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Frank Powell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1887-05-08

Day of Death

1964-04-10

Place of Birth

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Frank Powell

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.

Filmography (38)

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⭐ 5.5 Role: (archive footage) (uncredited)

Film Fun

1955
⭐ 5.0 Role: The Doctor

A Fool There Was

1915
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⭐ 0 Role: Hugo Reid - the Son

The Second Generation

1914
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⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

A Knight of the Road

1911
⭐ 4.5 Role: Unknown

The Oath and the Man

1910
⭐ 4.7 Role: Unknown

Over Silent Paths

1910
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⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

The Impalement

1910
⭐ 4.5 Role: The Butler

Faithful

1910
⭐ 0 Role: Governor Manuella

In Old California

1910
⭐ 5.0 Role: A Friend / At Station Reception

The Newlyweds

1910
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⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

The Man

1910
⭐ 0 Role: At Card Game

The Last Deal

1910
⭐ 4.0 Role: Ben

The Rocky Road

1910
⭐ 6.2 Role: The Wheat King

A Corner in Wheat

1909
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⭐ 0.5 Role: Oliver Cromwell

The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period

1909