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