Sidney Olcott
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 20, 1873
- Died
- December 16, 1949 (aged 76)
- Birthplace
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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
Photos
Filmography
The Claw
Movie · Director
The Amateur Gentleman
Movie · Director
Ranson's Folly
Movie · Director
The White Black Sheep
Movie · Director
The Best People
Movie · Director
The Charmer
Movie · Director
Salome of the Tenements
Movie · Director
Not So Long Ago
Movie · Director
Monsieur Beaucaire
Movie · Director
The Only Woman
Movie · Director
The Humming Bird
Movie · Director
Little Old New York
Movie · Director
The Green Goddess
Movie · Director
Timothy's Quest
Movie · Director
God's Country and the Law
Movie · Director
The Right Way
Movie · Director
Pardon My French
Movie · Director
Marriage for Convenience
Movie · Director
Poor Little Peppina
Movie · Director
My Lady Incog.
Movie · Director
Diplomacy
Movie · Director
The Innocent Lie
Movie · Director
The Smugglers
Movie · Director
The Daughter of MacGregor
Movie · Director
The Railroad Raiders of '62
Movie · Director
All for Old Ireland
Movie · Director
Madame Butterfly
Movie · Director
The Seven Sisters
Movie · Director
The Moth and the Flame
Movie · Director
The Ghost of Twisted Oaks
Movie · Director
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
Movie · Director
For Ireland's Sake
Movie · Director
Come Back to Erin
Movie · Director
The Eye of the Government
Movie · Director
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Movie · Director
The Wives of Jamestown
Movie · Director
Lady Peggy’s Escape
Movie · Director
Dust of the Desert
Movie · Director
An Arabian Tragedy
Movie · Director
A Prisoner of the Harem
Movie · Director
The Poacher's Pardon
Movie · Director
The Little Gluers
Movie · Director
Ireland, the Oppressed
Movie · Director
The Shaughraun
Movie · Director
His Mother
Movie · Director
You Remember Ellen
Movie · Director
From the Manger to the Cross
Movie · Director
The Darling of the CSA
Movie · Director
Captured by Bedouins
Movie · Director
Winning a Widow
Movie · Director
Tragedy of the Desert
Movie · Director
Far from Erin's Isle
Movie · Director
Vagabonds
Movie · Director
Conway, The Kerry Dancer
Movie · Director
The Mayor from Ireland
Movie · Director
The O'Neill
Movie · Director
Rory O'More
Movie · Director
The Colleen Bawn
Movie · Director
Railroad Raiders of '62
Movie · Director
By a Woman's Wit
Movie · Director
For Love of an Enemy
Movie · Director
When the Dead Return
Movie · Director
Her Chum’s Brother
Movie · Director
The Fiddler’s Requiem
Movie · Director
The Little Soldier of ’64
Movie · Director
A Sawmill Hero
Movie · Director
The Special Messenger
Movie · Director
The Irish Honeymoon
Movie · Director
The Fishermaid of Ballydavid
Movie · Director
The Lad from Old Ireland
Movie · Director
The Conspiracy of Pontiac
Movie · Director
The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg
Movie · Director
The Little Spreewald Maiden
Movie · Director
The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged
Movie · Director
The Step-mother
Movie · Director
The Further Adventures of the Girl Spy
Movie · Director
When Lovers Part
Movie · Director
Her Indian Mother
Movie · Director
The Romance of a Trained Nurse
Movie · Director
The Navajo's Bride
Movie · Director
A Slave to Drink
Movie · Director
The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War
Movie · Director
Evangeline
Movie · Director
Way Down East
Movie · Director
Scarlet Letter
Movie · Director
Ben Hur
Movie · Director