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Frank Powell

Frank Powell

Known For Acting
Birthday May 08, 1887
Died Apr 10, 1964 (76)
Birthplace Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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.

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Filmography

Film Fun

Film Fun

1955

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

A Fool There Was

A Fool There Was

1915

as The Doctor

In Old California

In Old California

1910

as Governor Manuella

The Rocky Road

The Rocky Road

1910

as Ben

Faithful

Faithful

1910

as The Butler

The Last Deal

The Last Deal

1910

as At Card Game

In the Watches of the Night

In the Watches of the Night

1909

as Henry Brainhard

A Corner in Wheat

A Corner in Wheat

1909

as The Wheat King

His Duty

His Duty

1909

as Jack Allen

The Cardinal's Conspiracy

The Cardinal's Conspiracy

1909

as A Visiting Nobleman

The Broken Locket

The Broken Locket

1909

as George Peabody

The Mended Lute

The Mended Lute

1909

as Chief Great Elk Horn

The Indian Runner's Romance

The Indian Runner's Romance

1909

as The Old Prospector

Tender Hearts

Tender Hearts

1909

as A Handsome Chap

Fools of Fate

Fools of Fate

1909

as Ed Hilton

The Voice of the Violin

The Voice of the Violin

1909

as Mr. Walker

Nursing a Viper

Nursing a Viper

1909

as The Viper

A Sweet Revenge

A Sweet Revenge

1909

as Alice's Father

A Strange Meeting

A Strange Meeting

1909

as A Thief

The Necklace

The Necklace

1909

as Employer / Party Guest

The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor

1909

as Doctor Harcourt

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

1909

as The Doctor

The Light That Came

The Light That Came

1909

as At the Ball

The Son's Return

The Son's Return

1909

as In Bank

The Way of Man

The Way of Man

1909

as Wedding Guest

The Faded Lilies

The Faded Lilies

1909

as At Party

The Witch

The Witch

1916

Writer

A Fool There Was

A Fool There Was

1915

Scenario Writer

Astray from the Steerage

Astray from the Steerage

1921

Director

You Never Know Your Luck

You Never Know Your Luck

1919

Director

Heart of the Sunset

Heart of the Sunset

1918

Director

Motherhood

Motherhood

1917

Director

Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler

1917

Director

The Scarlet Oath

The Scarlet Oath

1916

Director

The Witch

The Witch

1916

Director

The Chain Invisible

The Chain Invisible

1916

Director

A Fool There Was

A Fool There Was

1915

Director

The Devil's Daughter

The Devil's Daughter

1915

Director

The Stain

The Stain

1914

Director

His Last Dollar

His Last Dollar

1914

Director

Man's Enemy

Man's Enemy

1914

Director

A Fair Rebel

A Fair Rebel

1914

Director

For Her Government

For Her Government

1913

Director

The Kid

The Kid

1910

Director

The Masher

The Masher

1910

Director

Never Again

Never Again

1910

Director

The Smoker

The Smoker

1910

Director

Muggsy Becomes a Hero

Muggsy Becomes a Hero

1910

Director

A Gold Necklace

A Gold Necklace

1910

Director

His New Lid

His New Lid

1910

Director

An Affair of Hearts

An Affair of Hearts

1910

Director

May and December

May and December

1910

Director

Love in Quarantine

Love in Quarantine

1910

Director

A Lucky Toothache

A Lucky Toothache

1910

Director

The Tenderfoot's Triumph

The Tenderfoot's Triumph

1910

Director

A Fool There Was

A Fool There Was

1915

Producer

Organization Category Movie
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