About

Known credits:
272
Birthday:
1884-08-20
Place of birth:
Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Website:
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Fred Kelsey

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
1959 Westbound Actor Townsman (uncredited) 59
Average
1958 Auntie Mame Actor Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited) 60
Fair
1956 The Opposite Sex Actor Club Patron (uncredited) 58
Average
1956 Serenade Actor Opera Attendee (uncredited) 58
Average
1955 Illegal Actor Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) 59
Average
1955 To Catch a Thief Actor Party Guest (uncredited) 69
Fair
1955 Tall Man Riding Actor Townsman (uncredited) 59
Average
1954 Outlaw's Son Actor N/A
N/A
1954 The Silver Chalice Actor Silversmith (uncredited) 58
Average
1954 So You Want to Know Your Relatives Actor Mr. Watson (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1954 A Star Is Born Actor Audience Member (uncredited) 63
Fair
1954 Lucky Me Actor Passerby on Street (uncredited) 59
Average
1953 Crime Wave Actor Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited) 60
Fair
1952 Hans Christian Andersen Actor First Gendarme 59
Average
1952 Springfield Rifle Actor Barfly (uncredited) 59
Average
1952 O. Henry's Full House Actor Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi") 59
Average
1952 So You Want to Enjoy Life Actor Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited) 59
Average
1952 My Six Convicts Actor Store Detective 59
Average
1952 Room for One More Actor 59
Average
1951 Goodbye, My Fancy Actor Party Guest (Uncredited) 59
Average
1951 The Enforcer Actor 60
Fair
1951 Storm Warning Actor Townsman (uncredited) 59
Average
1950 Revenue Agent Actor Sgt. Wallace 58
Average
1950 So You Want a Raise Actor 59
Average
1950 The Flame and the Arrow Actor Guard (uncredited) 59
Average
1950 So You Want to Hold Your Husband Actor Lamb - Curry's Partner N/A
N/A
1950 The Damned Don't Cry Actor Man on Dock (uncredited) 60
Fair
1950 So You Think You're Not Guilty Actor Police Turnkey (uncredited) 58
Average
1950 Backfire Actor Fight Fan (uncredited) 59
Average
1949 The Inspector General Actor Villager (uncredited) 59
Average
1949 Dancing in the Dark Actor Deputy 59
Average
1949 The Fountainhead Actor Old Watchman (uncredited) 61
Fair
1949 Colorado Territory Actor (uncredited) 60
Fair
1949 Flamingo Road Actor Train Conductor (uncredited) 60
Fair
1949 Homicide Actor Officer O'Brien 58
Average
1948 The Noose Hangs High Actor Cop (uncredited) 59
Average
1948 So You Want an Apartment Actor Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited) 59
Average
1947 The Unfaithful Actor Courtroom Spectator 59
Average
1946 So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck Actor Fred 59
Average
1946 Andy Plays Hookey Actor Policeman N/A
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1946 Never Say Goodbye Actor Policeman (uncredited) 59
Average
1946 So You Want to Play the Horses Actor Detective (uncredited) 59
Average
1946 A Stolen Life Actor Bartender (uncredited) 59
Average
1946 Hiss and Yell Actor Policeman (uncredited) 58
Average
1946 Three Strangers Actor Man on the Street / Man in Pub 59
Average
1946 Detour to Danger Actor Det. Kelsey N/A
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1945 How DOooo You Do Actor Detective N/A
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1945 Frontier Days Actor Mayor Stone (uncredited) 59
Average
1945 Saratoga Trunk Actor Train Conductor (uncredited) 58
Average
1945 Mildred Pierce Actor Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited) 66
Fair
1945 Come Out Fighting Actor Mr. McGinnis, Sr. (as Fred Kelsy) 59
Average
1945 If a Body Meets a Body Actor Detective 58
Average
1945 Christmas in Connecticut Actor Harper (uncredited) 61
Fair
1945 Snooper Service Actor N/A
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1945 The Strange Mr. Gregory Actor Lefert 58
Average
1944 Crime by Night Actor Dad Martin (uncredited) 59
Average
1944 Make Your Own Bed Actor Turnkey 59
Average
1944 Trial by Trigger Actor Jerry (uncredited) 59
Average
1944 Mr. Skeffington Actor Cop in Raid (uncredited) 59
Average
1944 Roaring Guns Actor N/A
N/A
1943 A Gem of a Jam Actor Police Chief 59
Average
