Frank Powell
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.
Filmography (38 titles)
Film Fun
(archive footage) (uncredited) · 1955
5.0MovieA Fool There Was
The Doctor · 1915
The Second Generation
Hugo Reid - the Son · 1914
A Knight of the Road
1911
4.5MovieThe Oath and the Man
1910
4.7MovieOver Silent Paths
1910
The Impalement
1910
4.5MovieFaithful
The Butler · 1910
MovieIn Old California
Governor Manuella · 1910
5.0MovieThe Newlyweds
A Friend / At Station Reception · 1910
The Man
1910
The Last Deal
At Card Game · 1910
4.0MovieThe Rocky Road
Ben · 1910
6.2MovieA Corner in Wheat
The Wheat King · 1909
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
Oliver Cromwell · 1909
A Sweet Revenge
Alice's Father · 1909
4.1MovieThe Light That Came
At the Ball · 1909
4.2MovieNursing a Viper
The Viper · 1909
4.2MovieLines of White on a Sullen Sea
The Doctor · 1909
In the Watches of the Night
Henry Brainhard · 1909
4.4MovieFools of Fate
Ed Hilton · 1909
3.5MovieThe Broken Locket
George Peabody · 1909
3.0MovieThe Seventh Day
The Judge · 1909
3.0MovieThe Indian Runner's Romance
The Old Prospector · 1909
1.0MovieMr. Jones’ Burglar
At Club · 1909
4.6MovieThe Mended Lute
Chief Great Elk Horn · 1909
4.3MovieA Strange Meeting
A Thief · 1909
3.0MovieTender Hearts
A Handsome Chap · 1909
3.7MovieThe Cardinal's Conspiracy
A Visiting Nobleman · 1909
6.2MovieThe Country Doctor
Doctor Harcourt · 1909