Frank Powell
Known for Acting
- Born
- May 8, 1887
- Birthplace
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Died
- April 10, 1964 (aged 76)
- Also known as
- Francis William Powell
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.
Latest
- Film Fun(archive footage) (uncredited)1955Rating: 5.3 out of 10
The Man Without DesireWriter1923Rating: 7.5 out of 10- A Soul's AwakeningStory1922Rating: 8.0 out of 10
Astray from the SteerageDirector1921Rating: 10.0 out of 10
In the NightWriter1920Rating: 8.0 out of 10- You Never Know Your LuckDirector1919Rating: 10.0 out of 10
The ForfeitDirector1919Rating: 7.0 out of 10
Heart of the SunsetDirector1918Rating: 8.0 out of 10
ReputationPresenter1917Rating: 5.5 out of 10
Mary MorelandDirector1917Rating: 1.0 out of 10
The Dazzling Miss DavisonDirector1917
Hedda GablerDirector1917Rating: 10.0 out of 10
The DebtDirector1917
Mrs. BalfameDirector1917
MotherhoodDirector1917
The Greater WomanDirector1917
The Scarlet OathDirector1916
CharityDirector1916Rating: 9.0 out of 10
The Chain InvisibleDirector1916Rating: 9.0 out of 10
The WitchWriter1916
Known for
A Corner in WheatThe Wheat King1909Rating: 6.2 out of 10
A Fool There WasDirector1915Rating: 5.1 out of 10
The Country DoctorDoctor Harcourt1909Rating: 6.1 out of 10
The Mended LuteChief Great Elk Horn1909Rating: 4.6 out of 10
Nursing a ViperThe Viper1909Rating: 4.2 out of 10
His DutyJack Allen1909Rating: 3.9 out of 10
FaithfulThe Butler1910Rating: 4.5 out of 10
Fools of FateEd Hilton1909Rating: 4.4 out of 10
The Indian Runner's RomanceThe Old Prospector1909Rating: 3.0 out of 10
The Cardinal's ConspiracyA Visiting Nobleman1909Rating: 3.7 out of 10
The Broken LocketGeorge Peabody1909Rating: 3.5 out of 10
The NecklaceEmployer / Party Guest1909Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Filmography
80 titles
1910
1909
A Corner in WheatMovieThe Wheat King- The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian PeriodMovieOliver Cromwell
- Sweet RevengeMovieAlice's Father
The Light That CameMovieAt the Ball
Nursing a ViperMovieThe Viper
Lines of White on a Sullen SeaMovieThe Doctor- In the Watches of the NightMovieHenry Brainhard
Fools of FateMovieEd Hilton
The Broken LocketMovieGeorge Peabody
The Seventh DayMovieThe Judge
The Indian Runner's RomanceMovieThe Old Prospector
Mr. Jones' BurglarMovieAt Club
The Mended LuteMovieChief Great Elk Horn
A Strange MeetingMovieA Thief
Tender HeartsMovieA Handsome Chap
The Cardinal's ConspiracyMovieA Visiting Nobleman
The Country DoctorMovieDoctor Harcourt
The NecklaceMovieEmployer / Party Guest
The Way of ManMovieWedding Guest
The Faded LiliesMovieAt Party
His DutyMovieJack Allen