Mini-Biography:
Sidney Olcott was born under the given name John Sidney Alcott on September 20, 1873 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an American актер, Режиссер, Сценарист, known for Ben Hur (1907), The Charmer (1925), Not so long ago (1925), Sidney Olcott's first movie on record is from 1907. He was married to Valentine Grant. Sidney Olcott died on Dezember 16, 1949 in Hollywood, California, USA. His last motion picture on file dates from 2011.
биография (на немецком языке): Eigentlich John Sidney Alcott, Schauspieler und Regisseur des amerikanischen Stummfilms. Geboren und aufgewachsen in bescheidenen Verhältnissen in Toronto, seine Mutter Mary Alcott war irischer Abstammung, über seinen Vater ist nichts bekannt. Bis zu seinem 30. Lebensjahr hatte Olcott sich mit Gelegenheitsjobs und einigen kleinen Theaterrollen durchgeschlagen, 1903 starb seine Mutter und Olcott nach New York, um dort eine Schauspieler-Karriere zu beginnen.
Eine erste Theaterrolle in "When the Harvest Days Are Over" erhielt Olcott durch John "Pop" Ince, den Vater des künftigen Produzenten Thomas H. Ince. In "Billy the Kid", mit Marion Leonard, lernte er den Schauspielerkollegen Robert G. Vignola kennen, mit dem ihn eine lebenslange Freundschaft verbinden sollte. Bereits nach kurzer Zeit erhielt Olcott erste kleine Filmrollen, und 1907 nach der Gründung der KALEM durch Kleine, Long und Marion wurde Olcott als Schauspieler und als Regisseur engagiert. Das bescheidene Kapital der KALEM zwang die Firma, statt in einem eigenen Studio ihre Filme an Aussendrehorten zu drehen, und Olcott konnte sich mit dieser Bedingungen hervorragend anfreunden. Neben Vignola wurde vor allem die Schauspielerin und Autorin Gene Gauntier (1885-1961) seine wichtigste Partnerin. Unter Olcotts ersten Filmen sind "The Sea Wolf" (1907) nach Jack London und "Ben Hur" nach dem Roman von Lew Wallace, adaptiert von Gene Gauntier. Der Film sollte nicht nur als erste Verfilmung dieses berühmten Stoffes in die Filmgeschichte eingehen, sondern zog auch wegen den Copyright-Verletzungen einen jahrelangen Prozess hinter sich, der schliesslich mit einer Zahlung von $25 000 durch die KALEM endete, eine Summe, die die Produktionsfirma mit einem Lächeln bezahlen konnte, spielte der Film doch über Jahre Woche für Woche fünftausend Dollar Reingewinn ein!
Wohl als erster Regisseur drehte Sidney Olcott einen Film mit Locations in verschiedenen Kontinenten: "The Lad from Old Ireland" wurde an Locations in Irland und in New York gedreht. Am 6. August 1910 waren Olcott, Gauntier, Vignola und weitere Schauspieler mit dem Kameramann George K. Hollister von New York nach Irland aufgebrochen, um an Aussenschauplätzen ind Irland und später in England und Deutschland zu drehen. Olcott sollte dann noch bis 1914 nach Irland zurückkehren, und gilt als der Regisseur, der die meisten Filme als Regisseur in Irland realisiert hat.
Nach grösseren Differenzen mit den Eignern der KALEM, vor allem auch nach der Realisierung des Christus-Films "From the Manger to the Cross" (1912), den KALEM ohne Namensnennung des Regisseurs und der Mitwirkenden herausbrachte, kam es schliesslich zum Bruch mit der Produktionsfirma, und Olcott gründete seine eigene Produktion, die Sidfilms (nach einem kurzen Zwischenspiel bei der Gene Gauntier Company).
