Sidney Olcott

Known for Directing

Details

Birthday: September 20, 1873

Deathday: December 16, 1949

Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.

Actor

1915

The Railroad Raiders of '62

1915

All for Old Ireland

1915

Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr

1914

For Ireland's Sake

1914

The Eye of the Government

1913

Lady Peggy’s Escape

1912

The Little Gluers

1912

Ireland, the Oppressed

1912

The Shaughraun

1912

From the Manger to the Cross

1912

Vagabonds

1912

The Mayor from Ireland

1912

The O'Neill

1911

Railroad Raiders of '62

1911

The Colleen Bawn

1911

The Fiddler’s Requiem

1911

The Irish Honeymoon

1911

The Fishermaid of Ballydavid

1910

The Little Spreewald Maiden

1910

The Lad from Old Ireland

1905

2 A.M. in the Subway

Director

1927

The Claw

1926

The Amateur Gentleman

1926

Ranson's Folly

1926

The White Black Sheep

1925

The Best People

1925

The Charmer

1925

Salome of the Tenements

1925

Not So Long Ago

1924

Monsieur Beaucaire

1924

The Only Woman

1924

The Humming Bird

1923

Little Old New York

1923

The Green Goddess

1922

Timothy's Quest

1921

God's Country and the Law

1921

The Right Way

1921

Pardon My French

1919

Marriage for Convenience

1916

Poor Little Peppina

1916

My Lady Incog.

1916

Diplomacy

1916

The Innocent Lie

1916

The Smugglers

1916

The Daughter of MacGregor

1915

The Railroad Raiders of '62

1915

Madame Butterfly

1915

All for Old Ireland

1915

The Seven Sisters

1915

The Moth and the Flame

1915

The Ghost of Twisted Oaks

1915

Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr

1914

For Ireland's Sake

1914

Come Back to Erin

1914

The Eye of the Government

1913

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1913

The Wives of Jamestown

1913

Lady Peggy’s Escape

1912

Dust of the Desert

1912

A Prisoner of the Harem

1912

An Arabian Tragedy

1912

The Poacher's Pardon

1912

Ireland, the Oppressed

1912

The Shaughraun

1912

The Little Gluers

1912

You Remember Ellen

1912

His Mother

1912

From the Manger to the Cross

1912

The Darling of the CSA

1912

Captured by Bedouins

1912

Winning a Widow

1912

Tragedy of the Desert

1912

Far from Erin's Isle

1912

Vagabonds

1912

Conway, The Kerry Dancer

1912

The Mayor from Ireland

1912

The O'Neill

1911

Rory O'More

1911

The Colleen Bawn

1911

Railroad Raiders of '62

1911

By a Woman's Wit

1911

For Love of an Enemy

1911

When the Dead Return

1911

Her Chum’s Brother

1911

A Sawmill Hero

1911

The Little Soldier of ’64

1911

The Fiddler’s Requiem

1911

The Special Messenger

1911

The Irish Honeymoon

1911

The Fishermaid of Ballydavid

1910

The Lad from Old Ireland

1910

The Conspiracy of Pontiac

1910

The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg

1910

The Little Spreewald Maiden

1910

The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged

1910

The Stepmother

1910

When Lovers Part

1910

The Further Adventures of the Girl Spy

1910

Her Indian Mother

1910

The Romance of a Trained Nurse

1910

The Navajo's Bride

1909

The Governor's Daughter

1909

A Slave to Drink

1909

The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War

1908

Evangeline

1908

Way Down East

1908

The Scarlet Letter

1907

Ben Hur

Writer

1915

All for Old Ireland

1915

Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr

1914

For Ireland's Sake

1910

Her Indian Mother