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    Frank Powell

    1887-05-08 (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.

    Movies

    actor
    Film Fun
    40 %|Aug 19, 1955
    Comedy
    poster
    A Fool There Was
    52 %|Jan 12, 1915
    Drama
    poster
    The Oath and the Man
    45 %|Sep 21, 1910
    History, Drama, Romance
    poster
    Over Silent Paths
    47 %|May 15, 1910
    Western, Drama
    actor
    The Impalement
    0 %|Apr 21, 1910
    poster
    Faithful
    45 %|Mar 20, 1910
    Comedy, Romance
    poster
    In Old California
    0 %|Mar 10, 1910
    actor
    The Man
    0 %|Feb 4, 1910
    poster
    The Last Deal
    0 %|Jan 27, 1910
    poster
    The Rocky Road
    40 %|Jan 3, 1910
    Drama
    poster
    A Corner in Wheat
    61.63 %|Dec 13, 1909
    Drama
    actor
    A Sweet Revenge
    0 %|Nov 18, 1909
    Drama
    poster
    The Light That Came
    50 %|Nov 11, 1909
    Drama
    poster
    Nursing a Viper
    50 %|Nov 3, 1909
    poster
    Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
    40 %|Oct 27, 1909
    Drama
    poster
    Fools of Fate
    57 %|Oct 6, 1909
    Drama
    poster
    The Broken Locket
    40 %|Sep 16, 1909
    Drama
    poster
    The Mended Lute
    47 %|Aug 5, 1909
    Western
    poster
    A Strange Meeting
    45 %|Aug 1, 1909
    Drama, Crime
    poster
    Tender Hearts
    0 %|Jul 19, 1909
    poster
    The Cardinal's Conspiracy
    45 %|Jul 12, 1909
    Drama
    poster
    The Country Doctor
    63 %|Jul 8, 1909
    Drama
    poster
    The Necklace
    50 %|Jul 1, 1909
    Drama
    poster
    The Way of Man
    40 %|Jun 28, 1909
    Drama
    poster
    The Faded Lilies
    40 %|Jun 17, 1909
    poster
    The Son's Return
    62 %|Jun 14, 1909
    poster
    His Duty
    40 %|May 31, 1909
    poster
    The Voice of the Violin
    48 %|Mar 18, 1909
    Drama
    actor
    The Honor of Thieves
    0 %|Jan 11, 1909
    Crime

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