Ohne wesentliche Erfolge setzte Sidney Olcott seine Karriere als Regisseur bis 1927 fort, realisierte u.a Filme mit Mary Pickford und Rudolph Valentino. 1949 starb Olcott in Hollywood im Haus seines alten Freundes Robert Vignola. (lhg Pordenone 2011)
Sidney Olcott Фильмография [Auszug]
2011: [] Blazing the Trail: The O'Kalems in Ireland (Актеры: Sidney Olcott (Archiv)), Режиссер Peter Flynn, with Kevin Brownlow, Gene Gauntier,
1927: [] The Claw (Режиссер),
1926: [12.12] (Режиссер),
1926: [08.29] (Режиссер),
1926: [05.30] Ranson's Folly (Режиссер),
1925: [09.07] Not so long ago (Режиссер), with Betty Bronson, Ricardo Cortez, Edwards Davis,
1925: [] The Charmer (Режиссер), with Robert Frazer, Pola Negri,
1925: [] Salome of the Tenements (Режиссер), with Jetta Goudal,
1923: [11.04] Little old New York (Режиссер), with Marion Davies, Stephen Carr, ,
1923: [08.14] The Green Goddess (Режиссер), with George Arliss, Alice Joyce, David Powell,
1923: [] Monsieur Beaucaire (Режиссер), with Rudolph Valentino, Doris Kenyon, Bebe Daniels,
1922: [09.17] Timothy's Quest (Режиссер), with Joseph Depew, Helen Rowland, Marietta Anday,
1921: [11.00] Pardon My French (Режиссер), with Vivian Martin, George Spink, ,
1921: [06.00] God's Country and the Law (Режиссер), with Fred C. Jones, Gladys Leslie, William H. Tooker,
1921: [02.28] The Right Way (Режиссер), with Edwards Davis, Helen Lindroth, ,
1920: [06.19] Scratch My Back (Режиссер), with T. Roy Barnes, Lloyd Whitlock, Helene Chadwick,
1919: [02.03] Marriage for Convenience (Режиссер), with Catherine Calvert, Ann May, George Majeroni,
1918: [01.10] The Belgian (Режиссер), with , , George Majeroni,
1916: [08.31] The Daughter of MacGregor (Режиссер), with , Sidney Mason, Arda La Croix,
1916: [07.06] The Smugglers (Режиссер), with , Cyril Chadwick, Margaret Greene,
1916: [04.20] The Innocent Lie (Режиссер), with , Jack J. Clark, J. Morris Foster,
1916: [03.02] Poor Little Peppina (Режиссер), with Mary Pickford, Eugene O'Brien, ,
1916: [02.27] Diplomacy (Режиссер), with Marie Doro, Elliott Dexter, Edith Campbell,
1916: [01.16] My Lady Incog. (Режиссер), with Hazel Dawn, George Majeroni, Robert Cain,
1915: [12.01] The Taint (Режиссер), with , , Pat O'Malley,
1915: [11.11] The Ghost of Twisted Oaks (Режиссер), with , Florence Walcott, James Vincent,
1915: [11.07] Madame Butterfly (Режиссер), with Mary Pickford, Marshall Neilan, Olive West,
1915: [10.14] Nan o' the Backwoods (Режиссер), with , Pat O'Malley, ,
1915: [09.08] The Irish in America (Актеры: Dan Murphy), with , ,
1915: [08.15] All for Old Ireland (Актеры: Con Daly), with , Pat O'Malley,
1915: [07.26] The Seven Sisters (Режиссер), with Madge Evans, , Georgia May Fursman,
1915: [05.13] The Moth and the Flame (Режиссер), with Stewart Baird, Adele Ray, Edwin Mordant,
1915: [03.20] The Railroad Raiders of '62 (Актеры: Captain Andrews (archive footage) (/xx/) ), Режиссер J.P. McGowan, with Helen Holmes, Leo D. Maloney, J.P. McGowan,
1915: [01.25] New York and Its People (Режиссер),
1915: [01.18] Famous Rulers of the World (Режиссер),
