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, aged 77.
Filmography (294 titles)
6.4MovieWestbound
Townsman (uncredited) · 1959
7.0MovieAuntie Mame
Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited) · 1958
5.3MovieThe Helen Morgan Story
Night Club Patron (uncredited) · 1957
6.0MovieShoot-Out at Medicine Bend
Barfly (uncredited) · 1957
5.4MovieThe Opposite Sex
Club Patron (uncredited) · 1956
5.6MovieSerenade
Opera Attendee (uncredited) · 1956
6.5MovieIllegal
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) · 1955
7.3MovieTo Catch a Thief
Party Guest (uncredited) · 1955
5.8MovieTall Man Riding
Townsman (uncredited) · 1955
10.0MovieOutlaw's Son
1954
4.4MovieThe Silver Chalice
Silversmith (uncredited) · 1954
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
Mr. Watson (uncredited) · 1954
7.1MovieA Star Is Born
Audience Member (uncredited) · 1954
6.8MovieLucky Me
Passerby on Street (uncredited) · 1954
6.0MovieRiding Shotgun
Townsman (uncredited) · 1954
6.2MoviePhantom of the Rue Morgue
Crowd Spectator (uncredited) · 1954
10.0MovieRacing Blood
Smithy · 1954
So You Think You Can't Sleep
Sleeping patient in waiting room · 1953
7.1MovieCrime Wave
Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited) · 1953
5.8MovieMurder Without Tears
Sergeant-at-Arms · 1953
So You Want to Be a Musician
Restaurant diner · 1953
6.2MovieHans Christian Andersen
Gendarme #1 · 1952
Strop, Look and Listen
Pierpont Alloy · 1952
6.4MovieSpringfield Rifle
Barfly (uncredited) · 1952