Sidney Olcott
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 20, 1873
- Place of birth
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Died
- December 16, 1949
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.
Movies with Sidney Olcott
- From the Manger to the Cross 1912 · ★ 5.1
- The Lad from Old Ireland 1910 · ★ 5.4
- 2 A.M. in the Subway 1905 · ★ 4.5
- The Colleen Bawn 1911 · ★ 7.4
- The Little Gluers 1912 · ★ 9.0
- Ireland, the Oppressed 1912 · ★ 10.0
- The Shaughraun 1912 · ★ 7.0
- Railroad Raiders of '62 1911 · ★ 5.0
- The Little Spreewald Maiden 1910 · ★ 9.0
- For Ireland's Sake 1914 · ★ 5.0
- The Fiddler’s Requiem 1911 · ★ 7.0
- All for Old Ireland 1915 · ★ 7.0
- Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr 1915 · ★ 5.0
- The Railroad Raiders of '62 1915
- The Irish Honeymoon 1911
- Lady Peggy’s Escape 1913
- The Eye of the Government 1914
- Vagabonds 1912
- The Fishermaid of Ballydavid 1911
- The Mayor from Ireland 1912
- The O'Neill 1912
- Blazing the Trail: The O'Kalems in Ireland 2011
Movies directed by Sidney Olcott
- Ben Hur 1907 · ★ 4.4
- From the Manger to the Cross 1912 · ★ 5.1
- The Lad from Old Ireland 1910 · ★ 5.4
- Little Old New York 1923 · ★ 6.5
- Monsieur Beaucaire 1924 · ★ 5.6
- Timothy's Quest 1922 · ★ 6.9
- Madame Butterfly 1915 · ★ 4.5
- Poor Little Peppina 1916 · ★ 5.2
- You Remember Ellen 1912 · ★ 5.5
- The Colleen Bawn 1911 · ★ 7.4
- Rory O'More 1911 · ★ 5.2
- By a Woman's Wit 1911 · ★ 6.7
- The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg 1910 · ★ 6.0
- Ranson's Folly 1926 · ★ 7.2
- His Mother 1912 · ★ 5.5
- The Green Goddess 1923 · ★ 7.0
- The Humming Bird 1924 · ★ 7.5
- Her Indian Mother 1910 · ★ 9.0
- Uncle Tom's Cabin 1913 · ★ 8.0
- An Arabian Tragedy 1912 · ★ 7.0
- A Prisoner of the Harem 1912 · ★ 9.0
- The Poacher's Pardon 1912 · ★ 7.0
- The Little Gluers 1912 · ★ 9.0
- The Shaughraun 1912 · ★ 7.0
- Ireland, the Oppressed 1912 · ★ 10.0
- For Ireland's Sake 1914 · ★ 5.0
- All for Old Ireland 1915 · ★ 7.0
- Railroad Raiders of '62 1911 · ★ 5.0
- The Claw 1927 · ★ 10.0
- The Seven Sisters 1915 · ★ 2.0
- The Darling of the CSA 1912 · ★ 4.0
- The Best People 1925 · ★ 9.0
- The Conspiracy of Pontiac 1910 · ★ 4.0
- The Charmer 1925 · ★ 7.0
- For Love of an Enemy 1911 · ★ 4.0
- The Only Woman 1924 · ★ 8.0
- God's Country and the Law 1921 · ★ 8.0
- The Little Spreewald Maiden 1910 · ★ 9.0
- The Amateur Gentleman 1926 · ★ 7.0
- Salome of the Tenements 1925 · ★ 10.0