Sidney Olcott
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.
Acting (12 movies)
The Little Gluers
1912
Ireland, the Oppressed
1912
The Railroad Raiders of '62
1915
Railroad Raiders of '62
1911
The Little Spreewald Maiden
1910
The Lad from Old Ireland
1910
The Colleen Bawn
1911
For Ireland's Sake
1914
All for Old Ireland
1915
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
1915
From the Manger to the Cross
1912
2 A.M. in the Subway
1905
Directing (84 movies)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1913
An Arabian Tragedy
1912
A Prisoner of the Harem
1912
The Poacher's Pardon
1912
Dust of the Desert
1912
The Little Gluers
1912
The Shaughraun
1912
Ireland, the Oppressed
1912
The Railroad Raiders of '62
1915
Monsieur Beaucaire
1924
The Lad from Old Ireland
1910
Ben Hur
1907
His Mother
1912
You Remember Ellen
1912
Little Old New York
1923
The Colleen Bawn
1911
Rory O'More
1911
For Ireland's Sake
1914
Madame Butterfly
1915
All for Old Ireland
1915
Poor Little Peppina
1916
Railroad Raiders of '62
1911
The Claw
1927
The Seven Sisters
1915
The Governor's Daughter
1909
From the Manger to the Cross
1912
My Lady Incog.
1916
The Darling of the CSA
1912
The Best People
1925
The Green Goddess
1923
The Conspiracy of Pontiac
1910
Timothy's Quest
1922
The Charmer
1925
By a Woman's Wit
1911
The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg
1910
For Love of an Enemy
1911
The Only Woman
1924
God's Country and the Law
1921
Diplomacy
1916
The Little Spreewald Maiden
1910
The Amateur Gentleman
1926
Salome of the Tenements
1925
The Humming Bird
1924
The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged
1910
When the Dead Return
1911
A Slave to Drink
1909
Evangeline
1908
The Moth and the Flame
1915
Ranson's Folly
1926
Way Down East
1908
The Fiddler’s Requiem
1911
The Little Soldier of ’64
1911
The Stepmother
1910
The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War
1909
Her Chum’s Brother
1911
The Further Adventures of the Girl Spy
1910
When Lovers Part
1910
Captured by Bedouins
1912
A Sawmill Hero
1911
Come Back to Erin
1914
Winning a Widow
1912
The Special Messenger
1911
The Scarlet Letter
1908
Her Indian Mother
1910
The Ghost of Twisted Oaks
1915
Not So Long Ago
1925
The Right Way
1921
The Innocent Lie
1916
The Romance of a Trained Nurse
1910
The Smugglers
1916
The Navajo's Bride
1910
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
1915
Marriage for Convenience
1919
Tragedy of the Desert
1912
The Irish Honeymoon
1911
The Wives of Jamestown
1913
Lady Peggy’s Escape
1913
The Eye of the Government
1914
Far from Erin's Isle
1912
Vagabonds
1912
The Fishermaid of Ballydavid
1911
Conway, The Kerry Dancer
1912
The Mayor from Ireland
1912
The O'Neill
1912
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Her Indian Mother | 1910 | Writer |
| For Ireland's Sake | 1914 | Writer |
| All for Old Ireland | 1915 | Writer |
| Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr | 1915 | Producer |
| Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr | 1915 | Writer |