1909)
The Country Doctor
as Doctor Harcourt
(1909)
The Light That Came
as At the Ball
(1909)
In the Watches of the Night
as Henry Brainhard
(1909)
A Strange Meeting
as A Thief
(1909)
The Necklace
as Employer / Party Guest
(1909)
A Corner in Wheat
as The Wheat King
(1909)
The Voice of the Violin
as Mr. Walker
(1909)
Tender Hearts
as A Handsome Chap
(1909)
(1909)
The Indian Runner's Romance
as The Old Prospector
(1909)
Nursing a Viper
as The Viper
(1909)
His Duty
as Jack Allen
(1909)
(1909)
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
as At Club
(1909)
The Son's Return
as In Bank
(1909)
The Way of Man
as Wedding Guest
(1909)
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
as A Visiting Nobleman
(1909)
A Sweet Revenge
as Alice's Father
Crew
(1923)
The Man Without Desire
Writer
(1922)
A Soul's Awakening
Story
(1921)
Astray from the Steerage
Director
(1920)
In the Night
Writer
(1919)
You Never Know Your Luck
Director
(1918)
Heart of the Sunset
Director
(1917)
Mrs. Balfame
Director, Writer
(1917)
The Greater Woman
Director, Producer
(1917)
Motherhood
Director, Producer
(1917)
Hedda Gabler
Director
(1917)
Reputation
Presenter
(1917)
The Debt
Director
(1916)
The Scarlet Oath
Director
(1916)
The Chain Invisible
Director
(1916)
The Witch
Writer, Director
(1916)
Charity
Director, Supervisor of Production Resources
(1915)
A Fool There Was
Director, Scenario Writer, Producer
(1915)
Her Grandparents
Director
(1915)
The Devil's Daughter
Director
(1915)
From the Valley of the Missing
Producer, Director
(1914)
A Fair Rebel
Director
(1914)
His Last Dollar
Director
(1914)
Man's Enemy
Director
(1914)
The Stain
Director
(1914)
Officer 666
Director
(1913)
For Her Government
Director
(1910)
His New Lid
Director
(1910)
The Tenderfoot's Triumph
Director
(1910)
Love in Quarantine
Director
(1910)
White Roses
Director
(1910)
All on Account of the Milk
Director
(1910)
The Smoker
Director
(1910)
May and December
Director
(1910)
Never Again
Director
(1910)
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
Director
(1910)
When We Were in Our 'Teens
Director
(1910)
A Gold Necklace
Director
(1910)
A Lucky Toothache
Director
(1910)
An Affair of Hearts
Director
(1910)
The Masher
Director
(1910)
The Kid
Director
(1909)
His Duty
Writer