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Fred Kelsey

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 poster
Westbound
1959 • Townsman (uncredited)
Auntie Mame poster
Auntie Mame
1958 • Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
The Helen Morgan Story poster
The Helen Morgan Story
1957 • Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend poster
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957 • Barfly (uncredited)
The Opposite Sex poster
The Opposite Sex
1956 • Club Patron (uncredited)
Serenade poster
Serenade
1956 • Opera Attendee (uncredited)
Illegal poster
Illegal
1955 • Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
To Catch a Thief poster
To Catch a Thief
1955 • Party Guest (uncredited)
Tall Man Riding poster
Tall Man Riding
1955 • Townsman (uncredited)
Outlaw's Son poster
Outlaw's Son
1954
The Silver Chalice poster
The Silver Chalice
1954 • Silversmith (uncredited)
No Image
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
1954 • Mr. Watson (uncredited)
A Star Is Born poster
A Star Is Born
1954 • Audience Member (uncredited)
Lucky Me poster
Lucky Me
1954 • Passerby on Street (uncredited)
Riding Shotgun poster
Riding Shotgun
1954 • Townsman (uncredited)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue poster
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954 • Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Racing Blood poster
Racing Blood
1954 • Smithy
No Image
So You Think You Can't Sleep
1953 • Sleeping patient in waiting room
Crime Wave poster
Crime Wave
1953 • Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
Murder Without Tears poster
Murder Without Tears
1953 • Sergeant-at-Arms
No Image
So You Want to Be a Musician
1953 • Restaurant diner
Hans Christian Andersen poster
Hans Christian Andersen
1952 • First Gendarme
Springfield Rifle poster
Springfield Rifle
1952 • Barfly (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House poster
O. Henry's Full House
1952 • Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Carson City poster
Carson City
1952 • Townsman (uncredited)
No Image
So You Want to Enjoy Life
1952 • Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)
My Six Convicts poster
My Six Convicts
1952 • Store Detective
Room for One More poster
Room for One More
1952
Strangers on a Train poster
Strangers on a Train
1951 • Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
Goodbye, My Fancy poster
Goodbye, My Fancy
1951 • Party Guest (Uncredited)
The Enforcer poster
The Enforcer
1951
Storm Warning poster
Storm Warning
1951 • Townsman (uncredited)
Revenue Agent poster
Revenue Agent
1950 • Sgt. Wallace
No Image
So You Want a Raise
1950
The Flame and the Arrow poster
The Flame and the Arrow
1950 • Guard (uncredited)
No Image
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
1950 • Lamb - Curry's Partner
The Damned Don't Cry poster
The Damned Don't Cry
1950 • Man on Dock (uncredited)
So You Think You're Not Guilty poster
So You Think You're Not Guilty
1950 • Police Turnkey (uncredited)
Backfire poster
Backfire
1950 • Fight Fan (uncredited)
The Inspector General poster
The Inspector General
1949 • Villager (uncredited)
No Image
So You Want to Be an Actor
1949 • Counter Man
Dancing in the Dark poster
Dancing in the Dark
1949 • Deputy
No Image
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
1949 • Delivery Man
The Fountainhead poster
The Fountainhead
1949 • Old Watchman (uncredited)
Colorado Territory poster
Colorado Territory
1949 • Train Engineer (uncredited)
Flamingo Road poster
Flamingo Road
1949 • Train Conductor (uncredited)
Homicide poster
Homicide
1949 • Officer O'Brien
Silver River poster
Silver River
1948 • Townsman (uncredited)
The Noose Hangs High poster
The Noose Hangs High
1948 • Cop (uncredited)
No Image
So You Want an Apartment
1948 • Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited)
The Unfaithful poster
The Unfaithful
1947 • Courtroom Spectator
Nora Prentiss poster
Nora Prentiss
1947 • Turnkey (uncredited)
So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck poster
So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck
1946 • Fred
The Man I Love poster
The Man I Love
1946 • Mac the Doorman (uncredited)
No Image
Andy Plays Hookey
1946 • Policeman
No Image
The People's Choice
1946
Never Say Goodbye poster
Never Say Goodbye
1946 • Policeman (uncredited)
No Image
So You Want to Play the Horses
1946 • Detective (uncredited)
Night and Day poster
Night and Day
1946 • First-Nighter (uncredited)
A Stolen Life poster
A Stolen Life
1946 • Bartender (uncredited)
Hiss and Yell poster
Hiss and Yell
1946 • Policeman (uncredited)
Three Strangers poster
Three Strangers
1946 • Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited)
Detour to Danger poster
Detour to Danger
1946 • Det. Kelsey
How DOooo You Do poster
How DOooo You Do
1945 • Detective
Frontier Days poster
Frontier Days
1945 • Mayor Stone (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk poster
Saratoga Trunk
1945 • Train Conductor (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce poster
Mildred Pierce
1945 • Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
Come Out Fighting poster
Come Out Fighting
1945 • Mr. McGinnis, Sr. (as Fred Kelsy)
If a Body Meets a Body poster
If a Body Meets a Body
1945 • Detective
Christmas in Connecticut poster
Christmas in Connecticut
1945 • Harper (uncredited)
Snooper Service poster
Snooper Service
1945
The Strange Mr. Gregory poster
The Strange Mr. Gregory
1945 • Lefert
Crime by Night poster
Crime by Night
1944 • Dad Martin (uncredited)
Make Your Own Bed poster
Make Your Own Bed
1944 • Turnkey
Trial by Trigger poster
Trial by Trigger
1944 • Jerry (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington poster
Mr. Skeffington
1944 • Cop in Raid (uncredited)
Shine on Harvest Moon poster
Shine on Harvest Moon
1944 • Policeman in patrol car (uncredited)
Roaring Guns poster
Roaring Guns
1944
A Gem of a Jam poster
A Gem of a Jam
1943 • Police Chief
True to Life poster
True to Life
1943 • Cop (uncredited)
Old Acquaintance poster
Old Acquaintance
1943 • Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)
Food and Magic poster
Food and Magic
1943
Northern Pursuit poster
Northern Pursuit
1943 • Train Conductor (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars poster
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943 • Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)
Murder on the Waterfront poster
Murder on the Waterfront
1943 • Capt. Beal
Here Comes Mr. Zerk poster
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
1943 • Policeman
Action in the North Atlantic poster
Action in the North Atlantic
1943 • Joe (uncredited)
One Dangerous Night poster
One Dangerous Night
1943 • Detective Dickens
Gentleman Jim poster
Gentleman Jim
1942 • Sutro (uncredited)
X Marks the Spot poster
X Marks the Spot
1942 • Police Officer Martin
No Image
Dear! Deer!
1942 • Policeman
Counter-Espionage poster
Counter-Espionage
1942 • Dickens
No Image
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1942 • Policeman (uncredited)
Spy Ship poster
Spy Ship
1942 • Night Watchman
In This Our Life poster
In This Our Life
1942 • Jailer (uncredited)
Larceny, Inc. poster
Larceny, Inc.
1942 • Bronson
Murder in the Big House poster
Murder in the Big House
1942 • "Screw"
I Was Framed poster
I Was Framed
1942 • Drunk
My Favorite Blonde poster
My Favorite Blonde
1942 • Sam - Policeman
Lady Gangster poster
Lady Gangster
1942 • Policeman (uncredited)