Frank Powell
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1887-05-08
Deathday 1964-04-10 (76 years old)
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.
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Actor
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
as The Doctor
as Hugo Reid - the Son
as The Butler
as Governor Manuella
as At Card Game
as Ben
as The Wheat King
as Oliver Cromwell
as Alice's Father
as At the Ball
as The Viper
as The Doctor
as Henry Brainhard
as Ed Hilton
as George Peabody
as The Old Prospector
as Chief Great Elk Horn
as A Thief
as A Handsome Chap
as A Visiting Nobleman
as Doctor Harcourt
as Employer / Party Guest
as Wedding Guest
as At Party
as In Bank
as Jack Allen
as Mr. Walker
Director
as Director
as Director
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Writer
as Writer
as Story
as Writer
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as Writer
as Scenario Writer
Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Producer
as Producer
Crew
as Presenter
as Supervisor of Production Resources