Frank Powell
Actor
Born May 8, 1887 in 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.
Filmography
The Man Without Desire
Astray from the Steerage
In the Night
The Forfeit
Heart of the Sunset
Reputation
Mary Moreland
The Dazzling Miss Davison
Hedda Gabler
The Debt
Mrs. Balfame
Motherhood
The Greater Woman
The Scarlet Oath
Charity
The Chain Invisible
The Witch
The Devil's Daughter
Princess Romanoff
From the Valley of the Missing
A Fool There Was
The Doctor
His Last Dollar
The Stain
A Fair Rebel
A Lucky Toothache
A Gold Necklace
The Oath and the Man
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
When We Were in Our 'Teens
May and December
Over Silent Paths
The Tenderfoot's Triumph
Faithful
The Butler
In Old California
Governor Manuella
The Newlyweds
A Friend / At Station Reception
All on Account of the Milk
The Rocky Road
Ben
A Corner in Wheat
The Wheat King
The Light That Came
At the Ball
Nursing a Viper
The Viper
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
The Doctor
Fools of Fate
Ed Hilton
The Broken Locket
George Peabody
The Seventh Day
The Judge
The Indian Runner's Romance
The Old Prospector
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
At Club
The Mended Lute
Chief Great Elk Horn
A Strange Meeting
A Thief
Tender Hearts
A Handsome Chap
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
A Visiting Nobleman
The Country Doctor
Doctor Harcourt
The Necklace
Employer / Party Guest
The Way of Man
Wedding Guest
The Faded Lilies
At Party
The Son's Return
In Bank
His Duty
Jack Allen
The Voice of the Violin
Mr. Walker
The Politician's Love Story