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
all 81
Movies 81
Director 33
Writer 3
Producer 2
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Film Fun (1955)
Movie
Writer

In the Night (1920)
Movie
Director

Heart of the Sunset (1918)
Movie
Presenter

Reputation (1917)
Movie
Director

Hedda Gabler (1917)
Movie
Director

The Debt (1917)
Movie
Director

Mrs. Balfame (1917)
Movie
Director / Producer

Motherhood (1917)
Movie
Director

The Greater Woman (1917)
Movie
Director

The Scarlet Oath (1916)
Movie
Director

The Chain Invisible (1916)
Movie
Director / Writer

The Witch (1916)
Movie
Director

The Devil's Daughter (1915)
Movie
Director

Her Grandparents (1915)
Movie
Producer / Director

From the Valley of the Missing (1915)
Movie
The Doctor

A Fool There Was (1915)
Movie
Director

Officer 666 (1914)
Movie
Director

His Last Dollar (1914)
Movie
Director

Man's Enemy (1914)
Movie
Director

The Stain (1914)
Movie
Director

A Fair Rebel (1914)
Movie
Hugo Reid - the Son

The Second Generation (1914)
Movie
Director

For Her Government (1913)
Movie
Director

White Roses (1910)
Movie
Director

His New Lid (1910)
Movie
Director

Love in Quarantine (1910)
Movie
Director

A Lucky Toothache (1910)
Movie
Director

The Masher (1910)
Movie
Director

A Gold Necklace (1910)
Movie
Director

May and December (1910)
Movie
Director

Never Again (1910)
Movie
Director

An Affair of Hearts (1910)
Movie
Mr. Avery

The Impalement (1910)
Movie
Director

The Kid (1910)
Movie
Director

The Smoker (1910)
Movie
The Butler

Faithful (1910)
Movie
Governor Jose Manuella

In Old California (1910)
Movie
At Card Game

The Last Deal (1910)
Movie
Ben Cook

The Rocky Road (1910)
Movie
Outlaw Gang

The Heart of an Outlaw (1909)
Movie
The Wheat King

A Corner in Wheat (1909)
Movie
Alice's Father

A Sweet Revenge (1909)
Movie
At the Ball

The Light That Came (1909)
Movie
The Viper

Nursing a Viper (1909)
Movie
Henry Brainard

In the Watches of the Night (1909)
Movie
Ed Hilton

Fools of Fate (1909)
Movie
George Peabody

The Broken Locket (1909)
Movie
In Editor's Office

The Mills of the Gods (1909)
Movie
The Judge

The Seventh Day (1909)
Movie
The Old Prospector

The Indian Runner's Romance (1909)
Movie
A Friend of Harry's

His Wife's Visitor (1909)
Movie
Chief Great Elk Horn

The Mended Lute (1909)
Movie
2.5
Mary's Brother

A Strange Meeting (1909)
Movie
Deletius' Slave Master

The Slave (1909)
Movie
A Handsome Chap

Tender Hearts (1909)
Movie
The Prince

The Cardinal's Conspiracy (1909)
Movie
Doctor Harcourt

The Country Doctor (1909)
Movie
Employer

The Necklace (1909)
Movie
Wedding Guest

The Way of Man (1909)
Movie
At Party

The Faded Lilies (1909)
Movie
In Bank

The Son's Return (1909)
Movie
Jack Allen - the Older Brother

His Duty (1909)
Movie
Visitor

A Rude Hostess (1909)
Movie
Mr. Walker

The Voice of the Violin (1909)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1887-05-08
Deathday1964-04-10 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceHamilton, Canada
CitizenshipsCanada
Also Known AsFrancis William Powell
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