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