Frank Powell

Frank Powell

Known for: Acting

Born: May 7, 1887 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - Died: April 9, 1964

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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A Fool There Was

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A Fool There Was

The Doctor

1915 Drama
A Corner in Wheat

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A Corner in Wheat

The Wheat King

1909 Drama
The Mended Lute

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The Mended Lute

Chief Great Elk Horn

1909 Western
The Son's Return

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The Son's Return

In Bank

1909 Drama
Over Silent Paths

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Over Silent Paths

1910 Western
The Country Doctor

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The Country Doctor

Doctor Harcourt

1909 Drama
A Strange Meeting

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A Strange Meeting

A Thief

1909 Drama
Nursing a Viper

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Nursing a Viper

The Viper

1909 Drama
The Broken Locket

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The Broken Locket

George Peabody

1909 Drama
The Indian Runner's Romance

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The Indian Runner's Romance

The Old Prospector

1909 Western
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

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Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

The Doctor

1909 Drama
The Honor of Thieves

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The Honor of Thieves

1909 Crime
The Cardinal's Conspiracy

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The Cardinal's Conspiracy

A Visiting Nobleman

1909 Drama
Fools of Fate

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Fools of Fate

Ed Hilton

1909 Drama
The Rocky Road

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The Rocky Road

Ben

1910 Drama
In Old California

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In Old California

Governor Manuella

1910 Drama
His Duty

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His Duty

Jack Allen

1909 Drama
Tender Hearts

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Tender Hearts

A Handsome Chap

1909 Drama
In the Watches of the Night

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In the Watches of the Night

Henry Brainhard

1909 Drama
The Man

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The Man

1910 Drama
The Impalement

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The Impalement

1910 Drama
Film Fun

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Film Fun

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1955 Comedy
A Sweet Revenge

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A Sweet Revenge

Alice's Father

1909 Drama
The Voice of the Violin

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The Voice of the Violin

Mr. Walker

1909 Drama