People
Fred Kelsey
- Name: Fred Kelsey
- Birthday: 1884-08-20
- Also known as: Fred Kelsy, F. A. Kelsey ,F.A. Kelsey ,Fred A. Kelsey ,Fred. A. Kelsey ,H. Kelsley,Frederick Alvin Kelsey
- Place of birth: Sandusky, Ohio, USA
- Popularity: 1.861
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:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Westbound as Townsman (uncredited) | 1959-04-25 |
| Auntie Mame as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited) | 1958-12-04 |
| The Opposite Sex as Club Patron (uncredited) | 1956-11-15 |
| Serenade as Opera Attendee (uncredited) | 1956-03-23 |
| Illegal as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | 1955-10-09 |
| To Catch a Thief as Party Guest (uncredited) | 1955-08-03 |
| Tall Man Riding as Townsman (uncredited) | 1955-06-18 |
| Outlaw's Son | 1954-12-26 |
| The Silver Chalice as Silversmith (uncredited) | 1954-12-20 |
| So You Want to Know Your Relatives as Mr. Watson (uncredited) | 1954-12-18 |
| A Star Is Born as Audience Member (uncredited) | 1954-10-01 |
| Lucky Me as Passerby on Street (uncredited) | 1954-04-09 |
| Crime Wave as Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited) | 1953-10-22 |
| Hans Christian Andersen as First Gendarme | 1952-12-19 |
| Springfield Rifle as Barfly (uncredited) | 1952-10-22 |
| O. Henry's Full House as Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi") | 1952-08-07 |
| So You Want to Enjoy Life as Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited) | 1952-03-29 |
| My Six Convicts as Store Detective | 1952-03-20 |
| Room for One More | 1952-01-10 |
| Goodbye, My Fancy as Party Guest (Uncredited) | 1951-05-19 |
| The Enforcer | 1951-02-24 |
| Storm Warning as Townsman (uncredited) | 1951-02-10 |
| Revenue Agent as Sgt. Wallace | 1950-12-12 |
| So You Want a Raise | 1950-09-23 |
| The Flame and the Arrow as Guard (uncredited) | 1950-07-07 |
| So You Want to Hold Your Husband as Lamb - Curry's Partner | 1950-07-01 |
| The Damned Don't Cry as Man on Dock (uncredited) | 1950-05-13 |
| So You Think You're Not Guilty as Police Turnkey (uncredited) | 1950-04-15 |
| Backfire as Fight Fan (uncredited) | 1950-01-26 |
| The Inspector General as Villager (uncredited) | 1949-12-31 |
| Dancing in the Dark as Deputy | 1949-12-02 |
| The Fountainhead as Old Watchman (uncredited) | 1949-06-25 |
| Colorado Territory as (uncredited) | 1949-06-11 |
| Flamingo Road as Train Conductor (uncredited) | 1949-04-30 |
| Homicide as Officer O'Brien | 1949-04-02 |
| The Noose Hangs High as Cop (uncredited) | 1948-04-05 |
| So You Want an Apartment as Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited) | 1948-01-03 |
| The Unfaithful as Courtroom Spectator | 1947-07-01 |
| So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck as Fred | 1946-12-28 |
| Andy Plays Hookey as Policeman | 1946-12-19 |
| Never Say Goodbye as Policeman (uncredited) | 1946-11-09 |
| So You Want to Play the Horses as Detective (uncredited) | 1946-10-05 |
| A Stolen Life as Bartender (uncredited) | 1946-05-01 |
| Hiss and Yell as Policeman (uncredited) | 1946-02-14 |
| Three Strangers as Man on the Street / Man in Pub | 1946-01-28 |
| Detour to Danger as Det. Kelsey | 1946-01-01 |
| How DOooo You Do as Detective | 1945-12-24 |
| Frontier Days as Mayor Stone (uncredited) | 1945-12-08 |
| Saratoga Trunk as Train Conductor (uncredited) | 1945-11-21 |
| Mildred Pierce as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited) | 1945-10-20 |
| Come Out Fighting as Mr. McGinnis, Sr. (as Fred Kelsy) | 1945-09-29 |
| If a Body Meets a Body as Detective | 1945-08-30 |
| Christmas in Connecticut as Harper (uncredited) | 1945-07-27 |
