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Sidney Olcott

Director

Sidney Olcott

Born September 20, 1873 in Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDied December 16, 194986 films

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.

Filmography

86 films as director
  1. 1927The ClawDirector
  2. 1926The White Black SheepDirector
  3. 1926The Amateur GentlemanDirector
  4. 1926Ranson's FollyDirector
  5. 1925The Best PeopleDirector
  6. 1925Not So Long AgoDirector
  7. 1925The CharmerDirector
  8. 1925Salome of the TenementsDirector
  9. 1924The Only WomanDirector
  10. 1924Monsieur BeaucaireDirector
  11. 1924The Humming BirdDirector
  12. 1923The Green GoddessDirector
  13. 1923Little Old New YorkDirector
  14. 1922Timothy's QuestDirector
  15. 1921Pardon My FrenchDirector
  16. 1921God's Country and the LawDirector
  17. 1921The Right WayDirector
  18. 1919Marriage for ConvenienceDirector
  19. 1916The Daughter of MacGregorDirector
  20. 1916The SmugglersDirector
  21. 1916The Innocent LieDirector
  22. 1916Poor Little PeppinaDirector
  23. 1916DiplomacyDirector
  24. 1916My Lady Incog.Director
  25. 1915The Ghost of Twisted OaksDirector
  26. 1915Madame ButterflyDirector
  27. 1915Bold Emmett, Ireland's MartyrDirector
  28. 1915The Seven SistersDirector
  29. 1915All for Old IrelandDirector
  30. 1915The Moth and the FlameDirector
  31. 1915The Railroad Raiders of '62Director
  32. 1914Come Back to ErinDirector
  33. 1914The Eye of the GovernmentDirector
  34. 1914For Ireland's SakeDirector
  35. 1913Uncle Tom's CabinDirector
  36. 1913Lady Peggy’s EscapeDirector
  37. 1913The Wives of JamestownDirector
  38. 1912The ShaughraunDirector
  39. 1912Ireland, the OppressedDirector
  40. 1912Conway, The Kerry DancerDirector
  41. 1912The Mayor from IrelandDirector
  42. 1912The Little GluersDirector
  43. 1912From the Manger to the CrossDirector
  44. 1912The Poacher's PardonDirector
  45. 1912The Darling of the CSADirector
  46. 1912A Prisoner of the HaremDirector
  47. 1912Winning a WidowDirector
  48. 1912Tragedy of the DesertDirector
  49. 1912Captured by BedouinsDirector
  50. 1912An Arabian TragedyDirector
  51. 1912Dust of the DesertDirector
  52. 1912You Remember EllenDirector
  53. 1912Far from Erin's IsleDirector
  54. 1912VagabondsDirector
  55. 1912His MotherDirector
  56. 1912The O'NeillDirector
  57. 1911The Fishermaid of BallydavidDirector
  58. 1911The Colleen BawnDirector
  59. 1911Rory O'MoreDirector
  60. 1911The Special MessengerDirector
  61. 1911The Little Soldier of ’64Director
  62. 1911Railroad Raiders of '62Director
  63. 1911When the Dead ReturnDirector
  64. 1911The Fiddler’s RequiemDirector
  65. 1911By a Woman's WitDirector
  66. 1911A Sawmill HeroDirector
  67. 1911The Irish HoneymoonDirector
  68. 1911Her Chum’s BrotherDirector
  69. 1911For Love of an EnemyDirector
  70. 1910The Girl Spy Before VicksburgDirector
  71. 1910When Lovers PartDirector
  72. 1910The Little Spreewald MaidenDirector
  73. 1910Her Indian MotherDirector
  74. 1910The Lad from Old IrelandDirector
  75. 1910The Evil Artist or a Girl WrongedDirector
  76. 1910The Conspiracy of PontiacDirector
  77. 1910The Navajo's BrideDirector
  78. 1910The Further Adventures of the Girl SpyDirector
  79. 1910The Step-motherDirector
  80. 1910The Romance of a Trained NurseDirector
  81. 1909A Slave to DrinkDirector
  82. 1909The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil WarDirector
  83. 1908Scarlet LetterDirector
  84. 1908Way Down EastDirector
  85. 1908EvangelineDirector
  86. 1907Ben HurDirector