Known For
Acting
Born
May 08, 1887
Died
Apr 10, 1964
Place of Birth
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Credits
85 titles
Frank Powell
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.
Known For
Filmography
Film Fun
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Man Without Desire
Writer
A Soul's Awakening
Story
Astray from the Steerage
Director
In the Night
Writer
You Never Know Your Luck
Director
The Forfeit
Director
Heart of the Sunset
Director
Reputation
Presenter
Mary Moreland
Director
The Dazzling Miss Davison
Director
Hedda Gabler
Director
The Debt
Director
Mrs. Balfame
Director
Motherhood
Director
The Greater Woman
Director
The Scarlet Oath
Director
Charity
Director
The Chain Invisible
Director
The Witch
Writer
The Devil's Daughter
Director
Princess Romanoff
Director
Her Grandparents
Director
From the Valley of the Missing
Producer
A Fool There Was
The Doctor
Officer 666
Director
His Last Dollar
Director
Man's Enemy
Director
The Stain
Director
A Fair Rebel
Director
The Second Generation
Hugo Reid - the Son
For Her Government
Director
A Knight of the Road
Paradise Lost
Director
After the Ball
Director
White Roses
Director
His New Lid
Director
The Troublesome Baby
Director
Love in Quarantine
Director
A Lucky Toothache
Director
The Masher
Director
A Gold Necklace
Director
The Oath and the Man
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
Director
When We Were in Our 'Teens
Director
May and December
Director
Never Again
Director
An Affair of Hearts
Director
Over Silent Paths
The Tenderfoot's Triumph
Director