Frank Powell
Acting
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.
Filmography
Acting (33)
1955
Film Funas (archive footage) (uncredited)
5.3
1915
A Fool There Wasas The Doctor
5.1
1914
The Second Generationas Hugo Reid - the Son
4.5
1910
1910
Faithfulas The Butler
4.5
1910
In Old Californiaas Governor Manuella
1910
The Newlywedsas A Friend / At Station Reception
5.0
1910
The Manas Steve Clark
1910
The Last Dealas At Card Game
1910
The Rocky Roadas Ben
4.0
1909
A Corner in Wheatas The Wheat King
6.2
1909
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Periodas Oliver Cromwell
0.5
1909
Sweet Revengeas Alice's Father
4.5
1909
The Light That Cameas At the Ball
4.1
1909
Nursing a Viperas The Viper
4.2
1909
Lines of White on a Sullen Seaas The Doctor
4.2
1909
In the Watches of the Nightas Henry Brainhard
2.0
1909
Fools of Fateas Ed Hilton
4.4
1909
The Broken Locketas George Peabody
3.5
1909
The Seventh Dayas The Judge
3.0
1909
The Indian Runner's Romanceas The Old Prospector
3.0
1909
Mr. Jones' Burglaras At Club
1.0
1909
The Mended Luteas Chief Great Elk Horn
4.6
1909
A Strange Meetingas A Thief
4.3
1909
Tender Heartsas A Handsome Chap
3.0
1909
The Cardinal's Conspiracyas A Visiting Nobleman
3.7
1909
The Country Doctoras Doctor Harcourt
6.1
1909
The Necklaceas Employer / Party Guest
4.0
1909
The Way of Manas Wedding Guest
4.0
1909
The Faded Liliesas At Party
2.2
1909
His Dutyas Jack Allen
3.9
Production & Directing (61)
1923
The Man Without DesireWriter
7.5
1922
A Soul's AwakeningStory
8.0
1921
Astray from the SteerageDirector
10.0
1920
In the NightWriter
8.0
1919
You Never Know Your LuckDirector
10.0
1919
The ForfeitDirector
7.0
1919
The ForfeitWriter
7.0
1918
Heart of the SunsetDirector
8.0
1917
ReputationPresenter
5.5
1917
Mary MorelandDirector
1.0
1917
Mary MorelandPresenter
1.0
1917
The Dazzling Miss DavisonDirector
1917
Hedda GablerDirector
10.0
1917
The DebtDirector
1917
Mrs. BalfameDirector
1917
Mrs. BalfameWriter
1917
MotherhoodDirector
1917
MotherhoodProducer
1917
The Greater WomanDirector
1917
The Greater WomanProducer
1916
The Scarlet OathDirector
1916
CharityDirector
9.0
1916
CharitySupervisor of Production Resources
9.0
1916
The Chain InvisibleDirector
9.0
1916
The WitchDirector
1916
The WitchWriter
1915
The Devil's DaughterDirector
1915
Princess RomanoffDirector
1.0
1915
Princess RomanoffProducer
1.0
1915
Her GrandparentsDirector
1915
From the Valley of the MissingDirector
1915
From the Valley of the MissingProducer
1915
A Fool There WasDirector
5.1
1915
A Fool There WasScenario Writer
5.1
1915
A Fool There WasProducer
5.1
1914
Officer 666Director
1914
His Last DollarDirector
1914
Man's EnemyDirector
9.0
1914
The StainDirector
9.0
1914
A Fair RebelDirector
1913
For Her GovernmentDirector
9.0
1911
Paradise LostDirector
1910
After the BallDirector
1910
White RosesDirector
1910
His New LidDirector
1910
Love in QuarantineDirector
8.0
1910
The Troublesome BabyDirector
10.0
1910
A Lucky ToothacheDirector
1910
The MasherDirector
1910
A Gold NecklaceDirector
5.5
1910
Muggsy Becomes a HeroDirector
5.0
1910
When We Were in Our 'TeensDirector
5.0
1910
Never AgainDirector
4.0
1910
May and DecemberDirector
5.0
1910
May and DecemberWriter
5.0
1910
An Affair of HeartsDirector
2.5
1910
The Tenderfoot's TriumphDirector
1910
The KidDirector
10.0
1910
The SmokerDirector
1910
All on Account of the MilkDirector
5.3
1909
His DutyWriter
3.9