Frank Powell

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
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
8 May 1887
Death Day
10 April 1964
Place of Birth
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As
Francis William Powell

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FILMOGRAPHY

A Fool There Was

A Fool There Was

1915-01-12Actor, Director, Scenario Writer, Producer
A Corner in Wheat

A Corner in Wheat

1909-12-13Actor
The Mended Lute

The Mended Lute

1909-08-05Actor
The Son's Return

The Son's Return

1909-06-14Actor
Over Silent Paths

Over Silent Paths

1910-05-15
The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor

1909-07-08Actor
A Strange Meeting

A Strange Meeting

1909-08-02Actor
Nursing a Viper

Nursing a Viper

1909-11-03Actor
The Indian Runner's Romance

The Indian Runner's Romance

1909-08-22Actor
The Broken Locket

The Broken Locket

1909-09-16Actor
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

1909-10-27Actor
The Honor of Thieves

The Honor of Thieves

1909-01-11
The Cardinal's Conspiracy

The Cardinal's Conspiracy

1909-07-12Actor
Fools of Fate

Fools of Fate

1909-10-06Actor
The Rocky Road

The Rocky Road

1910-01-03Actor
In Old California

In Old California

1910-03-10Actor
His Duty

His Duty

1909-05-31Actor, Writer
Tender Hearts

Tender Hearts

1909-07-15Actor
In the Watches of the Night

In the Watches of the Night

1909-10-25Actor
The Impalement

The Impalement

1910-04-21
The Man

The Man

1910-02-04
Film Fun

Film Fun

1955-08-19Actor
A Sweet Revenge

A Sweet Revenge

1909-11-18Actor
The Voice of the Violin

The Voice of the Violin

1909-03-18Actor
The Faded Lilies

The Faded Lilies

1909-06-17Actor
The Way of Man

The Way of Man

1909-06-28Actor
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period

The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period

1909-12-02Actor
The Necklace

The Necklace

1909-07-01Actor
The Last Deal

The Last Deal

1910-01-27Actor
Faithful

Faithful

1910-03-20Actor
The Oath and the Man

The Oath and the Man

1910-09-21
The Light That Came

The Light That Came

1909-11-11Actor
The Second Generation

The Second Generation

1914-03-03Actor
The Politician's Love Story

The Politician's Love Story

1909-02-21
Mr. Jones’ Burglar

Mr. Jones’ Burglar

1909-08-09Actor
The Newlyweds

The Newlyweds

1910-03-03Actor
The Seventh Day

The Seventh Day

1909-08-26Actor
For Her Government

For Her Government

1913-12-22Director
You Never Know Your Luck

You Never Know Your Luck

1919-11-17Director
Astray from the Steerage

Astray from the Steerage

1921-04-23Director
Mrs. Balfame

Mrs. Balfame

1917-04-09Director, Writer
The Man Without Desire

The Man Without Desire

1923-12-01Writer
A Fair Rebel

A Fair Rebel

1914-05-21Director
His New Lid

His New Lid

1910-11-24Director
Her Grandparents

Her Grandparents

1915-05-04Director
The Scarlet Oath

The Scarlet Oath

1916-10-23Director
The Greater Woman

The Greater Woman

1917-02-26Director, Producer
Motherhood

Motherhood

1917-03-26Director, Producer
The Devil's Daughter

The Devil's Daughter

1915-06-16Director
The Tenderfoot's Triumph

The Tenderfoot's Triumph

1910-04-21Director
The Chain Invisible

The Chain Invisible

1916-04-24Director
Love in Quarantine

Love in Quarantine

1910-11-17Director
The Witch

The Witch

1916-02-27Writer, Director
White Roses

White Roses

1910-12-22Director
All on Account of the Milk

All on Account of the Milk

1910-01-13Director
The Smoker

The Smoker

1910-03-31Director
May and December

May and December

1910-06-20Director, Writer
Never Again

Never Again

1910-06-20Director
Muggsy Becomes a Hero

Muggsy Becomes a Hero

1910-09-01Director
When We Were in Our 'Teens

When We Were in Our 'Teens

1910-08-18Director
A Gold Necklace

A Gold Necklace

1910-10-06Director
A Lucky Toothache

A Lucky Toothache

1910-10-13Director
His Last Dollar

His Last Dollar

1914-10-28Director
From the Valley of the Missing

From the Valley of the Missing

1915-03-22Producer, Director
Man's Enemy

Man's Enemy

1914-08-01Director
An Affair of Hearts

An Affair of Hearts

1910-05-19Director
The Masher

The Masher

1910-10-13Director
The Kid

The Kid

1910-04-14Director
The Stain

The Stain

1914-07-17Director
Heart of the Sunset

Heart of the Sunset

1918-03-01Director
Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler

1917-05-07Director
Reputation

Reputation

1917-09-03Presenter
The Debt

The Debt

1917-04-23Director
Officer 666

Officer 666

1914-12-25Director
In the Night

In the Night

1920-12-01Writer
A Soul's Awakening

A Soul's Awakening

1922-07-01Story
Charity

Charity

1916-10-01Director, Supervisor of Production Resources
The Forfeit

The Forfeit

1919-03-10Director, Writer
Princess Romanoff

Princess Romanoff

1915-05-17Director, Producer
The Dazzling Miss Davison

The Dazzling Miss Davison

1917-06-18Director
Mary Moreland

Mary Moreland

1917-07-09Director, Presenter
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