Fred Kelsey
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 20, 1884
- Died
- September 2, 1961 (aged 77)
- Birthplace
- Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Biography
Frederick Alvin Kelsey (August 20, 1884 – September 2, 1961) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. Kelsey directed one- and two-reel films for Universal Film Manufacturing Company. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1911 and 1958, often playing policemen or detectives. He also directed 37 films between 1914 and 1920. Kelsey was caricatured as the detective in the 1943 MGM cartoon Who Killed Who? directed by Tex Avery. He was born in Sandusky, Ohio and died at the Motion Picture Country Home in Hollywood, California, aged 77.
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Filmography
Westbound
Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)
Auntie Mame
Movie · as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
Movie · as Barfly (uncredited)
The Helen Morgan Story
Movie · as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
The Opposite Sex
Movie · as Club Patron (uncredited)
Serenade
Movie · as Opera Attendee (uncredited)
Tall Man Riding
Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)
To Catch a Thief
Movie · as Party Guest (uncredited)
Illegal
Movie · as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Silver Chalice
Movie · as Silversmith (uncredited)
Lucky Me
Movie · as Passerby on Street (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
Movie · as Audience Member (uncredited)
Outlaw's Son
Movie
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
Movie · as Mr. Watson (uncredited)
Riding Shotgun
Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Movie · as Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Racing Blood
Movie · as Smithy
Crime Wave
Movie · as Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
Murder Without Tears
Movie · as Sergeant-at-Arms
So You Think You Can't Sleep
Movie · as Sleeping patient in waiting room
So You Want to Be a Musician
Movie · as Restaurant diner
Hans Christian Andersen
Movie · as Gendarme #1
Springfield Rifle
Movie · as Barfly (uncredited)
Room for One More
Movie
O. Henry's Full House
Movie · as Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
My Six Convicts
Movie · as Store Detective
So You Want to Enjoy Life
Movie · as Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)
Carson City
Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)
Strop, Look and Listen
Movie · as Pierpont Alloy
Storm Warning
Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)
The Enforcer
Movie
Goodbye, My Fancy
Movie · as Party Guest (Uncredited)
Strangers on a Train
Movie · as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV · as Doc Jones (uncredited) · 1 ep
Revenue Agent
Movie · as Sgt. Wallace
So You Want a Raise
Movie
So You Think You're Not Guilty
Movie · as Police Turnkey (uncredited)
Backfire
Movie · as Fight Fan (uncredited)
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
Movie · as Lamb - Curry's Partner
The Damned Don't Cry
Movie · as Man on Dock (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow
Movie · as Guard (uncredited)
Flamingo Road
Movie · as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Colorado Territory
Movie · as Train Engineer (uncredited)
The Inspector General
Movie · as Villager (uncredited)
Dancing in the Dark
Movie · as Deputy
Homicide
Movie · as Officer O'Brien
The Fountainhead
Movie · as Old Watchman (uncredited)
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
Movie · as Delivery Man
So You Want to Be an Actor
Movie · as Counter Man
The Noose Hangs High
Movie · as Cop (uncredited)
So You Want an Apartment
Movie · as Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited)
Silver River
Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)
The Unfaithful
Movie · as Courtroom Spectator
Nora Prentiss
Movie · as Turnkey (uncredited)
Hiss and Yell
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)
Andy Plays Hookey
Movie · as Policeman
Detour to Danger
Movie · as Det. Kelsey
A Stolen Life
Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)
Never Say Goodbye
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)
So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck
Movie · as Fred
Three Strangers
Movie · as Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited)
So You Want to Play the Horses
Movie · as Detective (uncredited)
Night and Day
Movie · as First-Nighter (uncredited)
The Man I Love
Movie · as Mac the Doorman (uncredited)
The People's Choice
Movie
Monkey Businessmen
Movie · as Smiling Sam McGann (uncredited)
Frontier Days
Movie · as Mayor Stone (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk
Movie · as Train Conductor (uncredited)
If a Body Meets a Body
Movie · as Detective
Christmas in Connecticut
Movie · as Harper (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
Movie · as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
Snooper Service
Movie
How DOooo You Do
Movie · as Detective
Come Out Fighting
Movie · as Mr. McGinnis, Sr. (as Fred Kelsy)
The Strange Mr. Gregory
Movie · as Lefert
Roaring Guns
Movie
Trial by Trigger
Movie · as Jerry (uncredited)
Crime by Night
Movie · as Dad Martin (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
Movie · as Cop in Raid (uncredited)
Make Your Own Bed
Movie · as Turnkey
Shine on Harvest Moon
Movie · as Policeman in patrol car (uncredited)
Northern Pursuit
Movie · as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Murder on the Waterfront
Movie · as Capt. Beal
A Gem of a Jam
Movie · as Police Chief
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
Movie · as Policeman
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Movie · as Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)
Food and Magic
Movie
One Dangerous Night
Movie · as Detective Dickens
Action in the North Atlantic
Movie · as Joe (uncredited)
True to Life
Movie · as Cop (uncredited)
Old Acquaintance
Movie · as Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)
Counter-Espionage
Movie · as Dickens
Murder in the Big House
Movie · as "Screw"
My Favorite Blonde
Movie · as Sam - Policeman
Lady Gangster
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)
Larceny, Inc.
