Frank Powell
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Film
A Fool There Was
The Doctor
1915
Film Fun
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1955
The Impalement
1910
A Knight of the Road
1911
The Man
1910
Film
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
The Doctor
1909
In the Watches of the Night
Henry Brainhard
1909
Film
A Strange Meeting
A Thief
1909
Film
A Corner in Wheat
The Wheat King
1909
Film
The Broken Locket
George Peabody
1909
Film
The Necklace
Employer / Party Guest
1909
Film
Nursing a Viper
The Viper
1909
Film
The Oath and the Man
1910
Film
In Old California
Governor Manuella
1910
Film
Faithful
The Butler
1910
Film
The Light That Came
At the Ball
1909
Film
The Faded Lilies
At Party
1909
Film
The Rocky Road
Ben
1910
The Second Generation
Hugo Reid - the Son
1914
The Last Deal
At Card Game
1910
Film
Mr. Jones' Burglar
At Club
1909
Film
The Indian Runner's Romance
The Old Prospector
1909
Film
The Way of Man
Wedding Guest
1909
Film
Fools of Fate
Ed Hilton
1909
Film
Tender Hearts
A Handsome Chap
1909
Film
The Country Doctor
Doctor Harcourt
1909
Film
The Newlyweds
A Friend / At Station Reception
1910
Film
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
A Visiting Nobleman
1909
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
Oliver Cromwell
1909
Film
His Duty
Jack Allen
1909
Film
The Seventh Day
The Judge
1909
Film
The Mended Lute
Chief Great Elk Horn
1909
Film
Over Silent Paths
1910
Sweet Revenge
Alice's Father
1909