Frank Powell
Actor · Director · WriterFrank 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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FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR38
- Film Fun
Film Fun
1955
(archive footage) (uncredited)
A Fool There Was
1915
The Doctor
- The Second Generation
The Second Generation
1914
Hugo Reid - the Son
- A Knight of the Road
A Knight of the Road
1911
Over Silent Paths
1910
The Rocky Road
1910
Ben
In Old California
1910
Governor Manuella
- The Man
The Man
1910
- The Impalement
The Impalement
1910
- The Last Deal
The Last Deal
1910
At Card Game
The Oath and the Man
1910
Faithful
1910
The Butler
The Newlyweds
1910
A Friend / At Station Reception
A Corner in Wheat
1909
The Wheat King
The Mended Lute
1909
Chief Great Elk Horn
The Son's Return
1909
In Bank
The Country Doctor
1909
Doctor Harcourt
A Strange Meeting
1909
A Thief
Nursing a Viper
1909
The Viper
The Indian Runner's Romance
1909
The Old Prospector
The Broken Locket
1909
George Peabody
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
1909
The Doctor
- The Honor of Thieves
The Honor of Thieves
1909
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909
A Visiting Nobleman
Fools of Fate
1909
Ed Hilton
His Duty
1909
Jack Allen
Tender Hearts
1909
A Handsome Chap
- In the Watches of the Night
In the Watches of the Night
1909
Henry Brainhard
- A Sweet Revenge
A Sweet Revenge
1909
Alice's Father
The Voice of the Violin
1909
Mr. Walker
The Faded Lilies
1909
At Party
- The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
1909
Oliver Cromwell
The Necklace
1909
Employer / Party Guest
The Way of Man
1909
Wedding Guest
The Light That Came
1909
At the Ball
The Politician's Love Story
1909
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
1909
At Club
The Seventh Day
1909
The Judge
DIRECTOR44
Astray from the Steerage
1921
Director
- You Never Know Your Luck
You Never Know Your Luck
1919
Director
The Forfeit
1919
Director
Heart of the Sunset
1918
Director
Mrs. Balfame
1917
Director
The Greater Woman
1917
Director
Motherhood
1917
Director
Hedda Gabler
1917
Director
The Debt
1917
Director
The Dazzling Miss Davison
1917
Director
Mary Moreland
1917
Director
The Scarlet Oath
1916
Director
The Chain Invisible
1916
Director
The Witch
1916
Director
Charity
1916
Director
A Fool There Was
1915
Director
- Her Grandparents
Her Grandparents
1915
Director
The Devil's Daughter
1915
Director
From the Valley of the Missing
1915
Director
Princess Romanoff
1915
Director
A Fair Rebel
1914
Director
His Last Dollar
1914
Director
- Man's Enemy
Man's Enemy
1914
Director
The Stain
1914
Director
- Officer 666
Officer 666
1914
Director
- For Her Government
For Her Government
1913
Director
- Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost
1911
Director
- His New Lid
His New Lid
1910
Director
The Tenderfoot's Triumph
1910
Director
- Love in Quarantine
Love in Quarantine
1910
Director
- White Roses
White Roses
1910
Director
All on Account of the Milk
1910
Director
- The Smoker
The Smoker
1910
Director
- Never Again
Never Again
1910
Director
May and December
1910
Director
When We Were in Our 'Teens
1910
Director
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
1910
Director
A Lucky Toothache
1910
Director
A Gold Necklace
1910
Director
- An Affair of Hearts
An Affair of Hearts
1910
Director
- The Kid
The Kid
1910
Director
- The Masher
The Masher
1910
Director
- The Troublesome Baby
The Troublesome Baby
1910
Director
- After the Ball
After the Ball
1910
Director
