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Fred Kelsey
Actor· 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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
80 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Westbound | Townsman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1956 | Serenade | Opera Attendee (uncredited) | Film |
| 1955 | To Catch a Thief | Party Guest (uncredited) | Film |
| 1955 | Tall Man Riding | Townsman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1954 | Lucky Me | Passerby on Street (uncredited) | Film |
| 1953 | Murder Without Tears | Sergeant-at-Arms | Film |
| 1953 | Crime Wave | Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited) | Film |
| 1952 | My Six Convicts | Store Detective | Film |
| 1952 | O. Henry's Full House | Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi") | Film |
| 1952 | Hans Christian Andersen | First Gendarme | Film |
| 1950 | So You Think You're Not Guilty | Police Turnkey (uncredited) | Film |
| 1950 | Backfire | Fight Fan (uncredited) | Film |
| 1949 | Flamingo Road | Train Conductor (uncredited) | Film |
| 1949 | The Inspector General | Villager (uncredited) | Film |
| 1949 | Homicide | Officer O'Brien | Film |
| 1949 | Colorado Territory | Train Engineer (uncredited) | Film |
| 1948 | The Noose Hangs High | Cop (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | Monkey Businessmen | Smiling Sam McGann (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | A Stolen Life | Bartender (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | Three Strangers | Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | Never Say Goodbye | Policeman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | The Strange Mr. Gregory | Lefert | Film |
| 1945 | If a Body Meets a Body | Detective | Film |
| 1945 | Christmas in Connecticut | Harper (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | Crime by Night | Dad Martin (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | Mr. Skeffington | Cop in Raid (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | Make Your Own Bed | Turnkey | Film |
| 1944 | Trial by Trigger | Jerry (uncredited) | Film |
| 1943 | One Dangerous Night | Detective Dickens | Film |
| 1943 | A Gem of a Jam | Police Chief | Film |
| 1943 | Murder on the Waterfront | Capt. Beal | Film |
| 1943 | Old Acquaintance | Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | X Marks the Spot | Police Officer Martin | Film |
| 1942 | Larceny, Inc. | Bronson | Film |
| 1942 | Murder in the Big House | "Screw" | Film |
| 1942 | I Was Framed | Drunk | Film |
| 1942 | In This Our Life | Jailer (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | My Favorite Blonde | Sam - Policeman | Film |
| 1942 | Counter-Espionage | Dickens | Film |
| 1942 | Spy Ship | Night Watchman | Film |
| 1942 | Lady Gangster | Policeman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | Secrets of the Lone Wolf | Wesley Dickens | Film |
| 1941 | Mr. District Attorney | Officer McCloskey | Film |
| 1941 | Invisible Ghost | Detective Ryan | Film |
| 1941 | The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance | Detective Dickens | Film |
| 1940 | The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady | Dickens | Film |
| 1940 | The Lone Wolf Strikes | Dickens | Film |
| 1940 | The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date | Dickens | Film |
| 1940 | The Green Archer | Capt. Thompson | Film |
| 1939 | Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence | Pete - Railroad Detective | Film |
| 1939 | Charlie Chan in Reno | Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | Charlie Chan at Treasure Island | Detective - in Cab and at Theatre | Film |
| 1939 | Rough Riders' Round-up | Agitator | Film |
| 1937 | Angel's Holiday | Conductor | Film |
| 1937 | Big Business | Oil Man at Well | Film |
| 1937 | One Mile from Heaven | Smitty - Policeman | Film |
| 1937 | Super-Sleuth | Jailer | Film |
| 1937 | That I May Live | Abner Jenkins | Film |
| 1936 | The Garden Murder Case | Heath's Assistant (Uncredited) | Film |
| 1936 | The Little Red Schoolhouse | First Detective | Film |
| 1935 | Horses' Collars | Detective Hyden Zeke (uncredited) | Film |
| 1935 | One Frightened Night | Sheriff Jenks | Film |
| 1935 | The Sagebrush Troubadour | Hank Polk | Film |
| 1935 | The Public Menace | Mike - Cop | Film |
| 1935 | Danger Ahead | Detective O'Brien | Film |
| 1934 | The Moth | Detective Blake | Film |
| 1934 | Lightning Strikes Twice | Dugan | Film |
| 1933 | The Crime of the Century | Police Guard (uncredited) | Film |
| 1933 | Sailor's Luck | Cop | Film |
| 1932 | Speak Easily | Process Server | Film |
| 1932 | Love in High Gear | Detective Duffy | Film |
| 1932 | The Iceman's Ball | Police Sergeant | Film |
| 1932 | Discarded Lovers | Delaney | Film |
| 1932 | Guilty as Hell | Detective Duffy | Film |
| 1932 | Huddle | Policeman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1932 | Red Haired Alibi | Corcoran | Film |
| 1931 | The Naughty Flirt | Policeman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1931 | Side Show | Sheriff Hornsby | Film |
| 1931 | Scandal Sheet | Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy | Film |
| 1930 | Wide Open | Detective | Film |
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