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Sidney Olcott

Sidney Olcott

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

20/09/1873

Day of Death

16/12/1949
(76) years old

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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 s... Read More

Known For

Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr

Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr

All for Old Ireland

All for Old Ireland

The Railroad Raiders of '62

The Railroad Raiders of '62

For Ireland's Sake

For Ireland's Sake

Ireland, the Oppressed

Ireland, the Oppressed

The Little Gluers

The Little Gluers

Filmography

Cast

1915

Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr

as Con Daly

1915

All for Old Ireland

1915

The Railroad Raiders of '62

as Captain Andrews (archive footage) (uncre...

1914

The Eye of the Government

as The Detective

1914

For Ireland's Sake

as Father Flanagan

1913

Lady Peggy’s Escape

as Father O’Donnell

1912

The Shaughraun

as Conn - the Shaughraun

1912

Ireland, the Oppressed

as Father Falvey

1912

The Mayor from Ireland

1912

The Little Gluers

as Capt. Sidney Keirnan

1912

From the Manger to the Cross

as Blind Man (uncredited)

1912

Vagabonds

as Tom

1912

The O'Neill

1911

The Fishermaid of Ballydavid

as A Fisherman / Kathleen's Fiance

1911

The Colleen Bawn

as Danny Mann

1911

Railroad Raiders of '62

as Capt. Andrews

1911

The Fiddler’s Requiem

as Notary

1911

The Irish Honeymoon

as Larry Malone

1910

The Little Spreewald Maiden

as Hans - Frieda's Peasant Sweetheart

1910

The Lad from Old Ireland

as Terry O'Connor

1905

2 A.M. in the Subway

as Drunk Man

Crew

1927

The Claw

as Director

1926

The Amateur Gentleman

as Director

1926

Ranson's Folly

as Director

1925

The Best People

as Director

1925

Not So Long Ago

as Director

1925

The Charmer

as Director

1925

Salome of the Tenements

as Director

1924

The Only Woman

as Director

1924

Monsieur Beaucaire

as Director

1924

The Humming Bird

as Director

1923

The Green Goddess

as Director

1923

Little Old New York

as Director

1922

Timothy's Quest

as Director

1921

God's Country and the Law

as Director

1921

The Right Way

as Director

1919

Marriage for Convenience

as Director

1916

The Smugglers

as Director

1916

The Innocent Lie

as Director

1916

Poor Little Peppina

as Director

1916

Diplomacy

as Director

1916

My Lady Incog.

as Director

1915

The Ghost of Twisted Oaks

as Director

1915

Madame Butterfly

as Director

1915

Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr

as Producer

1915

Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr

as Writer

1915

Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr

as Director

1915

The Seven Sisters

as Director

1915

All for Old Ireland

as Director

1915

All for Old Ireland

as Writer

1915

The Moth and the Flame

as Director

1915

The Railroad Raiders of '62

as Director

1914

Come Back to Erin

as Director

1914

The Eye of the Government

as Director

1914

For Ireland's Sake

as Director

1914

For Ireland's Sake

as Writer

1913

Uncle Tom's Cabin

as Director

1913

Lady Peggy’s Escape

as Director

1913

The Wives of Jamestown

as Director

1912

The Shaughraun

as Director

1912

Ireland, the Oppressed

as Director

1912

Conway, The Kerry Dancer

as Director

1912

The Mayor from Ireland

as Director

1912

The Little Gluers

as Director

1912

From the Manger to the Cross

as Director

1912

The Poacher's Pardon

as Director

1912

The Darling of the CSA

as Director

1912

A Prisoner of the Harem

as Director

1912

Winning a Widow

as Director

1912

Tragedy of the Desert

as Director

1912

Captured by Bedouins

as Director

1912

An Arabian Tragedy

as Director

1912

Dust of the Desert

as Director

1912

You Remember Ellen

as Director

1912

Far from Erin's Isle

as Director

1912

Vagabonds

as Director

1912

His Mother

as Director

1912

The O'Neill

as Director

1911

The Fishermaid of Ballydavid

as Director

1911

The Colleen Bawn

as Director

1911

Rory O'More

as Director

1911

The Special Messenger

as Director

1911

The Little Soldier of ’64

as Director

1911

Railroad Raiders of '62

as Director

1911

When the Dead Return

as Director

1911

The Fiddler’s Requiem

as Director

1911

By a Woman's Wit

as Director

1911

A Sawmill Hero

as Director

1911

The Irish Honeymoon

as Director

1911

Her Chum’s Brother

as Director

1911

For Love of an Enemy

as Director

1910

The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg

as Director

1910

When Lovers Part

as Director

1910

The Little Spreewald Maiden

as Director

1910

Her Indian Mother

as Writer

1910

Her Indian Mother

as Director

1910

The Lad from Old Ireland

as Director

1910

The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged

as Director

1910

The Conspiracy of Pontiac

as Director

1910

The Navajo's Bride

as Director

1910

The Further Adventures of the Girl Spy

as Director

1910

The Stepmother

as Director

1910

The Romance of a Trained Nurse

as Director

1909

A Slave to Drink

as Director

1909

The Governor's Daughter

as Director

1909

The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil W...

as Director

1908

The Scarlet Letter

as Director

1908

Way Down East

as Director

1908

Evangeline

as Director

1907

Ben Hur

as Director