1915: [01.11] Famous Men of Today (Режиссер),
1915: [01.04] Great Americans Past and Present (Режиссер),
1915: [01.00] The Gap of Dunloe (Режиссер), with , Pat O'Malley,
1914: [12.00] The Little Rebel (Режиссер), with Gene Gauntier, Jack J. Clark, Arthur Donaldson,
1914: [08.00] The Idle Rich (Режиссер), with , James Vincent,
1914: [06.22] Tricking the Government (Режиссер), with , Arthur Donaldson,
1914: [06.00] The Mother of Men (Режиссер), with , Arthur Donaldson, James Vincent,
1914: [04.13] In the Hands of the Brute (Режиссер), with , James Vincent,
1914: [04.08] Captured by Mexicans (Режиссер), with Cleo Ridgely, Jaudon M. Ridgely, William H. West,
1914: [03.00] Come Back to Erin (Режиссер), with Gene Gauntier, Jack J. Clark,
1914: [03.00] When Men Would Kill (Режиссер), with ,
1914: [02.00] The Eye of the Government (Режиссер), with Jack J. Clark, Gene Gauntier,
1914: [01.18] Through the Fires of Temptation (Режиссер), with Gene Gauntier, Jack J. Clark,
1914: [01.12] For Ireland's Sake (Режиссер), with Gene Gauntier, Jack J. Clark,
1913: [12.17] Uncle Tom's Cabin (Режиссер), Режиссер Kenean Buel, with Henry Hallam, Anna Q. Nilsson, Hal Clements,
1913: [12.01] The Octoroon (Режиссер), with Guy Coombs, Marguerite Courtot, Robert G. Vignola,
1913: [11.15] Perils of the Sea (Режиссер), Режиссер George Melford, with Carlyle Blackwell, Alice Joyce, William H. West,
1913: [10.00] In the Clutches of the Ku Klux Klan (Режиссер), with Gene Gauntier, Jack J. Clark, Alfred Hollingsworth,
1913: [09.00] In the Power of a Hypnotist (Режиссер), with Gene Gauntier, Jack J. Clark,
1913: [07.00] When Men Hate (Режиссер), with Gene Gauntier, Jack J. Clark,
1913: [02.24] A Daughter of the Confederacy (Режиссер), with Gene Gauntier, Jack J. Clark, Arthur Donaldson,
1913: [02.08] Lady Peggy's Escape (Режиссер), with Gene Gauntier, Jack J. Clark, Helen Lindroth,
1913: [01.10] The Wives of Jamestown (Режиссер), with Gene Gauntier, Jack J. Clark, Helen Lindroth,
1912: [12.23] The Shaughraun (Актеры: Conn - the Shaughraun ), with Jack J. Clark, George D. Melville, George P. Lester,
1912: [12.14] Ireland, the Oppressed (Актеры: Father Falvey ), with Jack J. Clark, Alice Hollister, J.P. McGowan,
1912: [12.09] Conway, the Kerry Dancer (Режиссер), with J.P. McGowan,
1912: [11.30] The Mayor from Ireland (Режиссер), with Jack J. Clark, J.P. McGowan, Gene Gauntier,
1912: [11.18] The Kerry Gow (Актеры: Capt. Sidney Keirnan), with Jack J. Clark, Alice Hollister, J.P. McGowan,
1912: [10.03] От яслей до креста или Иисус из Назарета (From the Manger to the Cross) (Режиссер), with Robert Henderson-Bland, Gene Gauntier, Alice Hollister,
1912: [10.02] Ancient Temples of Egypt (Режиссер), with Gene Gauntier, Jack J. Clark, J.P. McGowan,
1912: [09.30] The Poacher's Pardon (Режиссер), with Jack J. Clark, Alice Hollister, J.P. McGowan,
1912: [09.25] Along the River Nile (Режиссер), with J.P. McGowan,
1912: [09.11] The Ancient Port of Jaffa (Актеры: Sidney Olcott ), Режиссер N. N., with Jack J. Clark, J.A. Farnham,
1912: [09.07] The Darling of the C.S.A. (Режиссер: (--??--)), Режиссер Kenean Buel, with Anna Q. Nilsson, Guy Coombs, J. Barstow Budworth,
