Personal Info
Birthday
September 20, 1873
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known For
Directing
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.
Directed Movies (62)
10.0
The Claw
Movie1927
No Backdrop
7.0
The White Black Sheep
Movie1926
7.0
The Amateur Gentleman
Movie1926
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7.2
Ranson's Folly
Movie1926
9.0
The Best People
Movie1925
No Backdrop
8.0
Not So Long Ago
Movie1925
7.0
The Charmer
Movie1925
10.0
Salome of the Tenements
Movie1925
8.0
The Only Woman
Movie1924
5.6
Monsieur Beaucaire
Movie1924
7.5
The Humming Bird
Movie1924
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7.0
The Green Goddess
Movie1923
6.5
Little Old New York
Movie1923
No Backdrop
6.9
Timothy's Quest
Movie1922
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10.0
Pardon My French
Movie1921
8.0
God's Country and the Law
Movie1921
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7.0
The Right Way
Movie1921
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9.0
Marriage for Convenience
Movie1919
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7.0
The Daughter of MacGregor
Movie1916
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5.0
The Smugglers
Movie1916
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0.0
The Innocent Lie
Movie1916
5.2
Poor Little Peppina
Movie1916
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0.0
Diplomacy
Movie1916
0.0
My Lady Incog.
Movie1916
10.0
The Ghost of Twisted Oaks
Movie1915
4.5
Madame Butterfly
Movie1915
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5.0
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
Movie1915
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2.0
The Seven Sisters
Movie1915
7.0
All for Old Ireland
Movie1915
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1.0
The Moth and the Flame
Movie1915
No Backdrop
0.0
The Railroad Raiders of '62
Movie1915
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5.0
Come Back to Erin
Movie1914
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5.0
For Ireland's Sake
Movie1914
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8.0
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Movie1913
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0.0
The Wives of Jamestown
Movie1913
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10.0
Ireland, the Oppressed
Movie1912
9.0
The Little Gluers
Movie1912
5.1
From the Manger to the Cross
Movie1912
No Backdrop
7.0
The Poacher's Pardon
Movie1912
No Backdrop
4.0
The Darling of the CSA
Movie1912
No Backdrop
8.0
Winning a Widow
Movie1912
No Backdrop
9.0
Tragedy of the Desert
Movie1912
No Backdrop
10.0
Captured by Bedouins
Movie1912
No Backdrop
7.0
An Arabian Tragedy
Movie1912
No Backdrop
0.0
Dust of the Desert
Movie1912
No Backdrop
5.5
You Remember Ellen
Movie1912
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5.5
His Mother
Movie1912
7.4
The Colleen Bawn
Movie1911
5.2
Rory O'More
Movie1911
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5.0
Railroad Raiders of '62
Movie1911
No Backdrop
0.0
When the Dead Return
Movie1911
No Backdrop
6.7
By a Woman's Wit
Movie1911
No Backdrop
6.0
The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg
Movie1910
No Backdrop
9.0
The Little Spreewald Maiden
Movie1910
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5.4
The Lad from Old Ireland
Movie1910
No Backdrop
0.0
The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged
Movie1910
No Backdrop
4.0
The Navajo's Bride
Movie1910
No Backdrop
10.0
The Further Adventures of the Girl Spy
Movie1910
No Backdrop
7.0
A Slave to Drink
Movie1909
No Backdrop
10.0
The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War
Movie1909
10.0
Evangeline
Movie1908
4.4
Ben Hur
Movie1907
Acting Filmography (12)
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5.0
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
Movie1915
7.0
All for Old Ireland
Movie1915
No Backdrop
0.0
The Railroad Raiders of '62
Movie1915
No Backdrop
5.0
For Ireland's Sake
Movie1914
No Backdrop
10.0
Ireland, the Oppressed
Movie1912
9.0
The Little Gluers
Movie1912
5.1
From the Manger to the Cross
Movie1912
7.4
The Colleen Bawn
Movie1911
No Backdrop
5.0
Railroad Raiders of '62
Movie1911
No Backdrop
9.0
The Little Spreewald Maiden
Movie1910
No Backdrop
5.4
The Lad from Old Ireland
Movie1910
4.5
2 A.M. in the Subway
Movie1905