Frank Powell

Frank Powell

🎂 8th May 1887 (138 yrs) 📍 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Known For

A Corner in Wheat

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.

Frank Powell

Movies Featuring Frank Powell

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Film Fun (1955)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Fool There Was

A Fool There Was (1915)

as The Doctor
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The Second Generation (1914)

as Hugo Reid - the Son
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A Knight of the Road (1911)

The Oath and the Man

The Oath and the Man (1910)

Over Silent Paths

Over Silent Paths (1910)

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The Impalement (1910)

Faithful

Faithful (1910)

as The Butler
In Old California

In Old California (1910)

as Governor Manuella
The Newlyweds

The Newlyweds (1910)

as A Friend / At Station Reception
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The Man (1910)

The Last Deal

The Last Deal (1910)

as At Card Game
The Rocky Road

The Rocky Road (1910)

as Ben
A Corner in Wheat

A Corner in Wheat (1909)

as The Wheat King
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The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period (1909)

as Oliver Cromwell
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A Sweet Revenge (1909)

as Alice's Father
The Light That Came

The Light That Came (1909)

as At the Ball
Nursing a Viper

Nursing a Viper (1909)

as The Viper
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea (1909)

as The Doctor
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In the Watches of the Night (1909)

as Henry Brainhard
Fools of Fate

Fools of Fate (1909)

as Ed Hilton
The Broken Locket

The Broken Locket (1909)

as George Peabody
The Seventh Day

The Seventh Day (1909)

as The Judge
The Indian Runner's Romance

The Indian Runner's Romance (1909)

as The Old Prospector
Mr. Jones’ Burglar

Mr. Jones’ Burglar (1909)

as At Club
The Mended Lute

The Mended Lute (1909)

as Chief Great Elk Horn
A Strange Meeting

A Strange Meeting (1909)

as A Thief
Tender Hearts

Tender Hearts (1909)

as A Handsome Chap
The Cardinal's Conspiracy

The Cardinal's Conspiracy (1909)

as A Visiting Nobleman
The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor (1909)

as Doctor Harcourt
The Necklace

The Necklace (1909)

as Employer / Party Guest
The Way of Man

The Way of Man (1909)

as Wedding Guest
The Faded Lilies

The Faded Lilies (1909)

as At Party
The Son's Return

The Son's Return (1909)

as In Bank
His Duty

His Duty (1909)

as Jack Allen
The Voice of the Violin

The Voice of the Violin (1909)

as Mr. Walker
The Politician's Love Story

The Politician's Love Story (1909)

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The Honor of Thieves (1909)