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Personal info
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 9/20/1873
- Birthplace
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Died
- 12/16/1949 (aged 76)
- Gender
- Male
- Also known as
- John Sidney Allcott
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.
12 titles
Ben Hur
1907
Director
From the Manger to the Cross
1912
Director
The Lad from Old Ireland
1910
Director
Little Old New York
1923
Director
Monsieur Beaucaire
1924
Director
Timothy's Quest
1922
Director
Poor Little Peppina
1916
Director
Madame Butterfly
1915
Director
You Remember Ellen
1912
Director
The Colleen Bawn
1911
Director
Ranson's Folly
1926
Director
Rory O'More
1911
Director