1912: [09.04] Down Through the Ages (Режиссер), with Jack J. Clark, Gene Gauntier, J.P. McGowan,
1912: [07.19] A Prisoner of the Harem (Режиссер), with Robert G. Vignola, Gene Gauntier, Alice Hollister,
1912: [07.05] Winning a Widow (Режиссер), with Jack J. Clark, Gene Gauntier, J.P. McGowan,
1912: [07.01] Tragedy of the Desert (Режиссер), with Jack J. Clark, Gene Gauntier, Robert G. Vignola,
1912: [] The Vengeance Mark (Режиссер), with J.P. McGowan,
1912: [] Shaun Rhue (Режиссер), with J.P. McGowan,
1912: [] My Hielan' Lassie (Режиссер), with J.P. McGowan,
1912: [06.26] Captured by Bedouins (Режиссер), with J.P. McGowan, Gene Gauntier, Jack J. Clark,
1912: [06.19] An Arabian Tragedy (Режиссер), with Gene Gauntier, Robert G. Vignola, Alice Hollister,
1912: [06.10] Making Photoplays in Egypt (Режиссер), with , Gene Gauntier, J.P. McGowan,
1912: [06.03] Missionaries in Darkest Africa (Режиссер), with Jack J. Clark, Gene Gauntier, Robert G. Vignola,
1912: [06.03] Dust of the Desert (Режиссер), with J.P. McGowan,
1912: [05.29] Luxor, Egypt (Режиссер),
1912: [05.27] The Fighting Dervishes of the Desert (Режиссер), with Gene Gauntier, Jack J. Clark, Robert G. Vignola,
1912: [03.08] Captain Rivera's Reward (Режиссер), with J.P. McGowan, Gene Gauntier,
1912: [03.04] You Remember Ellen (Режиссер), with George K. Hollister, Gene Gauntier, Jack J. Clark,
1912: [02.14] Far from Erin's Isle (Режиссер), with Gene Gauntier, Jack J. Clark, J.P. McGowan,
1912: [02.09] The Vagabonds (Режиссер), with Jack J. Clark, Gene Gauntier, J.P. McGowan,
1912: [01.26] His Mother (Режиссер), with Jack J. Clark, Anna Clark, J.P. McGowan,
1912: [01.12] The O'Neill (Режиссер), with Jack J. Clark, Gene Gauntier, Robert G. Vignola,
1912: [01.08] A Southern Boy of '61; (Режиссер), with Jack J. Clark,
1912: [01.05] The O'Kalems' Visit to Killarney (Режиссер), with Gene Gauntier, J.P. McGowan,
1911: [12.04] Arrah-Na-Pogue (Актеры: Shaun the Post), with Gene Gauntier, Jack J. Clark,
1911: [10.16] The Colleen Bawn (Режиссер), Режиссер Gene Gauntier, with Gene Gauntier, J.P. McGowan,
1911: [09.06] When two hearts are won (Режиссер), with Sidney Drew, Alice Joyce, George Melford,
1911: [09.04] Rory O'More (Режиссер), Режиссер Robert G. Vignola, with Jack J. Clark, Gene Gauntier, Robert G. Vignola,
1911: [] Molly Pitcher (Режиссер),
1911: [03.08] Irish Honeymoon (Актеры: The Groom), with Gene Gauntier,
1911: [] The Love of Summer Morn (Актеры), with Carlyle Blackwell, Alice Joyce,
1911: [] For the Flag (Режиссер),
1911: [] Last Day of School (Режиссер), with J.P. McGowan,
1911: [] Tangled Lives (Режиссер), with Gene Gauntier, Jack J. Clark, J.P. McGowan,
1911: [06.16] Railroad Raiders of '62 (Режиссер), with Robert G. Vignola, Jack J. Clark,
1911: [05.03] The Fiddle's Requiem (Режиссер), with Jack J. Clark, Gene Gauntier, J.P. McGowan,
1911: [04.05] By a Woman's Wit (Режиссер), with Jack J. Clark, Alice Hollister, J.P. McGowan,
1911: [03.22] A Saw Mill Hero (Режиссер), with Gene Gauntier, Jack J. Clark, J.P. McGowan,
