Frank Powell
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1887-05-08 (77 years old)
Deathday
1964-04-10
Place of Birth
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Also known As
Francis William Powell
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.
Acting
1915
as The Doctor
1909
as The Wheat King
1909
as Chief Great Elk Horn
1909
as In Bank
1909
as Doctor Harcourt
1909
as A Thief
1909
as The Viper
1909
as The Old Prospector
1909
as George Peabody
1909
as The Doctor
1909
as A Visiting Nobleman
1909
as Ed Hilton
1910
as Ben
1910
as Governor Manuella
1909
as Jack Allen
1909
as A Handsome Chap
1909
as Henry Brainhard
1910
1910
1955
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1909
as Alice's Father
1909
as Mr. Walker
1909
as At Party
1909
as Wedding Guest
1909
as Oliver Cromwell
1909
as Employer / Party Guest
1910
as At Card Game
1910
as The Butler
1909
as At the Ball
1914
as Hugo Reid - the Son
1909
as At Club
1910
as A Friend / At Station Reception
Production
1913
as Director
1919
as Director
1915
as Director
1915
as Scenario Writer
1921
as Director
1917
as Director
1917
as Writer
1923
as Writer
1914
as Director
1910
as Director
1915
as Director
1916
as Director
1917
as Director
1917
as Director
1915
as Director
1910
as Director
1916
as Director
1910
as Director
1915
as Producer
1916
as Writer
1916
as Director
1910
as Director
1910
as Director
1910
as Director
1910
as Director
1910
as Director
1910
as Director
1910
as Director
1910
as Director
1910
as Director
1914
as Director
1915
as Producer
1915
as Director
1914
as Director
1910
as Director
1910
as Director
1910
as Director
1914
as Director
1918
as Director
1917
as Director
1917
as Producer
1917
as Producer
1917
as Presenter
1917
as Director
1914
as Director
1920
as Writer
1922
as Story
1916
as Director
1916
as Supervisor of Production Resources
1909
as Writer
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