Frank Powell

Actor

Born: May 8, 1887 (76 years old)

Died: April 10, 1964

Place of birth: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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 (7)

• A Corner in Wheat (1909, ★ 6.2)
• A Fool There Was (1915, ★ 5)
• The Son's Return (1909, ★ 5.6)
• The Country Doctor (1909, ★ 6.2)
• The Mended Lute (1909, ★ 4.6)
• Nursing a Viper (1909, ★ 4.2)
• The Voice of the Violin (1909, ★ 4.7)