
Frank Powell
Gender: Male
Birthday: 1887-05-08 - 1964-04-10
Place of Birth: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As: Francis William 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.
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Known For
Film Fun
1915A Fool There Was
The Man
The Impalement
A Knight of the Road
1909A Corner in Wheat
1909The Light That Came
1910The Oath and the Man
In the Watches of the Night
Sweet Revenge
1909The Indian Runner's Romance
1909Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
1909The Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909The Way of Man
1909The Broken Locket
1909The Necklace
The Second Generation
1909