Fred Kelsey
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
296
Gender
Male
Birthday
1884-08-20 (140 years old)
Place of Birth
Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Acting
1959
Westbound as Townsman (uncredited)1958
Auntie Mame as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)1956
The Opposite Sex as Club Patron (uncredited)1956
Serenade as Opera Attendee (uncredited)1955
To Catch a Thief as Party Guest (uncredited)1955
Illegal as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)1955
Tall Man Riding as Townsman (uncredited)1954
A Star Is Born as Audience Member (uncredited)1954
The Silver Chalice as Silversmith (uncredited)1954
Lucky Me as Passerby on Street (uncredited)1954
So You Want to Know Your Relatives as Mr. Watson (uncredited)1954
Outlaw's Son as Not available1953
Crime Wave as Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)1953
Murder Without Tears as Sergeant-at-Arms1953
So You Think You Can't Sleep as Sleeping patient in waiting room1953
So You Want to Be a Musician as Restaurant diner1952
Springfield Rifle as Barfly (uncredited)1952
Room for One More as Not available1952
O. Henry's Full House as Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")1952
Hans Christian Andersen as First Gendarme1952
My Six Convicts as Store Detective1952
So You Want to Enjoy Life as Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok as Doc Jones (uncredited)1951
Strangers on a Train as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)1951
The Enforcer as Not available1951
Storm Warning as Townsman (uncredited)1951
Goodbye, My Fancy as Party Guest (Uncredited)1950
Backfire as Fight Fan (uncredited)1950
The Damned Don't Cry as Man on Dock (uncredited)1950
The Flame and the Arrow as Guard (uncredited)1950
Revenue Agent as Sgt. Wallace1950
So You Think You're Not Guilty as Police Turnkey (uncredited)1950
So You Want to Hold Your Husband as Lamb - Curry's Partner1950
So You Want a Raise as Not available1949
The Inspector General as Villager (uncredited)1949
The Fountainhead as Old Watchman (uncredited)1949
Flamingo Road as Train Conductor (uncredited)1949
Colorado Territory as Train Engineer (uncredited)1949
Homicide as Officer O'Brien1949
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man as Delivery Man1949
Dancing in the Dark as Deputy1949
So You Want to Be an Actor as Counter Man1948
The Noose Hangs High as Cop (uncredited)1948
So You Want an Apartment as Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited)1947
Nora Prentiss as Turnkey (uncredited)1947
The Unfaithful as Courtroom Spectator1946
Night and Day as First-Nighter (uncredited)1946
Three Strangers as Man on the Street / Man in Pub1946
The Man I Love as Mac the Doorman (uncredited)1946
A Stolen Life as Bartender (uncredited)1946
Never Say Goodbye as Policeman (uncredited)1946
So You Want to Play the Horses as Detective (uncredited)1946
Andy Plays Hookey as Policeman1946
Hiss and Yell as Policeman (uncredited)1946
So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck as Fred1946
Detour to Danger as Det. Kelsey1945
Christmas in Connecticut as Harper (uncredited)1945
Mildred Pierce as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)1945
Saratoga Trunk as Train Conductor (uncredited)1945
The Strange Mr. Gregory as Lefert1945
Come Out Fighting as Mr. McGinnis, Sr. (as Fred Kelsy)1945
Frontier Days as Mayor Stone (uncredited)1945
If a Body Meets a Body as Detective1945
How DOooo You Do as Detective1945
Snooper Service as Not available1944
Mr. Skeffington as Cop in Raid (uncredited)1944
Crime by Night as Dad Martin (uncredited)1944
Make Your Own Bed as Turnkey1944
Trial by Trigger as Jerry (uncredited)1944
Roaring Guns as Not available1943
Action in the North Atlantic as Joe (uncredited)1943
Northern Pursuit as Train Conductor (uncredited)1943
True to Life as Cop (uncredited)1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars as Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)1943
Old Acquaintance as Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)1943
One Dangerous Night as Detective Dickens1943
Murder on the Waterfront as Capt. Beal1943
Here Comes Mr. Zerk as Policeman1943
Food and Magic as Not available1943
A Gem of a Jam as Police Chief1942
Lady Gangster as Policeman (uncredited)1942
Gentleman Jim as Sutro (uncredited)1942
In This Our Life as Jailer (uncredited)1942
