Frank Powell
Age: N/A | From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Person Details
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Aliases: Francis William Powell
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Movie Involvements: 61
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
A Fool There Was
(1915) Scenario Writer
May and December
(1910) Director
Hedda Gabler
(1917) Director
White Roses
(1910) Director
The Kid
(1910) Director
A Gold Necklace
(1910) Director
His New Lid
(1910) Director
The Devil's Daughter
(1915) DirectorActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1915 | The Doctor | |
| 1910 | N/A | |
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| The Butler | ||
| Governor Manuella | ||
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| At Card Game | ||
| Ben | ||
| 1909 | The Wheat King | |
| Oliver Cromwell | ||
| Alice's Father | ||
| At the Ball | ||
| The Viper | ||
| The Doctor | ||
| Henry Brainhard | ||
| Ed Hilton | ||
| George Peabody | ||
| The Old Prospector | ||
| Chief Great Elk Horn | ||
| A Thief | ||
| A Handsome Chap | ||
| A Visiting Nobleman | ||
| Doctor Harcourt | ||
| Employer / Party Guest | ||
| Wedding Guest | ||
| At Party | ||
| In Bank | ||
| Jack Allen | ||
| Mr. Walker | ||
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Writing
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| 1923 | Writer | |
| 1917 | Writer | |
| 1915 | Scenario Writer | |
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Directing
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Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 1915 | Producer | |
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