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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 8, 1887
Died
April 10, 1964
Place of Birth
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As
- Francis William Powell
Frank Powell
1.0 Popularity
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.
Known For
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4.0
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Film Fun
1955
5.2
The Doctor
A Fool There Was
1915
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0.0
Hugo Reid - the Son
The Second Generation
1914
4.5
The Oath and the Man
1910
4.7
Over Silent Paths
1910
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0.0
The Impalement
1910
4.5
The Butler
Faithful
1910
0.0
Governor Manuella
In Old California
1910
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0.0
The Man
1910
0.0
At Card Game
The Last Deal
1910
Credits
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Film Fun
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1955
4.0
A Fool There Was
as The Doctor
1915
5.2
🎬
The Second Generation
as Hugo Reid - the Son
1914
0.0
The Oath and the Man
1910
4.5
Over Silent Paths
1910
4.7
🎬
The Impalement
1910
0.0
Faithful
as The Butler
1910
4.5
In Old California
as Governor Manuella
1910
0.0
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The Man
1910
0.0
The Last Deal
as At Card Game
1910
0.0
The Rocky Road
as Ben
1910
4.0
A Corner in Wheat
as The Wheat King
1909
6.1
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The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
as Oliver Cromwell
1909
0.5
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A Sweet Revenge
as Alice's Father
1909
4.5
The Light That Came
as At the Ball
1909
4.1
Nursing a Viper
as The Viper
1909
4.2
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
as The Doctor
1909
3.2
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In the Watches of the Night
as Henry Brainhard
1909
2.0
Fools of Fate
as Ed Hilton
1909
4.4
The Broken Locket
as George Peabody
1909
3.5
The Indian Runner's Romance
as The Old Prospector
1909
3.0
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
as At Club
1909
1.0
The Mended Lute
as Chief Great Elk Horn
1909
4.5
A Strange Meeting
as A Thief
1909
4.3
Tender Hearts
as A Handsome Chap
1909
3.0
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
as A Visiting Nobleman
1909
3.7
The Country Doctor
as Doctor Harcourt
1909
6.2
The Necklace
as Employer / Party Guest
1909
4.0
The Way of Man
as Wedding Guest
1909
4.0
The Faded Lilies
as At Party
1909
2.2
The Son's Return
as In Bank
1909
5.6
His Duty
as Jack Allen
1909
3.2
The Voice of the Violin
as Mr. Walker
1909
4.7
The Politician's Love Story
1909
4.3
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The Honor of Thieves
1909
1.5