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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
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The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
as Oliver Cromwell
A Fool There Was
as The Doctor
The Necklace
as Employer / Party Guest
The Broken Locket
as George Peabody
The Way of Man
as Wedding Guest
A Strange Meeting
as A Thief
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The Impalement
Over Silent Paths
Nursing a Viper
as The Viper
His Duty
as Jack Allen