Larceny, Inc. as Bronson1942
Bullet Scars as Police Chief Hansen1942
I Was Framed as Drunk1942
Murder in the Big House as "Screw"1942
Wild Bill Hickok Rides as Jailer1942
My Favorite Blonde as Sam - Policeman1942
Spy Ship as Night Watchman1942
X Marks the Spot as Police Officer Martin1942
Counter-Espionage as Dickens1942
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady as Policeman (uncredited)1942
Dear! Deer! as Policeman1941
Mr. District Attorney as Officer McCloskey1941
They Died with Their Boots On as Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)1941
Invisible Ghost as Detective Ryan1941
The Man Who Came to Dinner as Detective (uncredited)1941
Secrets of the Lone Wolf as Wesley Dickens1941
One Foot in Heaven as Train Conductor (uncredited)1941
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance as Detective Dickens1941
Pacific Blackout as Cop1941
At the Stroke of Twelve as Police Sergeant1940
The Lone Wolf Strikes as Dickens1940
The Golden Fleecing as Cop (uncredited)1940
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date as Dickens1940
Deadwood Dick as Bottles1940
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk as Bailiff1940
Mexican Spitfire Out West as Jim - Detective1940
The Green Archer as Capt. Thompson1940
High School as Junk Man1940
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady as Dickens1940
Misbehaving Husbands as Sgt. Murphy1940
Mutiny in the County as Policeman1939
Tell No Tales as Policeman at School (uncredited)1939
Charlie Chan in Reno as Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited)1939
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island as Detective - in Cab and at Theatre1939
Rough Riders' Round-up as Agitator1939
Tiny Troubles as Judge1939
Chicken Wagon Family as Policeman1939
Too Busy to Work as Hank Fidler1939
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence as Pete - Railroad Detective1939
Moving Vanities as Police Officer (uncredited)1939
Clock Wise as Landlord1938
Josette as Hotel Detective1938
Everybody's Doing It as Police Sergeant1938
Safety in Numbers as Cop1938
Night Spot as Police Band Leader1938
Down on the Farm as Bit Role1938
Straight, Place and Show as Cop at Racetrack1938
Many Sappy Returns as Finnegan1938
Berth Quakes as Train Conductor1937
Love Is News as Cop (uncredited)1937
Slave Ship as Seaman at Auction1937
Time Out for Romance as Policeman1937
One Mile from Heaven as Smitty - Policeman1937
Super-Sleuth as Jailer1937
Angel's Holiday as Conductor1937
Big Business as Oil Man at Well1937
Wild and Woolly as Policeman (uncredited)1937
That I May Live as Abner Jenkins1937
Love and Hisses as Officer1937
Borrowing Trouble as Policeman1937
She Had to Eat as Police Officer Tracy (uncredited)1937
The Lady Escapes as Man on telephone (uncredited)1936
High Tension as Desk Sergeant1936
Private Number as Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited)1936
The Witness Chair as Detective Costigan1936
The Garden Murder Case as Heath's Assistant (Uncredited)1936
The Little Red Schoolhouse as First Detective1936
At Sea Ashore as Cop (uncredited)1935
Danger Ahead as Detective O'Brien1935
Carnival as Bit Part1935
Diamond Jim as Horsley's Secretary1935
The Public Menace as Mike - Cop1935
Death Flies East as Police Lieutenant O'Brien1935
A Notorious Gentleman as Not available1935
One Frightened Night as Sheriff Jenks1935
Atlantic Adventure as Police Officer Riley1935
The Sagebrush Troubadour as Hank Polk1935
Hot Money as Police Officer Kelsey (as Fred A. Kelsey)1935
Horses' Collars as Detective Hyden Zeke (uncredited)1934
Twentieth Century as Train Detective (uncredited)1934
I'll Tell the World as Sergeant at Border1934
The Crime Doctor as Bloodgood1934
Among the Missing as Police Sgt. Murphy1934
School for Girls as Detective1934
I'll Be Suing You as Insurance Adjustor1934
Beloved as Mulvaney1934
Lightning Strikes Twice as Dugan1934
Rough Necking as Joe Cuttlehammer Sr.1934
The Moth as Detective Blake1934
Strictly Fresh Yeggs as Policeman1933
King of the Jungle as Cop (uncredited)1933
The Crime of the Century as Police Guard (uncredited)1933
Sailor's Luck as Cop1933
Quiet Please! as Train Conductor1932
If I Had a Million as Prison Jailer (uncredited)1932
Speak Easily as Process Server1932
Huddle as Policeman (uncredited)1932
Guilty as Hell as Detective Duffy1932
Discarded Lovers as Delaney1932
