Acting
Frank Powell
- Born
- 1887-05-08 · Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Died
- 1964-04-10
- Filmography
- 80 titles on TMDB
About Frank Powell
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.
Backdrop from A Fool There Was
Films & television
80 titles
Director · Presenter
Alice's Father
The Doctor · Scenario Writer · Director · Producer
The Wheat King
Wedding Guest
Director
At the Ball
Director · Producer
Director · Supervisor of Production Resources
A Visiting Nobleman
Director
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Employer / Party Guest
The Old Prospector
Henry Brainhard
Presenter
Steve Clark
Director · Writer
George Peabody
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