Fred Kelsey
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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
Credits
To Catch a Thief (1955)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
A Star Is Born (1954)
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
as Detective Jones (uncredited)
The Fountainhead (1949)
as Old Watchman (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
as Cop in Raid (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
as Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
as Guard (uncredited)
At the Stroke of Twelve (1941)
as Police Sergeant
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
as Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)
Room for One More (1952)
Actor
If I Had a Million (1932)
as Prison Jailer (uncredited)
Night and Day (1946)
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)
as Detective (uncredited)
Auntie Mame (1958)
as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
as Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
as Man on Dock (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
as Joe (uncredited)
The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
The Enforcer (1951)
Actor
The Man I Love (1946)
as Mac the Doorman (uncredited)
In This Our Life (1942)
as Jailer (uncredited)
Springfield Rifle (1952)
as Barfly (uncredited)
Crime Wave (1953)
as Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
Storm Warning (1951)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
as Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)
The Opposite Sex (1956)
as Club Patron (uncredited)
The Third Degree (1926)
as Assistant Chief of Detectives
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941)
as Detective Dickens
Time Out for Romance (1937)
as Policeman
Carson City (1952)
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Inspector General (1949)
as Villager (uncredited)
X Marks the Spot (1942)
as Police Officer Martin
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)
as Detective - in Cab and at Theatre
King of the Jungle (1933)
as Cop (uncredited)
The Noose Hangs High (1948)
as Cop (uncredited)
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957)
as Barfly (uncredited)
Flamingo Road (1949)
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Twentieth Century (1934)
as Train Detective (uncredited)
Colorado Territory (1949)
as Train Engineer (uncredited)
Dancing in the Dark (1949)
as Deputy
A Stolen Life (1946)
as Bartender (uncredited)
Too Busy to Work (1939)
as Hank Fidler
Three Strangers (1946)
as Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited)
The Silver Chalice (1954)
as Silversmith (uncredited)
I'll Tell the World (1934)
as Sergeant at Border
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
as Harper (uncredited)
The Garden Murder Case (1936)
as Heath's Assistant (Uncredited)
Murder in the Big House (1942)
as "Screw"
Harold Teen (1928)
as Mr. Lovewell
Riding Shotgun (1954)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Soft Cushions (1927)
as The Police
Down on the Farm (1938)
as Bit Role
So You Want to Play the Horses (1946)
as Detective (uncredited)
Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
as Gendarme #1
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)
as Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
Westbound (1959)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Love Is News (1937)
as Cop (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
as Sutro (uncredited)
Dog Shy (1926)
as Cop
Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940)
as Jim - Detective
The Unfaithful (1947)
as Courtroom Spectator
A Woman of Affairs (1928)
as Detective (uncredited)
Northern Pursuit (1943)
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Mr. District Attorney (1941)
as Officer McCloskey
The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932)
as Cop (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven (1941)
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)
as Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Tall Man Riding (1955)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1925)
Actor
While the City Sleeps (1928)
as Detective in Shadow Box
The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940)
as Dickens
Shine on Harvest Moon (1944)
as Policeman in patrol car (uncredited)
Straight, Place and Show (1938)
as Cop at Racetrack
Never Say Goodbye (1946)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Make Your Own Bed (1944)
as Turnkey
Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
as Jailer
Saratoga Trunk (1945)
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Everybody's Doing It (1938)
as Police Sergeant
My Favorite Blonde (1942)
