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.

Known For

Actor

1955
Film Fun

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1915
A Fool There Was

as The Doctor

1910
Faithful

as The Butler

1910
In Old California

as Governor Manuella

1910
The Last Deal

as At Card Game

1910
1909
A Corner in Wheat

as The Wheat King

1909
A Sweet Revenge

as Alice's Father

1909
The Light That Came

as At the Ball

1909
Nursing a Viper

as The Viper

1909
In the Watches of the Night

as Henry Brainhard

1909
Fools of Fate

as Ed Hilton

1909
The Broken Locket

as George Peabody

1909
The Indian Runner's Romance

as The Old Prospector

1909
The Mended Lute

as Chief Great Elk Horn

1909
1909
Tender Hearts

as A Handsome Chap

1909
The Cardinal's Conspiracy

as A Visiting Nobleman

1909
The Country Doctor

as Doctor Harcourt

1909
The Necklace

as Employer / Party Guest

1909
The Way of Man

as Wedding Guest

1909
The Faded Lilies

as At Party

1909
The Son's Return

as In Bank

1909
His Duty

as Jack Allen

1909

Director

1921
1919
1918
1917
Mrs. Balfame

as Director

1917
The Greater Woman

as Director

1917
Motherhood

as Director

1917
Hedda Gabler

as Director

1917
The Debt

as Director

1916
The Scarlet Oath

as Director

1916
1916
The Witch

as Director

1915
A Fool There Was

as Director

1915
Her Grandparents

as Director

1915
1914
A Fair Rebel

as Director

1914
His Last Dollar

as Director

1914
Man's Enemy

as Director

1914
The Stain

as Director

1914
Officer 666

as Director

1913
For Her Government

as Director

1910
His New Lid

as Director

1910
1910
Love in Quarantine

as Director

1910
White Roses

as Director

1910
The Smoker

as Director

1910
May and December

as Director

1910
Never Again

as Director

1910
1910
A Gold Necklace

as Director

1910
A Lucky Toothache

as Director

1910
1910
The Masher

as Director

1910
The Kid

as Director

Writer

1917
Mrs. Balfame

as Writer

1916
The Witch

as Writer

1915
A Fool There Was

as Scenario Writer

Producer

1917
The Greater Woman

as Producer

1917
Motherhood

as Producer

1915
A Fool There Was

as Producer

Crew

1917
Reputation

as Presenter