Frank Powell

Frank Powell (76)

1887-05-08 - 1964-04-10 | Hamilton, 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.

On Movies

  • Film Fun
  • A Fool There Was
  • The Second Generation
  • The Oath and the Man
  • Over Silent Paths
  • Faithful
  • The Rocky Road
  • A Corner in Wheat
  • The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
  • A Sweet Revenge
  • The Light That Came
  • Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
  • Fools of Fate
  • The Broken Locket
  • The Mended Lute
  • A Strange Meeting
  • The Cardinal's Conspiracy
  • The Country Doctor
  • The Necklace
  • The Way of Man
  • The Faded Lilies
  • The Son's Return
  • The Voice of the Violin
  • The Honor of Thieves

Movies as Director

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