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Sidney Olcott

Lived · 76 Born · Sep 20, 1873 From · Toronto, Ontario, Canada Films · 62

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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.

Known for

The Claw poster

The White Black Sheep poster

The White Black Sheep

The Amateur Gentleman poster

The Amateur Gentleman

Ranson's Folly poster

Career timeline

1927

The Claw Notable

1926

The White Black Sheep Notable

The Amateur Gentleman Notable

Ranson's Folly Notable

1925

The Best People Notable

Not So Long Ago Notable

The Charmer Notable

1924

The Only Woman Notable

Monsieur Beaucaire

The Humming Bird Notable

1923

The Green Goddess Notable

Little Old New York

1922

Timothy's Quest

1921

Pardon My French Notable

God's Country and the Law Notable

The Right Way Notable

1919

Marriage for Convenience Notable

1916

The Daughter of MacGregor Notable

The Innocent Lie

1915

The Ghost of Twisted Oaks Notable

Madame Butterfly

Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr

1914

Come Back to Erin

For Ireland's Sake

1913

Uncle Tom's Cabin Notable

The Wives of Jamestown

1912

Ireland, the Oppressed Notable

The Little Gluers Notable

From the Manger to the Cross

1911

The Colleen Bawn Notable

Railroad Raiders of '62

1910

The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg

The Little Spreewald Maiden Notable

The Lad from Old Ireland

1909

A Slave to Drink Notable

The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War Notable

1908

Evangeline Notable

1907

Frequently appears with

Arthur Edmund Carewe

Major Anthony Kinsella

Marquis of Stair

Helene Sullivan

Richard Barthelmess

Robert Kincarin

Patsy Ruth Miller

Constance Howard

Erville Alderson

William H. Tooker

Colonel Kincairn

Full filmography

The Claw poster

The White Black Sheep poster

The White Black Sheep

The Amateur Gentleman poster

The Amateur Gentleman

Ranson's Folly poster

The Best People poster

The Best People

Not So Long Ago poster

Not So Long Ago

The Charmer poster

Salome of the Tenements poster

Salome of the Tenements

The Only Woman poster

Monsieur Beaucaire poster

Monsieur Beaucaire

The Humming Bird poster

The Humming Bird

The Green Goddess poster

The Green Goddess

Little Old New York poster

Little Old New York

Timothy's Quest poster

Timothy's Quest

Pardon My French poster

Pardon My French

God's Country and the Law poster

God's Country and the Law

The Right Way poster

Marriage for Convenience poster

Marriage for Convenience

The Daughter of MacGregor poster

The Daughter of MacGregor

The Smugglers poster

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