Fred Kelsey
male
Born on August 20, 1884 (140 years old)
Passed Away on September 02, 1961
From Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Known for Acting
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.
Cast Credits
- 1959
- 1958
- 1956
- 1955
- 1954
- 1953
- 1952
Hans Christian Andersen
as
First Gendarme
1952
Springfield Rifle
as
Barfly (uncredited)
1952
Room for One More
1952
O. Henry's Full House
as
Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
1952
My Six Convicts
as
Store Detective
1952
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So You Want to Enjoy Life
as
Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)
1952
- 1951
- 1950
Revenue Agent
as
Sgt. Wallace
1950
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So You Want a Raise
1950
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So You Think You're Not Guilty
as
Police Turnkey (uncredited)
1950
Backfire
as
Fight Fan (uncredited)
1950
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So You Want to Hold Your Husband
as
Lamb - Curry's Partner
1950
The Damned Don't Cry
as
Man on Dock (uncredited)
1950
The Flame and the Arrow
as
Guard (uncredited)
1950
- 1949
Flamingo Road
as
Train Conductor (uncredited)
1949
Colorado Territory
as
Train Engineer (uncredited)
1949
The Inspector General
as
Villager (uncredited)
1949
Dancing in the Dark
as
Deputy
1949
Homicide
as
Officer O'Brien
1949
The Fountainhead
as
Old Watchman (uncredited)
1949
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So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
as
Delivery Man
1949
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So You Want to Be an Actor
as
Counter Man
1949
- 1948
- 1947
- 1946
Hiss and Yell
as
Policeman (uncredited)
1946
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Andy Plays Hookey
as
Policeman
1946
Detour to Danger
as
Det. Kelsey
1946
A Stolen Life
as
Bartender (uncredited)
1946
Never Say Goodbye
as
Policeman (uncredited)
1946
So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck
as
Fred
1946
Three Strangers
as
Man on the Street / Man in Pub
1946
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So You Want to Play the Horses
as
Detective (uncredited)
1946
Night and Day
as
First-Nighter (uncredited)
1946
The Man I Love
as
Mac the Doorman (uncredited)
1946
- 1945
Frontier Days
as
Mayor Stone (uncredited)
1945
Saratoga Trunk
as
Train Conductor (uncredited)
1945
If a Body Meets a Body
as
Detective
1945
Christmas in Connecticut
as
Harper (uncredited)
1945
Mildred Pierce
as
Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
1945
Snooper Service
1945
How DOooo You Do
as
Detective
1945
Come Out Fighting
as
Mr. McGinnis, Sr. (as Fred Kelsy)
1945
The Strange Mr. Gregory
as
Lefert
1945
- 1944
- 1943
Northern Pursuit
as
Train Conductor (uncredited)
1943
Murder on the Waterfront
as
Capt. Beal
1943
A Gem of a Jam
as
Police Chief
1943
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
as
Policeman
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as
Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)
1943
Food and Magic
1943
One Dangerous Night
as
Detective Dickens
1943
Action in the North Atlantic
as
Joe (uncredited)
1943
True to Life
as
Cop (uncredited)
1943
Old Acquaintance
as
Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)
1943
- 1942
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The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
as
Policeman (uncredited)
1942
Counter-Espionage
as
Dickens
1942
Murder in the Big House
as
"Screw"
1942
My Favorite Blonde
as
Sam - Policeman
1942
Lady Gangster
as
Policeman (uncredited)
1942
Larceny, Inc.
as
Bronson
1942
Bullet Scars
as
Police Chief Hansen
1942
X Marks the Spot
as
Police Officer Martin
1942
Gentleman Jim
as
Sutro (uncredited)
1942
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as
Jailer
1942
Spy Ship
as
Night Watchman
1942
I Was Framed
as
Drunk
1942
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Dear! Deer!
