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.

Known For

A Fool There Was

The Doctor

The Voice of the Violin

Mr. Walker

The Indian Runner's Romance

The Old Prospector

The Mended Lute

Chief Great Elk Horn

The Country Doctor

Doctor Harcourt

The Way of Man

Wedding Guest

A Strange Meeting

A Thief

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1955	Film Fun	(archive footage) (uncredited)
1915	A Fool There Was	The Doctor
1914	The Second Generation	Hugo Reid - the Son
1910	Over Silent Paths
1910	The Rocky Road	Ben
1910	In Old California	Governor Manuella
1910	The Man
1910	The Impalement
1910	The Last Deal	At Card Game
1910	The Oath and the Man
1910	Faithful	The Butler
1909	A Corner in Wheat	The Wheat King
1909	The Mended Lute	Chief Great Elk Horn
1909	The Son's Return	In Bank
1909	The Country Doctor	Doctor Harcourt
1909	A Strange Meeting	A Thief
1909	Nursing a Viper	The Viper
1909	The Broken Locket	George Peabody
1909	The Indian Runner's Romance	The Old Prospector
1909	Lines of White on a Sullen Sea	The Doctor
1909	The Honor of Thieves
1909	The Cardinal's Conspiracy	A Visiting Nobleman
1909	Fools of Fate	Ed Hilton
1909	His Duty	Jack Allen
1909	Tender Hearts	A Handsome Chap
1909	In the Watches of the Night	Henry Brainhard
1909	A Sweet Revenge	Alice's Father
1909	The Voice of the Violin	Mr. Walker
1909	The Faded Lilies	At Party
1909	The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period	Oliver Cromwell
1909	The Way of Man	Wedding Guest
1909	The Necklace	Employer / Party Guest
1909	The Light That Came	At the Ball
1909	The Politician's Love Story
1909	Mr. Jones’ Burglar	At Club

Year	TV Show	Role