Fred Kelsey
Born: 1884-08-20
• Sandusky, Ohio, USA
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.
Filmography
Westbound
Auntie Mame
The Helen Morgan Story
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
The Opposite Sex
Serenade
Illegal
To Catch a Thief
Tall Man Riding
Outlaw's Son
The Silver Chalice
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So You Want to Know Your Relatives
A Star Is Born
Lucky Me
Riding Shotgun
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Racing Blood
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So You Think You Can't Sleep
Crime Wave
Murder Without Tears
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So You Want to Be a Musician
Hans Christian Andersen
Springfield Rifle
O. Henry's Full House
Carson City
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So You Want to Enjoy Life
My Six Convicts
Room for One More
Strangers on a Train
Goodbye, My Fancy
The Enforcer
Storm Warning
Revenue Agent
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So You Want a Raise
The Flame and the Arrow
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So You Want to Hold Your Husband
The Damned Don't Cry
So You Think You're Not Guilty
Backfire
The Inspector General
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So You Want to Be an Actor
Dancing in the Dark
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So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
The Fountainhead
Colorado Territory
Flamingo Road
Homicide
Silver River
The Noose Hangs High
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So You Want an Apartment
The Unfaithful
Nora Prentiss
So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck
The Man I Love
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Andy Plays Hookey
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The People's Choice
Never Say Goodbye
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So You Want to Play the Horses
Night and Day
A Stolen Life
Hiss and Yell
Three Strangers
Detour to Danger
How DOooo You Do
Frontier Days
Saratoga Trunk
Mildred Pierce
Come Out Fighting
If a Body Meets a Body
Christmas in Connecticut
Snooper Service
The Strange Mr. Gregory
Crime by Night
Make Your Own Bed
Trial by Trigger
Mr. Skeffington
Shine on Harvest Moon
Roaring Guns
A Gem of a Jam
True to Life
Old Acquaintance
Food and Magic
Northern Pursuit
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Murder on the Waterfront
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
Action in the North Atlantic
One Dangerous Night
Gentleman Jim
X Marks the Spot
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Dear! Deer!
Counter-Espionage
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The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
Spy Ship
In This Our Life
Larceny, Inc.
Murder in the Big House
I Was Framed
My Favorite Blonde
Lady Gangster