Frank Powell

Frank Powell

Acting
Born 1887-05-08 - Died 1964-04-10Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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.

Movies (34)

A Fool There Was
5.0

A Fool There Was

1915Movie5.0
Sweet Revenge
4.5

Sweet Revenge

1909Movie4.5
The Man

The Man

1910Movie
The Impalement

The Impalement

1910Movie
Film Fun
5.3

Film Fun

1955Movie5.3
In Old California

In Old California

1910Movie
A Strange Meeting
4.3

A Strange Meeting

1909Movie4.3
The Light That Came
4.1

The Light That Came

1909Movie4.1
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
4.2

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

1909Movie4.2
A Corner in Wheat
6.2

A Corner in Wheat

1909Movie6.2
Nursing a Viper
4.2

Nursing a Viper

1909Movie4.2
A Knight of the Road

A Knight of the Road

1911Movie
The Newlyweds
5.0

The Newlyweds

1910Movie5.0
The Country Doctor
6.1

The Country Doctor

1909Movie6.1
The Second Generation

The Second Generation

1914Movie
The Necklace
4.0

The Necklace

1909Movie4.0
In the Watches of the Night
2.0

In the Watches of the Night

1909Movie2.0
The Broken Locket
3.5

The Broken Locket

1909Movie3.5
Over Silent Paths
4.7

Over Silent Paths

1910Movie4.7
The Mended Lute
4.6

The Mended Lute

1909Movie4.6
The Way of Man
4.0

The Way of Man

1909Movie4.0
The Seventh Day
3.0

The Seventh Day

1909Movie3.0
Fools of Fate
4.4

Fools of Fate

1909Movie4.4
The Oath and the Man
4.5

The Oath and the Man

1910Movie4.5
His Duty
3.9

His Duty

1909Movie3.9
The Rocky Road
4.0

The Rocky Road

1910Movie4.0
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
0.5

The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period

1909Movie0.5
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
3.7

The Cardinal's Conspiracy

1909Movie3.7
The Last Deal

The Last Deal

1910Movie
Tender Hearts
3.0

Tender Hearts

1909Movie3.0
Faithful
4.5

Faithful

1910Movie4.5
The Faded Lilies
2.2

The Faded Lilies

1909Movie2.2
The Indian Runner's Romance
3.0

The Indian Runner's Romance

1909Movie3.0
Mr. Jones' Burglar
1.0

Mr. Jones' Burglar

1909Movie1.0