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