Fred Kelsey

Fred Kelsey

8/20/1884 – 9/2/1961Sandusky, 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 (294 titles)

Westbound6.4Movie

Westbound

Townsman (uncredited) · 1959

Auntie Mame7.0Movie

Auntie Mame

Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited) · 1958

The Helen Morgan Story5.3Movie

The Helen Morgan Story

Night Club Patron (uncredited) · 1957

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend6.0Movie

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

Barfly (uncredited) · 1957

The Opposite Sex5.4Movie

The Opposite Sex

Club Patron (uncredited) · 1956

Serenade5.6Movie

Serenade

Opera Attendee (uncredited) · 1956

Illegal6.4Movie

Illegal

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) · 1955

To Catch a Thief7.3Movie

To Catch a Thief

Party Guest (uncredited) · 1955

Tall Man Riding5.8Movie

Tall Man Riding

Townsman (uncredited) · 1955

Outlaw's Son10.0Movie

Outlaw's Son

1954

The Silver Chalice4.5Movie

The Silver Chalice

Silversmith (uncredited) · 1954

10.0Movie

So You Want to Know Your Relatives

Mr. Watson (uncredited) · 1954

A Star Is Born7.1Movie

A Star Is Born

Audience Member (uncredited) · 1954

Lucky Me6.8Movie

Lucky Me

Passerby on Street (uncredited) · 1954

Riding Shotgun6.0Movie

Riding Shotgun

Townsman (uncredited) · 1954

Phantom of the Rue Morgue6.2Movie

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

Crowd Spectator (uncredited) · 1954

Racing Blood10.0Movie

Racing Blood

Smithy · 1954

6.5Movie

So You Think You Can't Sleep

Sleeping patient in waiting room · 1953

Crime Wave7.1Movie

Crime Wave

Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited) · 1953

Murder Without Tears5.8Movie

Murder Without Tears

Sergeant-at-Arms · 1953

9.0Movie

So You Want to Be a Musician

Restaurant diner · 1953

Hans Christian Andersen6.2Movie

Hans Christian Andersen

First Gendarme · 1952

8.0Movie

Strop, Look and Listen

Pierpont Alloy · 1952

Springfield Rifle6.4Movie

Springfield Rifle

Barfly (uncredited) · 1952

O. Henry's Full House6.8Movie

O. Henry's Full House

Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi") · 1952

Carson City6.2Movie

Carson City

Townsman (uncredited) · 1952

6.3Movie

So You Want to Enjoy Life

Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited) · 1952

My Six Convicts6.5Movie

My Six Convicts

Store Detective · 1952

Room for One More6.5Movie

Room for One More

1952

Strangers on a Train7.7Movie

Strangers on a Train

Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited) · 1951