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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.

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

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