Known For
Directing
Born
Sep 20, 1873
Died
Dec 16, 1949
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Credits
87 titles
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
Filmography
The Claw
Director
The White Black Sheep
Director
The Amateur Gentleman
Director
Ranson's Folly
Director
The Best People
Director
Not So Long Ago
Director
The Charmer
Director
Salome of the Tenements
Director
The Only Woman
Director
Monsieur Beaucaire
Director
The Humming Bird
Director
The Green Goddess
Director
Little Old New York
Director
Timothy's Quest
Director
Pardon My French
Director
God's Country and the Law
Director
The Right Way
Director
Marriage for Convenience
Director
The Daughter of MacGregor
Director
The Smugglers
Director
The Innocent Lie
Director
Poor Little Peppina
Director
Diplomacy
Director
My Lady Incog.
Director
The Ghost of Twisted Oaks
Director
Madame Butterfly
Director
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
Con Daly
The Seven Sisters
Director
All for Old Ireland
The Moth and the Flame
Director
The Railroad Raiders of '62
Captain Andrews (archive footage) (uncredited)
Come Back to Erin
Director
The Eye of the Government
The Detective
For Ireland's Sake
Father Flanagan
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Director
Lady Peggy’s Escape
Father O’Donnell
The Wives of Jamestown
Director
The Shaughraun
Conn - the Shaughraun
Ireland, the Oppressed
Father Falvey
Conway, The Kerry Dancer
Director
The Mayor from Ireland
The Little Gluers
Capt. Sidney Keirnan
From the Manger to the Cross
Blind Man (uncredited)
The Poacher's Pardon
Director
The Darling of the CSA
Director
A Prisoner of the Harem
Director
Winning a Widow
Director
Tragedy of the Desert
Director
Captured by Bedouins
Director
An Arabian Tragedy
Director