Frank Powell
Acting · Born 1887-05-08 · age 76 at death · 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.
Titles
A Corner in Wheat
The Country Doctor
A Fool There Was
The Mended Lute
The Son's Return
The Voice of the Violin
Nursing a Viper
Fools of Fate
His Duty
Faithful
The Light That Came
Over Silent Paths
A Strange Meeting
The Indian Runner's Romance
The Broken Locket
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
Film Fun
The Necklace
The Politician's Love Story
All on Account of the Milk
The Faded Lilies
The Way of Man
The Oath and the Man
The Man Without Desire
A Gold Necklace
Reputation
The Honor of Thieves
The Rocky Road
Tender Hearts
In the Watches of the Night
A Sweet Revenge
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
The Newlyweds
The Seventh Day
For Her Government
You Never Know Your Luck
Astray from the Steerage
The Chain Invisible
Love in Quarantine
Never Again
May and December
When We Were in Our 'Teens
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
Man's Enemy
An Affair of Hearts
The Kid
The Stain
Heart of the Sunset
Hedda Gabler
In the Night
A Soul's Awakening
Charity
The Forfeit
The Troublesome Baby
In Old California
Mrs. Balfame
A Fair Rebel
The Scarlet Oath