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)
Strangers on a Train
1951
as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
1945
as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
To Catch a Thief
1955
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
1949
as Old Watchman (uncredited)
Night and Day
1946
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
TV Shows (1)
Movies (293)
Strangers on a Train
1951
as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
1945
as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
To Catch a Thief
1955
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
1949
as Old Watchman (uncredited)
Night and Day
1946
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
Riding Shotgun
1954
as Townsman (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Slave Ship
1937
as Seaman at Auction
Auntie Mame
1958
as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
Spy Ship
1942
as Night Watchman
Colorado Territory
1949
as Train Engineer (uncredited)
Northern Pursuit
1943
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Joe (uncredited)
Serenade
1956
as Opera Attendee (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
1944
as Cop in Raid (uncredited)
Room for One More
1952
The Faker
1929
as Police Detective
The Opposite Sex
1956
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Scarlet Pages
1930
as Murphy
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)
Crime Wave
1953
as Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
Subway Express
1931
as Detective Kearney
The Silver Chalice
1954
as Silversmith (uncredited)
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
1952
as Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Gentleman Jim
1942
as Sutro (uncredited)
Berth Quakes
1938
as Train Conductor
Christmas in Connecticut
1945
as Harper (uncredited)
Illegal
1955
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
as Detective Jones (uncredited)
The Enforcer
1951
The Flame and the Arrow
1950
as Guard (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
1932
as Prison Jailer (uncredited)
Hans Christian Andersen
1952
as First Gendarme
Twentieth Century
1934
as Train Detective (uncredited)
Backfire
1950
as Fight Fan (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939
as Detective - in Cab and at Theatre
Storm Warning
1951
as Townsman (uncredited)
Lucky Me
1954
as Passerby on Street (uncredited)
Private Number
1936
as Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited)
In This Our Life
1942
as Jailer (uncredited)
Springfield Rifle
1952
as Barfly (uncredited)
The Man I Love
1946
as Mac the Doorman (uncredited)
Only Saps Work
1930
as Murphy (uncredited)
Super-Sleuth
1937
as Jailer
Silver River
1948
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Inspector General
1949
as Villager (uncredited)
A Stolen Life
1946
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
as Detective (uncredited)
Pacific Blackout
1941
as Cop
Three Strangers
1946
as Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited)
Carson City
1952
as Townsman (uncredited)
Never Say Goodbye
1946
as Policeman (uncredited)
Nora Prentiss
1947
as Turnkey (uncredited)
Love Is News
1937
as Cop (uncredited)
Flamingo Road
1949
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk
1945
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Old Acquaintance
1943
as Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)
The Unfaithful
1947
as Courtroom Spectator
Tall Man Riding
1955
as Townsman (uncredited)
Westbound
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
as Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing
1940
as Cop (uncredited)
Homicide
1949
as Officer O'Brien
The Woman Racket
1930
as Police Captain
The Bowery
1933
as Detective Kelsey (uncredited)
Angel's Holiday
1937
as Conductor
The Eleventh Hour
1923
as The Submarine Commander
Diamond Jim
1935
as Horsley's Secretary
Bullet Scars
1942
as Police Chief Hansen
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)
I'll Tell the World
1934
as Sergeant at Border
Carnival
1935
as Bit Part
My Six Convicts
1952
as Store Detective
Chicken Wagon Family
1939
as Policeman
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957
as Barfly (uncredited)
Josette
1938
as Hotel Detective
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940
as Bailiff
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
1943
as Policeman
Invisible Ghost
1941
as Detective Ryan
Love and Hisses
1937
as Officer
Orchids and Ermine
1927
as Police Sergeant
True to Life
1943
as Cop (uncredited)
High School
1940
as Junk Man
Tenderloin
1928
as Detective Simpson
Friendly Enemies
1925
The Crime of the Century
1933
as Police Guard (uncredited)
Deadwood Dick
1940
as Bottles
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939
as Pete - Railroad Detective
Murder in the Big House
1942
as "Screw"
Monkey Businessmen
1946
as Smiling Sam McGann (uncredited)
My Favorite Blonde
1942
as Sam - Policeman
Wrong Again
1929
Shine on Harvest Moon
1944
as Policeman in patrol car (uncredited)
Souls for Sale
1923
as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940
as Jim - Detective
Lovebound
1923
as Detective Hahn
Roaring Guns
1944
Atlantic Adventure
1935
as Police Officer Riley
Manslaughter
1922
as Member of the Jury (uncredited)
Counter-Espionage
1942
as Dickens
Tell No Tales
1939
as Policeman at School (uncredited)
Dancing in the Dark
1949
as Deputy
Huddle
1932
as Policeman (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Reno
1939
as Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry
1950
as Man on Dock (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Jailer
Goodbye, My Fancy
1951
as Party Guest (Uncredited)
Sailor's Luck
1933
as Cop
Among the Missing
1934
as Police Sgt. Murphy
While the City Sleeps
1928
as Detective in Shadow Box
Everybody's Doing It
1938
as Police Sergeant
Naughty Baby
1928
as Dugan
Love in High Gear
1932
as Detective Duffy
Quiet Please!
1933
as Train Conductor
The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940
as Dickens
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
1941
as Wesley Dickens
Lady Gangster
1942
as Policeman (uncredited)
Soft Cushions
1927
as The Police
Time Out for Romance
1937
as Policeman
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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- Strangers on a Train (1951) — as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
- Mildred Pierce (1945) — as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
- To Catch a Thief (1955) — as Party Guest (uncredited)
- The Fountainhead (1949) — as Old Watchman (uncredited)
- Night and Day (1946) — as First-Nighter (uncredited)
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