as
Policeman
1942
In This Our Life
as
Jailer (uncredited)
1942
- 1941
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
as
Detective Dickens
1941
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
as
Wesley Dickens
1941
At the Stroke of Twelve
as
Police Sergeant
1941
Invisible Ghost
as
Detective Ryan
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
as
Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)
1941
Mr. District Attorney
as
Officer McCloskey
1941
Pacific Blackout
as
Cop
1941
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as
Detective (uncredited)
1941
One Foot in Heaven
as
Train Conductor (uncredited)
1941
- 1940
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as
Dickens
1940
The Lone Wolf Strikes
as
Dickens
1940
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
as
Dickens
1940
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Mutiny in the County
as
Policeman
1940
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as
Bailiff
1940
Deadwood Dick
as
Bottles
1940
Misbehaving Husbands
as
Sgt. Murphy
1940
The Golden Fleecing
as
Cop (uncredited)
1940
The Green Archer
as
Capt. Thompson
1940
Mexican Spitfire Out West
as
Jim - Detective
1940
High School
as
Junk Man
1940
- 1939
Moving Vanities
as
Police Officer (uncredited)
1939
Tiny Troubles
as
Judge
1939
Tell No Tales
as
Policeman at School (uncredited)
1939
Rough Riders' Round-up
as
Agitator
1939
Charlie Chan in Reno
as
Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
1939
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
as
Pete - Railroad Detective
1939
Chicken Wagon Family
as
Policeman
1939
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
as
Detective - in Cab and at Theatre
1939
Clock Wise
as
Landlord
1939
Too Busy to Work
as
Hank Fidler
1939
- 1938
- 1937
Love Is News
as
Cop (uncredited)
1937
Super-Sleuth
as
Jailer
1937
That I May Live
as
Abner Jenkins
1937
Love and Hisses
as
Officer
1937
The Lady Escapes
as
Man on telephone (uncredited)
1937
Time Out for Romance
as
Policeman
1937
One Mile from Heaven
as
Smitty - Policeman
1937
Big Business
as
Oil Man at Well
1937
Slave Ship
as
Seaman at Auction
1937
Angel's Holiday
as
Conductor
1937
Borrowing Trouble
as
Policeman
1937
She Had to Eat
as
Police Officer Tracy (uncredited)
1937
Wild and Woolly
as
Policeman (uncredited)
1937
- 1936
- 1935
One Frightened Night
as
Sheriff Jenks
1935
Danger Ahead
as
Detective O'Brien
1935
Atlantic Adventure
as
Police Officer Riley
1935
A Notorious Gentleman
1935
Death Flies East
as
Police Lieutenant O'Brien
1935
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Hot Money
as
Police Officer Kelsey (as Fred A. Kelsey)
1935
Horses' Collars
as
Detective Hyden Zeke (uncredited)
1935
Diamond Jim
as
Horsley's Secretary
1935
Carnival
as
Bit Part
1935
The Sagebrush Troubadour
as
Hank Polk
1935
The Public Menace
as
Mike - Cop
1935
- 1934
Twentieth Century
as
Train Detective (uncredited)
1934
The Crime Doctor
as
Bloodgood
1934
The Moth
as
Detective Blake
1934
Lightning Strikes Twice
as
Dugan
1934
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Strictly Fresh Yeggs
as
Policeman
1934
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I'll Be Suing You
as
Insurance Adjustor
1934
I'll Tell the World
as
Sergeant at Border
1934
Rough Necking
as
Joe Cuttlehammer Sr.
1934
Among the Missing
as
Police Sgt. Murphy
1934
School for Girls
as
Detective
1934
Beloved
as
Mulvaney
1934
- 1933
- 1932
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The Iceman's Ball
as
Police Sergeant
1932
If I Had a Million
as
Prison Jailer (uncredited)
1932
Discarded Lovers
as
Delaney
1932
Love in High Gear
as
Detective Duffy
1932
Guilty as Hell
as
Detective Duffy
1932
Red Haired Alibi
as
Corcoran
1932
Huddle
as
Policeman (uncredited)
1932
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Yoo-Hoo
as
Detective
1932
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Boys Will Be Boys
as
Doorman
1932
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Shopping with Wifie
as
Det. Dugan
1932
Speak Easily
as
Process Server
1932
- 1931
- 1930
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She Got What She Wanted
1930
Scarlet Pages
as
Murphy
1930
The Woman Racket
as
Police Captain
1930
Wide Open
as
Detective
1930
The Girl Said No
as
Policeman
1930
Road to Paradise
as
Casey
1930
Going Wild
as
The Conductor
1930
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
as
Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
1930
Only Saps Work
as
Murphy (uncredited)
1930
Men Without Law
as
Deputy Sheriff Jeff
1930
Murder on the Roof
as
Ryan
1930
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
as
Self - Tour Guide
1930
- 1929
- 1928
The Wright Idea
as
M. T. Flatt
1928
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
as
Detective
1928
Tenderloin
as
Detective Simpson
1928
Harold Teen
as
Mr. Lovewell
1928
While the City Sleeps
as
Detective in Shadow Box
1928
On Trial
as
Clerk
1928
Naughty Baby
as
Dugan
1928
The Last Warning
as
Inspector
1928
A Woman of Affairs
as
Detective (uncredited)
1928
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Plastered in Paris
1928
- 1927
- 1926
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That's My Baby
as
Murphy
1926
Say It with Babies
as
Policeman
1926
Atta Boy
as
Detective
1926
Bromo and Juliet
as
The Detective (uncredited)
1926
Crazy Like a Fox
as
Man with Badge on Train (uncredited)
1926
The Third Degree
as
Assistant Chief of Detectives
1926
Dog Shy
as
Cop
1926
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The Mystery Pilot
as
Skipper Larsen
1926
There Ain't No Santa Claus
as
Store Detective (uncredited)
1926
- 1925
- 1924
- 1923
- 1922
- 1921
- 1920
- 1919
- 1918
- 1917
- 1914
- 1911
Crew Credits
- 1917
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The Bad Man of Cheyenne
as
Director
1917
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The Bad Man of Cheyenne
as
Writer
1917
The Outlaw and the Lady
as
Director
1917
The Outlaw and the Lady
as
Scenario Writer
1917
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The Drifter
as
Director
1917
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Goin' Straight
as
Director
1917
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Goin' Straight
as
Scenario Writer
1917
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Hair-Trigger Burke
as
Scenario Writer
1917
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The Honor of an Outlaw
as
Director
1917
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The Honor of an Outlaw
as
Scenario Writer
1917
A 44-Calibre Mystery
as
Director
1917
The Almost Good Man
as
Director
1917
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Six-Shooter Justice
as
Director
1917
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Blood Money
as
Director
1917
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The Mysterious Outlaw
as
Director
1917
The Golden Bullet
as
Director
1917
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The Wrong Man
as
Director
1917
The Fighting Gringo
as
Director
1917
- 1916
- 1915
- 1914
