Acting · Hamilton, Ontario, Canada · Born May 8, 1887
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.
Film Fun
1955
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieA Fool There Was
1915
as The Doctor
The Second Generation
1914
as Hugo Reid - the Son
A Knight of the Road
1911
MovieThe Oath and the Man
1910
MovieOver Silent Paths
1910
The Impalement
1910
MovieFaithful
1910
as The Butler
MovieIn Old California
1910
as Governor Manuella
MovieThe Newlyweds
1910
as A Friend / At Station Reception
The Man
1910
The Last Deal
1910
as At Card Game
MovieThe Rocky Road
1910
as Ben
MovieA Corner in Wheat
1909
as The Wheat King
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
1909
as Oliver Cromwell
A Sweet Revenge
1909
as Alice's Father
MovieThe Light That Came
1909
as At the Ball
MovieNursing a Viper
1909
as The Viper
MovieLines of White on a Sullen Sea
1909
as The Doctor
In the Watches of the Night
1909
as Henry Brainhard
MovieFools of Fate
1909
as Ed Hilton
MovieThe Broken Locket
1909
as George Peabody
MovieThe Seventh Day
1909
as The Judge
MovieThe Indian Runner's Romance
1909
as The Old Prospector
MovieMr. Jones’ Burglar
1909
as At Club
MovieThe Mended Lute
1909
as Chief Great Elk Horn
MovieA Strange Meeting
1909
as A Thief
MovieTender Hearts
1909
as A Handsome Chap
MovieThe Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909
as A Visiting Nobleman
MovieThe Country Doctor
1909
as Doctor Harcourt
MovieThe Necklace
1909
as Employer / Party Guest
MovieThe Way of Man
1909
as Wedding Guest
MovieThe Faded Lilies
1909
as At Party
MovieThe Son's Return
1909
as In Bank
MovieHis Duty
1909
as Jack Allen
MovieThe Voice of the Violin
1909
as Mr. Walker
MovieThe Politician's Love Story
1909
The Honor of Thieves
1909
