Fred Kelsey

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

August 20, 1884

died

September 2, 1961

place of birth

Sandusky, Ohio, USA

also known as

Fred Kelsy · F. A. Kelsey · F.A. Kelsey · Fred A. Kelsey

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Road to Paradise
6.2

Road to Paradise

1930as Casey
To Catch a Thief
7.3

To Catch a Thief

1955as Party Guest (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train
7.7

Strangers on a Train

1951as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
The Man I Love
6.1

The Man I Love

1946as Mac the Doorman (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
7.6

Mildred Pierce

1945as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
Night and Day
6.1

Night and Day

1946as First-Nighter (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
7.1

A Star Is Born

1954as Audience Member (uncredited)
Auntie Mame
7.0

Auntie Mame

1958as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
6.7

They Died with Their Boots On

1941as Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
6.8

Mr. Skeffington

1944as Cop in Raid (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
6.8

The Fountainhead

1949as Old Watchman (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow
6.3

The Flame and the Arrow

1950as Guard (uncredited)
The Enforcer
7.1

The Enforcer

1951
O. Henry's Full House
6.8

O. Henry's Full House

1952as Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Gold Diggers of 1933
7.2

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933as Detective Jones (uncredited)
Crime Wave
7.1

Crime Wave

1953as Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
7.2

Gentleman Jim

1942as Sutro (uncredited)
Colorado Territory
6.9

Colorado Territory

1949as Train Engineer (uncredited)
The Silver Chalice
4.5

The Silver Chalice

1954as Silversmith (uncredited)
Riding Shotgun
6.0

Riding Shotgun

1954as Townsman (uncredited)
Bullet Scars
6.5

Bullet Scars

1942as Police Chief Hansen
Illegal
6.4

Illegal

1955as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
7.0

Action in the North Atlantic

1943as Joe (uncredited)
Carson City
6.2

Carson City

1952as Townsman (uncredited)
Flamingo Road
7.1

Flamingo Road

1949as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Springfield Rifle
6.4

Springfield Rifle

1952as Barfly (uncredited)
The Inspector General
6.6

The Inspector General

1949as Villager (uncredited)
Slave Ship
5.1

Slave Ship

1937as Seaman at Auction
Room for One More
6.5

Room for One More

1952
My Six Convicts
6.5

My Six Convicts

1952as Store Detective
If I Had a Million
6.6

If I Had a Million

1932as Prison Jailer (uncredited)
The Opposite Sex
5.4

The Opposite Sex

1956as Club Patron (uncredited)
In This Our Life
6.9

In This Our Life

1942as Jailer (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
7.0

The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941as Detective (uncredited)
Twentieth Century
6.8

Twentieth Century

1934as Train Detective (uncredited)
Silver River
6.1

Silver River

1948as Townsman (uncredited)
Nora Prentiss
6.2

Nora Prentiss

1947as Turnkey (uncredited)
The Helen Morgan Story
5.3

The Helen Morgan Story

1957as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Three Strangers
6.4

Three Strangers

1946as Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited)
Backfire
5.9

Backfire

1950as Fight Fan (uncredited)
Storm Warning
6.7

Storm Warning

1951as Townsman (uncredited)
Soft Cushions
7.0

Soft Cushions

1927as The Police
Northern Pursuit
6.2

Northern Pursuit

1943as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Hans Christian Andersen
6.2

Hans Christian Andersen

1952as First Gendarme
Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.2

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943as Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)
Tall Man Riding
5.8

Tall Man Riding

1955as Townsman (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut
7.0

Christmas in Connecticut

1945as Harper (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry
7.0

The Damned Don't Cry

1950as Man on Dock (uncredited)
Love Is News
6.3

Love Is News

1937as Cop (uncredited)
A Stolen Life
6.4

A Stolen Life

1946as Bartender (uncredited)