Actor

Frank Powell

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Movies: 59Series: 0Crew credits: 32

TMDB ID: 1062048

IMDb ID: nm0288616

Known for: Acting

Born: May 8, 1887

Died: April 10, 1964

Age: 76

Place of birth: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1909 - 1923

Years active: 15

Average TMDB rating: 5.49

Wikidata: Q523961

Also known as

Francis William Powell

Other jobs

Director (27)Writer (3)Presenter (1)Scenario Writer (1)

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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.