| Snooper Service | 1945-02-03 |
| The Strange Mr. Gregory as Lefert | 1945-01-12 |
| Crime by Night as Dad Martin (uncredited) | 1944-09-09 |
| Make Your Own Bed as Turnkey | 1944-06-10 |
| Trial by Trigger as Jerry (uncredited) | 1944-05-27 |
| Mr. Skeffington as Cop in Raid (uncredited) | 1944-05-25 |
| Roaring Guns | 1944-02-19 |
| A Gem of a Jam as Police Chief | 1943-12-30 |
| True to Life as Cop (uncredited) | 1943-12-24 |
| Old Acquaintance as Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited) | 1943-11-27 |
| Food and Magic | 1943-11-18 |
| Northern Pursuit as Train Conductor (uncredited) | 1943-11-07 |
| Thank Your Lucky Stars as Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited) | 1943-09-25 |
| Murder on the Waterfront as Capt. Beal | 1943-09-18 |
| Here Comes Mr. Zerk as Policeman | 1943-07-23 |
| Action in the North Atlantic as Joe (uncredited) | 1943-06-12 |
| One Dangerous Night as Detective Dickens | 1943-01-22 |
| Gentleman Jim as Sutro (uncredited) | 1942-11-14 |
| X Marks the Spot as Police Officer Martin | 1942-11-04 |
| Dear! Deer! as Policeman | 1942-10-23 |
| Counter-Espionage as Dickens | 1942-09-03 |
| The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady as Policeman (uncredited) | 1942-07-04 |
| Spy Ship as Night Watchman | 1942-06-06 |
| In This Our Life as Jailer (uncredited) | 1942-05-08 |
| Larceny, Inc. as Bronson | 1942-04-24 |
| Murder in the Big House as "Screw" | 1942-04-11 |
| I Was Framed as Drunk | 1942-04-04 |
| My Favorite Blonde as Sam - Policeman | 1942-04-02 |
| Lady Gangster as Policeman (uncredited) | 1942-04-01 |
| Bullet Scars as Police Chief Hansen | 1942-03-07 |
| Wild Bill Hickok Rides as Jailer | 1942-01-31 |
| Pacific Blackout as Cop | 1941-12-31 |
| The Man Who Came to Dinner as Detective (uncredited) | 1941-12-24 |
| They Died with Their Boots On as Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited) | 1941-11-20 |
| At the Stroke of Twelve as Police Sergeant | 1941-11-15 |
| Secrets of the Lone Wolf as Wesley Dickens | 1941-11-13 |
| One Foot in Heaven as Train Conductor (uncredited) | 1941-11-01 |
| Invisible Ghost as Detective Ryan | 1941-04-25 |
| Mr. District Attorney as Officer McCloskey | 1941-03-27 |
| The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance as Detective Dickens | 1941-03-06 |
| Misbehaving Husbands as Sgt. Murphy | 1940-12-20 |
| The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date as Dickens | 1940-11-02 |
| Mexican Spitfire Out West as Jim - Detective | 1940-10-29 |
| The Green Archer as Capt. Thompson | 1940-10-25 |
| The Golden Fleecing as Cop (uncredited) | 1940-08-16 |
| Deadwood Dick as Bottles | 1940-07-19 |
| The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady as Dickens | 1940-05-30 |
| Mutiny in the County as Policeman | 1940-05-03 |
| The Lone Wolf Strikes as Dickens | 1940-01-26 |
| High School as Junk Man | 1940-01-26 |
| The Man Who Wouldn't Talk as Bailiff | 1940-01-11 |
| Too Busy to Work as Hank Fidler | 1939-11-17 |
| Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence as Pete - Railroad Detective | 1939-11-03 |
| Charlie Chan at Treasure Island as Detective - in Cab and at Theatre | 1939-08-31 |
| Chicken Wagon Family as Policeman | 1939-08-10 |
| Charlie Chan in Reno as Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 1939-06-16 |
| Tell No Tales as Policeman at School (uncredited) | 1939-06-12 |
| Moving Vanities as Police Officer (uncredited) | 1939-05-05 |
| Clock Wise as Landlord | 1939-03-24 |
| Rough Riders' Round-up as Agitator | 1939-03-13 |
| Tiny Troubles as Judge | 1939-02-18 |
| Down on the Farm as Bit Role | 1938-10-11 |
