Frank Powell
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.
Known for
1915A Fool There Was
The Doctor
1910Over Silent Paths
1910The Rocky Road
Ben
1910In Old California
Governor Manuella
1910The Last Deal
At Card Game
1910The Oath and the Man
1910Faithful
The Butler
1910The Newlyweds
A Friend / At Station Reception
1909A Corner in Wheat
The Wheat King
1909The Mended Lute
Chief Great Elk Horn
1909The Son's Return
In Bank
1909The Country Doctor
Doctor Harcourt
1909A Strange Meeting
A Thief
1909Nursing a Viper
The Viper
1909The Indian Runner's Romance
The Old Prospector
1909The Broken Locket
George Peabody
1909Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
The Doctor
1909The Cardinal's Conspiracy
A Visiting Nobleman
1909Fools of Fate
Ed Hilton
1909His Duty
Jack Allen
1909Tender Hearts
A Handsome Chap
1909The Voice of the Violin
Mr. Walker
1909The Faded Lilies
At Party
1909The Necklace
Employer / Party Guest