1943 True to Life Actor Cop (uncredited) 59
Average
1943 Old Acquaintance Actor Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited) 59
Average
1943 Food and Magic Actor 58
Average
1943 Northern Pursuit Actor Train Conductor (uncredited) 59
Average
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars Actor Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited) 59
Average
1943 Murder on the Waterfront Actor Capt. Beal 59
Average
1943 Here Comes Mr. Zerk Actor Policeman N/A
N/A
1943 Action in the North Atlantic Actor Joe (uncredited) 60
Fair
1943 One Dangerous Night Actor Detective Dickens 58
Average
1942 Gentleman Jim Actor Sutro (uncredited) 60
Fair
1942 X Marks the Spot Actor Police Officer Martin 58
Average
1942 Dear! Deer! Actor Policeman N/A
N/A
1942 Counter-Espionage Actor Dickens 59
Average
1942 The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady Actor Policeman (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1942 Spy Ship Actor Night Watchman 59
Average
1942 In This Our Life Actor Jailer (uncredited) 59
Average
1942 Larceny, Inc. Actor Bronson 59
Average
1942 Murder in the Big House Actor "Screw" 59
Average
1942 I Was Framed Actor Drunk 58
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1942 My Favorite Blonde Actor Sam - Policeman 59
Average
1942 Lady Gangster Actor Policeman (uncredited) 59
Average
1942 Bullet Scars Actor Police Chief Hansen 59
Average
1942 Wild Bill Hickok Rides Actor Jailer 58
Average
1941 Pacific Blackout Actor Cop 59
Average
1941 The Man Who Came to Dinner Actor Detective (uncredited) 60
Fair
1941 They Died with Their Boots On Actor Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited) 60
Fair
1941 At the Stroke of Twelve Actor Police Sergeant 59
Average
1941 Secrets of the Lone Wolf Actor Wesley Dickens 59
Average
1941 One Foot in Heaven Actor Train Conductor (uncredited) 59
Average
1941 Invisible Ghost Actor Detective Ryan 58
Average
1941 Mr. District Attorney Actor Officer McCloskey 59
Average
1941 The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance Actor Detective Dickens 59
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1940 Misbehaving Husbands Actor Sgt. Murphy 59
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1940 The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date Actor Dickens 59
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1940 Mexican Spitfire Out West Actor Jim - Detective 58
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1940 The Green Archer Actor Capt. Thompson 59
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1940 The Golden Fleecing Actor Cop (uncredited) 58
Average
1940 Deadwood Dick Actor Bottles N/A
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1940 The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady Actor Dickens 59
Average
1940 Mutiny in the County Actor Policeman N/A
N/A
1940 High School Actor Junk Man 59
Average
1940 The Lone Wolf Strikes Actor Dickens 59
Average
1940 The Man Who Wouldn't Talk Actor Bailiff 58
Average
1939 Too Busy to Work Actor Hank Fidler N/A
N/A
1939 Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence Actor Pete - Railroad Detective 59
Average
1939 Charlie Chan at Treasure Island Actor Detective - in Cab and at Theatre 59
Average
1939 Chicken Wagon Family Actor Policeman N/A
N/A
1939 Charlie Chan in Reno Actor Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited) 59
Average
1939 Tell No Tales Actor Policeman at School (uncredited) 59
Average
1939 Moving Vanities Actor Police Officer (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1939 Clock Wise Actor Landlord N/A
N/A
1939 Rough Riders' Round-up Actor Agitator 59
Average
1939 Tiny Troubles Actor Judge 58
Average
1938 Down on the Farm Actor Bit Role N/A
N/A
1938 Straight, Place and Show Actor Cop at Racetrack 59
Average
1938 Many Sappy Returns Actor Finnegan 59
Average
1938 Josette Actor Hotel Detective 59
Average
1938 Safety in Numbers Actor Cop N/A
N/A
1938 Berth Quakes Actor Train Conductor N/A
N/A
1938 Night Spot Actor Police Band Leader 58
Average
1938 Everybody's Doing It Actor Police Sergeant 59
Average
1937 Love and Hisses Actor Officer N/A
N/A
1937 Borrowing Trouble Actor Policeman 59
Average
1937 That I May Live Actor Abner Jenkins 59
Average
1937 One Mile from Heaven Actor Smitty - Policeman 59
