Frank Powell
Acting
May 8, 1887 — April 10, 1964Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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
A Fool There Was
The Doctor
A Strange Meeting
A Thief
The Voice of the Violin
Mr. Walker
A Corner in Wheat
The Wheat King
The Necklace
Employer / Party Guest
His Duty
Jack Allen
The Broken Locket
George Peabody
The Light That Came
At the Ball
The Faded Lilies
At Party
The Seventh Day
The Judge
Fools of Fate
Ed Hilton
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
The Doctor
