Sidney Olcott
BIOGRAPHY
John Sidney Olcott was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter. After making a number of very successful films for the Kalem studio, including "Ben Hur" (1907) with its dramatic chariot race scene, Olcott became the company's president and was rewarded with one share of its stock.
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
20 September 1873
Death Day
16 December 1949
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
MEDIA
FILMOGRAPHY
The Little Gluers
1912-11-18Actor, Director
Ireland, the Oppressed
1912-12-14Actor, Director
The Shaughraun
1912-12-23Actor, Director
The Railroad Raiders of '62
1915-03-20Actor, Director
Railroad Raiders of '62
1911-06-15Actor, Director
The Little Spreewald Maiden
1910-12-21Actor, Director
The Lad from Old Ireland
1910-11-23Actor, Director
The Colleen Bawn
1911-10-16Actor, Director
The Fiddler’s Requiem
1911-05-03Actor, Director
For Ireland's Sake
1914-01-11Actor, Director, Writer
All for Old Ireland
1915-07-13Director, Writer
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
1915-08-11Actor, Director, Writer, Producer
From the Manger to the Cross
1912-10-03Actor, Director
The Irish Honeymoon
1911-03-08Actor, Director
Lady Peggy’s Escape
1913-02-08Actor, Director
The Eye of the Government
1914-02-22Actor, Director
2 A.M. in the Subway
1905-06-20Actor
Vagabonds
1912-02-09Actor, Director
The Fishermaid of Ballydavid
1911-11-17Actor, Director
The Mayor from Ireland
1912-11-30Director
The O'Neill
1912-01-12Director
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1913-12-17Director
Dust of the Desert
1912-06-03Director
An Arabian Tragedy
1912-06-19Director
A Prisoner of the Harem
1912-07-19Director
The Poacher's Pardon
1912-09-30Director
Monsieur Beaucaire
1924-08-11Director
Ben Hur
1907-12-07Director
His Mother
1912-01-25Director
You Remember Ellen
1912-03-03Director
Little Old New York
1923-08-01Director
Rory O'More
1911-09-03Director
Madame Butterfly
1915-11-07Director
Poor Little Peppina
1916-03-02Director
The Claw
1927-05-08Director
The Seven Sisters
1915-07-26Director
The Governor's Daughter
1909-11-26Director
My Lady Incog.
1916-01-16Director
The Darling of the CSA
1912-09-06Director
The Best People
1925-11-09Director
The Green Goddess
1923-08-13Director
The Conspiracy of Pontiac
1910-09-20Director
Timothy's Quest
1922-09-16Director
The Charmer
1925-04-20Director
By a Woman's Wit
1911-04-04Director
The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg
1910-12-28Director
For Love of an Enemy
1911-01-11Director
The Only Woman
1924-10-25Director
God's Country and the Law
1921-06-01Director
Diplomacy
1916-02-27Director
The Amateur Gentleman
1926-08-14Director
Salome of the Tenements
1925-02-23Director
The Humming Bird
1924-01-13Director
The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged
1910-09-23Director
When the Dead Return
1911-05-05Director
A Slave to Drink
1909-12-31Director
Evangeline
1908-02-08Director
The Moth and the Flame
1915-05-13Director
Ranson's Folly
1926-05-30Director
Way Down East
1908-03-07Director
The Stepmother
1910-02-02Director
The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War
1909-05-21Director
The Further Adventures of the Girl Spy
1910-04-01Director
When Lovers Part
1910-12-23Director
Her Chum’s Brother
1911-01-18Director
The Little Soldier of ’64
1911-06-30Director
A Sawmill Hero
1911-03-22Director
Captured by Bedouins
1912-06-26Director
Winning a Widow
1912-07-05Director
Come Back to Erin
1914-03-01Director
The Special Messenger
1911-08-16Director
The Scarlet Letter
1908-03-28Director
Her Indian Mother
1910-12-16Writer, Director
The Ghost of Twisted Oaks
1915-11-11Director
Not So Long Ago
1925-09-07Director
The Right Way
1921-02-28Director
The Innocent Lie
1916-04-20Director
The Romance of a Trained Nurse
1910-01-14Director
The Smugglers
1916-07-06Director
The Navajo's Bride
1910-05-31Director
Marriage for Convenience
1919-02-03Director
Tragedy of the Desert
1912-07-01Director
The Wives of Jamestown
1913-01-10Director
Far from Erin's Isle
1912-02-14Director
Conway, The Kerry Dancer
1912-12-09Director
Pardon My French
1921-09-22Director
The White Black Sheep
1926-12-12Director
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