Frank Powell

Frank Powell

1887-05-08 – 1964-04-10 (age 76) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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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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Known For

A Fool There Was
A Fool There Was

1915

as The Doctor

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Sweet Revenge

1909

as Alice's Father

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
The Cardinal's Conspiracy

1909

as A Visiting Nobleman

A Corner in Wheat
A Corner in Wheat

1909

as The Wheat King

The Necklace
The Necklace

1909

as Employer / Party Guest

The Indian Runner's Romance
The Indian Runner's Romance

1909

as The Old Prospector

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In the Watches of the Night

1909

as Henry Brainhard

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The Man

1910

as Steve Clark

The Way of Man
The Way of Man

1909

as Wedding Guest

The Rocky Road
The Rocky Road

1910

as Ben

The Faded Lilies
The Faded Lilies

1909

as At Party

The Light That Came
The Light That Came

1909

as At the Ball

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Film Fun

1955

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Country Doctor
The Country Doctor

1909

as Doctor Harcourt

A Strange Meeting
A Strange Meeting

1909

as A Thief