Sidney Olcott
Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: September 20, 1873
Day of Death: December 16, 1949 (76 years old)
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.
1927
1926
1925
1924
1923
1922
1921
1916
1915
Actor
All for Old Ireland
Actor Con Daly
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
Actor Captain Andrews (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Railroad Raiders of '62
Director
All for Old Ireland
Director
Madame Butterfly
Director
The Ghost of Twisted Oaks
Writer
All for Old Ireland
Director
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
Writer
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
Producer
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
Director
The Seven Sisters
Director
The Railroad Raiders of '62
1914
1913
1912
Actor Blind Man (uncredited)
From the Manger to the Cross
Actor Capt. Sidney Keirnan
The Little Gluers
Actor Father Falvey
Ireland, the Oppressed
Actor Conn - the Shaughraun
The Shaughraun
Director
His Mother
Director
You Remember Ellen
Director
From the Manger to the Cross
Director
The Darling of the CSA
Director
Winning a Widow
Director
Captured by Bedouins
Director
Dust of the Desert
Director
An Arabian Tragedy
Director
A Prisoner of the Harem
Director
The Poacher's Pardon
Director
The Little Gluers
Director
Ireland, the Oppressed
Director
The Shaughraun
1911
Actor Capt. Andrews
Railroad Raiders of '62
Actor Danny Mann
The Colleen Bawn
Actor Notary
The Fiddler’s Requiem
Director
The Colleen Bawn
Director
Rory O'More
Director
Railroad Raiders of '62
Director
By a Woman's Wit
Director
For Love of an Enemy
Director
When the Dead Return
Director
Her Chum’s Brother
Director
The Fiddler’s Requiem
Director
The Little Soldier of ’64
Director
A Sawmill Hero
Director
The Special Messenger
1910
Actor Terry O'Connor
The Lad from Old Ireland
Actor Hans - Frieda's Peasant Sweetheart
The Little Spreewald Maiden
Director
The Lad from Old Ireland
Director
The Conspiracy of Pontiac
Director
The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg
Director
The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged
Director
The Further Adventures of the Girl Spy
Director
The Stepmother
Director
When Lovers Part
Writer
Her Indian Mother
Director
Her Indian Mother
Director
The Romance of a Trained Nurse
Director
The Navajo's Bride
Director
The Little Spreewald Maiden
