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Sidney Olcott

Sidney Olcott

Director · 1873–1949 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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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

  1. 1927
  2. 1926

    The White Black Sheep

    Director

  3. The Amateur Gentleman

    Director

  4. Ranson's Folly

    Director

  5. 1925

    The Best People

    Director

  6. Not So Long Ago

    Director

  7. The Charmer

    Director

  8. Salome of the Tenements

    Director

  9. 1924

    The Only Woman

    Director

  10. Monsieur Beaucaire

    Director

  11. The Humming Bird

    Director

  12. 1923

    The Green Goddess

    Director

  13. 1922

    Timothy's Quest

    Director

  14. 1921

    Pardon My French

    Director

  15. God's Country and the Law

    Director

  16. The Right Way

    Director

1910s

  1. 1919

    Marriage for Convenience

    Director

  2. 1916

    The Daughter of MacGregor

    Director

  3. The Smugglers

    Director

  4. The Innocent Lie

    Director

  5. Poor Little Peppina

    Director

  6. Diplomacy

    Director

  7. My Lady Incog.

    Director

  8. 1915

    The Ghost of Twisted Oaks

    Director

  9. Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr

    Director

  10. The Seven Sisters

    Director

  11. All for Old Ireland

    Director

  12. The Moth and the Flame

    Director

  13. The Railroad Raiders of '62

    Director

  14. 1914

    Come Back to Erin

    Director

  15. For Ireland's Sake

    Director

  16. 1913

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Director

  17. The Wives of Jamestown

    Director

  18. 1912

    Ireland, the Oppressed

    Director

  19. The Little Gluers

    Director

  20. From the Manger to the Cross

    Director

  21. The Poacher's Pardon

    Director

  22. The Darling of the CSA

    Director

  23. Winning a Widow

    Director

  24. Tragedy of the Desert

    Director

  25. Captured by Bedouins

    Director

  26. An Arabian Tragedy

    Director

  27. Dust of the Desert

    Director

  28. You Remember Ellen

    Director

  29. Far from Erin's Isle

    Director

  30. His Mother

    Director

  31. 1911

    The Colleen Bawn

    Director

  32. Rory O'More

    Director

  33. Railroad Raiders of '62

    Director

  34. When the Dead Return

    Director

  35. By a Woman's Wit

    Director

  36. 1910

    The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg

    Director

  37. The Little Spreewald Maiden

    Director

  38. The Lad from Old Ireland

    Director

  39. The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged

    Director

  40. The Navajo's Bride

    Director

  41. The Further Adventures of the Girl Spy

    Director

1900s

  1. 1909

    A Slave to Drink

    Director

  2. The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War

    Director

  3. 1908

    Evangeline

    Director

  4. 1907

    Ben Hur

    Director

Acted in 13

2010s

  1. 2011

    Blazing the Trail: The O'Kalems in Ireland

    Movie

1910s

  1. 1915

    Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr

    Con Daly

  2. All for Old Ireland

    Movie

  3. The Railroad Raiders of '62

    Captain Andrews (archive footage) (uncredited)

  4. 1914

    For Ireland's Sake

    Father Flanagan

  5. 1912

    Ireland, the Oppressed

    Father Falvey

  6. The Little Gluers

    Capt. Sidney Keirnan

  7. From the Manger to the Cross

    Blind Man (uncredited)

  8. 1911

    The Colleen Bawn

    Danny Mann

  9. Railroad Raiders of '62

    Capt. Andrews

  10. 1910

    The Little Spreewald Maiden

    Hans - Frieda's Peasant Sweetheart

  11. The Lad from Old Ireland

    Terry O'Connor

1900s

  1. 1905

    2 A.M. in the Subway

    Drunk Man

Wrote 3

1910s

  1. 1915

    Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr

    Writer

  2. All for Old Ireland

    Writer

  3. 1914

    For Ireland's Sake

    Writer

Produced 1

1910s

  1. 1915

    Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr

    Producer