Sidney Olcott
Known for: Directing
Born: September 20, 1873
Died: December 16, 1949
Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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.
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Filmography
88 movies · 0 TV shows, newest first
10.0
The Claw
1927
7.0
The White Black Sheep
1926
7.0
The Amateur Gentleman
1926
7.2
Ranson's Folly
1926
9.0
The Best People
1925
8.0
Not So Long Ago
1925
7.0
The Charmer
1925
10.0
Salome of the Tenements
1925
8.0
The Only Woman
1924
5.6
Monsieur Beaucaire
1924
7.5
The Humming Bird
1924
7.0
The Green Goddess
1923
6.5
Little Old New York
1923
6.9
Timothy's Quest
1922
10.0
Pardon My French
1921
8.0
God's Country and the Law
1921
7.0
The Right Way
1921
9.0
Marriage for Convenience
1919
7.0
The Daughter of MacGregor
1916
5.0
The Smugglers
1916
NR
The Innocent Lie
1916
5.2
Poor Little Peppina
1916
NR
Diplomacy
1916
NR
My Lady Incog.
1916
10.0
The Ghost of Twisted Oaks
1915
4.5
Madame Butterfly
1915
5.0
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
1915
2.0
The Seven Sisters
1915
7.0
All for Old Ireland
1915
1.0
The Moth and the Flame
1915
NR
The Railroad Raiders of '62
1915
5.0
Come Back to Erin
1914NR
The Eye of the Government
1914
5.0
For Ireland's Sake
1914
8.0
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1913NR
Lady Peggy’s Escape
1913
NR
The Wives of Jamestown
19137.0
The Shaughraun
1912
10.0
Ireland, the Oppressed
1912NR
Conway, The Kerry Dancer
1912NR
The Mayor from Ireland
1912
9.0
The Little Gluers
1912
5.1
From the Manger to the Cross
1912
7.0
The Poacher's Pardon
1912
4.0
The Darling of the CSA
19129.0
A Prisoner of the Harem
1912
8.0
Winning a Widow
1912
9.0
Tragedy of the Desert
1912
10.0
Captured by Bedouins
1912
7.0
An Arabian Tragedy
1912
NR
Dust of the Desert
1912
5.5
You Remember Ellen
1912NR
Far from Erin's Isle
1912NR
Vagabonds
1912
5.5
His Mother
1912NR
The O'Neill
1912NR
The Fishermaid of Ballydavid
1911
7.4
The Colleen Bawn
1911
5.2
Rory O'More
19118.0
The Special Messenger
1911NR
The Little Soldier of ’64
1911
5.0
Railroad Raiders of '62
1911
NR
When the Dead Return
19117.0
The Fiddler’s Requiem
1911
6.7
By a Woman's Wit
1911NR
A Sawmill Hero
1911NR
The Irish Honeymoon
1911NR
Her Chum’s Brother
19114.0
For Love of an Enemy
1911
6.0
The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg
19104.0
When Lovers Part
1910
9.0
The Little Spreewald Maiden
19109.0
Her Indian Mother
1910
5.4
The Lad from Old Ireland
1910
NR
The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged
19104.0
The Conspiracy of Pontiac
1910
4.0
The Navajo's Bride
1910
10.0
The Further Adventures of the Girl Spy
19109.0
The Step-mother
19107.0
The Romance of a Trained Nurse
1910
7.0
A Slave to Drink
1909
10.0
The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War
1909NR
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
19089.0
Scarlet Letter
19088.0
Way Down East
1908
10.0
Evangeline
1908
4.4
Ben Hur
1907
4.5
2 A.M. in the Subway
1905