Fred Kelsey
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.
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Movies (49)
Westbound
as Townsman (uncredited)
1959
Auntie Mame
as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
1958
The Helen Morgan Story
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
1957
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
as Barfly (uncredited)
1957
The Opposite Sex
as Club Patron (uncredited)
1956
Serenade
as Opera Attendee (uncredited)
1956
Illegal
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1955
To Catch a Thief
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1955
Tall Man Riding
as Townsman (uncredited)
1955
Outlaw's Son
1954
The Silver Chalice
as Silversmith (uncredited)
1954
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
as Mr. Watson (uncredited)
1954
A Star Is Born
as Audience Member (uncredited)
1954
Lucky Me
as Passerby on Street (uncredited)
1954
Riding Shotgun
as Townsman (uncredited)
1954
So You Think You Can't Sleep
as Sleeping patient in waiting room
1953
Crime Wave
as Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
1953
Murder Without Tears
as Sergeant-at-Arms
1953
So You Want to Be a Musician
as Restaurant diner
1953
Hans Christian Andersen
as First Gendarme
1952
Springfield Rifle
as Barfly (uncredited)
1952
O. Henry's Full House
as Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
1952
Carson City
as Townsman (uncredited)
1952
So You Want to Enjoy Life
as Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)
1952
My Six Convicts
as Store Detective
1952
Room for One More
1952
Strangers on a Train
as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
1951
Goodbye, My Fancy
as Party Guest (Uncredited)
1951
The Enforcer
1951
Storm Warning
as Townsman (uncredited)
1951
Revenue Agent
as Sgt. Wallace
1950
So You Want a Raise
1950
The Flame and the Arrow
as Guard (uncredited)
1950
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
as Lamb - Curry's Partner
1950
The Damned Don't Cry
as Man on Dock (uncredited)
1950
So You Think You're Not Guilty
as Police Turnkey (uncredited)
1950
Backfire
as Fight Fan (uncredited)
1950
The Inspector General
as Villager (uncredited)
1949
So You Want to Be an Actor
as Counter Man
1949
Dancing in the Dark
as Deputy
1949
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
as Delivery Man
1949
The Fountainhead
as Old Watchman (uncredited)
1949
Colorado Territory
as Train Engineer (uncredited)
1949
Flamingo Road
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
1949
Homicide
as Officer O'Brien
1949
Silver River
as Townsman (uncredited)
1948
The Noose Hangs High
as Cop (uncredited)
1948
So You Want an Apartment
as Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited)
1948
The Unfaithful
as Courtroom Spectator
1947