Movie · as Bronson
Bullet Scars
Movie · as Police Chief Hansen
X Marks the Spot
Movie · as Police Officer Martin
Gentleman Jim
Movie · as Sutro (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Movie · as Jailer
Spy Ship
Movie · as Night Watchman
I Was Framed
Movie · as Drunk
Dear! Deer!
Movie · as Policeman
In This Our Life
Movie · as Jailer (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Movie · as Detective Dickens
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
Movie · as Wesley Dickens
At the Stroke of Twelve
Movie · as Police Sergeant
Invisible Ghost
Movie · as Detective Ryan
They Died with Their Boots On
Movie · as Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)
Mr. District Attorney
Movie · as Officer McCloskey
Pacific Blackout
Movie · as Cop
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Movie · as Detective (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven
Movie · as Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Movie · as Dickens
The Lone Wolf Strikes
Movie · as Dickens
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
Movie · as Dickens
Mutiny in the County
Movie · as Policeman
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Movie · as Bailiff
Deadwood Dick
Movie · as Bottles
Misbehaving Husbands
Movie · as Sgt. Murphy
The Golden Fleecing
Movie · as Cop (uncredited)
The Green Archer
Movie · as Capt. Thompson
Mexican Spitfire Out West
Movie · as Jim - Detective
High School
Movie · as Junk Man
Moving Vanities
Movie · as Police Officer (uncredited)
Tiny Troubles
Movie · as Judge
Tell No Tales
Movie · as Policeman at School (uncredited)
Rough Riders' Round-up
Movie · as Agitator
Charlie Chan in Reno
Movie · as Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
Movie · as Pete - Railroad Detective
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Movie · as Detective - in Cab and at Theatre
Chicken Wagon Family
Movie · as Policeman
Clock Wise
Movie · as Landlord
Too Busy to Work
Movie · as Hank Fidler
Josette
Movie · as Hotel Detective
Night Spot
Movie · as Police Band Leader
Everybody's Doing It
Movie · as Police Sergeant
Straight, Place and Show
Movie · as Cop at Racetrack
Berth Quakes
Movie · as Train Conductor
Safety in Numbers
Movie · as Cop
Down on the Farm
Movie · as Bit Role
Many Sappy Returns
Movie · as Finnegan
Love Is News
Movie · as Cop (uncredited)
Super-Sleuth
Movie · as Jailer
That I May Live
Movie · as Abner Jenkins
Love and Hisses
Movie · as Officer
The Lady Escapes
Movie · as Man on telephone (uncredited)
Time Out for Romance
Movie · as Policeman
One Mile from Heaven
Movie · as Smitty - Policeman
Big Business
Movie · as Oil Man at Well
Slave Ship
Movie · as Seaman at Auction
Angel's Holiday
Movie · as Conductor
Borrowing Trouble
Movie · as Policeman
She Had to Eat
Movie · as Police Officer Tracy (uncredited)
Wild and Woolly
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)
The Little Red Schoolhouse
Movie · as First Detective
At Sea Ashore
Movie · as Cop (uncredited)
High Tension
Movie · as Desk Sergeant
The Witness Chair
Movie · as Detective Costigan
Private Number
Movie · as Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited)
The Garden Murder Case
Movie · as Heath's Assistant (Uncredited)
One Frightened Night
Movie · as Sheriff Jenks
Danger Ahead
Movie · as Detective O'Brien
Atlantic Adventure
Movie · as Police Officer Riley
A Notorious Gentleman
Movie · as Detective
Death Flies East
Movie · as Police Lieutenant O'Brien
Hot Money
Movie · as Police Officer Kelsey (as Fred A. Kelsey)
Horses' Collars
Movie · as Detective Hyden Zeke (uncredited)
Diamond Jim
Movie · as Horsley's Secretary
Carnival
Movie · as Bit Part
The Sagebrush Troubadour
Movie · as Hank Polk
The Public Menace
Movie · as Mike - Cop
Twentieth Century
Movie · as Train Detective (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor
Movie · as Bloodgood
The Moth
Movie · as Detective Blake
Lightning Strikes Twice
Movie · as Dugan
Strictly Fresh Yeggs
Movie · as Policeman
I'll Be Suing You
Movie · as Insurance Adjustor
I'll Tell the World
Movie · as Sergeant at Border
Rough Necking
Movie · as Joe Cuttlehammer Sr.
Among the Missing
Movie · as Police Sgt. Murphy
School for Girls
Movie · as Detective
Beloved
Movie · as Mulvaney
The Crime of the Century
Movie · as Police Guard (uncredited)
King of the Jungle
Movie · as Cop (uncredited)
Quiet Please!
