Fred Kelsey
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.
Known for
Acting294
movieWestbound
1959
Townsman (uncredited)
movieAuntie Mame
1958
Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
movieThe Helen Morgan Story
1957
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
movieShoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957
Barfly (uncredited)
movieThe Opposite Sex
1956
Club Patron (uncredited)
movieSerenade
1956
Opera Attendee (uncredited)
movieIllegal
1955
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
movieTo Catch a Thief
1955
Party Guest (uncredited)
movieTall Man Riding
1955
Townsman (uncredited)
movieThe Silver Chalice
1954
Silversmith (uncredited)
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
1954
Mr. Watson (uncredited)
movieA Star Is Born
1954
Audience Member (uncredited)
movieLucky Me
1954
Passerby on Street (uncredited)
movieRiding Shotgun
1954
Townsman (uncredited)
moviePhantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
movieRacing Blood
1954
Smithy
So You Think You Can't Sleep
1953
Sleeping patient in waiting room
movieCrime Wave
1953
Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
movieMurder Without Tears
1953
Sergeant-at-Arms
movieHans Christian Andersen
1952
First Gendarme
Strop, Look and Listen
1952
Pierpont Alloy
movieSpringfield Rifle
1952
Barfly (uncredited)
movieO. Henry's Full House
1952
Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
movieCarson City
1952
Townsman (uncredited)
So You Want to Enjoy Life
1952
Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)
movieMy Six Convicts
1952
Store Detective
movieStrangers on a Train
1951
Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
movieGoodbye, My Fancy
1951
Party Guest (Uncredited)
tvThe Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Doc Jones (uncredited)
movieStorm Warning
1951
Townsman (uncredited)
movieRevenue Agent
1950
Sgt. Wallace
movieThe Flame and the Arrow
1950
Guard (uncredited)
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
1950
Lamb - Curry's Partner
movieThe Damned Don't Cry
1950
Man on Dock (uncredited)
movieSo You Think You're Not Guilty
1950
Police Turnkey (uncredited)
movieBackfire
1950
Fight Fan (uncredited)
movieThe Inspector General
1949
Villager (uncredited)
movieThe Fountainhead
1949
Old Watchman (uncredited)
movieColorado Territory
1949
Train Engineer (uncredited)
movieFlamingo Road
1949
Train Conductor (uncredited)
movieHomicide
1949
Officer O'Brien
movieSilver River
1948
Townsman (uncredited)
movieThe Noose Hangs High
1948
Cop (uncredited)
So You Want an Apartment
1948
Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited)
movieThe Unfaithful
1947
Courtroom Spectator
movieNora Prentiss
1947
Turnkey (uncredited)
movieThe Man I Love
1946
Mac the Doorman (uncredited)
movieNever Say Goodbye
1946
Policeman (uncredited)
So You Want to Play the Horses
1946
Detective (uncredited)
movieNight and Day
1946
First-Nighter (uncredited)
movieMonkey Businessmen
1946
Smiling Sam McGann (uncredited)
movieA Stolen Life
1946
Bartender (uncredited)
movieHiss and Yell
1946
Policeman (uncredited)
movieThree Strangers
1946
Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited)
movieDetour to Danger
1946
Det. Kelsey
movieHow DOooo You Do
1945
Detective
movieFrontier Days
1945
Mayor Stone (uncredited)
movieSaratoga Trunk
1945
Train Conductor (uncredited)
movieMildred Pierce
1945
Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
movieCome Out Fighting
1945
Mr. McGinnis, Sr. (as Fred Kelsy)
movieIf a Body Meets a Body
1945
Detective
movieChristmas in Connecticut
1945
Harper (uncredited)
movieCrime by Night
1944
Dad Martin (uncredited)
movieMake Your Own Bed
1944
Turnkey
movieTrial by Trigger
1944
Jerry (uncredited)
movieMr. Skeffington
1944
Cop in Raid (uncredited)
movieShine on Harvest Moon
1944
Policeman in patrol car (uncredited)
movieA Gem of a Jam
1943
Police Chief
movieTrue to Life
1943
Cop (uncredited)
movieOld Acquaintance
1943
Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)
movieNorthern Pursuit
1943
Train Conductor (uncredited)
movieThank Your Lucky Stars
1943
Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)
movieMurder on the Waterfront
1943
Capt. Beal
movieHere Comes Mr. Zerk
1943
Policeman
movieAction in the North Atlantic
1943
Joe (uncredited)
movieOne Dangerous Night
1943
Detective Dickens
movieGentleman Jim
1942
Sutro (uncredited)
movieX Marks the Spot
1942
Police Officer Martin
movieDear! Deer!