| Straight, Place and Show as Cop at Racetrack | 1938-09-30 |
| Many Sappy Returns as Finnegan | 1938-08-19 |
| Josette as Hotel Detective | 1938-06-03 |
| Safety in Numbers as Cop | 1938-05-30 |
| Berth Quakes as Train Conductor | 1938-05-06 |
| Night Spot as Police Band Leader | 1938-02-25 |
| Everybody's Doing It as Police Sergeant | 1938-01-14 |
| Love and Hisses as Officer | 1937-12-21 |
| Borrowing Trouble as Policeman | 1937-12-10 |
| That I May Live as Abner Jenkins | 1937-09-13 |
| One Mile from Heaven as Smitty - Policeman | 1937-08-18 |
| The Lady Escapes as Man on telephone (uncredited) | 1937-07-22 |
| Wild and Woolly as Policeman (uncredited) | 1937-07-19 |
| Super-Sleuth as Jailer | 1937-07-16 |
| She Had to Eat as Police Officer Tracy (uncredited) | 1937-07-02 |
| Big Business as Oil Man at Well | 1937-06-18 |
| Slave Ship as Seaman at Auction | 1937-06-16 |
| Angel's Holiday as Conductor | 1937-06-07 |
| Love Is News as Cop (uncredited) | 1937-02-26 |
| Time Out for Romance as Policeman | 1937-02-10 |
| High Tension as Desk Sergeant | 1936-07-10 |
| Private Number as Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited) | 1936-06-05 |
| The Witness Chair as Detective Costigan | 1936-04-23 |
| At Sea Ashore as Cop (uncredited) | 1936-04-04 |
| The Little Red Schoolhouse as First Detective | 1936-03-02 |
| The Garden Murder Case as Heath's Assistant (Uncredited) | 1936-02-21 |
| The Sagebrush Troubadour as Hank Polk | 1935-12-02 |
| Hot Money as Police Officer Kelsey (as Fred A. Kelsey) | 1935-11-16 |
| The Public Menace as Mike - Cop | 1935-09-30 |
| Diamond Jim as Horsley's Secretary | 1935-09-01 |
| Atlantic Adventure as Police Officer Riley | 1935-08-25 |
| Danger Ahead as Detective O'Brien | 1935-08-01 |
| One Frightened Night as Sheriff Jenks | 1935-05-01 |
| Death Flies East as Police Lieutenant O'Brien | 1935-02-28 |
| Carnival as Bit Part | 1935-02-15 |
| A Notorious Gentleman | 1935-01-21 |
| Horses' Collars as Detective Hyden Zeke (uncredited) | 1935-01-10 |
| Lightning Strikes Twice as Dugan | 1934-12-07 |
| Among the Missing as Police Sgt. Murphy | 1934-09-25 |
| I'll Be Suing You as Insurance Adjustor | 1934-06-23 |
| Twentieth Century as Train Detective (uncredited) | 1934-05-11 |
| Rough Necking as Joe Cuttlehammer Sr. | 1934-04-24 |
| I'll Tell the World as Sergeant at Border | 1934-04-20 |
| Strictly Fresh Yeggs as Policeman | 1934-04-06 |
| School for Girls as Detective | 1934-03-22 |
| The Crime Doctor as Bloodgood | 1934-03-14 |
| Beloved as Mulvaney | 1934-01-22 |
| The Moth as Detective Blake | 1934-01-14 |
| Quiet Please! as Train Conductor | 1933-08-10 |
| Sailor's Luck as Cop | 1933-03-17 |
| King of the Jungle as Cop (uncredited) | 1933-03-10 |
| The Crime of the Century | 1933-02-18 |
| Boys Will Be Boys as Doorman | 1932-11-30 |
| If I Had a Million as Prison Jailer (uncredited) | 1932-11-18 |
| Red Haired Alibi as Corcoran | 1932-10-21 |
| Yoo-Hoo as Detective | 1932-10-04 |
| The Iceman's Ball as Police Sergeant | 1932-08-12 |
| Guilty as Hell as Detective Duffy | 1932-08-05 |
| Huddle as Policeman (uncredited) | 1932-05-14 |
| Love in High Gear as Detective Duffy | 1932-05-01 |
| Shopping with Wifie as Det. Dugan | 1932-02-07 |
| Discarded Lovers as Delaney | 1932-01-03 |
| Side Show as Sheriff Hornsby | 1931-09-19 |
| Young Donovan's Kid as Collins | 1931-06-06 |
| Subway Express as Detective Kearney | 1931-05-01 |
| Scandal Sheet as Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy | 1931-01-31 |
| Going Wild as The Conductor | 1930-12-21 |
| The Naughty Flirt as Policeman (uncredited) | 1930-12-17 |
