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Sidney Olcott

Sidney Olcott

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Born: September 20, 1873 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: December 16, 1949 (age 76)

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

Ben Hur
December 7, 1907
From the Manger to the Cross
October 3, 1912
The Lad from Old Ireland
November 23, 1910
Little Old New York
August 1, 1923
Monsieur Beaucaire
August 11, 1924
Timothy's Quest
September 16, 1922
Madame Butterfly
November 7, 1915
Poor Little Peppina
March 2, 1916
You Remember Ellen
March 3, 1912
The Colleen Bawn
October 16, 1911
Rory O'More
September 3, 1911
By a Woman's Wit
April 4, 1911

Behind the camera86

1927The Claw Director
1926The White Black Sheep Director
1926The Amateur Gentleman Director
1926Ranson's Folly Director
1925The Best People Director
1925Not So Long Ago Director
1925The Charmer Director
1925Salome of the Tenements Director
1924The Only Woman Director
1924Monsieur Beaucaire Director

1924The Humming Bird Director

1923The Green Goddess Director

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1923Little Old New York Director
1922Timothy's Quest Director
1921Pardon My French Director
1921God's Country and the Law Director
1921The Right Way Director
1919Marriage for Convenience Director
1916The Daughter of MacGregor Director
1916The Smugglers Director
1916The Innocent Lie Director
1916Poor Little Peppina Director
1916Diplomacy Director
1916My Lady Incog. Director
1915The Ghost of Twisted Oaks Director
1915Madame Butterfly Director
1915Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr Producer, Writer, Director
1915The Seven Sisters Director
1915All for Old Ireland Director, Writer
1915The Moth and the Flame Director
1915The Railroad Raiders of '62 Director
1914Come Back to Erin Director
1914The Eye of the Government Director
1914For Ireland's Sake Director, Writer
1913Uncle Tom's Cabin Director
1913Lady Peggy’s Escape Director
1913The Wives of Jamestown Director
1912The Shaughraun Director
1912Ireland, the Oppressed Director
1912Conway, The Kerry Dancer Director
1912The Mayor from Ireland Director
1912The Little Gluers Director
1912From the Manger to the Cross Director
1912The Poacher's Pardon Director
1912The Darling of the CSA Director
1912A Prisoner of the Harem Director
1912Winning a Widow Director
1912Tragedy of the Desert Director
1912Captured by Bedouins Director
1912An Arabian Tragedy Director
1912Dust of the Desert Director
1912You Remember Ellen Director
1912Far from Erin's Isle Director
1912Vagabonds Director
1912His Mother Director
1912The O'Neill Director
1911The Fishermaid of Ballydavid Director
1911The Colleen Bawn Director
1911Rory O'More Director
1911The Special Messenger Director
1911The Little Soldier of ’64 Director
1911Railroad Raiders of '62 Director
1911When the Dead Return Director
1911The Fiddler’s Requiem Director
1911By a Woman's Wit Director
1911A Sawmill Hero Director
1911The Irish Honeymoon Director
1911Her Chum’s Brother Director
1911For Love of an Enemy Director
1910The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg Director
1910When Lovers Part Director
1910The Little Spreewald Maiden Director
1910Her Indian Mother Writer, Director
1910The Lad from Old Ireland Director
1910The Conspiracy of Pontiac Director
1910The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged Director
1910The Navajo's Bride Director
1910The Further Adventures of the Girl Spy Director
1910The Step-mother Director
1910The Romance of a Trained Nurse Director
1909A Slave to Drink Director
1909The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War Director
1908Scarlet Letter Director
1908Way Down East Director
1908Evangeline Director
1907Ben Hur Director

Acting21

1915Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr as Con Daly
1915All for Old Ireland
1915The Railroad Raiders of '62 as Captain Andrews (archive footage) (uncredited)
1914The Eye of the Government as The Detective
1914For Ireland's Sake as Father Flanagan
1913Lady Peggy’s Escape as Father O’Donnell
1912The Shaughraun as Conn - the Shaughraun
1912Ireland, the Oppressed as Father Falvey
1912The Mayor from Ireland
1912The Little Gluers as Capt. Sidney Keirnan
1912From the Manger to the Cross as Blind Man (uncredited)
1912Vagabonds as Tom

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1912The O'Neill
1911The Fishermaid of Ballydavid as A Fisherman / Kathleen's Fiance
1911The Colleen Bawn as Danny Mann
1911Railroad Raiders of '62 as Capt. Andrews
1911The Fiddler’s Requiem as Notary
1911The Irish Honeymoon as Larry Malone
1910The Little Spreewald Maiden as Hans - Frieda's Peasant Sweetheart
1910The Lad from Old Ireland as Terry O'Connor
19052 A.M. in the Subway as Drunk Man