1911: [03.17] A War Time Escape (Режиссер), with Robert G. Vignola, Gene Gauntier, Jack J. Clark,
1910: [12.30] The Stranger (Режиссер), with Robert G. Vignola, Gene Gauntier,
1910: [12.16] Her Indian Mother (Сценарист), with Jack Conway, Ruth Roland, Alice Joyce,
1910: [11.23] A Lad from Old Ireland (Актеры: Terry O'Connor ), with Gene Gauntier, Thomas O'Connor,
1910: [10.05] The Engineer's Sweetheart (Актеры), with Alice Joyce,
1910: [08.03] A Colonial Belle (Режиссер), with Robert G. Vignola, George Melford, Ralph B. Mitchell,
1910: [] The Indian Scout's Vengeance (Сценарист), with Ruth Roland, Jack Conway,
1910: [] The Little Spreewald Maiden (Актеры: Hans - Frieda's Peasant Sweetheart ), with Gene Gauntier,
1910: [] The Canadian Moonshiners (Режиссер),
1910: [] Fighting the Iroquois in Canada (Режиссер),
1910: [] A Leap for Life (Режиссер),
1910: [] The Perversity of Fate (Режиссер),
1910: [] White Man's money, Red Man's curse (Режиссер),
1910: [] For a Woman's honor (Режиссер),
1910: [] Up the Thames to Westminster (Режиссер),
1910: [] The Sacred Turquois of the Zuni (Режиссер),
1910: [] The man who lost (Режиссер),
1910: [] Further Adventures of a Girl Spy (Режиссер), with Gene Gauntier,
1910: [] Seth's Temptation (Режиссер), with J.P. McGowan,
1910: [] The Wanderers (Режиссер),
1910: [] Her Soldier Sweetheart (Режиссер),
1910: [] The Aztec Sacrifice (Режиссер),
1910: [] The Conspiracy of Pontiac (Режиссер),
1910: [] The Seminole's Trust (Режиссер),
1910: [] The Seminole Half-Breed (Режиссер),
1910: [] The Forager (Режиссер), with Gene Gauntier,
1910: [] The Cliff Dwellers (Режиссер),
1910: [] A Romance of Old Erin (Режиссер),
1910: [] The Love Romance of the Girl Spy (Режиссер),
1910: [] The Navajo's Bride (Режиссер), with Gene Gauntier,
1910: [] The Girl Spy before Vicksburg (Режиссер), with Gene Gauntier,
1910: [05.06] The Egret Hunter (Режиссер), with James Vincent, Gene Gauntier,
1910: [04.22] The Bravest Girl in the South (Режиссер), with Gene Gauntier,
1910: [02.23] The Miser's Child (Режиссер), with Robert G. Vignola, Alice Joyce,
1910: [02.11] The Feud (Режиссер),
1910: [01.07] The Deacon's Daughter (Актеры), with Alice Joyce,
1909: [12.24] The cardboard Baby (Режиссер), with George Melford, Ruth Roland, Robert G. Vignola,
1909: [] Old Soldier's Story (Режиссер), with Jack Conway, Ruth Roland,
1909: [] Cattle Thieves (Режиссер),
1909: [] The Girl Scout (Режиссер),
1909: [06.18] Priest of the Wilderness (Режиссер: --??--),
1908: [] Hannah Dustin - The Borderwars of New England (Режиссер),
1908: [03.28] The Scarlet Letter (Режиссер), with Gene Gauntier, Jack Conway, Ruth Roland,
1908: [03.07] Way Down East (Режиссер), with Gene Gauntier,
1908: [01.04] The Days of '61 (Режиссер), with Gene Gauntier,
1907: [09.21] The Wooing of Miles Standish (Режиссер),
1907: [] Ben Hur (Режиссер), Режиссер Harry T. Morey, with Herman Rottger, William S. Hart, ,
1907: [] The Sleigh Belle (Режиссер),
1907: [06.15] Pony Express (Сценарист), Режиссер N. N., with , Joseph Santley,
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