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