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

A Fool There Was

A Corner in Wheat

The Son's Return

The Cardinal's Conspiracy

The Indian Runner's Romance

The Voice of the Violin

The Light That Came

The Rocky Road

All Movies (38)

• Film Fun1955 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
• A Fool There Was1915 · as The Doctor
• The Second Generation1914 · as Hugo Reid - the Son
• A Knight of the Road1911
• The Oath and the Man1910
• Over Silent Paths1910
• The Impalement1910
• Faithful1910 · as The Butler
• In Old California1910 · as Governor Manuella
• The Newlyweds1910 · as A Friend / At Station Reception
• The Man1910
• The Last Deal1910 · as At Card Game
• The Rocky Road1910 · as Ben
• A Corner in Wheat1909 · as The Wheat King
• The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period1909 · as Oliver Cromwell
• A Sweet Revenge1909 · as Alice's Father
• The Light That Came1909 · as At the Ball
• Nursing a Viper1909 · as The Viper
• Lines of White on a Sullen Sea1909 · as The Doctor
• In the Watches of the Night1909 · as Henry Brainhard
• Fools of Fate1909 · as Ed Hilton
• The Broken Locket1909 · as George Peabody
• The Seventh Day1909 · as The Judge
• The Indian Runner's Romance1909 · as The Old Prospector
• Mr. Jones’ Burglar1909 · as At Club
• The Mended Lute1909 · as Chief Great Elk Horn
• A Strange Meeting1909 · as A Thief
• Tender Hearts1909 · as A Handsome Chap
• The Cardinal's Conspiracy1909 · as A Visiting Nobleman
• The Country Doctor1909 · as Doctor Harcourt
• The Necklace1909 · as Employer / Party Guest
• The Way of Man1909 · as Wedding Guest
• The Faded Lilies1909 · as At Party
• The Son's Return1909 · as In Bank
• His Duty1909 · as Jack Allen
• The Voice of the Violin1909 · as Mr. Walker
• The Politician's Love Story1909
• The Honor of Thieves1909