Sidney Olcott
Directing
Born September 20, 1873 · 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.
Directed (86)
The Claw
1927
The White Black Sheep
1926
The Amateur Gentleman
1926
Ranson's Folly
1926
The Best People
1925
Not So Long Ago
1925
The Charmer
1925
Salome of the Tenements
1925
The Only Woman
1924
Monsieur Beaucaire
1924
The Humming Bird
1924
The Green Goddess
1923
Little Old New York
1923
Timothy's Quest
1922
Pardon My French
1921
God's Country and the Law
1921
The Right Way
1921
Marriage for Convenience
1919
The Smugglers
1916
The Innocent Lie
1916
Poor Little Peppina
1916
Diplomacy
1916
My Lady Incog.
1916
The Ghost of Twisted Oaks
1915
Madame Butterfly
1915
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
1915
The Seven Sisters
1915
All for Old Ireland
1915
The Moth and the Flame
1915
The Railroad Raiders of '62
1915
Come Back to Erin
1914
The Eye of the Government
1914
For Ireland's Sake
1914
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1913
Lady Peggy’s Escape
1913
The Wives of Jamestown
1913
The Shaughraun
1912
Ireland, the Oppressed
1912
Conway, The Kerry Dancer
1912
The Mayor from Ireland
1912
The Little Gluers
1912
From the Manger to the Cross
1912
The Poacher's Pardon
1912
The Darling of the CSA
1912
A Prisoner of the Harem
1912
Winning a Widow
1912
Tragedy of the Desert
1912
Captured by Bedouins
1912
An Arabian Tragedy
1912
Dust of the Desert
1912
You Remember Ellen
1912
Far from Erin's Isle
1912
Vagabonds
1912
His Mother
1912
The O'Neill
1912
The Fishermaid of Ballydavid
1911
The Colleen Bawn
1911
Rory O'More
1911
The Special Messenger
1911
The Little Soldier of ’64
1911
Railroad Raiders of '62
1911
When the Dead Return
1911
The Fiddler’s Requiem
1911
By a Woman's Wit
1911
A Sawmill Hero
1911
The Irish Honeymoon
1911
Her Chum’s Brother
1911
For Love of an Enemy
1911
The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg
1910
When Lovers Part
1910
The Little Spreewald Maiden
1910
Her Indian Mother
1910
The Lad from Old Ireland
1910
The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged
1910
The Conspiracy of Pontiac
1910
The Navajo's Bride
1910
The Further Adventures of the Girl Spy
1910
The Stepmother
1910
The Romance of a Trained Nurse
1910
A Slave to Drink
1909
The Governor's Daughter
1909
The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War
1909
The Scarlet Letter
1908
Way Down East
1908
Evangeline
1908
Ben Hur
1907
Acting (21)
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
1915
All for Old Ireland
1915
The Railroad Raiders of '62
1915
The Eye of the Government
1914
For Ireland's Sake
1914
Lady Peggy’s Escape
1913
The Shaughraun
1912
Ireland, the Oppressed
1912
The Mayor from Ireland
1912
The Little Gluers
1912
From the Manger to the Cross
1912
Vagabonds
1912
The O'Neill
1912
The Fishermaid of Ballydavid
1911
The Colleen Bawn
1911
Railroad Raiders of '62
1911
The Fiddler’s Requiem
1911
The Irish Honeymoon
1911
The Little Spreewald Maiden
1910
The Lad from Old Ireland
1910
2 A.M. in the Subway
1905