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)
Mildred Pierce
1945
as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
To Catch a Thief
1955
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train
1951
as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
Spy Ship
1942
as Night Watchman
Mr. Skeffington
1944
as Cop in Raid (uncredited)
TV Shows (1)
Movies (293)
Mildred Pierce
1945
as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
To Catch a Thief
1955
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train
1951
as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
Spy Ship
1942
as Night Watchman
Mr. Skeffington
1944
as Cop in Raid (uncredited)
The Moth
1934
as Detective Blake
Tenderloin
1928
as Detective Simpson
Colorado Territory
1949
as Train Engineer (uncredited)
Berth Quakes
1938
as Train Conductor
Carnival
1935
as Bit Part
Quiet Please!
1933
as Train Conductor
Illegal
1955
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Northern Pursuit
1943
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Private Number
1936
as Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited)
Riding Shotgun
1954
as Townsman (uncredited)
Naughty Baby
1928
as Dugan
Beloved
1934
as Mulvaney
Excuse Me
1925
as George Ketchem
Yoo-Hoo
1932
as Detective
Clock Wise
1939
as Landlord
Crime Wave
1953
as Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
Night and Day
1946
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
Lady Gangster
1942
as Policeman (uncredited)
Lovebound
1923
as Detective Hahn
A Star Is Born
1954
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
as Detective Jones (uncredited)
The Enforcer
1951
Auntie Mame
1958
as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)
Manslaughter
1922
as Member of the Jury (uncredited)
Horses' Collars
1935
as Detective Hyden Zeke (uncredited)
Silent Sandy
1914
as Silent Sandy
Springfield Rifle
1952
as Barfly (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
1949
as Old Watchman (uncredited)
The Faker
1929
as Police Detective
Monkey Businessmen
1946
as Smiling Sam McGann (uncredited)
Twentieth Century
1934
as Train Detective (uncredited)
The Silver Chalice
1954
as Silversmith (uncredited)
Storm Warning
1951
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Opposite Sex
1956
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Friendly Enemies
1925
Atlantic Adventure
1935
as Police Officer Riley
Scandal Sheet
1931
as Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy
Serenade
1956
as Opera Attendee (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
1952
as Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Love and Hisses
1937
as Officer
Backfire
1950
as Fight Fan (uncredited)
Westbound
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)
Three Strangers
1946
as Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited)
Borrowing Trouble
1937
as Policeman
The Flame and the Arrow
1950
as Guard (uncredited)
In This Our Life
1942
as Jailer (uncredited)
Deadwood Dick
1940
as Bottles
Carson City
1952
as Townsman (uncredited)
Slave Ship
1937
as Seaman at Auction
Atta Boy
1926
as Detective
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957
as Barfly (uncredited)
Moving Vanities
1939
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
1942
as Sutro (uncredited)
Lucky Me
1954
as Passerby on Street (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut
1945
as Harper (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Joe (uncredited)
Hans Christian Andersen
1952
as First Gendarme
Scarlet Pages
1930
as Murphy
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Silver River
1948
as Townsman (uncredited)
Never Say Goodbye
1946
as Policeman (uncredited)
Bullet Scars
1942
as Police Chief Hansen
The Inspector General
1949
as Villager (uncredited)
Room for One More
1952
The Lady Escapes
1937
as Man on telephone (uncredited)
A Stolen Life
1946
as Bartender (uncredited)
Nora Prentiss
1947
as Turnkey (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
as Detective (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
1932
as Prison Jailer (uncredited)
Tell No Tales
1939
as Policeman at School (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk
1945
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Gorilla
1927
as Mulligan
Old Acquaintance
1943
as Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)
Diamond Jim
1935
as Horsley's Secretary
The Man I Love
1946
as Mac the Doorman (uncredited)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
as Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
The Crime of the Century
1933
as Police Guard (uncredited)
My Six Convicts
1952
as Store Detective
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939
as Detective - in Cab and at Theatre
The Unfaithful
1947
as Courtroom Spectator
Subway Express
1931
as Detective Kearney
Larceny, Inc.
1942
as Bronson
The Damned Don't Cry
1950
as Man on Dock (uncredited)
Only Saps Work
1930
as Murphy (uncredited)
Time Out for Romance
1937
as Policeman
The Empty Cab
1918
as The Detective
Charlie Chan in Reno
1939
as Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)
Pacific Blackout
1941
as Cop
Orchids and Ermine
1927
as Police Sergeant
Sailor's Luck
1933
as Cop
Murder in the Big House
1942
as "Screw"
If a Body Meets a Body
1945
as Detective
At the Stroke of Twelve
1941
as Police Sergeant
The Noose Hangs High
1948
as Cop (uncredited)
Speak Easily
1932
as Process Server
Invisible Ghost
1941
as Detective Ryan
Murder Without Tears
1953
as Sergeant-at-Arms
Flamingo Road
1949
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Jailer
The 13th Juror
1927
as The Detective
Homicide
1949
as Officer O'Brien
My Favorite Blonde
1942
as Sam - Policeman
Counter-Espionage
1942
as Dickens
Wrong Again
1929
Josette
1938
as Hotel Detective
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
1943
as Policeman
Dancing in the Dark
1949
as Deputy
Super-Sleuth
1937
as Jailer
Shine on Harvest Moon
1944
as Policeman in patrol car (uncredited)
Huddle
1932
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940
as Dickens
The Bowery
1933
as Detective Kelsey (uncredited)
True to Life
1943
as Cop (uncredited)
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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- Mildred Pierce (1945) — as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
- To Catch a Thief (1955) — as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Strangers on a Train (1951) — as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
- Spy Ship (1942) — as Night Watchman
- Mr. Skeffington (1944) — as Cop in Raid (uncredited)
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