| Only Saps Work as Murphy | 1930-12-05 |
| She Got What She Wanted | 1930-11-09 |
| Men Without Law as Deputy Sheriff Jeff | 1930-10-15 |
| Scarlet Pages as Murphy | 1930-09-27 |
| The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case as Chief of Detectives (uncredited) | 1930-08-08 |
| Road to Paradise as Police Officer Casey | 1930-07-20 |
| The Girl Said No as Policeman | 1930-03-15 |
| Wide Open as Detective | 1930-02-01 |
| Murder on the Roof as Ryan | 1930-01-29 |
| The Woman Racket as Police Captain | 1930-01-24 |
| Smiling Irish Eyes as County Fair Manager | 1929-07-22 |
| The Donovan Affair as Carney | 1929-04-11 |
| Wrong Again | 1929-02-23 |
| The Faker as Police Detective | 1929-01-02 |
| The Last Warning as Inspector | 1928-12-25 |
| Naughty Baby as Dugan | 1928-12-16 |
| A Woman of Affairs as Detective (uncredited) | 1928-12-15 |
| On Trial as Clerk | 1928-12-01 |
| The Wright Idea as M. T. Flatt | 1928-08-05 |
| Harold Teen as Mr. Lovewell | 1928-04-28 |
| Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath as Detective | 1928-03-31 |
| Tenderloin as Detective Simpson | 1928-03-14 |
| While the City Sleeps as Detective in Shadow Box | 1928-02-15 |
| The Gorilla as Mulligan | 1927-11-13 |
| The 13th Juror as The Detective | 1927-11-13 |
| The Thirteenth Hour as Det. Shaw | 1927-10-17 |
| Soft Cushions as The Police | 1927-08-27 |
| Jewish Prudence as Rent Collector | 1927-05-27 |
| There Ain't No Santa Claus as Store Detective (uncredited) | 1926-12-12 |
| The Third Degree as Assistant Chief of Detectives | 1926-12-01 |
| Atta Boy as Detective | 1926-10-10 |
| Bromo and Juliet as The Detective (uncredited) | 1926-09-19 |
| Crazy Like a Fox as Man with Badge on Train (uncredited) | 1926-08-26 |
| Say It with Babies as Policeman | 1926-05-16 |
| The Mystery Pilot as Skipper Larsen | 1926-05-01 |
| That's My Baby as Murphy | 1926-04-19 |
| Dog Shy as Cop | 1926-04-04 |
| The Uneasy Three | 1925-11-15 |
| Seven Sinners as Policeman | 1925-11-07 |
| Seven Keys to Baldpate | 1925-10-19 |
| Little Annie Rooney as Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | 1925-10-18 |
| The Lawful Cheater as Tom Horan | 1925-07-17 |
| Paths to Paradise as Confederate | 1925-06-28 |
| Friendly Enemies | 1925-05-16 |
| Excuse Me as George Ketchem | 1925-01-19 |
| The Yankee Consul as Agent John J. Doyle | 1924-02-24 |
| The Night Hawk | 1924-02-17 |
| Lights Out as Decker | 1923-11-12 |
| Bag and Baggage as Fred | 1923-11-01 |
| The Eleventh Hour as The Submarine Commander | 1923-07-19 |
| Souls for Sale as Detective Quinn (uncredited) | 1923-04-22 |
| Lovebound as Detective Hahn | 1923-04-15 |
| Captain Fly-by-Night as Gomez | 1922-12-24 |
| Deserted at the Altar as The Other Man | 1922-12-01 |
| Manslaughter as Member of the Jury (uncredited) | 1922-09-24 |
| Don't Shoot as Police Officer | 1922-08-21 |
| One Clear Call as Starnes | 1922-05-20 |
| The Song of Life as Police Inspector | 1922-02-02 |
| There Are No Villains as Dugall | 1921-11-14 |
| The Last Card as Detective (uncredited) | 1921-05-23 |
| Puppets of Fate as Bobs | 1921-03-28 |
| Alias Jimmy Valentine as Bit Part (uncredited) | 1920-02-29 |
| The Fire Flingers as Sgt. Powers | 1919-04-21 |
| The Silk Lined Burglar as Capt. von Hoffmeier | 1919-03-31 |
| The Light of Victory as Captain Eric von Prohme | 1919-03-17 |
| The Yellow Dog as Max Kummich | 1918-11-04 |
| A Society Sensation as JIm Cox | 1918-09-22 |
| The Empty Cab as The Detective | 1918-07-06 |
| The Honor of an Outlaw as The Deputy | 1917-05-15 |
| Arms and the Gringo | 1914-06-28 |
| Silent Sandy as Silent Sandy | 1914-05-30 |
| A Left Hook | 1911-05-10 |
