Person
Sidney Olcott
Directing · 1873–1949 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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
The Humming Bird
Director
Madame Butterfly
Director
The White Black Sheep
Director
The Irish Honeymoon
Larry Malone
Marriage for Convenience
Director
The Amateur Gentleman
Director
Scarlet Letter
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By a Woman's Wit
Director
The Smugglers
Director
The Fiddler’s Requiem
Notary
Filmography
- 1927The ClawDirector
- 1926The White Black SheepDirector
- 1926The Amateur GentlemanDirector
- 1926Ranson's FollyDirector
- 1925The Best PeopleDirector
- 1925Not So Long AgoDirector
- 1925The CharmerDirector
- 1925Salome of the TenementsDirector
- 1924The Only WomanDirector
- 1924Monsieur BeaucaireDirector
- 1924The Humming BirdDirector
- 1923The Green GoddessDirector
- 1923Little Old New YorkDirector
- 1922Timothy's QuestDirector
- 1921Pardon My FrenchDirector
- 1921God's Country and the LawDirector
- 1921The Right WayDirector
- 1919Marriage for ConvenienceDirector
- 1916The Daughter of MacGregorDirector
- 1916The SmugglersDirector
- 1916The Innocent LieDirector
- 1916Poor Little PeppinaDirector
- 1916DiplomacyDirector
- 1916My Lady Incog.Director
- 1915The Ghost of Twisted OaksDirector
- 1915Madame ButterflyDirector
- 1915Bold Emmett, Ireland's MartyrCon Daly
- 1915The Seven SistersDirector
- 1915All for Old Ireland
- 1915The Moth and the FlameDirector
- 1915The Railroad Raiders of '62Captain Andrews (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1914Come Back to ErinDirector
- 1914The Eye of the GovernmentThe Detective
- 1914For Ireland's SakeFather Flanagan
- 1913Uncle Tom's CabinDirector
- 1913Lady Peggy’s EscapeFather O’Donnell
- 1913The Wives of JamestownDirector
- 1912The ShaughraunConn - the Shaughraun
- 1912Ireland, the OppressedFather Falvey
- 1912Conway, The Kerry DancerDirector
- 1912The Mayor from Ireland
- 1912The Little GluersCapt. Sidney Keirnan
- 1912From the Manger to the CrossBlind Man (uncredited)
- 1912The Poacher's PardonDirector
- 1912The Darling of the CSADirector
- 1912A Prisoner of the HaremDirector
- 1912Winning a WidowDirector
- 1912Tragedy of the DesertDirector
- 1912Captured by BedouinsDirector
- 1912An Arabian TragedyDirector
- 1912Dust of the DesertDirector
- 1912You Remember EllenDirector
- 1912Far from Erin's IsleDirector
- 1912VagabondsTom
- 1912His MotherDirector
- 1912The O'Neill
- 1911The Fishermaid of BallydavidA Fisherman / Kathleen's Fiance
- 1911The Colleen BawnDanny Mann
- 1911Rory O'MoreDirector
- 1911The Special MessengerDirector
- 1911The Little Soldier of ’64Director
- 1911Railroad Raiders of '62Capt. Andrews
- 1911When the Dead ReturnDirector
- 1911The Fiddler’s RequiemNotary
- 1911By a Woman's WitDirector
- 1911A Sawmill HeroDirector
- 1911The Irish HoneymoonLarry Malone
- 1911Her Chum’s BrotherDirector
- 1911For Love of an EnemyDirector
- 1910The Girl Spy Before VicksburgDirector
- 1910When Lovers PartDirector
- 1910The Little Spreewald MaidenHans - Frieda's Peasant Sweetheart
- 1910Her Indian MotherWriter
- 1910The Lad from Old IrelandTerry O'Connor
- 1910The Evil Artist or a Girl WrongedDirector
- 1910The Conspiracy of PontiacDirector
- 1910The Navajo's BrideDirector
- 1910The Further Adventures of the Girl SpyDirector
- 1910The StepmotherDirector
- 1910The Romance of a Trained NurseDirector
- 1909A Slave to DrinkDirector
- 1909The Governor's DaughterDirector
- 1909The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil WarDirector
- 1908Scarlet LetterDirector
- 1908Way Down EastDirector
- 1908EvangelineDirector
- 1907Ben HurDirector
- 19052 A.M. in the SubwayDrunk Man
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