Average
1937 The Lady Escapes Actor Man on telephone (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1937 Wild and Woolly Actor Policeman (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1937 Super-Sleuth Actor Jailer 58
Average
1937 She Had to Eat Actor Police Officer Tracy (uncredited) 58
Average
1937 Big Business Actor Oil Man at Well 59
Average
1937 Slave Ship Actor Seaman at Auction 58
Average
1937 Angel's Holiday Actor Conductor 59
Average
1937 Love Is News Actor Cop (uncredited) 59
Average
1937 Time Out for Romance Actor Policeman 58
Average
1936 High Tension Actor Desk Sergeant 58
Average
1936 Private Number Actor Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited) 59
Average
1936 The Witness Chair Actor Detective Costigan 59
Average
1936 At Sea Ashore Actor Cop (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1936 The Little Red Schoolhouse Actor First Detective 58
Average
1936 The Garden Murder Case Actor Heath's Assistant (Uncredited) 58
Average
1935 The Sagebrush Troubadour Actor Hank Polk 59
Average
1935 Hot Money Actor Police Officer Kelsey (as Fred A. Kelsey) N/A
N/A
1935 The Public Menace Actor Mike - Cop 59
Average
1935 Diamond Jim Actor Horsley's Secretary 59
Average
1935 Atlantic Adventure Actor Police Officer Riley 59
Average
1935 Danger Ahead Actor Detective O'Brien 59
Average
1935 One Frightened Night Actor Sheriff Jenks 58
Average
1935 Death Flies East Actor Police Lieutenant O'Brien 59
Average
1935 Carnival Actor Bit Part N/A
N/A
1935 A Notorious Gentleman Actor 58
Average
1935 Horses' Collars Actor Detective Hyden Zeke (uncredited) 58
Average
1934 Lightning Strikes Twice Actor Dugan 58
Average
1934 Among the Missing Actor Police Sgt. Murphy 59
Average
1934 I'll Be Suing You Actor Insurance Adjustor N/A
N/A
1934 Twentieth Century Actor Train Detective (uncredited) 60
Fair
1934 Rough Necking Actor Joe Cuttlehammer Sr. 59
Average
1934 I'll Tell the World Actor Sergeant at Border N/A
N/A
1934 Strictly Fresh Yeggs Actor Policeman N/A
N/A
1934 School for Girls Actor Detective 59
Average
1934 The Crime Doctor Actor Bloodgood 58
Average
1934 Beloved Actor Mulvaney N/A
N/A
1934 The Moth Actor Detective Blake N/A
N/A
1933 Quiet Please! Actor Train Conductor 59
Average
1933 Sailor's Luck Actor Cop 58
Average
1933 King of the Jungle Actor Cop (uncredited) 58
Average
1933 The Crime of the Century Actor 59
Average
1932 Boys Will Be Boys Actor Doorman N/A
N/A
1932 If I Had a Million Actor Prison Jailer (uncredited) 59
Average
1932 Red Haired Alibi Actor Corcoran 58
Average
1932 Yoo-Hoo Actor Detective N/A
N/A
1932 The Iceman's Ball Actor Police Sergeant N/A
N/A
1932 Guilty as Hell Actor Detective Duffy 59
Average
1932 Huddle Actor Policeman (uncredited) 59
Average
1932 Love in High Gear Actor Detective Duffy N/A
N/A
1932 Shopping with Wifie Actor Det. Dugan 59
Average
1932 Discarded Lovers Actor Delaney 58
Average
1931 Side Show Actor Sheriff Hornsby 58
Average
1931 Young Donovan's Kid Actor Collins N/A
N/A
1931 Subway Express Actor Detective Kearney N/A
N/A
1931 Scandal Sheet Actor Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy N/A
N/A
1930 Going Wild Actor The Conductor 59
Average
1930 The Naughty Flirt Actor Policeman (uncredited) 59
Average
1930 Only Saps Work Actor Murphy 59
Average
1930 She Got What She Wanted Actor N/A
N/A
1930 Men Without Law Actor Deputy Sheriff Jeff N/A
N/A
1930 Scarlet Pages Actor Murphy 59
Average
1930 The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case Actor Chief of Detectives (uncredited) 59
Average
1930 Road to Paradise Actor Police Officer Casey 59
Average
1930 The Girl Said No Actor Policeman 59
Average
1930 Wide Open Actor Detective 59
Average
1930 Murder on the Roof Actor Ryan N/A
N/A
1930 The Woman Racket Actor Police Captain 59
Average
1929 The Donovan Affair Actor Carney 59
Average
1929 Wrong Again Actor 59
Average
1929 The Faker Actor Police Detective N/A
N/A
1928 The Last Warning Actor Inspector 59
Average
1928 Naughty Baby Actor Dugan 58
Average
1928 A Woman of Affairs Actor Detective (uncredited) 59
Average
1928 On Trial Actor Clerk 59
Average
1928 The Wright Idea Actor M. T. Flatt N/A
N/A
1928 Harold Teen Actor Mr. Lovewell 58
Average
1928 Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath Actor Detective N/A
