Frank Powell
Birth date
May 8, 1887
Death date
April 10, 1964
Place of birth
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Profession
Acting
Age
76 years
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.
Also known as
Francis William Powell
