05/08/1887
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada:
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.
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Film Fun (1955) as (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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A Fool There Was (1915) as The Doctor |
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The Second Generation (1914) as Hugo Reid - the Son |
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A Knight of the Road (1911) as |
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The Oath and the Man (1910) as |
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Over Silent Paths (1910) as |
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The Impalement (1910) as |
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Faithful (1910) as The Butler |
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In Old California (1910) as Governor Manuella |
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The Newlyweds (1910) as A Friend / At Station Reception |
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The Man (1910) as |
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The Last Deal (1910) as At Card Game |
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The Rocky Road (1910) as Ben |
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A Corner in Wheat (1909) as The Wheat King |
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The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period (1909) as Oliver Cromwell |
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A Sweet Revenge (1909) as Alice's Father |
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The Light That Came (1909) as At the Ball |
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Nursing a Viper (1909) as The Viper |
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Lines of White on a Sullen Sea (1909) as The Doctor |
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In the Watches of the Night (1909) as Henry Brainhard |
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Fools of Fate (1909) as Ed Hilton |
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The Broken Locket (1909) as George Peabody |
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The Seventh Day (1909) as The Judge |
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The Indian Runner's Romance (1909) as The Old Prospector |
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Mr. Jones’ Burglar (1909) as At Club |
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The Mended Lute (1909) as Chief Great Elk Horn |
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A Strange Meeting (1909) as A Thief |
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Tender Hearts (1909) as A Handsome Chap |
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The Cardinal's Conspiracy (1909) as A Visiting Nobleman |
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The Country Doctor (1909) as Doctor Harcourt |
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The Necklace (1909) as Employer / Party Guest |
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The Way of Man (1909) as Wedding Guest |
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The Faded Lilies (1909) as At Party |
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The Son's Return (1909) as In Bank |
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His Duty (1909) as Jack Allen |
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The Voice of the Violin (1909) as Mr. Walker |
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The Politician's Love Story (1909) as |
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The Honor of Thieves (1909) as |
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The Man Without Desire (1923) Writer |
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A Soul's Awakening (1922) Story |
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Astray from the Steerage (1921) Director |
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In the Night (1920) Writer |
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You Never Know Your Luck (1919) Director |
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The Forfeit (1919) Director |
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The Forfeit (1919) Writer |
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Heart of the Sunset (1918) Director |
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Reputation (1917) Presenter |
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Mary Moreland (1917) Director |
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Mary Moreland (1917) Presenter |
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The Dazzling Miss Davison (1917) Director |
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Hedda Gabler (1917) Director |
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The Debt (1917) Director |
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Mrs. Balfame (1917) Director |
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Mrs. Balfame (1917) Writer |
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Motherhood (1917) Director |
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Motherhood (1917) Producer |
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The Greater Woman (1917) Director |
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The Greater Woman (1917) Producer |
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The Scarlet Oath (1916) Director |
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Charity (1916) Director |
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Charity (1916) Supervisor of Production Resources |
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The Chain Invisible (1916) Director |
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The Witch (1916) Director |
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The Witch (1916) Writer |
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The Devil's Daughter (1915) Director |
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Princess Romanoff (1915) Director |
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Princess Romanoff (1915) Producer |
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Her Grandparents (1915) Director |
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From the Valley of the Missing (1915) Director |
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From the Valley of the Missing (1915) Producer |
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A Fool There Was (1915) Director |
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A Fool There Was (1915) Scenario Writer |
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A Fool There Was (1915) Producer |
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Officer 666 (1914) Director |
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His Last Dollar (1914) Director |
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Man's Enemy (1914) Director |
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The Stain (1914) Director |
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A Fair Rebel (1914) Director |
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For Her Government (1913) Director |
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Paradise Lost (1911) Director |
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After the Ball (1910) Director |
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White Roses (1910) Director |
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His New Lid (1910) Director |
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The Troublesome Baby (1910) Director |
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Love in Quarantine (1910) Director |
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A Lucky Toothache (1910) Director |
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The Masher (1910) Director |
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A Gold Necklace (1910) Director |
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Muggsy Becomes a Hero (1910) Director |
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When We Were in Our 'Teens (1910) Director |
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Never Again (1910) Director |
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May and December (1910) Director |
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May and December (1910) Writer |
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An Affair of Hearts (1910) Director |
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The Tenderfoot's Triumph (1910) Director |
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The Kid (1910) Director |
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The Smoker (1910) Director |
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All on Account of the Milk (1910) Director |
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His Duty (1909) Writer |