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
all 71
Movies 71
Director 63
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The Claw (1927)
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The Amateur Gentleman (1926)
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Ranson's Folly (1926)
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The Best People (1925)
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Not So Long Ago (1925)
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The Charmer (1925)
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Salome of the Tenements (1925)
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The Only Woman (1924)
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Monsieur Beaucaire (1924)
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The Humming Bird (1924)
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The Green Goddess (1923)
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Little Old New York (1923)
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Timothy's Quest (1922)
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God's Country and the Law (1921)
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The Right Way (1921)
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The Smugglers (1916)
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The Innocent Lie (1916)
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Poor Little Peppina (1916)
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Diplomacy (1916)
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My Lady Incog. (1916)
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The Ghost of Twisted Oaks (1915)
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Madame Butterfly (1915)
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Con Daly
Bold Emmett, Ireland's Martyr (1915)
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The Seven Sisters (1915)
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Con Daly
All for Old Ireland (1915)
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The Railroad Raiders of '62 (1915)
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Come Back to Erin (1914)
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Father Flanagan
For Ireland's Sake (1914)
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Uncle Tom's Cabin (1913)
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The Shaughraun (1912)
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Ireland, the Oppressed (1912)
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The Little Gluers (1912)
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From the Manger to the Cross (1912)
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The Poacher's Pardon (1912)
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The Darling of the CSA (1912)
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A Prisoner of the Harem (1912)
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Winning a Widow (1912)
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Captured by Bedouins (1912)
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An Arabian Tragedy (1912)
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Dust of the Desert (1912)
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You Remember Ellen (1912)
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His Mother (1912)
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Danny Mann
The Colleen Bawn (1911)
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Rory O'More (1911)
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The Special Messenger (1911)
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The Little Soldier of ’64 (1911)
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Capt. Andrews
Railroad Raiders of '62 (1911)
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When the Dead Return (1911)
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The Fiddler’s Requiem (1911)
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By a Woman's Wit (1911)
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A Sawmill Hero (1911)
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Her Chum’s Brother (1911)
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For Love of an Enemy (1911)
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The Girl Spy Before Vicksburg (1910)
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When Lovers Part (1910)
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Her Indian Mother (1910)
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The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged (1910)
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The Conspiracy of Pontiac (1910)
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The Navajo's Bride (1910)
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The Further Adventures of the Girl Spy (1910)
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The Stepmother (1910)
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The Romance of a Trained Nurse (1910)
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Terry O'Connor
The Lad from Old Ireland (1910)
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A Slave to Drink (1909)
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The Governor's Daughter (1909)
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The Girl Spy: An Incident of the Civil War (1909)
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The Scarlet Letter (1908)
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Way Down East (1908)
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Evangeline (1908)
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Ben Hur (1907)
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Drunk Man
2 A.M. in the Subway (1905)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1872-09-20
Deathday1949-12-16 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceToronto, Canada
CitizenshipsCanada
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