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Frank Powell
Actor · Director · Writer· 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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
20 credits across 5 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Film Fun | (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1921 | Astray from the Steerage | Director | Film |
| 1916 | The Witch | Director | Film |
| 1916 | The Witch | Writer | Film |
| 1915 | A Fool There Was | The Doctor | Film |
| 1915 | A Fool There Was | Director | Film |
| 1915 | A Fool There Was | Producer | Film |
| 1910 | The Last Deal | At Card Game | Film |
| 1910 | The Oath and the Man | Film | |
| 1910 | Faithful | The Butler | Film |
| 1910 | An Affair of Hearts | Director | Film |
| 1909 | The Mended Lute | Chief Great Elk Horn | Film |
| 1909 | In the Watches of the Night | Henry Brainhard | Film |
| 1909 | A Corner in Wheat | The Wheat King | Film |
| 1909 | The Country Doctor | Doctor Harcourt | Film |
| 1909 | The Honor of Thieves | Film | |
| 1909 | The Politician's Love Story | Film | |
| 1909 | Lines of White on a Sullen Sea | The Doctor | Film |
| 1909 | Nursing a Viper | The Viper | Film |
| 1909 | The Voice of the Violin | Mr. Walker | Film |
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