Frank Powell
Known for
Acting
Life
1887 – 1964 (aged 76)
Born in
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Credits
View on IMDb34 acting credits
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 Corner in Wheat
13 Dec 1909
The Country Doctor
08 Jul 1909
A Fool There Was
12 Jan 1915
The Mended Lute
05 Aug 1909
Nursing a Viper
03 Nov 1909
Fools of Fate
07 Oct 1909
His Duty
03 Jun 1909
Faithful
20 Mar 1910
Photos
Filmography
1955
- Film Funas (archive footage) (uncredited)
1915
- A Fool There Wasas The Doctor
1914
- The Second Generationas Hugo Reid - the Son
1910
- The Oath and the Man
- Over Silent Paths
- The Impalement
- Faithfulas The Butler
- In Old Californiaas Governor Manuella
- The Newlywedsas A Friend
- The Manas Steve Clark
- The Last Dealas At Card Game
- The Rocky Roadas Ben
1909
- A Corner in Wheatas The Wheat King
- The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Periodas Oliver Cromwell
- Sweet Revengeas Alice's Father
- The Light That Cameas At the Ball
- Nursing a Viperas The Viper
- Lines of White on a Sullen Seaas The Doctor
- In the Watches of the Nightas Henry Brainhard
- Fools of Fateas Ed Hilton
- The Broken Locketas George Peabody
- The Seventh Dayas The Judge
- The Indian Runner's Romanceas The Old Prospector
- Mr. Jones' Burglaras At Club
- The Mended Luteas Chief Great Elk Horn
- A Strange Meetingas A Thief
- Tender Heartsas A Handsome Chap
- The Cardinal's Conspiracyas A Visiting Nobleman
- The Country Doctoras Doctor Harcourt
- The Necklaceas Employer
- The Way of Manas Wedding Guest
- The Faded Liliesas At Party
- His Dutyas Jack Allen