Frank Powell
Acting
33
Acting Credits
44
Directed
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.
Known For
Filmography
Film Fun
1955
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Fool There Was
1915
as The Doctor
The Second Generation
1914
as Hugo Reid - the Son
A Knight of the Road
1911
The Rocky Road
1910
as Ben
In Old California
1910
as Governor Manuella
The Man
1910
as Steve Clark
The Impalement
1910
The Last Deal
1910
as At Card Game
The Oath and the Man
1910
Faithful
1910
as The Butler
The Newlyweds
1910
as A Friend / At Station Reception
A Corner in Wheat
1909
as The Wheat King
The Mended Lute
1909
as Chief Great Elk Horn
The Country Doctor
1909
as Doctor Harcourt
A Strange Meeting
1909
as A Thief
Nursing a Viper
1909
as The Viper
The Indian Runner's Romance
1909
as The Old Prospector
The Broken Locket
1909
as George Peabody
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
1909
as The Doctor
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909
as A Visiting Nobleman
Fools of Fate
1909
as Ed Hilton
His Duty
1909
as Jack Allen
Tender Hearts
1909
as A Handsome Chap
In the Watches of the Night
1909
as Henry Brainhard
Sweet Revenge
1909
as Alice's Father
The Faded Lilies
1909
as At Party
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
1909
as Oliver Cromwell
The Necklace
1909
as Employer / Party Guest
The Way of Man
1909
as Wedding Guest
The Light That Came
1909
as At the Ball
Mr. Jones' Burglar
1909
as At Club
The Seventh Day
1909
as The Judge