Sidney Olcott

Known for: Directing
Born: September 20, 1873, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: December 16, 1949
Movies: 107

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.

Best-Known Movies

4.4

Ben Hur

1907

5.1

From the Manger to the Cross

1912

5.4

The Lad from Old Ireland

1910

6.5

Little Old New York

1923

4.5

2 A.M. in the Subway

1905

5.6

Monsieur Beaucaire

1924

6.9

Timothy's Quest

1922

4.5

Madame Butterfly

1915

5.2

Poor Little Peppina

1916

7.4

The Colleen Bawn

1911

Filmography

1915	Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr	Con Daly
1915	All for Old Ireland
1915	The Railroad Raiders of '62	Captain Andrews (archive footage) (uncredited)
1914	The Eye of the Government	The Detective
1914	For Ireland's Sake	Father Flanagan
1913	Lady Peggy’s Escape	Father O’Donnell
1912	The Shaughraun	Conn - the Shaughraun
1912	Ireland, the Oppressed	Father Falvey
1912	The Mayor from Ireland
1912	The Little Gluers	Capt. Sidney Keirnan
1912	From the Manger to the Cross	Blind Man (uncredited)
1912	Vagabonds	Tom
1912	The O'Neill
1911	The Fishermaid of Ballydavid	A Fisherman / Kathleen's Fiance
1911	The Colleen Bawn	Danny Mann
1911	Railroad Raiders of '62	Capt. Andrews
1911	The Fiddler’s Requiem	Notary
1911	The Irish Honeymoon	Larry Malone
1910	The Little Spreewald Maiden	Hans - Frieda's Peasant Sweetheart
1910	The Lad from Old Ireland	Terry O'Connor
1905	2 A.M. in the Subway	Drunk Man

Directing, Writing & Producing

1927	The Claw	Director
1926	The White Black Sheep	Director
1926	The Amateur Gentleman	Director
1926	Ranson's Folly	Director
1925	The Best People	Director
1925	Not So Long Ago	Director
1925	The Charmer	Director
1925	Salome of the Tenements	Director
1924	The Only Woman	Director
1924	Monsieur Beaucaire	Director
1924	The Humming Bird	Director
1923	The Green Goddess	Director
1923	Little Old New York	Director
1922	Timothy's Quest	Director
1921	Pardon My French	Director
1921	God's Country and the Law	Director
1921	The Right Way	Director
1919	Marriage for Convenience	Director
1916	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
1915	The Ghost of Twisted Oaks	Director
1915	Madame Butterfly	Director
1915	Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr	Writer, Producer, Director
1915	The Seven Sisters	Director
1915	All for Old Ireland	Director, Writer
1915	The Moth and the Flame	Director
1915	The Railroad Raiders of '62	Director
1914	Come Back to Erin	Director
1914	The Eye of the Government	Director
1914	For Ireland's Sake	Director, Writer
1913	Uncle Tom's Cabin	Director
1913	Lady Peggy’s Escape	Director
1913	The Wives of Jamestown	Director
1912	The Shaughraun	Director
1912	Ireland, the Oppressed	Director
1912	Conway, The Kerry Dancer	Director
1912	The Mayor from Ireland	Director
1912	The Little Gluers	Director
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	Director
1912	His Mother	Director
1912	The O'Neill	Director
1911	The Fishermaid of Ballydavid	Director
1911	The Colleen Bawn	Director
1911	Rory O'More	Director
1911	The Special Messenger	Director
1911	The Little Soldier of ’64	Director
1911	Railroad Raiders of '62	Director
1911	When the Dead Return	Director
1911	The Fiddler’s Requiem	Director
1911	By a Woman's Wit	Director
1911	A Sawmill Hero	Director
1911	The Irish Honeymoon	Director
1911	Her Chum’s Brother	Director
1911	For Love of an Enemy	Director
1910	The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg	Director
1910	When Lovers Part	Director
1910	The Little Spreewald Maiden	Director
1910	Her Indian Mother	Director, Writer
1910	The Lad from Old Ireland	Director
1910	The Conspiracy of Pontiac	Director
1910	The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged	Director
1910	The Navajo's Bride	Director
1910	The Further Adventures of the Girl Spy	Director
1910	The Step-mother	Director
1910	The Romance of a Trained Nurse	Director
1909	A Slave to Drink	Director
1909	The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War	Director
1908	Scarlet Letter	Director
1908	Way Down East	Director
1908	Evangeline	Director
1907	Ben Hur	Director

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