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Frank 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.
Top Filmography
6.2
A Corner in Wheat
1909 // MOVIE
6.2
The Country Doctor
1909 // MOVIE
5.0
A Fool There Was
1915 // MOVIE
4.6
The Mended Lute
1909 // MOVIE
5.6
The Son's Return
1909 // MOVIE
4.7
The Voice of the Violin
1909 // MOVIE
4.2
Nursing a Viper
1909 // MOVIE
4.4
Fools of Fate
1909 // MOVIE
3.9
His Duty
1909 // MOVIE
4.5
Faithful
1910 // MOVIE
4.1
The Light That Came
1909 // MOVIE
4.7
Over Silent Paths
1910 // MOVIE
4.3
A Strange Meeting
1909 // MOVIE
3.0
The Indian Runner's Romance
1909 // MOVIE
3.5
The Broken Locket
1909 // MOVIE