
About
Sidney Olcott
Overview
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
Acting |
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1915 | Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr | Actor | Con Daly | 59 Average |
1915 | All for Old Ireland | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1915 | The Railroad Raiders of '62 | Actor | Captain Andrews (archive footage) (uncredited) | N/A N/A |
1914 | The Eye of the Government | Actor | The Detective | N/A N/A |
1914 | For Ireland's Sake | Actor | Father Flanagan | 59 Average |
1913 | Lady Peggy’s Escape | Actor | Father O’Donnell | N/A N/A |
1912 | The Shaughraun | Actor | Conn - the Shaughraun | N/A N/A |
1912 | Ireland, the Oppressed | Actor | Father Falvey | N/A N/A |
1912 | The Little Gluers | Actor | Capt. Sidney Keirnan | N/A N/A |
1912 | From the Manger to the Cross | Actor | Blind Man (uncredited) | 58 Average |
1912 | Vagabonds | Actor | Tom | N/A N/A |
1912 | The O'Neill | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1911 | The Fishermaid of Ballydavid | Actor | A Fisherman / Kathleen's Fiance | N/A N/A |
1911 | The Colleen Bawn | Actor | Danny Mann | 58 Average |
1911 | Railroad Raiders of '62 | Actor | Capt. Andrews | 58 Average |
1911 | The Fiddler’s Requiem | Actor | Notary | N/A N/A |
1910 | The Little Spreewald Maiden | Actor | Hans - Frieda's Peasant Sweetheart | N/A N/A |
1910 | The Lad from Old Ireland | Actor | Terry O'Connor | 58 Average |
1905 | 2 A.M. in the Subway | Actor | Drunk Man | 58 Average |
Directing |
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1927 | The Claw | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1926 | The Amateur Gentleman | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1926 | Ranson's Folly | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1925 | The Best People | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1925 | Not So Long Ago | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1925 | The Charmer | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1925 | Salome of the Tenements | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1924 | The Only Woman | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1924 | Monsieur Beaucaire | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1924 | The Humming Bird | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1923 | The Green Goddess | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1923 | Little Old New York | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1922 | Timothy's Quest | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1921 | God's Country and the Law | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1921 | The Right Way | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1919 | Marriage for Convenience | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1916 | The Smugglers | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1916 | The Innocent Lie | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1916 | Poor Little Peppina | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1916 | Diplomacy | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1916 | My Lady Incog. | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1915 | The Ghost of Twisted Oaks | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1915 | Madame Butterfly | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1915 | Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1915 | The Seven Sisters | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1915 | All for Old Ireland | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1915 | The Moth and the Flame | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1915 | The Railroad Raiders of '62 | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1914 | Come Back to Erin | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1914 | The Eye of the Government | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1914 | For Ireland's Sake | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1913 | Uncle Tom's Cabin | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1913 | Lady Peggy’s Escape | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1913 | The Wives of Jamestown | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1912 | The Shaughraun | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1912 | Ireland, the Oppressed | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1912 | The Little Gluers | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1912 | From the Manger to the Cross | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1912 | The Poacher's Pardon | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1912 | The Darling of the CSA | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1912 | A Prisoner of the Harem | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1912 | Winning a Widow | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1912 | Tragedy of the Desert | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1912 | Captured by Bedouins | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1912 | An Arabian Tragedy | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1912 | Dust of the Desert | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1912 | You Remember Ellen | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1912 | Far from Erin's Isle | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1912 | Vagabonds | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1912 | His Mother | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1912 | The O'Neill | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1911 | The Fishermaid of Ballydavid | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1911 | The Colleen Bawn | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1911 | Rory O'More | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1911 | The Special Messenger | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1911 | The Little Soldier of ’64 | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1911 | Railroad Raiders of '62 | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1911 | When the Dead Return | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1911 | The Fiddler’s Requiem | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1911 | By a Woman's Wit | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1911 | A Sawmill Hero | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1911 | Her Chum’s Brother | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1911 | For Love of an Enemy | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1910 | The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1910 | When Lovers Part | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1910 | The Little Spreewald Maiden | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1910 | Her Indian Mother | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1910 | The Lad from Old Ireland | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1910 | The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1910 | The Conspiracy of Pontiac | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1910 | The Navajo's Bride | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1910 | The Further Adventures of the Girl Spy | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1910 | The Stepmother | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1910 | The Romance of a Trained Nurse | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1909 | A Slave to Drink | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1909 | The Governor's Daughter | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1909 | The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1908 | The Scarlet Letter | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1908 | Way Down East | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1908 | Evangeline | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1907 | Ben Hur | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
Writing |
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1915 | Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1915 | All for Old Ireland | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1914 | For Ireland's Sake | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1910 | Her Indian Mother | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
Production |
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1915 | Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr | Production | Producer | 59 Average |