as Sam - Policeman
Captain Fly-by-Night (1922)
as Gomez
Nora Prentiss (1947)
as Turnkey (uncredited)
So You Think You're Not Guilty (1950)
as Police Turnkey (uncredited)
One Mile from Heaven (1937)
as Smitty - Policeman
The Crime of the Century (1933)
as Police Guard (uncredited)
Wrong Again (1929)
Actor
Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941)
as Wesley Dickens
Backfire (1950)
as Fight Fan (uncredited)
Huddle (1932)
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940)
as Bailiff
Lucky Me (1954)
as Passerby on Street (uncredited)
Super-Sleuth (1937)
as Jailer
Old Acquaintance (1943)
as Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940)
as Dickens
Silver River (1948)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Bromo and Juliet (1926)
as The Detective (uncredited)
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath (1928)
as Detective
True to Life (1943)
as Cop (uncredited)
The People's Choice (1946)
Actor
Crazy Like a Fox (1926)
as Man with Badge on Train (uncredited)
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (1939)
as Pete - Railroad Detective
She Had to Eat (1937)
as Police Officer Tracy (uncredited)
Larceny, Inc. (1942)
as Bronson
The Golden Fleecing (1940)
as Cop (uncredited)
Rough Riders' Round-up (1939)
as Agitator
The Little Red Schoolhouse (1936)
as First Detective
Monkey Businessmen (1946)
as Smiling Sam McGann (uncredited)
So You Want to Enjoy Life (1952)
as Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)
The Girl Said No (1930)
as Policeman
Shadows of Sing Sing (1933)
as Murphy
Pacific Blackout (1941)
as Cop
Racing Blood (1954)
as Smithy
How DOooo You Do (1945)
as Detective
Clock Wise (1939)
as Landlord
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1 (1930)
as Self - Tour Guide
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940)
as Dickens
Love and Hisses (1937)
as Officer
Goodbye, My Fancy (1951)
as Party Guest (Uncredited)
So You Want to Be an Actor (1949)
as Counter Man
Private Number (1936)
as Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited)
A Gem of a Jam (1943)
as Police Chief
School for Girls (1934)
as Detective
Murder on the Waterfront (1943)
as Capt. Beal
Crime by Night (1944)
as Dad Martin (uncredited)
Souls for Sale (1923)
as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
My Six Convicts (1952)
as Store Detective
If a Body Meets a Body (1945)
as Detective
So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck (1946)
as Fred
Here Comes Mr. Zerk (1943)
as Policeman
So You Want to Know Your Relatives (1954)
as Mr. Watson (uncredited)
So You Want a Raise (1950)
Actor
Danger Ahead (1935)
as Detective O'Brien
Illegal (1955)
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Orchids and Ermine (1927)
as Police Sergeant
The Bowery (1933)
as Detective Kelsey (uncredited)
Held by the Law (1927)
as Detective
Tell No Tales (1939)
as Policeman at School (uncredited)
There Are No Villains (1921)
as Dugall
Safety in Numbers (1938)
as Cop
The Off-Shore Pirate (1921)
as Sailor
The Witness Chair (1936)
as Detective Costigan
Serenade (1956)
as Opera Attendee (uncredited)
Murder on the Roof (1930)
as Ryan
Invisible Ghost (1941)
as Detective Ryan
So You Want to Be a Musician (1953)
as Restaurant diner
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1942)
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Song of Life (1922)
as Police Inspector
The Naughty Flirt (1931)
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Strange Mr. Gregory (1945)
as Lefert
Sailor's Luck (1933)
as Cop
Slave Ship (1937)
as Seaman at Auction
Homicide (1949)
as Officer O'Brien
I'll Be Suing You (1934)
as Insurance Adjustor
Young Donovan's Kid (1931)
as Collins
That I May Live (1937)
as Abner Jenkins
So You Want an Apartment (1948)
as Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited)
Josette (1938)
as Hotel Detective
The Iceman's Ball (1932)
as Police Sergeant
Wild and Woolly (1937)
as Policeman (uncredited)
There Ain't No Santa Claus (1926)
as Store Detective (uncredited)
Deserted at the Altar (1922)
as The Other Man
So You Want to Hold Your Husband (1950)
as Lamb - Curry's Partner
The Silk Lined Burglar (1919)
as Capt. von Hoffmeier
Spy Ship (1942)
as Night Watchman
The Last Warning (1928)
as Inspector
Red Haired Alibi (1932)
as Corcoran
Say It with Babies (1926)
as Policeman
The Social Highwayman (1926)
as Chief of Police
Deadwood Dick (1940)
as Bottles
Revenue Agent (1950)
as Sgt. Wallace
She Got What She Wanted (1930)
Actor
Big Business (1937)
as Oil Man at Well
That's My Baby (1926)
as Murphy
Counter-Espionage (1942)
as Dickens
Boys Will Be Boys (1932)
as Doorman
Lovebound (1923)
as Detective Hahn
Death Flies East (1935)
as Police Lieutenant O'Brien
Strop, Look and Listen (1952)
