Theodorus Maurita Frenkel (14 July 1871 – 20 September 1956) was a Dutch film director, actor and screenwriter of the silent era.
He worked in Britain under the name Theo Bouwmeester for the Natural Color Kinematograph Company,[1] using the surname of his renowned mother and uncle (both accomplished actors), before working in Germany in 1913 and 1914 and then returning to the Netherlands, a neutral country, before World War I.
[2] He directed more than 200 films between 1908 and 1928.
He also appeared in 21 films between 1911 and 1948.
His nephew Theo Frenkel Jr.[3] (1893–1955) was a film actor.