Known For
Directing
Known Credits
21
Gender
Male
Birthday
1873-09-20
Day of death
1949-12-16 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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.