Frank Powell
Department: Acting
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 Fool There Was
1915
A Corner in Wheat
1909
The Mended Lute
1909
The Son's Return
1909
Over Silent Paths
1910
The Country Doctor
1909
A Strange Meeting
1909
Nursing a Viper
1909
The Indian Runner's Romance
1909
The Broken Locket
1909
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
1909
The Honor of Thieves
1909
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909
Fools of Fate
1909
The Rocky Road
1910
In Old California
1910
His Duty
1909
Tender Hearts
1909
In the Watches of the Night
1909
The Impalement
1910
The Man
1910
Film Fun
1955
A Sweet Revenge
1909
The Voice of the Violin
1909
The Faded Lilies
1909
The Way of Man
1909
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
1909
The Necklace
1909
The Last Deal
1910
Faithful
1910
The Oath and the Man
1910
The Light That Came
1909
The Second Generation
1914
The Politician's Love Story
1909
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
1909
The Newlyweds
1910
The Seventh Day
1909
A Knight of the Road
1911