Fred Kelsey
Known for Acting · 294 credits
- Born
- 1884-08-20
- Died
- 1961-09-02
- Place of birth
- Sandusky, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Fred Kelsy · F. A. Kelsey · F.A. Kelsey · Fred A. Kelsey · Fred. A. Kelsey · H. Kelsley
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.
Known For
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as Doc Jones (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train
1951
as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
1945
as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
To Catch a Thief
1955
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Colorado Territory
1949
as Train Engineer (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954
as Audience Member (uncredited)
TV Shows (1)
Movies (293)
Strangers on a Train
1951
as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
1945
as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
To Catch a Thief
1955
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Colorado Territory
1949
as Train Engineer (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Riding Shotgun
1954
as Townsman (uncredited)
Spy Ship
1942
as Night Watchman
The Fountainhead
1949
as Old Watchman (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
1944
as Cop in Raid (uncredited)
Illegal
1955
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Silver Chalice
1954
as Silversmith (uncredited)
Night and Day
1946
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
Northern Pursuit
1943
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Crime Wave
1953
as Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
The Opposite Sex
1956
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Berth Quakes
1938
as Train Conductor
The Faker
1929
as Police Detective
Auntie Mame
1958
as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
Private Number
1936
as Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited)
Love and Hisses
1937
as Officer
Tenderloin
1928
as Detective Simpson
Time Out for Romance
1937
as Policeman
Slave Ship
1937
as Seaman at Auction
Backfire
1950
as Fight Fan (uncredited)
Serenade
1956
as Opera Attendee (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut
1945
as Harper (uncredited)
Manslaughter
1922
as Member of the Jury (uncredited)
Silver River
1948
as Townsman (uncredited)
Friendly Enemies
1925
O. Henry's Full House
1952
as Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
The Flame and the Arrow
1950
as Guard (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939
as Detective - in Cab and at Theatre
Room for One More
1952
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Joe (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
1942
as Sutro (uncredited)
Storm Warning
1951
as Townsman (uncredited)
Carson City
1952
as Townsman (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
as Detective Jones (uncredited)
The Moth
1934
as Detective Blake
Quiet Please!
1933
as Train Conductor
Twentieth Century
1934
as Train Detective (uncredited)
Clock Wise
1939
as Landlord
Subway Express
1931
as Detective Kearney
Scarlet Pages
1930
as Murphy
Monkey Businessmen
1946
as Smiling Sam McGann (uncredited)
A Stolen Life
1946
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
In This Our Life
1942
as Jailer (uncredited)
Three Strangers
1946
as Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited)
Murder in the Big House
1942
as "Screw"
The Inspector General
1949
as Villager (uncredited)
Lucky Me
1954
as Passerby on Street (uncredited)
Yoo-Hoo
1932
as Detective
If I Had a Million
1932
as Prison Jailer (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
as Detective (uncredited)
The Enforcer
1951
Old Acquaintance
1943
as Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)
Atlantic Adventure
1935
as Police Officer Riley
Never Say Goodbye
1946
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Lady Escapes
1937
as Man on telephone (uncredited)
Only Saps Work
1930
as Murphy (uncredited)
Carnival
1935
as Bit Part
Saratoga Trunk
1945
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Beloved
1934
as Mulvaney
Lady Gangster
1942
as Policeman (uncredited)
Hans Christian Andersen
1952
as First Gendarme
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
as Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Counter-Espionage
1942
as Dickens
Flamingo Road
1949
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Man I Love
1946
as Mac the Doorman (uncredited)
Angel's Holiday
1937
as Conductor
Bullet Scars
1942
as Police Chief Hansen
Springfield Rifle
1952
as Barfly (uncredited)
Sailor's Luck
1933
as Cop
The Garden Murder Case
1936
as Heath's Assistant (Uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)
The Unfaithful
1947
as Courtroom Spectator
Charlie Chan in Reno
1939
as Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
The Woman Racket
1930
as Police Captain
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Jailer
Pacific Blackout
1941
as Cop
Invisible Ghost
1941
as Detective Ryan
Westbound
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)
Diamond Jim
1935
as Horsley's Secretary
My Six Convicts
1952
as Store Detective
Homicide
1949
as Officer O'Brien
Tell No Tales
1939
as Policeman at School (uncredited)
Speak Easily
1932
as Process Server
Naughty Baby
1928
as Dugan
Huddle
1932
as Policeman (uncredited)
Excuse Me
1925
as George Ketchem
Horses' Collars
1935
as Detective Hyden Zeke (uncredited)
Chicken Wagon Family
1939
as Policeman
Strictly Fresh Yeggs
1934
as Policeman
The Damned Don't Cry
1950
as Man on Dock (uncredited)
My Favorite Blonde
1942
as Sam - Policeman
Deadwood Dick
1940
as Bottles
Silent Sandy
1914
as Silent Sandy
Super-Sleuth
1937
as Jailer
Nora Prentiss
1947
as Turnkey (uncredited)
Lovebound
1923
as Detective Hahn
Red Haired Alibi
1932
as Corcoran
Orchids and Ermine
1927
as Police Sergeant
Larceny, Inc.
1942
as Bronson
Love Is News
1937
as Cop (uncredited)
Josette
1938
as Hotel Detective
Everybody's Doing It
1938
as Police Sergeant
True to Life
1943
as Cop (uncredited)
Shine on Harvest Moon
1944
as Policeman in patrol car (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
1943
as Policeman
Wrong Again
1929
The Bowery
1933
as Detective Kelsey (uncredited)
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957
as Barfly (uncredited)
While the City Sleeps
1928
as Detective in Shadow Box
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932
as Cop (uncredited)
Deserted at the Altar
1922
as The Other Man
Goodbye, My Fancy
1951
as Party Guest (Uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing
1940
as Cop (uncredited)
Little Annie Rooney
1925
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
About Fred Kelsey
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, a… With 294 credits spanning from 1911 to 1959, Fred Kelsey has appeared in 293 films and 1 TV show.
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- Strangers on a Train (1951) — as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
- Mildred Pierce (1945) — as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
- To Catch a Thief (1955) — as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Colorado Territory (1949) — as Train Engineer (uncredited)
- A Star Is Born (1954) — as Audience Member (uncredited)
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