- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- September 20, 1873
- Place of Birth
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Died
- December 16, 1949
Sidney Olcott
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.
Filmography
movieThe Claw
1927 · Director
movieThe White Black Sheep
1926 · Director
movieThe Amateur Gentleman
1926 · Director
movieRanson's Folly
1926 · Director
movieThe Best People
1925 · Director
movieNot So Long Ago
1925 · Director
movieThe Charmer
1925 · Director
movieSalome of the Tenements
1925 · Director
movieThe Only Woman
1924 · Director
movieMonsieur Beaucaire
1924 · Director
movieThe Humming Bird
1924 · Director
movieThe Green Goddess
1923 · Director
movieLittle Old New York
1923 · Director
movieTimothy's Quest
1922 · Director
moviePardon My French
1921 · Director
movieGod's Country and the Law
1921 · Director
movieThe Right Way
1921 · Director
movieMarriage for Convenience
1919 · Director
movieThe Daughter of MacGregor
1916 · Director
movieThe Smugglers
1916 · Director
movieThe Innocent Lie
1916 · Director
moviePoor Little Peppina
1916 · Director
movieDiplomacy
1916 · Director
movieMy Lady Incog.
1916 · Director
movieThe Ghost of Twisted Oaks
1915 · Director
movieMadame Butterfly
1915 · Director
movieBold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
1915 · Con Daly, Director, Writer, Producer
movieThe Seven Sisters
1915 · Director
movieAll for Old Ireland
1915 · , Director, Writer
movieThe Moth and the Flame
1915 · Director
movieThe Railroad Raiders of '62
1915 · Captain Andrews (archive footage) (uncredited), Director
movieCome Back to Erin
1914 · Director
The Eye of the Government
movieThe Eye of the Government
1914 · The Detective, Director
movieFor Ireland's Sake
1914 · Father Flanagan, Director, Writer
movieUncle Tom's Cabin
1913 · Director
Lady Peggy’s Escape
movieLady Peggy’s Escape
1913 · Father O’Donnell, Director
movieThe Wives of Jamestown
1913 · Director
The Shaughraun
movieThe Shaughraun
1912 · Conn - the Shaughraun, Director
movieIreland, the Oppressed
1912 · Father Falvey, Director
Conway, The Kerry Dancer
movieConway, The Kerry Dancer
1912 · Director
The Mayor from Ireland
movieThe Mayor from Ireland
1912 · , Director
movieThe Little Gluers
1912 · Capt. Sidney Keirnan, Director
movieFrom the Manger to the Cross
1912 · Blind Man (uncredited), Director
movieThe Poacher's Pardon
1912 · Director
movieThe Darling of the CSA
1912 · Director
A Prisoner of the Harem
movieA Prisoner of the Harem
1912 · Director
movieWinning a Widow
1912 · Director
movieTragedy of the Desert
1912 · Director
movieCaptured by Bedouins
1912 · Director
movieAn Arabian Tragedy
1912 · Director
movieDust of the Desert
1912 · Director
movieYou Remember Ellen
1912 · Director
Far from Erin's Isle
movieFar from Erin's Isle
1912 · Director
Vagabonds
movieVagabonds
1912 · Tom, Director
movieHis Mother
1912 · Director
The O'Neill
movieThe O'Neill
1912 · , Director
The Fishermaid of Ballydavid
movieThe Fishermaid of Ballydavid
1911 · A Fisherman / Kathleen's Fiance, Director
movieThe Colleen Bawn
1911 · Danny Mann, Director
movieRory O'More
1911 · Director
The Special Messenger
movieThe Special Messenger
1911 · Director
The Little Soldier of ’64
movieThe Little Soldier of ’64
1911 · Director
movieRailroad Raiders of '62
1911 · Capt. Andrews, Director
movieWhen the Dead Return
1911 · Director
The Fiddler’s Requiem
movieThe Fiddler’s Requiem
1911 · Notary, Director
movieBy a Woman's Wit
1911 · Director
A Sawmill Hero
movieA Sawmill Hero
1911 · Director
The Irish Honeymoon
movieThe Irish Honeymoon
1911 · Larry Malone, Director
Her Chum’s Brother
movieHer Chum’s Brother
1911 · Director
For Love of an Enemy
movieFor Love of an Enemy
1911 · Director
movieThe Girl Spy Before Vicksburg
1910 · Director
When Lovers Part
movieWhen Lovers Part
1910 · Director
movieThe Little Spreewald Maiden
1910 · Hans - Frieda's Peasant Sweetheart, Director
Her Indian Mother
movieHer Indian Mother
1910 · Writer, Director
movieThe Lad from Old Ireland
1910 · Terry O'Connor, Director
movieThe Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged
1910 · Director
The Conspiracy of Pontiac
movieThe Conspiracy of Pontiac
1910 · Director
movieThe Navajo's Bride
1910 · Director
movieThe Further Adventures of the Girl Spy
1910 · Director
The Stepmother
movieThe Stepmother
1910 · Director
The Romance of a Trained Nurse
movieThe Romance of a Trained Nurse
1910 · Director
movieA Slave to Drink
1909 · Director
The Governor's Daughter
movieThe Governor's Daughter
1909 · Director
movieThe Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War
1909 · Director
Scarlet Letter
movieScarlet Letter
1908 · Director
Way Down East
movieWay Down East
1908 · Director
movieEvangeline
1908 · Director
movieBen Hur
1907 · Director
movie2 A.M. in the Subway
1905 · Drunk Man