Frank Powell
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.
Movies
Film Fun
(archive footage) (uncredited)
A Fool There Was
The Doctor
The Second Generation
Hugo Reid - the Son
The Oath and the Man
Over Silent Paths
The Impalement
Faithful
The Butler
In Old California
Governor Manuella
The Newlyweds
A Friend / At Station Reception
The Man
The Last Deal
At Card Game
The Rocky Road
Ben
A Corner in Wheat
The Wheat King
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
Oliver Cromwell
A Sweet Revenge
Alice's Father
The Light That Came
At the Ball
Nursing a Viper
The Viper
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
The Doctor
In the Watches of the Night
Henry Brainhard
Fools of Fate
Ed Hilton
The Broken Locket
George Peabody
The Seventh Day
The Judge
The Indian Runner's Romance
The Old Prospector
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
At Club
The Mended Lute
Chief Great Elk Horn
A Strange Meeting
A Thief
Tender Hearts
A Handsome Chap
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
A Visiting Nobleman
The Country Doctor
Doctor Harcourt
The Necklace
Employer / Party Guest
The Way of Man
Wedding Guest
The Faded Lilies
At Party
The Son's Return
In Bank
His Duty
Jack Allen
The Voice of the Violin
Mr. Walker
The Politician's Love Story
The Honor of Thieves