Fred Kelsey
Acting
1884-08-20 · Sandusky, Ohio, USA
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.
Filmography(294)
movieWestbound
as Townsman (uncredited) · 1959 · 6.3
movieAuntie Mame
as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited) · 1958 · 7.0
movieThe Helen Morgan Story
as Night Club Patron (uncredited) · 1957 · 5.3
movieShoot-Out At Medicine Bend
as Barfly (uncredited) · 1957 · 6.0
movieThe Opposite Sex
as Club Patron (uncredited) · 1956 · 5.4
movieSerenade
as Opera Attendee (uncredited) · 1956 · 5.6
movieIllegal
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) · 1955 · 6.4
movieTo Catch a Thief
as Party Guest (uncredited) · 1955 · 7.3
movieTall Man Riding
as Townsman (uncredited) · 1955 · 5.8
movieOutlaw's Son
as · 1954 · 10.0
movieThe Silver Chalice
as Silversmith (uncredited) · 1954 · 4.5
movieSo You Want to Know Your Relatives
as Mr. Watson (uncredited) · 1954 · 10.0
movieA Star Is Born
as Audience Member (uncredited) · 1954 · 7.1
movieLucky Me
as Passerby on Street (uncredited) · 1954 · 6.8
movieRiding Shotgun
as Townsman (uncredited) · 1954 · 6.0
moviePhantom of the Rue Morgue
as Crowd Spectator (uncredited) · 1954 · 6.2
movieRacing Blood
as Smithy · 1954 · 10.0
movieSo You Think You Can't Sleep
as Sleeping patient in waiting room · 1953 · 6.5
movieCrime Wave
as Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited) · 1953 · 7.1
movieMurder Without Tears
as Sergeant-at-Arms · 1953 · 5.8
movieSo You Want to Be a Musician
as Restaurant diner · 1953 · 9.0
movieHans Christian Andersen
as First Gendarme · 1952 · 6.2
movieStrop, Look and Listen
as Pierpont Alloy · 1952 · 8.0
movieSpringfield Rifle
as Barfly (uncredited) · 1952 · 6.4