Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 20, 1884
Died
Sep 02, 1961
Place of Birth
Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Credits
317 titles
Fred Kelsey
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
Filmography
Westbound
Townsman (uncredited)
Auntie Mame
Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
The Helen Morgan Story
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
Barfly (uncredited)
The Opposite Sex
Club Patron (uncredited)
Serenade
Opera Attendee (uncredited)
Illegal
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
To Catch a Thief
Party Guest (uncredited)
Tall Man Riding
Townsman (uncredited)
Outlaw's Son
The Silver Chalice
Silversmith (uncredited)
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
Mr. Watson (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
Audience Member (uncredited)
Lucky Me
Passerby on Street (uncredited)
Riding Shotgun
Townsman (uncredited)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Racing Blood
Smithy
So You Think You Can't Sleep
Sleeping patient in waiting room
Crime Wave
Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
Murder Without Tears
Sergeant-at-Arms
So You Want to Be a Musician
Restaurant diner
Hans Christian Andersen
Gendarme #1
Strop, Look and Listen
Pierpont Alloy
Springfield Rifle
Barfly (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Carson City
Townsman (uncredited)
So You Want to Enjoy Life
Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)
My Six Convicts
Store Detective
Room for One More
Strangers on a Train
Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
Goodbye, My Fancy
Party Guest (Uncredited)
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Doc Jones (uncredited)
The Enforcer
Storm Warning
Townsman (uncredited)
Revenue Agent
Sgt. Wallace
So You Want a Raise
The Flame and the Arrow
Guard (uncredited)
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
Lamb - Curry's Partner
The Damned Don't Cry
Man on Dock (uncredited)
So You Think You're Not Guilty
Police Turnkey (uncredited)
Backfire
Fight Fan (uncredited)
The Inspector General
Villager (uncredited)
So You Want to Be an Actor
Counter Man
Dancing in the Dark
Deputy
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
Delivery Man
The Fountainhead
Old Watchman (uncredited)
Colorado Territory
Train Engineer (uncredited)
Flamingo Road
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Homicide
Officer O'Brien
Silver River
Townsman (uncredited)