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
1919
1916
1915

Actor Captain Andrews (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Railroad Raiders of '62

Actor
All for Old Ireland

Actor Con Daly
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr

Director
The Railroad Raiders of '62

Director
All for Old Ireland

Director
Madame Butterfly

Director
The Seven Sisters

Director
The Moth and the Flame

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
1914
1913
1912

Actor Capt. Sidney Keirnan
The Little Gluers

Actor Father Falvey
Ireland, the Oppressed
Actor Conn - the Shaughraun
The Shaughraun

Actor Blind Man (uncredited)
From the Manger to the Cross
Actor Tom
Vagabonds
Actor
The Mayor from Ireland
Actor
The O'Neill

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

Director
His Mother

Director
You Remember Ellen

Director
From the Manger to the Cross

Director
The Darling of the CSA

Director
Captured by Bedouins

Director
Winning a Widow

Director
Tragedy of the Desert
Director
Far from Erin's Isle
Director
Vagabonds
Director
Conway, The Kerry Dancer
Director
The Mayor from Ireland
Director
The O'Neill
1911

Actor Capt. Andrews
Railroad Raiders of '62

Actor Danny Mann
The Colleen Bawn
Actor Notary
The Fiddler’s Requiem
Actor Larry Malone
The Irish Honeymoon
Actor A Fisherman / Kathleen's Fiance
The Fishermaid of Ballydavid

Director
Rory O'More

Director
The Colleen Bawn

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
Director
The Irish Honeymoon
Director
The Fishermaid of Ballydavid
1910

Actor Hans - Frieda's Peasant Sweetheart
The Little Spreewald Maiden

Actor Terry O'Connor
The Lad from Old Ireland

Director
The Lad from Old Ireland

Director
The Conspiracy of Pontiac

Director
The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg

Director
The Little Spreewald Maiden

Director
The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged
Director
The Stepmother

Director
The Further Adventures of the Girl Spy

Director
When Lovers Part
Writer
Her Indian Mother
Director
Her Indian Mother
Director
The Romance of a Trained Nurse

Director
The Navajo's Bride