1942
Policeman
movieCounter-Espionage
1942
Dickens
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1942
Policeman (uncredited)
movieSpy Ship
1942
Night Watchman
movieIn This Our Life
1942
Jailer (uncredited)
movieLarceny, Inc.
1942
Bronson
movieMy Favorite Blonde
1942
Sam - Policeman
movieLady Gangster
1942
Policeman (uncredited)
movieBullet Scars
1942
Police Chief Hansen
movieThe Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
Detective (uncredited)
movieThey Died with Their Boots On
1941
Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)
movieAt the Stroke of Twelve
1941
Police Sergeant
movieSecrets of the Lone Wolf
1941
Wesley Dickens
movieOne Foot in Heaven
1941
Train Conductor (uncredited)
movieInvisible Ghost
1941
Detective Ryan
movieMr. District Attorney
1941
Officer McCloskey
movieThe Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941
Detective Dickens
movieMisbehaving Husbands
1940
Sgt. Murphy
movieMexican Spitfire Out West
1940
Jim - Detective
movieThe Green Archer
1940
Capt. Thompson
movieThe Golden Fleecing
1940
Cop (uncredited)
movieDeadwood Dick
1940
Bottles
movieHigh School
1940
Junk Man
movieToo Busy to Work
1939
Hank Fidler
movieHeaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939
Pete - Railroad Detective
movieCharlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939
Detective - in Cab and at Theatre
movieChicken Wagon Family
1939
Policeman
movieCharlie Chan in Reno
1939
Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
movieTell No Tales
1939
Policeman at School (uncredited)
movieMoving Vanities
1939
Police Officer (uncredited)
movieClock Wise
1939
Landlord
movieRough Riders' Round-up
1939
Agitator
movieDown on the Farm
1938
Bit Role
movieStraight, Place and Show
1938
Cop at Racetrack
movieMany Sappy Returns
1938
Finnegan
movieJosette
1938
Hotel Detective
Berth Quakes
1938
Train Conductor
movieNight Spot
1938
Police Band Leader
movieEverybody's Doing It
1938
Police Sergeant
movieLove and Hisses
1937
Officer
movieBorrowing Trouble
1937
Policeman
movieThat I May Live
1937
Abner Jenkins
movieOne Mile from Heaven
1937
Smitty - Policeman
movieThe Lady Escapes
1937
Man on telephone (uncredited)
movieWild and Woolly
1937
Policeman (uncredited)
movieSuper-Sleuth
1937
Jailer
movieShe Had to Eat
1937
Police Officer Tracy (uncredited)
movieBig Business
1937
Oil Man at Well
movieSlave Ship
1937
Seaman at Auction
movieAngel's Holiday
1937
Conductor
movieLove Is News
1937
Cop (uncredited)
movieTime Out for Romance
1937
Policeman
movieHigh Tension
1936
Desk Sergeant
moviePrivate Number
1936
Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited)
movieThe Witness Chair
1936
Detective Costigan
movieAt Sea Ashore
1936
Cop (uncredited)
movieThe Little Red Schoolhouse
1936
First Detective
movieThe Garden Murder Case
1936
Heath's Assistant (Uncredited)
movieThe Sagebrush Troubadour
1935
Hank Polk
movieHot Money
1935
Police Officer Kelsey (as Fred A. Kelsey)
movieThe Public Menace
1935
Mike - Cop
movieDiamond Jim
1935
Horsley's Secretary
movieAtlantic Adventure
1935
Police Officer Riley
movieDanger Ahead
1935
Detective O'Brien
movieOne Frightened Night
1935
Sheriff Jenks
movieDeath Flies East
1935
Police Lieutenant O'Brien
movieCarnival
1935
Bit Part
movieA Notorious Gentleman
1935
Detective
movieHorses' Collars
1935
Detective Hyden Zeke (uncredited)
movieAmong the Missing
1934
Police Sgt. Murphy
I'll Be Suing You
1934
Insurance Adjustor
movieTwentieth Century
1934
Train Detective (uncredited)
movieRough Necking
1934
Joe Cuttlehammer Sr.
movieI'll Tell the World
1934
Sergeant at Border
movieSchool for Girls
1934
Detective
movieThe Crime Doctor
1934
Bloodgood
movieBeloved
1934
Mulvaney
movieThe Moth
1934
Detective Blake
movieThe Bowery
1933
Detective Kelsey (uncredited)
Quiet Please!
