Directing

Sidney Olcott

Born 1873-09-20 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Died 1949-12-16

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.

Credits

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The Claw
Director
1927
The White Black Sheep
Director
1926
The Amateur Gentleman
Director
1926
Ranson's Folly
Director
1926
The Best People
Director
1925
Not So Long Ago
Director
1925
The Charmer
Director
1925
Salome of the Tenements
Director
1925
The Only Woman
Director
1924
Monsieur Beaucaire
Director
1924
The Humming Bird
Director
1924
The Green Goddess
Director
1923
Little Old New York
Director
1923
Timothy's Quest
Director
1922
Pardon My French
Director
1921
God's Country and the Law
Director
1921
The Right Way
Director
1921
Marriage for Convenience
Director
1919
The Daughter of MacGregor
Director
1916
The Smugglers
Director
1916
The Innocent Lie
Director
1916
Poor Little Peppina
Director
1916
Diplomacy
Director
1916
My Lady Incog.
Director
1916
The Ghost of Twisted Oaks
Director
1915
Madame Butterfly
Director
1915
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
as Con Daly
1915
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
Writer
1915
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
Producer
1915
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
Director
1915
The Seven Sisters
Director
1915
All for Old Ireland
1915
All for Old Ireland
Director
1915
All for Old Ireland
Writer
1915
The Moth and the Flame
Director
1915
The Railroad Raiders of '62
as Captain Andrews (archive footage) (uncredited)
1915
The Railroad Raiders of '62
Director
1915
Come Back to Erin
Director
1914
The Eye of the Government
as The Detective
1914
The Eye of the Government
Director
1914
For Ireland's Sake
as Father Flanagan
1914
For Ireland's Sake
Director
1914
For Ireland's Sake
Writer
1914
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Director
1913
Lady Peggy’s Escape
as Father O’Donnell
1913
Lady Peggy’s Escape
Director
1913
The Wives of Jamestown
Director
1913
The Shaughraun
as Conn - the Shaughraun
1912
The Shaughraun
Director
1912
Ireland, the Oppressed
as Father Falvey
1912
Ireland, the Oppressed
Director
1912
Conway, The Kerry Dancer
Director
1912
The Mayor from Ireland
1912
The Mayor from Ireland
Director
1912
The Little Gluers
as Capt. Sidney Keirnan
1912
The Little Gluers
Director
1912
From the Manger to the Cross
as Blind Man (uncredited)
1912
From the Manger to the Cross
Director
1912
The Poacher's Pardon
Director
1912
The Darling of the CSA
Director
1912
A Prisoner of the Harem
Director
1912
Winning a Widow
Director
1912
Tragedy of the Desert
Director
1912
Captured by Bedouins
Director
1912
An Arabian Tragedy
Director
1912
Dust of the Desert
Director
1912
You Remember Ellen
Director
1912
Far from Erin's Isle
Director
1912
Vagabonds
as Tom
1912
Vagabonds
Director
1912
His Mother
Director
1912
The O'Neill
1912
The O'Neill
Director
1912
The Fishermaid of Ballydavid
as A Fisherman / Kathleen's Fiance
1911
The Fishermaid of Ballydavid
Director
1911
The Colleen Bawn
as Danny Mann
1911
The Colleen Bawn
Director
1911
Rory O'More
Director
1911
The Special Messenger
Director
1911
The Little Soldier of ’64
Director
1911