Sidney Olcott
Director
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.
Filmography
From the Manger to the Cross
as Blind Man (uncredited) 1912
The Lad from Old Ireland
as Terry O'Connor 1910
2 A.M. in the Subway
as Drunk Man 1905
The Colleen Bawn
as Danny Mann 1911
Railroad Raiders of '62
as Capt. Andrews 1911
For Ireland's Sake
as Father Flanagan 1914
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr
as Con Daly 1915
The Little Gluers
as Capt. Sidney Keirnan 1912
Ireland, the Oppressed
as Father Falvey 1912
The Shaughraun
as Conn - the Shaughraun 1912
The Railroad Raiders of '62
as Captain Andrews (archive footage) (uncredited) 1915
The Little Spreewald Maiden
as Hans - Frieda's Peasant Sweetheart 1910
The Fiddler’s Requiem
as Notary 1911
All for Old Ireland
1915
The Irish Honeymoon
as Larry Malone 1911
Lady Peggy’s Escape
as Father O’Donnell 1913
The Eye of the Government
as The Detective 1914