Frank Powell
Acting · Born 1887-05-08 · 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.
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Film Fun 1955
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A Fool There Was 1915
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The Second Generation 1914
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The Oath and the Man 1910
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Over Silent Paths 1910
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The Impalement 1910
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Faithful 1910
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In Old California 1910
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The Newlyweds 1910
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The Man 1910
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The Last Deal 1910
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The Rocky Road 1910
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A Corner in Wheat 1909
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The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period 1909
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A Sweet Revenge 1909
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The Light That Came 1909
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Nursing a Viper 1909
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Lines of White on a Sullen Sea 1909
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In the Watches of the Night 1909
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Fools of Fate 1909
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The Broken Locket 1909
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The Seventh Day 1909
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The Indian Runner's Romance 1909
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Mr. Jones’ Burglar 1909
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The Mended Lute 1909
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A Strange Meeting 1909
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Tender Hearts 1909
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The Cardinal's Conspiracy 1909
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The Country Doctor 1909
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The Necklace 1909
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The Way of Man 1909
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The Faded Lilies 1909
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The Son's Return 1909
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His Duty 1909
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The Voice of the Violin 1909
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The Politician's Love Story 1909
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The Honor of Thieves 1909
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As director
Astray from the Steerage 1921
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You Never Know Your Luck 1919
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The Forfeit 1919
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Heart of the Sunset 1918
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Mary Moreland 1917
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The Dazzling Miss Davison 1917
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Hedda Gabler 1917
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The Debt 1917
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Mrs. Balfame 1917
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Motherhood 1917
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The Greater Woman 1917
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The Scarlet Oath 1916
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Charity 1916
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The Chain Invisible 1916
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The Witch 1916
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The Devil's Daughter 1915
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Princess Romanoff 1915
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Her Grandparents 1915
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From the Valley of the Missing 1915
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A Fool There Was 1915
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Officer 666 1914
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His Last Dollar 1914
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Man's Enemy 1914
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The Stain 1914
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A Fair Rebel 1914
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For Her Government 1913
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White Roses 1910
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His New Lid 1910
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Love in Quarantine 1910
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A Lucky Toothache 1910
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The Masher 1910
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A Gold Necklace 1910
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Muggsy Becomes a Hero 1910
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When We Were in Our 'Teens 1910
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Never Again 1910
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May and December 1910
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An Affair of Hearts 1910
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The Tenderfoot's Triumph 1910
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The Kid 1910
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The Smoker 1910
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All on Account of the Milk 1910
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