Fred Kelsey
Known for Acting · 294 credits
- Born
- 1884-08-20
- Died
- 1961-09-02
- Place of birth
- Sandusky, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Fred Kelsy · F. A. Kelsey · F.A. Kelsey · Fred A. Kelsey · Fred. A. Kelsey · H. Kelsley
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.
Known For
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as Doc Jones (uncredited)
To Catch a Thief
1955
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train
1951
as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
Monkey Businessmen
1946
as Smiling Sam McGann (uncredited)
Dog Shy
1926
as Cop
Mr. Skeffington
1944
as Cop in Raid (uncredited)
TV Shows (1)
Movies (293)
To Catch a Thief
1955
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train
1951
as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
Monkey Businessmen
1946
as Smiling Sam McGann (uncredited)
Dog Shy
1926
as Cop
Mr. Skeffington
1944
as Cop in Raid (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
1945
as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Soft Cushions
1927
as The Police
The Silver Chalice
1954
as Silversmith (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)
The Enforcer
1951
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Joe (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
1952
as Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
1949
as Old Watchman (uncredited)
Harold Teen
1928
as Mr. Lovewell
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
as Detective Jones (uncredited)
The Naughty Flirt
1931
as Policeman (uncredited)
Silver River
1948
as Townsman (uncredited)
Traffic in Hearts
1924
as Tim Tracy
The Flame and the Arrow
1950
as Guard (uncredited)
Clock Wise
1939
as Landlord
Night and Day
1946
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
Springfield Rifle
1952
as Barfly (uncredited)
School for Girls
1934
as Detective
Illegal
1955
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Lovebound
1923
as Detective Hahn
Colorado Territory
1949
as Train Engineer (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
as Detective (uncredited)
Northern Pursuit
1943
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor
1934
as Bloodgood
Christmas in Connecticut
1945
as Harper (uncredited)
Tall Man Riding
1955
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry
1950
as Man on Dock (uncredited)
Twentieth Century
1934
as Train Detective (uncredited)
The Man I Love
1946
as Mac the Doorman (uncredited)
Carson City
1952
as Townsman (uncredited)
Flamingo Road
1949
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Jailer
Nora Prentiss
1947
as Turnkey (uncredited)
Hans Christian Andersen
1952
as Gendarme #1
The Opposite Sex
1956
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Mr. District Attorney
1941
as Officer McCloskey
The Garden Murder Case
1936
as Heath's Assistant (Uncredited)
A Stolen Life
1946
as Bartender (uncredited)
Riding Shotgun
1954
as Townsman (uncredited)
Huddle
1932
as Policeman (uncredited)
Diamond Jim
1935
as Horsley's Secretary
Storm Warning
1951
as Townsman (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
1932
as Prison Jailer (uncredited)
The Unfaithful
1947
as Courtroom Spectator
Gentleman Jim
1942
as Sutro (uncredited)
Time Out for Romance
1937
as Policeman
The Bowery
1933
as Detective Kelsey (uncredited)
Racing Blood
1954
as Smithy
Souls for Sale
1923
as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
Bromo and Juliet
1926
as The Detective (uncredited)
Smooth as Satin
1925
as Kersey
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
1930
as Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
Dear! Deer!
1942
as Policeman
Room for One More
1952
Auntie Mame
1958
as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
Wild and Woolly
1937
as Policeman (uncredited)
Crime Wave
1953
as Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
Westbound
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)
Captain Fly-by-Night
1922
as Gomez
Three Strangers
1946
as Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited)
Goodbye, My Fancy
1951
as Party Guest (Uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk
1945
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
The People's Choice
1946
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)
Down on the Farm
1938
as Bit Role
Old Acquaintance
1943
as Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)
Orchids and Ermine
1927
as Police Sergeant
Larceny, Inc.
1942
as Bronson
The Last Warning
1928
as Inspector
Crazy Like a Fox
1926
as Man with Badge on Train (uncredited)
Dancing in the Dark
1949
as Deputy
If a Body Meets a Body
1945
as Detective
Pacific Blackout
1941
as Cop
Alias Jimmy Valentine
1920
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Invisible Ghost
1941
as Detective Ryan
Love and Hisses
1937
as Officer
Counter-Espionage
1942
as Dickens
The Off-Shore Pirate
1921
as Sailor
Love Is News
1937
as Cop (uncredited)
Serenade
1956
as Opera Attendee (uncredited)
The Social Highwayman
1926
as Chief of Police
Homicide
1949
as Officer O'Brien
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
1928
as Detective
The Strange Mr. Gregory
1945
as Lefert
Make Your Own Bed
1944
as Turnkey
Slave Ship
1937
as Seaman at Auction
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
as Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
The Inspector General
1949
as Villager (uncredited)
The Third Generation
1920
as Brody
Never Say Goodbye
1946
as Policeman (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939
as Detective - in Cab and at Theatre
My Six Convicts
1952
as Store Detective
Tell No Tales
1939
as Policeman at School (uncredited)
Murder in the Big House
1942
as "Screw"
Crime by Night
1944
as Dad Martin (uncredited)
Private Number
1936
as Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940
as Dickens
My Favorite Blonde
1942
as Sam - Policeman
One Foot in Heaven
1941
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Lady Gangster
1942
as Policeman (uncredited)
So You Want to Play the Horses
1946
as Detective (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Reno
1939
as Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957
as Barfly (uncredited)
One Dangerous Night
1943
as Detective Dickens
Lucky Me
1954
as Passerby on Street (uncredited)
A Midnight Adventure
1928
as Cassidy
I'll Tell the World
1934
as Sergeant at Border
Scandal Sheet
1931
as Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy
Everybody's Doing It
1938
as Police Sergeant
The Green Archer
1940
as Capt. Thompson
Guilty as Hell
1932
as Detective Duffy
She Had to Eat
1937
as Police Officer Tracy (uncredited)
Shadows of Sing Sing
1933
as Murphy
About Fred Kelsey
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, a… With 294 credits spanning from 1911 to 1959, Fred Kelsey has appeared in 293 films and 1 TV show.
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- To Catch a Thief (1955) — as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Strangers on a Train (1951) — as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
- Monkey Businessmen (1946) — as Smiling Sam McGann (uncredited)
- Dog Shy (1926) — as Cop
- Mr. Skeffington (1944) — as Cop in Raid (uncredited)
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