Directing
Sidney Olcott
Born 1873-09-20 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Died 1949-12-16
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.
Known for
His Mother
When the Dead Return
You Remember Ellen
A Slave to Drink
Rory O'More
Evangeline
Madame Butterfly
Ranson's Folly
The Claw
Winning a Widow
From the Manger to the Cross
The Right Way
The Darling of the CSA
The Innocent Lie
The Green Goddess
The Smugglers
Poor Little Peppina
Timothy's Quest
The Seven Sisters
Monsieur Beaucaire
The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Little Old New York
The Only Woman
Railroad Raiders of '62
God's Country and the Law
A Lad from Old Ireland
The Amateur Gentleman
For Ireland's Sake
Salome of the Tenements
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
The Humming Bird
The Colleen Bawn
Ben Hur
The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged