Directing
Sidney Olcott
EN, XX cinema · 88 credits
Born
20 September 1873
Died
16 December 1949 (aged 76)
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also known as John Sidney Allcott
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
Filmography
The Claw
Director
Ranson's Folly
Director
The Best People
Director
The Charmer
Director
Not So Long Ago
Director
Monsieur Beaucaire
Director
The Only Woman
Director
The Humming Bird
Director
Little Old New York
Director
The Green Goddess
Director
Timothy's Quest
Director
The Right Way
Director
Pardon My French
Director
Poor Little Peppina
Director
My Lady Incog.
Director
Diplomacy
Director
The Smugglers
Director
The Railroad Raiders of '62
as Captain Andrews (archive footage) (uncredited), Director
All for Old Ireland
Actor, Director, Writer
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
as Con Daly, Producer, Writer, Director
Madame Butterfly
Director
The Seven Sisters
Director
For Ireland's Sake
as Father Flanagan, Director, Writer
The Eye of the Government
1914
The Eye of the Government
as The Detective, Director
Come Back to Erin
Director
Lady Peggy’s Escape
1913
Lady Peggy’s Escape
as Father O’Donnell, Director
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Director
The Little Gluers
as Capt. Sidney Keirnan, Director
Ireland, the Oppressed
as Father Falvey, Director
The Shaughraun
1912
The Shaughraun
as Conn - the Shaughraun, Director
From the Manger to the Cross
as Blind Man (uncredited), Director
Vagabonds
1912
Vagabonds
as Tom, Director
The O'Neill
1912
The O'Neill
Actor, Director
An Arabian Tragedy
Director
The Poacher's Pardon
Director
His Mother
Director
You Remember Ellen
Director
Winning a Widow
Director
Railroad Raiders of '62
as Capt. Andrews, Director
The Colleen Bawn
as Danny Mann, Director
The Fiddler’s Requiem
1911
The Fiddler’s Requiem
as Notary, Director
The Irish Honeymoon
1911
The Irish Honeymoon
as Larry Malone, Director
The Fishermaid of Ballydavid
1911
The Fishermaid of Ballydavid
as A Fisherman / Kathleen's Fiance, Director
Rory O'More
Director
By a Woman's Wit
Director
The Little Spreewald Maiden
as Hans - Frieda's Peasant Sweetheart, Director
The Lad from Old Ireland
as Terry O'Connor, Director
Her Indian Mother
1910
Her Indian Mother
Writer, Director
The Navajo's Bride
Director
A Slave to Drink
Director
Evangeline
Director
Ben Hur
Director
2 A.M. in the Subway
as Drunk Man