Directed credits
26
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Frank Powell
Acting
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Directed movies: 26Directed series: 0All crew 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
Frequent jobs
Director (26)Writer (4)Presenter (1)Producer (1)
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.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Frank Powell.
Astray from the Steerage
Director
1921 Movie
The Forfeit
Director
1919 Movie
Heart of the Sunset
Director
1918 Movie
Mary Moreland
Director
1917 Movie
The Dazzling Miss Davison
Director
1917 Movie
Hedda Gabler
Director
1917 Movie
The Debt
Director
1917 Movie
Mrs. Balfame
Director
1917 Movie
Motherhood
Director
1917 Movie
The Greater Woman
Director
1917 Movie
The Scarlet Oath
Director
1916 Movie
Charity
Director
1916 Movie
The Chain Invisible
Director
1916 Movie
The Devil's Daughter
Director
1915 Movie
Princess Romanoff
Director
1915 Movie
5.0
A Fool There Was
Director
1915 Movie
His Last Dollar
Director
1914 Movie
The Stain
Director
1914 Movie
A Fair Rebel
Director
1914 Movie
A Lucky Toothache
Director
1910 Movie
5.5
A Gold Necklace
Director
1910 Movie
5.0
Muggsy Becomes a Hero
Director
1910 Movie
5.0
When We Were in Our 'Teens
Director
1910 Movie
5.0
May and December
Director
1910 Movie
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Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Frank Powell.
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Most viewed movie titles linked with Frank Powell.
Princess Romanoff
Director
1915 Movie
Charity
Director
1916 Movie
1.0
Reputation
Presenter
1917 Movie
5.0
A Fool There Was
Director
1915 Movie
Hedda Gabler
Director
1917 Movie
6.2
A Corner in Wheat
as The Wheat King
1909 Movie
The Last Deal
as At Card Game
1910 Movie
4.3
A Strange Meeting
as A Thief
1909 Movie
4.7
The Voice of the Violin
as Mr. Walker
1909 Movie
5.6
The Son's Return
as In Bank
1909 Movie
A Fair Rebel
Director
1914 Movie
4.0
The Necklace
as Employer / Party Guest
1909 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Frank Powell.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Frank Powell.
5.0
A Fool There Was
as The Doctor
1915 Movie
4.5
The Oath and the Man
1910 Movie
4.7
Over Silent Paths
1910 Movie
4.5
Faithful
as The Butler
1910 Movie
In Old California
as Governor Manuella
1910 Movie
5.0
The Newlyweds
as A Friend / At Station Reception
1910 Movie
The Last Deal
as At Card Game
1910 Movie
4.0
The Rocky Road
as Ben
1910 Movie
6.2
A Corner in Wheat
as The Wheat King
1909 Movie
4.1
The Light That Came
as At the Ball
1909 Movie
4.2
Nursing a Viper
as The Viper
1909 Movie
3.2
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
as The Doctor
1909 Movie