Sidney Olcott
Directing
Born: September 20, 1873 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: December 16, 1949 (aged 76)
Highest Rated
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.
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Movies (12)
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
Con Daly
From the Manger to the Cross
Blind Man (uncredited)
Railroad Raiders of '62
Capt. Andrews
The Colleen Bawn
Danny Mann
The Lad from Old Ireland
Terry O'Connor
For Ireland's Sake
Father Flanagan
The Railroad Raiders of '62
Captain Andrews (archive footage) (uncredited)
2 A.M. in the Subway
Drunk Man
The Little Spreewald Maiden
Hans - Frieda's Peasant Sweetheart
The Little Gluers
Capt. Sidney Keirnan
Ireland, the Oppressed
Father Falvey
All for Old Ireland
1915
Directing (63)
Little Old New York
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The Amateur Gentleman
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Salome of the Tenements
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The Humming Bird
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Madame Butterfly
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The Smugglers
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God's Country and the Law
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Monsieur Beaucaire
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Evangeline
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Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
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The White Black Sheep
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The Daughter of MacGregor
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The Best People
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Ranson's Folly
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Dust of the Desert
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Tragedy of the Desert
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
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From the Manger to the Cross
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By a Woman's Wit
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An Arabian Tragedy
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Railroad Raiders of '62
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The Colleen Bawn
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The Moth and the Flame
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The Navajo's Bride
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The Darling of the CSA
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The Only Woman
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Marriage for Convenience
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The Innocent Lie
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The Lad from Old Ireland
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The Charmer
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The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg
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Pardon My French
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Not So Long Ago
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The Green Goddess
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The Wives of Jamestown
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Poor Little Peppina
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The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged
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For Ireland's Sake
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The Railroad Raiders of '62
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The Claw
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Winning a Widow
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My Lady Incog.
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Far from Erin's Isle
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A Slave to Drink
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Ben Hur
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The Poacher's Pardon
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When the Dead Return
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The Little Spreewald Maiden
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The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War
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The Ghost of Twisted Oaks
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The Seven Sisters
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The Right Way
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The Further Adventures of the Girl Spy
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Timothy's Quest
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Rory O'More
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The Little Gluers
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Diplomacy
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Ireland, the Oppressed
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All for Old Ireland
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Come Back to Erin
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Captured by Bedouins
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You Remember Ellen
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His Mother
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