Frank Powell

Frank Powell

May 8, 1887 (137 years old) in 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.

Known For

A Corner in Wheat A Corner in Wheat
A Fool There Was A Fool There Was
A Strange Meeting A Strange Meeting
The Light That Came The Light That Came
The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period

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