Frank Powell
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
37
Gender
Male
Birthday
1887-05-08
Day of death
1964-04-10 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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.
Known For
The Honor of Thieves
The Necklace
The Last Deal
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
The Mended Lute
A Corner in Wheat
The Rocky Road
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
The Country Doctor
The Way of Man
Faithful
The Broken Locket
Nursing a Viper
The Oath and the Man
The Voice of the Violin
Tender Hearts
The Son's Return
In Old California
The Indian Runner's Romance
A Fool There Was
The Light That Came
A Strange Meeting
The Seventh Day
A Sweet Revenge
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
The Second Generation
Film Fun
Over Silent Paths
In the Watches of the Night
His Duty
The Impalement
The Newlyweds
Fools of Fate
The Faded Lilies
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
The Man
The Politician's Love Story
