Sidney Olcott
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.
Birthday
Sep 20, 1873
Place of birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Deathday
Dec 16, 1949
Credited in
As cast
- The Little Gluers
- Ireland, the Oppressed
- The ShaughraunNo picture available
- The Railroad Raiders of '62
- Railroad Raiders of '62
- The Little Spreewald Maiden
- The Lad from Old Ireland
- The Colleen Bawn
- For Ireland's Sake
- The Fiddler’s RequiemNo picture available
- All for Old Ireland
- Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
- From the Manger to the Cross
- The Irish HoneymoonNo picture available
- Lady Peggy’s EscapeNo picture available
- The Eye of the GovernmentNo picture available
- 2 A.M. in the Subway
- VagabondsNo picture available
- The Fishermaid of BallydavidNo picture available
- The Mayor from IrelandNo picture available
- The O'NeillNo picture available
As crew
- Uncle Tom's Cabin
- An Arabian Tragedy
- A Prisoner of the HaremNo picture available
- The Poacher's Pardon
- Dust of the Desert
- The Little Gluers
- The ShaughraunNo picture available
- Ireland, the Oppressed
- The Railroad Raiders of '62
- Monsieur Beaucaire
- The Lad from Old Ireland
- Ben Hur
- His Mother
- You Remember Ellen
- Little Old New York
- The Colleen Bawn
- Rory O'More
- For Ireland's Sake
- Madame Butterfly
- All for Old Ireland
- Poor Little Peppina
- Railroad Raiders of '62
- The Claw
- The Seven Sisters
- The Governor's DaughterNo picture available
- From the Manger to the Cross
- My Lady Incog.
- The Darling of the CSA
- The Best People
- The Green Goddess
- The Conspiracy of Pontiac
- Timothy's Quest
- The Charmer
- By a Woman's Wit
- The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg
- For Love of an Enemy
- The Only Woman
- God's Country and the Law
- Diplomacy
- The Little Spreewald Maiden
- The Amateur Gentleman
- Salome of the Tenements
- The Humming Bird
- The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged
- When the Dead Return
- A Slave to Drink
- Evangeline
- The Moth and the Flame
- Ranson's Folly
- Way Down EastNo picture available
- The Fiddler’s RequiemNo picture available
- The Little Soldier of ’64No picture available
- The StepmotherNo picture available
- The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War
- Her Chum’s BrotherNo picture available
- The Further Adventures of the Girl Spy
- When Lovers Part
- Captured by Bedouins
- A Sawmill HeroNo picture available
- Come Back to Erin
- Winning a Widow
- The Special MessengerNo picture available
- For Ireland's Sake
- The Scarlet LetterNo picture available
- Her Indian MotherNo picture available
- Her Indian MotherNo picture available
- The Ghost of Twisted Oaks
- Not So Long Ago
- The Right Way
- All for Old Ireland
- The Innocent Lie
- The Romance of a Trained NurseNo picture available
- The Smugglers
- The Navajo's Bride
- Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
- Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
- Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
- Marriage for Convenience
- Tragedy of the Desert
- The Irish HoneymoonNo picture available
- The Wives of Jamestown
- Lady Peggy’s EscapeNo picture available
- The Eye of the GovernmentNo picture available
- Far from Erin's IsleNo picture available
- VagabondsNo picture available
- The Fishermaid of BallydavidNo picture available
- Conway, The Kerry DancerNo picture available
- The Mayor from IrelandNo picture available
- The O'NeillNo picture available
- Pardon My French
- The White Black Sheep