N/A
1928 Tenderloin Actor Detective Simpson N/A
N/A
1928 While the City Sleeps Actor Detective in Shadow Box 59
Average
1927 The 13th Juror Actor The Detective N/A
N/A
1927 The Gorilla Actor Mulligan N/A
N/A
1927 The Thirteenth Hour Actor Det. Shaw 59
Average
1927 Soft Cushions Actor The Police N/A
N/A
1927 Jewish Prudence Actor Rent Collector 59
Average
1926 The Third Degree Actor Assistant Chief of Detectives N/A
N/A
1926 Atta Boy Actor Detective N/A
N/A
1926 Bromo and Juliet Actor The Detective (uncredited) 59
Average
1926 Crazy Like a Fox Actor Man with Badge on Train (uncredited) 59
Average
1926 Say It with Babies Actor Policeman 58
Average
1926 That's My Baby Actor Murphy N/A
N/A
1926 Dog Shy Actor Cop 59
Average
1925 The Uneasy Three Actor N/A
N/A
1925 Seven Sinners Actor Policeman 59
Average
1925 Seven Keys to Baldpate Actor N/A
N/A
1925 Little Annie Rooney Actor Desk Sergeant (uncredited) 59
Average
1925 The Lawful Cheater Actor Tom Horan N/A
N/A
1925 Paths to Paradise Actor Confederate 58
Average
1925 Friendly Enemies Actor N/A
N/A
1925 Excuse Me Actor George Ketchem N/A
N/A
1924 The Yankee Consul Actor Agent John J. Doyle N/A
N/A
1924 The Night Hawk Actor N/A
N/A
1923 Lights Out Actor Decker N/A
N/A
1923 The Eleventh Hour Actor The Submarine Commander N/A
N/A
1923 Souls for Sale Actor Detective Quinn (uncredited) 59
Average
1923 Lovebound Actor Detective Hahn N/A
N/A
1922 Captain Fly-by-Night Actor Gomez N/A
N/A
1922 Deserted at the Altar Actor The Other Man N/A
N/A
1922 Manslaughter Actor Member of the Jury (uncredited) 58
Average
1922 Don't Shoot Actor Police Officer N/A
N/A
1922 One Clear Call Actor Starnes N/A
N/A
1922 The Song of Life Actor Police Inspector 58
Average
1921 There Are No Villains Actor Dugall N/A
N/A
1921 The Last Card Actor Detective (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1921 Puppets of Fate Actor Bobs N/A
N/A
1920 Alias Jimmy Valentine Actor Bit Part (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1919 The Fire Flingers Actor Sgt. Powers N/A
N/A
1919 The Silk Lined Burglar Actor Capt. von Hoffmeier N/A
N/A
1919 The Light of Victory Actor Captain Eric von Prohme N/A
N/A
1918 The Yellow Dog Actor Max Kummich N/A
N/A
1918 A Society Sensation Actor JIm Cox 59
Average
1918 The Empty Cab Actor The Detective N/A
N/A
1917 The Honor of an Outlaw Actor The Deputy N/A
N/A
1914 Arms and the Gringo Actor N/A
N/A
1914 Silent Sandy Actor Silent Sandy N/A
N/A
1911 A Left Hook Actor N/A
N/A

Directing
1917 Six-Shooter Justice Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Wrong Man Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Golden Bullet Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Mysterious Outlaw Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Almost Good Man Directing Director N/A
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1917 A 44-Calibre Mystery Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Honor of an Outlaw Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Fighting Gringo Directing Director N/A
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1917 Goin' Straight Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Drifter Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Outlaw and the Lady Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Bad Man of Cheyenne Directing Director N/A
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1917 Blood Money Directing Director N/A
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1915 Station Content Directing Director N/A
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1914 The Exposure Directing Director N/A
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1914 Over the Ledge Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1917 The Honor of an Outlaw Writing Scenario Writer N/A
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1917 Hair-Trigger Burke Writing Scenario Writer N/A
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1917 Goin' Straight Writing Scenario Writer N/A
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1917 The Outlaw and the Lady Writing Scenario Writer N/A
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1917 The Bad Man of Cheyenne Writing Writer N/A
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