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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1887-05-08 · Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Died
- 1964-04-10
Known for
- A Corner in Wheat (1909) — The Wheat King
- The Country Doctor (1909) — Doctor Harcourt
- A Fool There Was (1915) — The Doctor
- The Mended Lute (1909) — Chief Great Elk Horn
- Nursing a Viper (1909) — The Viper
- Fools of Fate (1909) — Ed Hilton
- His Duty (1909) — Jack Allen
- Faithful (1910) — The Butler
- The Light That Came (1909) — At the Ball
- A Strange Meeting (1909) — A Thief
- The Indian Runner's Romance (1909) — The Old Prospector
- The Broken Locket (1909) — George Peabody
- Lines of White on a Sullen Sea (1909) — The Doctor
- The Cardinal's Conspiracy (1909) — A Visiting Nobleman
- Film Fun (1955) — (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Necklace (1909) — Employer / Party Guest