Actor profile

Frank Powell

8th May 1887 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Acting

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.

25 Movies 0 TV Shows 34 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

A Fool There Was poster

A Fool There Was 12th January 1915 as The Doctor

The Oath and the Man poster

The Oath and the Man 21st September 1910

Over Silent Paths poster

Over Silent Paths 15th May 1910

Faithful poster

Faithful 20th March 1910 as The Butler

In Old California poster

In Old California 10th March 1910 as Governor Manuella

The Newlyweds poster

The Newlyweds 3rd March 1910 as A Friend / At Station Reception

The Rocky Road poster

The Rocky Road 3rd January 1910 as Ben

A Corner in Wheat poster

A Corner in Wheat 13th December 1909 as The Wheat King

The Light That Came poster

The Light That Came 11th November 1909 as At the Ball

Nursing a Viper poster

Nursing a Viper 3rd November 1909 as The Viper

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea poster

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea 28th October 1909 as The Doctor

Fools of Fate poster

Fools of Fate 7th October 1909 as Ed Hilton

The Broken Locket poster

The Broken Locket 16th September 1909 as George Peabody

The Seventh Day poster

The Seventh Day 26th August 1909 as The Judge

The Indian Runner's Romance poster

The Indian Runner's Romance 22nd August 1909 as The Old Prospector

Mr. Jones' Burglar poster

Mr. Jones' Burglar 9th August 1909 as At Club

The Mended Lute poster

The Mended Lute 5th August 1909 as Chief Great Elk Horn

A Strange Meeting poster

A Strange Meeting 2nd August 1909 as A Thief

Tender Hearts poster

Tender Hearts 15th July 1909 as A Handsome Chap

The Cardinal's Conspiracy poster

The Cardinal's Conspiracy 12th July 1909 as A Visiting Nobleman

The Country Doctor poster

The Country Doctor 8th July 1909 as Doctor Harcourt

The Necklace poster

The Necklace 1st July 1909 as Employer / Party Guest

The Way of Man poster

The Way of Man 28th June 1909 as Wedding Guest

The Faded Lilies poster

The Faded Lilies 17th June 1909 as At Party

His Duty poster

His Duty 3rd June 1909 as Jack Allen

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