Acting
Frank Powell
EN cinema · 80 credits
Born
8 May 1887
Died
10 April 1964 (aged 76)
Birthplace
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Also known as Francis William 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
Filmography
Film Fun
1955
Film Fun
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
In the Night
Writer
The Forfeit
Director, Writer
Heart of the Sunset
Director
Mrs. Balfame
Director, Writer
The Greater Woman
Director, Producer
Motherhood
Director, Producer
Hedda Gabler
Director
Reputation
Presenter
The Debt
Director
Mary Moreland
Director, Presenter
The Chain Invisible
Director
The Witch
Director, Writer
Charity
Director, Supervisor of Production Resources
A Fool There Was
as The Doctor, Scenario Writer, Director, Producer
From the Valley of the Missing
Director, Producer
Princess Romanoff
Director, Producer
The Second Generation
1914
The Second Generation
as Hugo Reid - the Son
A Fair Rebel
Director
The Stain
Director
In Old California
as Governor Manuella
The Man
1910
The Man
as Steve Clark
The Last Deal
1910
The Last Deal
as At Card Game
Faithful
as The Butler
The Newlyweds
as A Friend / At Station Reception
May and December
Director
A Gold Necklace
Director
The Kid
1910
The Kid
Director
A Corner in Wheat
as The Wheat King
The Mended Lute
as Chief Great Elk Horn
The Country Doctor
as Doctor Harcourt
A Strange Meeting
as A Thief
Nursing a Viper
as The Viper
The Indian Runner's Romance
as The Old Prospector
The Broken Locket
as George Peabody
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
as The Doctor
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
as A Visiting Nobleman
Fools of Fate
as Ed Hilton
His Duty
as Jack Allen, Writer
Tender Hearts
as A Handsome Chap
In the Watches of the Night
1909
In the Watches of the Night
as Henry Brainhard
Sweet Revenge
1909
Sweet Revenge
as Alice's Father
The Faded Lilies
as At Party
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
1909
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
as Oliver Cromwell
The Necklace
as Employer / Party Guest
The Way of Man
as Wedding Guest
The Light That Came
as At the Ball
Mr. Jones' Burglar
as At Club
The Seventh Day
as The Judge