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Frank Powell
Born: 1887-05-08 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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.
Rated Filmography (24)
Sorted by Score6.2
A Corner in Wheat
1909
6.1
The Country Doctor
1909
5.1
A Fool There Was
1915
5.0
The Newlyweds
1910
4.7
Over Silent Paths
1910
4.6
The Mended Lute
1909
4.5
Faithful
1910
4.5
The Oath and the Man
1910
4.4
Fools of Fate
1909
4.3
A Strange Meeting
1909
4.2
Nursing a Viper
1909
4.2
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
1909
4.1
The Light That Came
1909
4.0
The Rocky Road
1910
4.0
The Way of Man
1909
4.0
The Necklace
1909
3.9
His Duty
1909
3.7
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909
3.5
The Broken Locket
1909
3.0
The Indian Runner's Romance
1909
3.0
Tender Hearts
1909
3.0
The Seventh Day
1909
2.2
The Faded Lilies
1909
1.0
Mr. Jones' Burglar
1909