Personal Info
Birthday
May 8, 1887
Place of Birth
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Known For
Acting
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.
Directed Movies (28)
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10.0
Astray from the Steerage
Movie1921
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7.0
The Forfeit
Movie1919
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8.0
Heart of the Sunset
Movie1918
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0.0
Mary Moreland
Movie1917
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0.0
The Dazzling Miss Davison
Movie1917
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10.0
Hedda Gabler
Movie1917
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0.0
The Debt
Movie1917
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0.0
Mrs. Balfame
Movie1917
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0.0
Motherhood
Movie1917
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0.0
The Greater Woman
Movie1917
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0.0
The Scarlet Oath
Movie1916
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9.0
Charity
Movie1916
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9.0
The Chain Invisible
Movie1916
0.0
The Witch
Movie1916
0.0
The Devil's Daughter
Movie1915
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0.0
Princess Romanoff
Movie1915
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0.0
From the Valley of the Missing
Movie1915
5.0
A Fool There Was
Movie1915
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0.0
His Last Dollar
Movie1914
9.0
The Stain
Movie1914
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0.0
A Fair Rebel
Movie1914
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0.0
A Lucky Toothache
Movie1910
5.5
A Gold Necklace
Movie1910
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5.0
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
Movie1910
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5.0
When We Were in Our 'Teens
Movie1910
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5.0
May and December
Movie1910
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0.0
The Tenderfoot's Triumph
Movie1910
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5.3
All on Account of the Milk
Movie1910
Acting Filmography (28)
5.0
A Fool There Was
Movie1915
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4.5
The Oath and the Man
Movie1910
4.7
Over Silent Paths
Movie1910
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4.5
Faithful
Movie1910
0.0
In Old California
Movie1910
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5.0
The Newlyweds
Movie1910
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4.0
The Rocky Road
Movie1910
6.2
A Corner in Wheat
Movie1909
4.1
The Light That Came
Movie1909
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4.2
Nursing a Viper
Movie1909
4.2
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
Movie1909
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4.4
Fools of Fate
Movie1909
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3.5
The Broken Locket
Movie1909
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3.0
The Seventh Day
Movie1909
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3.0
The Indian Runner's Romance
Movie1909
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1.0
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
Movie1909
4.6
The Mended Lute
Movie1909
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4.3
A Strange Meeting
Movie1909
3.0
Tender Hearts
Movie1909
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3.7
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
Movie1909
6.2
The Country Doctor
Movie1909
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4.0
The Necklace
Movie1909
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4.0
The Way of Man
Movie1909
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2.2
The Faded Lilies
Movie1909
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5.6
The Son's Return
Movie1909
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3.9
His Duty
Movie1909
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4.7
The Voice of the Violin
Movie1909
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4.3
The Politician's Love Story
Movie1909