Sidney Olcott

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1873-09-20

Deathday 1949-12-16 (76 years old)

Place of Birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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

Director

1927
The Claw

as Director

1926
1926
Ranson's Folly

as Director

1925
The Best People

as Director

1925
The Charmer

as Director

1925
1925
Not So Long Ago

as Director

1924
Monsieur Beaucaire

as Director

1924
The Only Woman

as Director

1924
The Humming Bird

as Director

1923
1923
The Green Goddess

as Director

1922
Timothy's Quest

as Director

1921
The Right Way

as Director

1919
1916
1916
My Lady Incog.

as Director

1916
Diplomacy

as Director

1916
The Innocent Lie

as Director

1916
The Smugglers

as Director

1915
Madame Butterfly

as Director

1915
1915
The Seven Sisters

as Director

1915
1914
For Ireland's Sake

as Director

1914
Come Back to Erin

as Director

1913
Uncle Tom's Cabin

as Director

1913
1913
1912
An Arabian Tragedy

as Director

1912
1912
1912
Dust of the Desert

as Director

1912
The Little Gluers

as Director

1912
The Shaughraun

as Director

1912
1912
His Mother

as Director

1912
You Remember Ellen

as Director

1912
1912
1912
Winning a Widow

as Director

1912
1911
The Colleen Bawn

as Director

1911
Rory O'More

as Director

1911
1911
By a Woman's Wit

as Director

1911
1911
1911
1911
1911
A Sawmill Hero

as Director

1911
1911
1910
1910
The Stepmother

as Director

1910
When Lovers Part

as Director

1910
Her Indian Mother

as Director

1910
The Navajo's Bride

as Director

1909
1909
A Slave to Drink

as Director

1908
Evangeline

as Director

1908
Way Down East

as Director

1908
The Scarlet Letter

as Director

1907
Ben Hur

as Director

Actor

The Eye of the Government

as The Detective

1915
The Railroad Raiders of '62

as Captain Andrews (archive footage) (uncredited)

1914
For Ireland's Sake

as Father Flanagan

1913
Lady Peggy’s Escape

as Father O’Donnell

1912
The Shaughraun

as Conn - the Shaughraun

1912
Ireland, the Oppressed

as Father Falvey

1912
The Little Gluers

as Capt. Sidney Keirnan

1912
From the Manger to the Cross

as Blind Man (uncredited)

1911
The Colleen Bawn

as Danny Mann

1911
Railroad Raiders of '62

as Capt. Andrews

1911
The Irish Honeymoon

as Larry Malone

1910
The Little Spreewald Maiden

as Hans - Frieda's Peasant Sweetheart

1910
The Lad from Old Ireland

as Terry O'Connor

Writer

1915
1914
1910

Producer