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Frank Powell

Frank Powell

Acting

May 8, 1887 – April 10, 1964 (died at 76)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Male
99 Movies

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.

A Corner in Wheat
A Corner in Wheat

A Corner in Wheat

1909 6.2

as The Wheat King

Age 22 (now 76)
The Mended Lute
The Mended Lute

The Mended Lute

1909 4.6

as Chief Great Elk Horn

Age 22 (now 76)
The Country Doctor
The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor

1909 6.2

as Doctor Harcourt

Age 22 (now 76)
A Fool There Was
A Fool There Was

A Fool There Was

1915 5.0

as The Doctor

Age 27 (now 76)
The Voice of the Violin
The Voice of the Violin

The Voice of the Violin

1909 4.7

as Mr. Walker

Age 21 (now 76)
His Duty
His Duty

His Duty

1909 3.9

as Jack Allen

Age 22 (now 76)
Nursing a Viper
Nursing a Viper

Nursing a Viper

1909 4.2

as The Viper

Age 22 (now 76)
Fools of Fate
Fools of Fate

Fools of Fate

1909 4.4

as Ed Hilton

Age 22 (now 76)
The Son's Return
The Son's Return

The Son's Return

1909 5.6

as In Bank

Age 22 (now 76)
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
The Cardinal's Conspiracy

The Cardinal's Conspiracy

1909 3.7

as A Visiting Nobleman

Age 22 (now 76)
The Broken Locket
The Broken Locket

The Broken Locket

1909 3.5

as George Peabody

Age 22 (now 76)
Faithful
Faithful

Faithful

1910 4.5

as The Butler

Age 22 (now 76)
The Indian Runner's Romance
The Indian Runner's Romance

The Indian Runner's Romance

1909 3.0

as The Old Prospector

Age 22 (now 76)
A Strange Meeting
A Strange Meeting

A Strange Meeting

1909 4.3

as A Thief

Age 22 (now 76)
The Necklace
The Necklace

The Necklace

1909 4.0

as Employer / Party Guest

Age 22 (now 76)
Over Silent Paths
Over Silent Paths

Over Silent Paths

1910 4.7
Age 23 (now 76)