Sidney Olcott

DirectorActorWriterProducer Sep 20 (died age 76) Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1905–1927 (22 year career)

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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.

Known For

Film

Little Old New York

Director

Film

From the Manger to the Cross

Blind Man (uncredited)

Film

Ben Hur

Director

Film

The Lad from Old Ireland

Terry O'Connor

Film

Timothy's Quest

Director

Film

Monsieur Beaucaire

Director

Film

Poor Little Peppina

Director

Film

2 A.M. in the Subway

Drunk Man

Filmography

Acting (21)

Movies (21)

All for Old Ireland

1915

Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr

1915

as Con Daly

5.0

The Railroad Raiders of '62

1915

as Captain Andrews (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Eye of the Government

1914

as The Detective

For Ireland's Sake

1914

as Father Flanagan

5.0

Lady Peggy’s Escape

1913

as Father O’Donnell

From the Manger to the Cross

1912

as Blind Man (uncredited)

5.1

The Shaughraun

1912

as Conn - the Shaughraun

The Little Gluers

1912

as Capt. Sidney Keirnan

Ireland, the Oppressed

1912

as Father Falvey

The O'Neill

1912

The Mayor from Ireland

1912

Vagabonds

1912

as Tom

The Fiddler’s Requiem

1911

as Notary

The Irish Honeymoon

1911

as Larry Malone

The Colleen Bawn

1911

as Danny Mann

6.5

The Fishermaid of Ballydavid

1911

as A Fisherman / Kathleen's Fiance

Railroad Raiders of '62

1911

as Capt. Andrews

5.0

The Little Spreewald Maiden

1910

as Hans - Frieda's Peasant Sweetheart

The Lad from Old Ireland

as Terry O'Connor

2 A.M. in the Subway

as Drunk Man

Crew (91)

Movies (91)

The Claw

1927

Director

The Amateur Gentleman

1926

Director

Ranson's Folly

1926

Director

6.2

The White Black Sheep

1926

Director

Salome of the Tenements

1925

Director

The Charmer

1925

Director

Not So Long Ago

1925

Director

The Best People

1925

Director

Monsieur Beaucaire

1924

Director

5.2

The Only Woman

1924

Director

The Humming Bird

Director

Little Old New York

Director

The Green Goddess

Director

Timothy's Quest

Director

The Right Way

Director

God's Country and the Law

1921

Director

Pardon My French

1921

Director

Marriage for Convenience

1919

Director

My Lady Incog.

1916

Director

The Smugglers

Director

Poor Little Peppina

Director

Diplomacy

Director

The Innocent Lie

1916

Director

All for Old Ireland

1915

Director

All for Old Ireland

1915

Writer

The Seven Sisters

1915

Director

2.0

The Moth and the Flame

Director

Madame Butterfly

Director

Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr

1915

Director

5.0

Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr

1915

Producer

5.0

Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr

1915

Writer

5.0

The Ghost of Twisted Oaks

1915

Director

The Railroad Raiders of '62

1915

Director

Come Back to Erin

1914

Director

5.0

The Eye of the Government

1914

Director

For Ireland's Sake

Director

For Ireland's Sake

Writer

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Director

Lady Peggy’s Escape

1913

Director

The Wives of Jamestown

1913

Director

The Poacher's Pardon

1912

Director

From the Manger to the Cross

1912

Director

5.1

Far from Erin's Isle

1912

Director

The Darling of the CSA

1912

Director

4.0

An Arabian Tragedy

1912

Director

The Shaughraun

1912

Director

The Little Gluers

1912

Director

Winning a Widow

1912

Director

Ireland, the Oppressed

1912

Director

The O'Neill

1912

Director

Tragedy of the Desert

1912

Director

Captured by Bedouins

1912

Director

Dust of the Desert

1912

Director

A Prisoner of the Harem

1912

Director

The Mayor from Ireland

1912

Director

His Mother

1912

Director

4.0

Vagabonds

1912

Director

Conway, The Kerry Dancer

1912

Director

You Remember Ellen

Director

Rory O'More

Director

The Special Messenger

1911

Director

By a Woman's Wit

1911

Director

6.5

The Fiddler’s Requiem

1911

Director

A Sawmill Hero

1911

Director

The Irish Honeymoon

1911

Director

The Colleen Bawn

Director

For Love of an Enemy

Director

Her Chum’s Brother

Director

The Little Soldier of ’64

1911

Director

The Fishermaid of Ballydavid

1911

Director

When the Dead Return

1911

Director

Railroad Raiders of '62

Director

When Lovers Part

Director

The Romance of a Trained Nurse

1910

Director

The Little Spreewald Maiden

1910

Director

Her Indian Mother

Director

Her Indian Mother

Writer

The Conspiracy of Pontiac

1910

Director

4.0

The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged

1910

Director

The Further Adventures of the Girl Spy

1910

Director

The Navajo's Bride

1910

Director

4.0

The Lad from Old Ireland

1910

Director

5.1

The Stepmother

1910

Director

The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg

1910

Director

5.5

A Slave to Drink

1909

Director

The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War

1909

Director

The Governor's Daughter

1909

Director

Evangeline

1908

Director

The Scarlet Letter

1908

Director

Way Down East

1908

Director

Ben Hur

1907

Director

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