Sidney Olcott

Directing

Sidney Olcott

Born 20 September 1873 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Died 16 December 1949 at 76

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

Highlights

Little Old New York1923 · Film · Director
From the Manger to the Cross1912 · Film · Blind Man (uncredited)
Timothy's Quest1922 · Film · Director
The Lad from Old Ireland1910 · Film · Terry O'Connor
Ben Hur1907 · Film · Director
Monsieur Beaucaire1924 · Film · Director

Filmography

Movies

65 films

Blazing the Trail: The O'Kalems in Ireland2011 · Film
The Claw1927 · Film · Director
The White Black Sheep1926 · Film · Director
The Amateur Gentleman1926 · Film · Director
Ranson's Folly1926 · Film · Director
The Best People1925 · Film · Director
Not So Long Ago1925 · Film · Director
The Charmer1925 · Film · Director
Salome of the Tenements1925 · Film · Director
The Only Woman1924 · Film · Director
Monsieur Beaucaire1924 · Film · Director
The Humming Bird1924 · Film · Director
The Green Goddess1923 · Film · Director
Little Old New York1923 · Film · Director
Timothy's Quest1922 · Film · Director
Pardon My French1921 · Film · Director
God's Country and the Law1921 · Film · Director
The Right Way1921 · Film · Director
Marriage for Convenience1919 · Film · Director
The Daughter of MacGregor1916 · Film · Director
The Smugglers1916 · Film · Director
The Innocent Lie1916 · Film · Director
Poor Little Peppina1916 · Film · Director
Diplomacy1916 · Film · Director
My Lady Incog.1916 · Film · Director
The Ghost of Twisted Oaks1915 · Film · Director
Madame Butterfly1915 · Film · Director
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr1915 · Film · Con Daly
The Seven Sisters1915 · Film · Director
All for Old Ireland1915 · Film
The Moth and the Flame1915 · Film · Director
The Railroad Raiders of '621915 · Film · Director
Come Back to Erin1914 · Film · Director
For Ireland's Sake1914 · Film · Father Flanagan
Uncle Tom's Cabin1913 · Film · Director
The Wives of Jamestown1913 · Film · Director
Ireland, the Oppressed1912 · Film · Father Falvey
The Little Gluers1912 · Film · Capt. Sidney Keirnan
From the Manger to the Cross1912 · Film · Blind Man (uncredited)
The Poacher's Pardon1912 · Film · Director
The Darling of the CSA1912 · Film · Director
Winning a Widow1912 · Film · Director
Tragedy of the Desert1912 · Film · Director
Captured by Bedouins1912 · Film · Director
An Arabian Tragedy1912 · Film · Director
Dust of the Desert1912 · Film · Director
You Remember Ellen1912 · Film · Director
Far from Erin's Isle1912 · Film · Director
His Mother1912 · Film · Director
The Colleen Bawn1911 · Film · Danny Mann
Rory O'More1911 · Film · Director
Railroad Raiders of '621911 · Film · Capt. Andrews
When the Dead Return1911 · Film · Director
By a Woman's Wit1911 · Film · Director
The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg1910 · Film · Director
The Little Spreewald Maiden1910 · Film · Hans - Frieda's Peasant Sweetheart
The Lad from Old Ireland1910 · Film · Terry O'Connor
The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged1910 · Film · Director
The Navajo's Bride1910 · Film · Director
The Further Adventures of the Girl Spy1910 · Film · Director
A Slave to Drink1909 · Film · Director
The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War1909 · Film · Director
Evangeline1908 · Film · Director
Ben Hur1907 · Film · Director
2 A.M. in the Subway1905 · Film · Drunk Man