The Iceman's Ball as Police Sergeant1932
Love in High Gear as Detective Duffy1932
Red Haired Alibi as Corcoran1932
Boys Will Be Boys as Doorman1932
Yoo-Hoo as Detective1932
Shopping with Wifie as Det. Dugan1931
Scandal Sheet as Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy1931
Side Show as Sheriff Hornsby1931
Young Donovan's Kid as Collins1931
The Naughty Flirt as Policeman (uncredited)1931
Subway Express as Detective Kearney1930
Scarlet Pages as Murphy1930
The Woman Racket as Police Captain1930
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case as Chief of Detectives (uncredited)1930
Going Wild as The Conductor1930
Wide Open as Detective1930
The Girl Said No as Policeman1930
Men Without Law as Deputy Sheriff Jeff1930
Road to Paradise as Casey1930
Only Saps Work as Murphy (uncredited)1930
Murder on the Roof as Ryan1930
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1 as Self - Tour Guide1930
She Got What She Wanted as Not available1929
Wrong Again as Not available1929
The Donovan Affair as Carney1929
The Faker as Police Detective1929
Smiling Irish Eyes as County Fair Manager1928
A Woman of Affairs as Detective (uncredited)1928
The Last Warning as Inspector1928
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath as Detective1928
Harold Teen as Mr. Lovewell1928
While the City Sleeps as Detective in Shadow Box1928
Naughty Baby as Dugan1928
Tenderloin as Detective Simpson1928
On Trial as Clerk1928
The Wright Idea as M. T. Flatt1928
Plastered in Paris as Not available1927
The Gorilla as Mulligan1927
Orchids and Ermine as Police Sergeant1927
Soft Cushions as The Police1927
The 13th Juror as The Detective1927
Jewish Prudence as Rent Collector1927
The Thirteenth Hour as Det. Shaw1926
Bromo and Juliet as The Detective (uncredited)1926
The Third Degree as Assistant Chief of Detectives1926
Say It with Babies as Policeman1926
Crazy Like a Fox as Man with Badge on Train (uncredited)1926
That's My Baby as Murphy1926
Dog Shy as Cop1926
Atta Boy as Detective1926
There Ain't No Santa Claus as Store Detective (uncredited)1926
The Mystery Pilot as Skipper Larsen1925
Little Annie Rooney as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)1925
Seven Sinners as Policeman1925
The Lawful Cheater as Tom Horan1925
Excuse Me as George Ketchem1925
Paths to Paradise as Confederate1925
Friendly Enemies as Not available1925
The Uneasy Three as Not available1925
Seven Keys to Baldpate as Not available1924
The Night Hawk as Not available1924
The Yankee Consul as Agent John J. Doyle1923
Souls for Sale as Detective Quinn (uncredited)1923
Lights Out as Decker1923
Bag and Baggage as Fred1923
Lovebound as Detective Hahn1923
The Eleventh Hour as The Submarine Commander1922
Manslaughter as Member of the Jury (uncredited)1922
South of Suva as Karl Swartz1922
The Song of Life as Police Inspector1922
Deserted at the Altar as The Other Man1922
One Clear Call as Starnes1922
Captain Fly-by-Night as Gomez1922
Don't Shoot as Police Officer1921
There Are No Villains as Dugall1921
Puppets of Fate as Bobs1921
The Last Card as Detective (uncredited)1920
Alias Jimmy Valentine as Bit Part (uncredited)1919
The Silk Lined Burglar as Capt. von Hoffmeier1919
The Light of Victory as Captain Eric von Prohme1919
The Fire Flingers as Sgt. Powers1918
The Empty Cab as The Detective1918
A Society Sensation as JIm Cox1918
The Yellow Dog as Max Kummich1917
The Honor of an Outlaw as The Deputy1914
Arms and the Gringo as Not available1914
Silent Sandy as Silent Sandy1911
A Left Hook as Not availableCrew
1917
The Bad Man of Cheyenne Writer1917
The Outlaw and the Lady Scenario Writer1917
Goin' Straight Scenario Writer1917
The Bad Man of Cheyenne Director1917
The Drifter Director1917
The Outlaw and the Lady Director1917
Goin' Straight Director1917
Hair-Trigger Burke Scenario Writer1917
The Honor of an Outlaw Director1917
The Honor of an Outlaw Scenario Writer1917
A 44-Calibre Mystery Director1917
The Almost Good Man Director1917
Six-Shooter Justice Director1917
Blood Money Director1917
The Wrong Man Director1917
The Mysterious Outlaw Director1917
The Golden Bullet Director1917
The Fighting Gringo Director1916
The Black Terror Director1916
Brothers Equal Director1916
The Nymph Director1915
Station Content Director1915
The Pretender Director1915
Her Buried Past Director1914
Over the Ledge Director1914
The Exposure Director