Frank Powell
Acting
- Born
- May 8, 1887 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Died
- April 10, 1964
- Age
- Died at age 76
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.
