Frank Powell
Acting
May 8, 1887
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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.
Movies
The Voice of the Violin
1909
A Corner in Wheat
1909
The Son's Return
1909
A Strange Meeting
1909
Nursing a Viper
1909
The Necklace
1909
Faithful
1910
The Rocky Road
1910
The Seventh Day
1909
Tender Hearts
1909
The Mended Lute
1909
A Fool There Was
1915
The Broken Locket
1909
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
1909
The Indian Runner's Romance
1909
In Old California
1910
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909
The Light That Came
1909
The Way of Man
1909
Fools of Fate
1909