Frank Powell

Acting

Born 1887-05-08 · died 1964-04-10 · Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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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 Country DoctorA Corner in WheatThe Son's ReturnA Fool There WasThe NewlywedsOver Silent PathsThe Voice of the ViolinThe Mended LuteFaithfulThe Oath and the Man