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Frank Powell

Acting Born May 8, 1887 Died Apr 10, 1964 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 95 credits
95
Total Credits
1955
36 Years Career Span
1
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Frank Powell works in acting. Born May 8, 1887 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Died April 10, 1964. Archytele tracks 95 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.

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Known for

▦ Film

Film Fun

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Frequent co-stars

Ward Wilson 1 shared title
Lionel Barrymore 1 shared title
Harry Carey 1 shared title
Lillian Gish 1 shared title
Owen Moore 1 shared title
Kate Bruce 1 shared title
Arthur V. Johnson 1 shared title
Marion Leonard 1 shared title
David Miles 1 shared title
Walter Miller 1 shared title

Career timeline

Film Fun
The Man Without Desire · Writer
A Soul's Awakening · Story
Astray from the Steerage · Director
In the Night · Writer
The Forfeit · DirectorThe Forfeit · WriterYou Never Know Your Luck · Director
Heart of the Sunset · Director
Mary Moreland · DirectorMary Moreland · PresenterHedda Gabler · DirectorReputation · PresenterThe Greater Woman · Director
Charity · DirectorCharity · Supervisor of Production ResourcesThe Scarlet Oath · DirectorThe Chain Invisible · DirectorThe Witch · Director
Princess Romanoff · DirectorPrincess Romanoff · ProducerHer Grandparents · DirectorA Fool There WasA Fool There Was · Scenario Writer
His Last Dollar · DirectorA Fair Rebel · DirectorMan's Enemy · DirectorThe Second GenerationThe Stain · Director
For Her Government · Director
A Knight of the RoadParadise Lost · Director
A Lucky Toothache · DirectorWhite Roses · DirectorThe Masher · DirectorThe ImpalementAfter the Ball · Director
Sweet RevengeA Corner in WheatThe Way of ManA Strange MeetingThe Cardinal's Conspiracy

Full Filmography

95 titles
  • Film Fun (1955) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • The Man Without Desire (1923) Writer
  • A Soul's Awakening (1922) Story
  • Astray from the Steerage (1921) Director
  • In the Night (1920) Writer
  • The Forfeit (1919) Director
  • The Forfeit (1919) Writer
  • You Never Know Your Luck (1919) Director
  • Heart of the Sunset (1918) Director
  • Mary Moreland (1917) Director
  • Mary Moreland (1917) Presenter
  • Hedda Gabler (1917) Director
  • Reputation (1917) Presenter
  • The Greater Woman (1917) Director
  • The Greater Woman (1917) Producer
  • The Dazzling Miss Davison (1917) Director
  • Mrs. Balfame (1917) Director
  • Mrs. Balfame (1917) Writer
  • Motherhood (1917) Director
  • Motherhood (1917) Producer
  • The Debt (1917) Director
  • Charity (1916) Director
  • Charity (1916) Supervisor of Production Resources
  • The Scarlet Oath (1916) Director
  • The Chain Invisible (1916) Director
  • The Witch (1916) Director
  • The Witch (1916) Writer
  • Princess Romanoff (1915) Director
  • Princess Romanoff (1915) Producer
  • Her Grandparents (1915) Director
  • A Fool There Was (1915) as The Doctor
  • A Fool There Was (1915) Scenario Writer
  • A Fool There Was (1915) Director
  • A Fool There Was (1915) Producer
  • The Devil's Daughter (1915) Director
  • From the Valley of the Missing (1915) Director
  • From the Valley of the Missing (1915) Producer
  • His Last Dollar (1914) Director
  • A Fair Rebel (1914) Director
  • Man's Enemy (1914) Director
  • The Second Generation (1914) as Hugo Reid - the Son
  • The Stain (1914) Director
  • Officer 666 (1914) Director
  • For Her Government (1913) Director
  • A Knight of the Road (1911)
  • Paradise Lost (1911) Director
  • A Lucky Toothache (1910) Director
  • White Roses (1910) Director
  • The Masher (1910) Director
  • The Impalement (1910)
  • After the Ball (1910) Director
  • In Old California (1910) as Governor Manuella
  • The Kid (1910) Director
  • The Troublesome Baby (1910) Director
  • The Rocky Road (1910) as Ben
  • His New Lid (1910) Director
  • The Oath and the Man (1910)
  • Muggsy Becomes a Hero (1910) Director
  • A Gold Necklace (1910) Director
  • An Affair of Hearts (1910) Director
  • The Newlyweds (1910) as A Friend / At Station Reception
  • The Tenderfoot's Triumph (1910) Director
  • The Last Deal (1910) as At Card Game
  • The Man (1910)
  • Over Silent Paths (1910)
  • Love in Quarantine (1910) Director
  • Faithful (1910) as The Butler
  • When We Were in Our 'Teens (1910) Director
  • May and December (1910) Director
  • May and December (1910) Writer
  • All on Account of the Milk (1910) Director
  • The Smoker (1910) Director
  • Never Again (1910) Director
  • Sweet Revenge (1909) as Alice's Father
  • A Corner in Wheat (1909) as The Wheat King
  • The Way of Man (1909) as Wedding Guest
  • A Strange Meeting (1909) as A Thief
  • The Cardinal's Conspiracy (1909) as A Visiting Nobleman
  • Lines of White on a Sullen Sea (1909) as The Doctor
  • The Necklace (1909) as Employer / Party Guest
  • The Faded Lilies (1909) as At Party
  • The Light That Came (1909) as At the Ball
  • The Broken Locket (1909) as George Peabody
  • The Country Doctor (1909) as Doctor Harcourt
  • His Duty (1909) as Jack Allen
  • His Duty (1909) Writer
  • Nursing a Viper (1909) as The Viper
  • The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period (1909) as Oliver Cromwell
  • The Seventh Day (1909) as The Judge
  • In the Watches of the Night (1909) as Henry Brainhard
  • Mr. Jones' Burglar (1909) as At Club
  • The Indian Runner's Romance (1909) as The Old Prospector
  • Tender Hearts (1909) as A Handsome Chap
  • Fools of Fate (1909) as Ed Hilton
  • The Mended Lute (1909) as Chief Great Elk Horn

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Frank Powell best known for?

Frank Powell is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Film Fun (1955).

When and where was Frank Powell born?

Frank Powell was born on May 8, 1887 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They passed away on April 10, 1964.

How many credits does Frank Powell have?

Frank Powell has accumulated over 95 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1920 to 1955.

What is Frank Powell's background in cinema and television?

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 F...