as Pierpont Alloy
Lady Gangster (1942)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Only Saps Work (1930)
as Murphy (uncredited)
Love in High Gear (1932)
as Detective Duffy
Going Wild (1930)
as The Conductor
Atlantic Adventure (1935)
as Police Officer Riley
The Gorilla (1927)
as Mulligan
High Tension (1936)
as Desk Sergeant
Diamond Jim (1935)
as Horsley's Secretary
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man (1949)
as Delivery Man
Chicken Wagon Family (1939)
as Policeman
Murder Without Tears (1953)
as Sergeant-at-Arms
Speak Easily (1932)
as Process Server
Arms and the Gringo (1914)
Actor
Manslaughter (1922)
as Member of the Jury (uncredited)
Mutiny in the County (1940)
as Policeman
High School (1940)
as Junk Man
Alias Jimmy Valentine (1920)
as Bit Part (uncredited)
So You Think You Can't Sleep (1953)
as Sleeping patient in waiting room
The Green Archer (1940)
as Capt. Thompson
The Third Generation (1920)
as Brody
The Crime Doctor (1934)
as Bloodgood
Bullet Scars (1942)
as Police Chief Hansen
The Light of Victory (1919)
as Captain Eric von Prohme
Night Spot (1938)
as Police Band Leader
Road to Paradise (1930)
as Casey
Among the Missing (1934)
as Police Sgt. Murphy
Horses' Collars (1935)
as Detective Hyden Zeke (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet (1931)
as Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy
Little Annie Rooney (1925)
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
A Notorious Gentleman (1935)
as Detective
The Faker (1929)
as Police Detective
The Match-Breaker (1921)
as Detective
Guilty as Hell (1932)
as Detective Duffy
The Donovan Affair (1929)
as Carney
Angel's Holiday (1937)
as Conductor
Traffic in Hearts (1924)
as Tim Tracy
Smooth as Satin (1925)
as Kersey
Misbehaving Husbands (1940)
as Sgt. Murphy
Paths to Paradise (1925)
as Confederate
Roaring Guns (1944)
Actor
The Lady Escapes (1937)
as Man on telephone (uncredited)
Lightning Strikes Twice (1934)
as Dugan
One Clear Call (1922)
as Starnes
Carnival (1935)
as Bit Part
One Frightened Night (1935)
as Sheriff Jenks
I Was Framed (1942)
as Drunk
A Midnight Adventure (1928)
as Cassidy
Trial by Trigger (1944)
as Jerry (uncredited)
Tiny Troubles (1939)
as Judge
Frontier Days (1945)
as Mayor Stone (uncredited)
Naughty Baby (1928)
as Dugan
The Woman Racket (1930)
as Police Captain
Smiling Irish Eyes (1929)
as County Fair Manager
Jewish Prudence (1927)
as Rent Collector
Hot Money (1935)
as Police Officer Kelsey (as Fred A. Kelsey)
The Public Menace (1935)
as Mike - Cop
Borrowing Trouble (1937)
as Policeman
Scarlet Pages (1930)
as Murphy
Wide Open (1930)
as Detective
The Last Card (1921)
as Detective (uncredited)
The Honor of an Outlaw (1917)
as The Deputy
Many Sappy Returns (1938)
as Finnegan
One Dangerous Night (1943)
as Detective Dickens
Men Without Law (1930)
as Deputy Sheriff Jeff
Food and Magic (1943)
Actor
Dear! Deer! (1942)
as Policeman
Atta Boy (1926)
as Detective
Side Show (1931)
as Sheriff Hornsby
Hiss and Yell (1946)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Excuse Me (1925)
as George Ketchem
The Lawful Cheater (1925)
as Tom Horan
The Uneasy Three (1925)
Actor
The Yellow Dog (1918)
as Max Kummich
Subway Express (1931)
as Detective Kearney
The Night Hawk (1924)
Actor
Plastered in Paris (1928)
Actor
Rough Necking (1934)
as Joe Cuttlehammer Sr.
Beloved (1934)
as Mulvaney
The 13th Juror (1927)
as The Detective
The Thirteenth Hour (1927)
as Det. Shaw
Tenderloin (1928)
as Detective Simpson
Don't Shoot (1922)
as Police Officer
Moving Vanities (1939)
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Quiet Please! (1933)
as Train Conductor
Seven Sinners (1925)
as Policeman
At Sea Ashore (1936)
as Cop (uncredited)
A Society Sensation (1918)
as JIm Cox
Yoo-Hoo (1932)
as Detective
The Moth (1934)
as Detective Blake
Puppets of Fate (1921)
as Bobs
Lights Out (1923)
as Decker
A Left Hook (1911)
Actor
Bag and Baggage (1923)
as Fred
Berth Quakes (1938)
as Train Conductor
Come Out Fighting (1945)
as Mr. McGinnis, Sr. (as Fred Kelsy)
The Sagebrush Troubadour (1935)
as Hank Polk
Strictly Fresh Yeggs (1934)
as Policeman
South of Suva (1922)
as Karl Swartz
Detour to Danger (1946)
as Det. Kelsey
Youth and Adventure (1925)
as Red Mullin
On Trial (1928)
as Clerk
The Mystery Pilot (1926)
as Skipper Larsen
Discarded Lovers (1932)
as Delaney
Andy Plays Hookey (1946)
as Policeman
The Eleventh Hour (1923)
as The Submarine Commander
The Yankee Consul (1924)
as Agent John J. Doyle
Snooper Service (1945)
Actor
The Wright Idea (1928)
as M. T. Flatt
The Empty Cab (1918)
as The Detective
The Fire Flingers (1919)
as Sgt. Powers
Shopping with Wifie (1932)
as Det. Dugan
Friendly Enemies (1925)
Actor
Outlaw's Son (1954)
Actor
Silent Sandy (1914)
as Silent Sandy