Frank Powell

May 08, 1887 - Apr 10, 1964 (76 years old) in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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

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Fools of Fate

Ed Hilton

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The Mended Lute

Chief Great Elk Horn

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The Broken Locket

George Peabody

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The Necklace

Employer / Party Guest

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His Duty

Jack Allen

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A Strange Meeting

A Thief

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The Newlyweds

A Friend / At Station Reception

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A Corner in Wheat

The Wheat King

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In Old California

Governor Manuella

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Faithful

The Butler

Credits

Film Fun 1955

(archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 4
A Fool There Was 1915

The Doctor

★ 5.2
The Second Generation 1914

Hugo Reid - the Son

★ NR
The Oath and the Man 1910

★ 4.5
Over Silent Paths 1910

★ 4.7
The Impalement 1910

★ NR
Faithful 1910

The Butler

★ 4.5
In Old California 1910

Governor Manuella

★ NR
The Newlyweds 1910

A Friend / At Station Reception

★ 5
The Man 1910

★ NR
The Last Deal 1910

At Card Game

★ NR
The Rocky Road 1910

Ben

★ 4
A Corner in Wheat 1909

The Wheat King

★ 6.1
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period 1909

Oliver Cromwell

★ 0.5
A Sweet Revenge 1909

Alice's Father

★ 4.5
The Light That Came 1909

At the Ball

★ 4.1
Nursing a Viper 1909

The Viper

★ 4.2
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea 1909

The Doctor

★ 3.2
In the Watches of the Night 1909

Henry Brainhard

★ 2
Fools of Fate 1909

Ed Hilton

★ 4.4
The Broken Locket 1909

George Peabody

★ 3.5
The Seventh Day 1909

The Judge

★ 3
The Indian Runner's Romance 1909

The Old Prospector

★ 3
Mr. Jones’ Burglar 1909

At Club

★ 1
The Mended Lute 1909

Chief Great Elk Horn

★ 4.6
A Strange Meeting 1909

A Thief

★ 4.3
Tender Hearts 1909

A Handsome Chap

★ 3
The Cardinal's Conspiracy 1909

A Visiting Nobleman

★ 3.7
The Country Doctor 1909

Doctor Harcourt

★ 6.2
The Necklace 1909

Employer / Party Guest

★ 4
The Way of Man 1909

Wedding Guest

★ 4
The Faded Lilies 1909

At Party

★ 2.2
The Son's Return 1909

In Bank

★ 5.6
His Duty 1909

Jack Allen

★ 3.2
The Voice of the Violin 1909

Mr. Walker

★ 4.7
The Politician's Love Story 1909

★ 4.3
The Honor of Thieves 1909

★ 1.5