Frank Powell
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
A Fool There Was
as The Doctor
1915
A Corner in Wheat
as The Wheat King
1909
The Mended Lute
as Chief Great Elk Horn
1909
The Son's Return
as In Bank
1909
Over Silent Paths
1910
The Country Doctor
as Doctor Harcourt
1909
A Strange Meeting
as A Thief
1909
Nursing a Viper
as The Viper
1909
The Indian Runner's Romance
as The Old Prospector
1909
The Broken Locket
as George Peabody
1909
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
as The Doctor
1909
The Honor of Thieves
1909
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
as A Visiting Nobleman
1909
Fools of Fate
as Ed Hilton
1909
The Rocky Road
as Ben
1910
In Old California
as Governor Manuella
1910
His Duty
as Jack Allen
1909
Tender Hearts
as A Handsome Chap
1909
In the Watches of the Night
as Henry Brainhard
1909
The Man
1910