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Frank Powell
Acting
Born: May 8, 1887
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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

The Way of Man
as Wedding Guest

A Fool There Was
as The Doctor
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The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
as Oliver Cromwell

The Necklace
as Employer / Party Guest

His Duty
as Jack Allen

The Indian Runner's Romance
as The Old Prospector

Over Silent Paths

A Strange Meeting
as A Thief
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In the Watches of the Night
as Henry Brainhard
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