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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
May 8, 1887Deathday
April 10, 1964Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
66Place of birth
Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaAlso known as
Francis William Powell
Cast credits
A Fool There Was
The Doctor
A Corner in Wheat
The Wheat King
The Mended Lute
Chief Great Elk Horn
The Son's Return
In Bank
Over Silent Paths
The Country Doctor
Doctor Harcourt
A Strange Meeting
A Thief
Nursing a Viper
The Viper
The Broken Locket
George Peabody
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
The Doctor
Fools of Fate
Ed Hilton
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
A Visiting Nobleman
The Rocky Road
Ben
In Old California
Governor Manuella
His Duty
Jack Allen
Tender Hearts
A Handsome ChapCrew credits
A Fool There Was
Director, Scenario Writer, Producer
Astray from the Steerage
Director
The Man Without Desire
Writer
All on Account of the Milk
Director
May and December
Director
When We Were in Our 'Teens
Director
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
Director
A Gold Necklace
Director
A Lucky Toothache
Director
His Last Dollar
Director
The Stain
Director
Heart of the Sunset
Director
Hedda Gabler
DirectorImages