1933
Train Conductor
movieGold Diggers of 1933
1933
Detective Jones (uncredited)
movieKing of the Jungle
1933
Cop (uncredited)
movieThe Crime of the Century
1933
Police Guard (uncredited)
movieIf I Had a Million
1932
Prison Jailer (uncredited)
movieRed Haired Alibi
1932
Corcoran
Yoo-Hoo
1932
Detective
movieSpeak Easily
1932
Process Server
The Iceman's Ball
1932
Police Sergeant
movieGuilty as Hell
1932
Detective Duffy
movieHuddle
1932
Policeman (uncredited)
movieLove in High Gear
1932
Detective Duffy
movieThe Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932
Cop (uncredited)
movieDiscarded Lovers
1932
Delaney
movieSide Show
1931
Sheriff Hornsby
movieYoung Donovan's Kid
1931
Collins
movieSubway Express
1931
Detective Kearney
movieScandal Sheet
1931
Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy
movieThe Naughty Flirt
1931
Policeman (uncredited)
movieGoing Wild
1930
The Conductor
movieOnly Saps Work
1930
Murphy (uncredited)
movieMen Without Law
1930
Deputy Sheriff Jeff
movieScarlet Pages
1930
Murphy
movieScreen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
1930
Self - Tour Guide
movieThe Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
1930
Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
movieThe Girl Said No
1930
Policeman
movieWide Open
1930
Detective
movieThe Woman Racket
1930
Police Captain
movieSmiling Irish Eyes
1929
County Fair Manager
movieThe Faker
1929
Police Detective
movieThe Last Warning
1928
Inspector
movieA Woman of Affairs
1928
Detective (uncredited)
movieOn Trial
1928
Clerk
movieThe Wright Idea
1928
M. T. Flatt
movieHarold Teen
1928
Mr. Lovewell
movieTenderloin
1928
Detective Simpson
movieWhile the City Sleeps
1928
Detective in Shadow Box
movieThe Gorilla
1927
Mulligan
movieThe 13th Juror
1927
The Detective
movieThe Thirteenth Hour
1927
Det. Shaw
movieSoft Cushions
1927
The Police
movieJewish Prudence
1927
Rent Collector
movieHeld by the Law
1927
Detective
movieOrchids and Ermine
1927
Police Sergeant
movieThere Ain't No Santa Claus
1926
Store Detective (uncredited)
movieThe Third Degree
1926
Assistant Chief of Detectives
movieAtta Boy
1926
Detective
movieBromo and Juliet
1926
The Detective (uncredited)
movieCrazy Like a Fox
1926
Man with Badge on Train (uncredited)
movieSay It with Babies
1926
Policeman
movieThe Social Highwayman
1926
Chief of Police
The Mystery Pilot
1926
Skipper Larsen
movieSeven Sinners
1925
Policeman
movieLittle Annie Rooney
1925
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
movieThe Lawful Cheater
1925
Tom Horan
moviePaths to Paradise
1925
Confederate
movieSmooth as Satin
1925
Kersey
movieExcuse Me
1925
George Ketchem
movieYouth and Adventure
1925
Red Mullin
movieThe Yankee Consul
1924
Agent John J. Doyle
movieLights Out
1923
Decker
movieThe Eleventh Hour
1923
The Submarine Commander
movieSouls for Sale
1923
Detective Quinn (uncredited)
movieLovebound
1923
Detective Hahn
movieDeserted at the Altar
1922
The Other Man
movieManslaughter
1922
Member of the Jury (uncredited)
movieDon't Shoot
1922
Police Officer
movieSouth of Suva
1922
Karl Swartz
movieOne Clear Call
1922
Starnes
movieThe Song of Life
1922
Police Inspector
movieThe Match-Breaker
1921
Detective
movieThe Last Card
1921
Detective (uncredited)
movieAlias Jimmy Valentine
1920
Bit Part (uncredited)
movieThe Fire Flingers
1919
Sgt. Powers
movieThe Silk Lined Burglar
1919
Capt. von Hoffmeier
movieThe Light of Victory
1919
Captain Eric von Prohme
movieThe Yellow Dog
1918
Max Kummich
movieA Society Sensation
1918
JIm Cox
movieThe Empty Cab
1918
The Detective
Silent Sandy
1914
Silent Sandy
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movieThe Purple Lily
1918
Director
movieThe Golden Bullet
1917
Director
movieThe Almost Good Man
1917
Director
movieA 44-Calibre Mystery
1917
Director
movieThe Fighting Gringo
1917
Director
The Drifter
1917
Director
movieThe Outlaw and the Lady
1917
Director
Blood Money
1917
Director
The Nymph
1916
Director
movieStation Content
1915
Director
Writing5
The Honor of an Outlaw
1917
Scenario Writer
Hair-Trigger Burke
1917
Scenario Writer
Goin' Straight
1917
Scenario Writer
movieThe Outlaw and the Lady
1917
Scenario Writer