Fred Kelsey profile
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Fred Kelsey

20th August 1884 Sandusky, Ohio, USA Acting

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.

293 Movies 1 TV Shows 294 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Westbound poster
Westbound 25th April 1959 as Townsman (uncredited)
Auntie Mame poster
Auntie Mame 4th December 1958 as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
Serenade poster
Serenade 23rd March 1956 as Opera Attendee (uncredited)
Illegal poster
Illegal 9th October 1955 as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Lucky Me poster
Lucky Me 9th April 1954 as Passerby on Street (uncredited)
Crime Wave poster
Crime Wave 22nd October 1953 as Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
Backfire poster
Backfire 26th January 1950 as Fight Fan (uncredited)
Three Strangers poster
Three Strangers 28th January 1946 as Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce poster
Mildred Pierce 20th October 1945 as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
Old Acquaintance poster
Old Acquaintance 27th November 1943 as Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)
Josette poster
Josette 3rd June 1938 as Hotel Detective
Private Number poster
Private Number 5th June 1936 as Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited)
Hot Money poster
Hot Money 16th November 1935 as Police Officer Kelsey (as Fred A. Kelsey)
The Moth poster
The Moth 14th January 1934 as Detective Blake
The Bowery poster
The Bowery 7th October 1933 as Detective Kelsey (uncredited)
Huddle poster
Huddle 14th May 1932 as Policeman (uncredited)
Side Show poster
Side Show 19th September 1931 as Sheriff Hornsby
Manslaughter poster
Manslaughter 24th September 1922 as Member of the Jury (uncredited)