Frank Powell
Director
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
A Corner in Wheat
as The Wheat King 1909
The Country Doctor
as Doctor Harcourt 1909
A Fool There Was
as The Doctor 1915
The Mended Lute
as Chief Great Elk Horn 1909
The Son's Return
as In Bank 1909
The Voice of the Violin
as Mr. Walker 1909
Nursing a Viper
as The Viper 1909
Fools of Fate
as Ed Hilton 1909
His Duty
as Jack Allen 1909
Faithful
as The Butler 1910
The Light That Came
as At the Ball 1909
Over Silent Paths
1910
A Strange Meeting
as A Thief 1909
The Broken Locket
as George Peabody 1909
The Indian Runner's Romance
as The Old Prospector 1909
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
as A Visiting Nobleman 1909
The Necklace
as Employer / Party Guest 1909