Movie · as Train Conductor
Sailor's Luck
Movie · as Cop
The Bowery
Movie · as Detective Kelsey (uncredited)
Shadows of Sing Sing
Movie · as Murphy
Gold Diggers of 1933
Movie · as Detective Jones (uncredited)
The Iceman's Ball
Movie · as Police Sergeant
If I Had a Million
Movie · as Prison Jailer (uncredited)
Discarded Lovers
Movie · as Delaney
Love in High Gear
Movie · as Detective Duffy
Guilty as Hell
Movie · as Detective Duffy
Red Haired Alibi
Movie · as Corcoran
Huddle
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)
Yoo-Hoo
Movie · as Detective
Boys Will Be Boys
Movie · as Doorman
Shopping with Wifie
Movie · as Det. Dugan
Speak Easily
Movie · as Process Server
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
Movie · as Cop (uncredited)
Subway Express
Movie · as Detective Kearney
Side Show
Movie · as Sheriff Hornsby
Scandal Sheet
Movie · as Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy
Young Donovan's Kid
Movie · as Collins
Naughty Flirt
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)
She Got What She Wanted
Movie
Scarlet Pages
Movie · as Murphy
The Woman Racket
Movie · as Police Captain
Wide Open
Movie · as Detective
Road to Paradise
Movie · as Casey
The Girl Said No
Movie · as Policeman
Going Wild
Movie · as The Conductor
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
Movie · as Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
Only Saps Work
Movie · as Murphy (uncredited)
Men Without Law
Movie · as Deputy Sheriff Jeff
Murder on the Roof
Movie · as Ryan
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
Movie · as Self - Tour Guide
The Donovan Affair
Movie · as Carney
The Faker
Movie · as Police Detective
Wrong Again
Movie
Smiling Irish Eyes
Movie · as County Fair Manager
The Wright Idea
Movie · as M. T. Flatt
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
Movie · as Detective
Tenderloin
Movie · as Detective Simpson
Harold Teen
Movie · as Mr. Lovewell
While the City Sleeps
Movie · as Detective in Shadow Box
On Trial
Movie · as Clerk
Naughty Baby
Movie · as Dugan
The Last Warning
Movie · as Inspector
A Woman of Affairs
Movie · as Detective (uncredited)
Plastered in Paris
Movie
A Midnight Adventure
Movie · as Cassidy
Soft Cushions
Movie · as The Police
Jewish Prudence
Movie · as Rent Collector
The Gorilla
Movie · as Mulligan
The Thirteenth Hour
Movie · as Det. Shaw
The 13th Juror
Movie · as The Detective
Orchids and Ermine
Movie · as Police Sergeant
Held by the Law
Movie · as Detective
That's My Baby
Movie · as Murphy
Say It with Babies
Movie · as Policeman
Atta Boy
Movie · as Detective
Bromo and Juliet
Movie · as The Detective (uncredited)
Crazy Like a Fox
Movie · as Man with Badge on Train (uncredited)
The Third Degree
Movie · as Assistant Chief of Detectives
Dog Shy
Movie · as Cop
The Mystery Pilot
Movie · as Skipper Larsen
There Ain't No Santa Claus
Movie · as Store Detective (uncredited)
The Social Highwayman
Movie · as Chief of Police
Friendly Enemies
Movie
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Movie
The Uneasy Three
Movie
Little Annie Rooney
Movie · as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Paths to Paradise
Movie · as Confederate
Seven Sinners
Movie · as Policeman
Excuse Me
Movie · as George Ketchem
The Lawful Cheater
Movie · as Tom Horan
Youth and Adventure
Movie · as Red Mullin
Smooth as Satin
Movie · as Kersey
The Yankee Consul
Movie · as Agent John J. Doyle
The Night Hawk
Movie
Traffic in Hearts
Movie · as Tim Tracy
Lights Out
Movie · as Decker
Lovebound
Movie · as Detective Hahn
Souls for Sale
Movie · as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
The Eleventh Hour
Movie · as The Submarine Commander
Bag and Baggage
Movie · as Fred
Deserted at the Altar
Movie · as The Other Man
One Clear Call
Movie · as Starnes
Manslaughter
Movie · as Member of the Jury (uncredited)
Don't Shoot
Movie · as Police Officer
Captain Fly-by-Night
Movie · as Gomez
The Song of Life
Movie · as Police Inspector
South of Suva
Movie · as Karl Swartz
The Last Card
Movie · as Detective (uncredited)
There Are No Villains
Movie · as Dugall
Puppets of Fate
Movie · as Bobs
The Off-Shore Pirate
Movie · as Sailor
The Match-Breaker
Movie · as Detective
Alias Jimmy Valentine
Movie · as Bit Part (uncredited)
The Third Generation
Movie · as Brody
The Silk Lined Burglar
Movie · as Capt. von Hoffmeier
The Light of Victory
Movie · as Captain Eric von Prohme
The Fire Flingers
Movie · as Sgt. Powers
When the Desert Smiles
Movie
The Empty Cab
Movie · as The Detective
The Yellow Dog
Movie · as Max Kummich
A Society Sensation
Movie · as JIm Cox
The Honor of an Outlaw
Movie · as The Deputy
Arms and the Gringo
Movie
Silent Sandy
Movie · as Silent Sandy
A Left Hook
Movie