
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.
Directed 63
1920s
- 1927
- 1926
The White Black Sheep
Director
The Amateur Gentleman
Director
Ranson's Folly
Director
- 1925
The Best People
Director
Not So Long Ago
Director
The Charmer
Director
Salome of the Tenements
Director
- 1924
The Only Woman
Director
Monsieur Beaucaire
Director
The Humming Bird
Director
- 1923
The Green Goddess
Director
- 1922
Timothy's Quest
Director
- 1921
Pardon My French
Director
God's Country and the Law
Director
The Right Way
Director
1910s
- 1919
Marriage for Convenience
Director
- 1916
The Daughter of MacGregor
Director
The Smugglers
Director
The Innocent Lie
Director
Poor Little Peppina
Director
Diplomacy
Director
My Lady Incog.
Director
- 1915
The Ghost of Twisted Oaks
Director
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
Director
The Seven Sisters
Director
All for Old Ireland
Director
The Moth and the Flame
Director
The Railroad Raiders of '62
Director
- 1914
Come Back to Erin
Director
For Ireland's Sake
Director
- 1913
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Director
The Wives of Jamestown
Director
- 1912
Ireland, the Oppressed
Director
The Little Gluers
Director
From the Manger to the Cross
Director
The Poacher's Pardon
Director
The Darling of the CSA
Director
Winning a Widow
Director
Tragedy of the Desert
Director
Captured by Bedouins
Director
An Arabian Tragedy
Director
Dust of the Desert
Director
You Remember Ellen
Director
Far from Erin's Isle
Director
His Mother
Director
- 1911
The Colleen Bawn
Director
Rory O'More
Director
Railroad Raiders of '62
Director
When the Dead Return
Director
By a Woman's Wit
Director
- 1910
The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg
Director
The Little Spreewald Maiden
Director
The Lad from Old Ireland
Director
The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged
Director
The Navajo's Bride
Director
The Further Adventures of the Girl Spy
Director
1900s
- 1909
A Slave to Drink
Director
The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War
Director
- 1908
Evangeline
Director
- 1907
Ben Hur
Director
Acted in 13
2010s
- 2011
Blazing the Trail: The O'Kalems in Ireland
Movie
1910s
- 1915
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
Con Daly
All for Old Ireland
Movie
The Railroad Raiders of '62
Captain Andrews (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1914
For Ireland's Sake
Father Flanagan
- 1912
Ireland, the Oppressed
Father Falvey
The Little Gluers
Capt. Sidney Keirnan
From the Manger to the Cross
Blind Man (uncredited)
- 1911
The Colleen Bawn
Danny Mann
Railroad Raiders of '62
Capt. Andrews
- 1910
The Little Spreewald Maiden
Hans - Frieda's Peasant Sweetheart
The Lad from Old Ireland
Terry O'Connor
1900s
- 1905
2 A.M. in the Subway
Drunk Man
Wrote 3
1910s
- 1915
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
Writer
All for Old Ireland
Writer
- 1914
For Ireland's Sake
Writer
Produced 1
1910s
- 1915
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
Producer