Frank Powell
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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
Film Fun
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Fool There Was
as The Doctor
The Second Generation
as Hugo Reid - the Son
Faithful
as The Butler
In Old California
as Governor Manuella
The Newlyweds
as A Friend / At Station Reception
The Last Deal
as At Card Game
The Rocky Road
as Ben
A Corner in Wheat
as The Wheat King
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
as Oliver Cromwell
A Sweet Revenge
as Alice's Father
The Light That Came
as At the Ball
Nursing a Viper
as The Viper
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
as The Doctor
In the Watches of the Night
as Henry Brainhard
Fools of Fate
as Ed Hilton
The Broken Locket
as George Peabody
The Seventh Day
as The Judge
The Indian Runner's Romance
as The Old Prospector
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
as At Club
The Mended Lute
as Chief Great Elk Horn
A Strange Meeting
as A Thief
Tender Hearts
as A Handsome Chap
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
as A Visiting Nobleman
The Country Doctor
as Doctor Harcourt
Crew Credits
The Man Without Desire
Writer
A Soul's Awakening
Story
Astray from the Steerage
Director
In the Night
Writer
You Never Know Your Luck
Director
The Forfeit
Director
Heart of the Sunset
Director
Reputation
Presenter
Mary Moreland
Director
The Dazzling Miss Davison
Director
Hedda Gabler
Director
The Debt
Director
Mrs. Balfame
Director
Motherhood
Director
The Greater Woman
Director
The Scarlet Oath
Director
Charity
Director
The Chain Invisible
Director
The Witch
Director
The Devil's Daughter
Director
Princess Romanoff
Director
Her Grandparents
Director
From the Valley of the Missing
Director
A Fool There Was
Director
Officer 666
Director
His Last Dollar
Director
Man's Enemy
Director
The Stain
Director
A Fair Rebel
Director
For Her Government
Director