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.

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...Director
1915		The Seven Sisters...Director
1915		All for Old Ireland...Director
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
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
1910		The Lad from Old Ireland...Director
1910		The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged...Director
1910		The Conspiracy of Pontiac...Director
1910		The Navajo's Bride...Director
1910		The Further Adventures of the Girl Spy...Director
1910		The Stepmother...Director
1910		The Romance of a Trained Nurse...Director
1909		A Slave to Drink...Director
1909		The Governor's Daughter...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

Writing

1915		Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr...Writer
1915		All for Old Ireland...Writer
1914		For Ireland's Sake...Writer
1910		Her Indian Mother...Writer

Production

1915

Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr...Producer

Acting

1915		Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyras Con Daly
1915		All for Old Irelandas
1915		The Railroad Raiders of '62as Captain Andrews (archive footage) (uncredited)
1914		The Eye of the Governmentas The Detective
1914		For Ireland's Sakeas Father Flanagan
1913		Lady Peggy’s Escapeas Father O’Donnell
1912		The Shaughraunas Conn - the Shaughraun
1912		Ireland, the Oppressedas Father Falvey
1912		The Mayor from Irelandas
1912		The Little Gluersas Capt. Sidney Keirnan
1912		From the Manger to the Crossas Blind Man (uncredited)
1912		Vagabondsas Tom
1912		The O'Neillas
1911		The Fishermaid of Ballydavidas A Fisherman / Kathleen's Fiance
1911		The Colleen Bawnas Danny Mann
1911		Railroad Raiders of '62as Capt. Andrews
1911		The Fiddler’s Requiemas Notary
1911		The Irish Honeymoonas Larry Malone
1910		The Little Spreewald Maidenas Hans - Frieda's Peasant Sweetheart
1910		The Lad from Old Irelandas Terry O'Connor
1905		2 A.M. in the Subwayas Drunk Man

Sidney Olcott

Sidney Olcott

Biography

Known For

Directing

Writing

Production

Acting

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