Frank Powell

Acting

Frank Powell

Born May 8, 1887Hamilton, Ontario, Canada84 credits

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

4.0

Film Fun

Movie

1955

The Man Without Desire
5.0

The Man Without Desire

Movie

1923

A Soul's Awakening

Movie

1922

Astray from the Steerage

Astray from the Steerage

Movie

1921

In the Night

In the Night

Movie

1920

You Never Know Your Luck

Movie

1919

Filmography

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1955Film Funas (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
The Man Without Desire
1923The Man Without DesireWriterMovie
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1922A Soul's AwakeningStoryMovie
Astray from the Steerage
1921Astray from the SteerageDirectorMovie
In the Night
1920In the NightWriterMovie
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1919You Never Know Your LuckDirectorMovie
The Forfeit
1919The ForfeitDirectorMovie
Heart of the Sunset
1918Heart of the SunsetDirectorMovie
Mary Moreland
1917Mary MorelandDirectorMovie
The Dazzling Miss Davison
1917The Dazzling Miss DavisonDirectorMovie
Hedda Gabler
1917Hedda GablerDirectorMovie
The Debt
1917The DebtDirectorMovie
Mrs. Balfame
1917Mrs. BalfameDirectorMovie
Motherhood
1917MotherhoodDirectorMovie
The Greater Woman
1917The Greater WomanDirectorMovie
The Scarlet Oath
1916The Scarlet OathDirectorMovie
Charity
1916CharityDirectorMovie
The Chain Invisible
1916The Chain InvisibleDirectorMovie
The Witch
1916The WitchDirectorMovie
The Devil's Daughter
1915The Devil's DaughterDirectorMovie
Princess Romanoff
1915Princess RomanoffDirectorMovie
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1915Her GrandparentsDirectorMovie
From the Valley of the Missing
1915From the Valley of the MissingDirectorMovie
A Fool There Was
1915A Fool There Wasas The DoctorMovie
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1914Officer 666DirectorMovie
His Last Dollar
1914His Last DollarDirectorMovie
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1914Man's EnemyDirectorMovie
The Stain
1914The StainDirectorMovie
A Fair Rebel
1914A Fair RebelDirectorMovie
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1914The Second Generationas Hugo Reid - the SonMovie
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1913For Her GovernmentDirectorMovie
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1911A Knight of the RoadMovie
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1911Paradise LostDirectorMovie
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1910After the BallDirectorMovie
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1910White RosesDirectorMovie
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1910His New LidDirectorMovie
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1910Love in QuarantineDirectorMovie
T
1910The Troublesome BabyDirectorMovie
A Lucky Toothache
1910A Lucky ToothacheDirectorMovie
T
1910The MasherDirectorMovie
A Gold Necklace
1910A Gold NecklaceDirectorMovie
The Oath and the Man
1910The Oath and the ManMovie
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
1910Muggsy Becomes a HeroDirectorMovie
When We Were in Our 'Teens
1910When We Were in Our 'TeensDirectorMovie
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1910Never AgainDirectorMovie
May and December
1910May and DecemberDirectorMovie
A
1910An Affair of HeartsDirectorMovie
Over Silent Paths
1910Over Silent PathsMovie
T
1910The ImpalementMovie
The Tenderfoot's Triumph
1910The Tenderfoot's TriumphDirectorMovie
T
1910The KidDirectorMovie
T
1910The SmokerDirectorMovie
Faithful
1910Faithfulas The ButlerMovie
In Old California
1910In Old Californiaas Governor ManuellaMovie
The Newlyweds
1910The Newlywedsas A Friend / At Station ReceptionMovie
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1910The ManMovie
The Last Deal
1910The Last Dealas At Card GameMovie
All on Account of the Milk
1910All on Account of the MilkDirectorMovie
The Rocky Road
1910The Rocky Roadas BenMovie
A Corner in Wheat
1909A Corner in Wheatas The Wheat KingMovie
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1909The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Periodas Oliver CromwellMovie
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1909A Sweet Revengeas Alice's FatherMovie
The Light That Came
1909The Light That Cameas At the BallMovie
Nursing a Viper
1909Nursing a Viperas The ViperMovie
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
1909Lines of White on a Sullen Seaas The DoctorMovie
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1909In the Watches of the Nightas Henry BrainhardMovie
Fools of Fate
1909Fools of Fateas Ed HiltonMovie
The Broken Locket
1909The Broken Locketas George PeabodyMovie
The Seventh Day
1909The Seventh Dayas The JudgeMovie
The Indian Runner's Romance
1909The Indian Runner's Romanceas The Old ProspectorMovie
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
1909Mr. Jones’ Burglaras At ClubMovie
The Mended Lute
1909The Mended Luteas Chief Great Elk HornMovie
A Strange Meeting
1909A Strange Meetingas A ThiefMovie
Tender Hearts
1909Tender Heartsas A Handsome ChapMovie
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909The Cardinal's Conspiracyas A Visiting NoblemanMovie
The Country Doctor
1909The Country Doctoras Doctor HarcourtMovie
The Necklace
1909The Necklaceas Employer / Party GuestMovie
The Way of Man
1909The Way of Manas Wedding GuestMovie
The Faded Lilies
1909The Faded Liliesas At PartyMovie
The Son's Return
1909The Son's Returnas In BankMovie
His Duty
1909His Dutyas Jack AllenMovie
The Voice of the Violin
1909The Voice of the Violinas Mr. WalkerMovie
The Politician's Love Story
1909The Politician's Love StoryMovie
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1909The Honor of ThievesMovie