Fred Kelsey

Fred Kelsey

Acting

Born:: 1884-08-20
Died:: 1961-09-02
Place of birth:: Sandusky, Ohio, USA

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.

Known For

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

To Catch a Thief

Strangers on a Train

A Star Is Born

Mildred Pierce

Auntie Mame

Gold Diggers of 1933

School for Girls

The Fountainhead

Action in the North Atlantic

Westbound

O. Henry's Full House

Filmography

Westbound

6.41959Townsman (uncredited)

Auntie Mame

7.01958Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)

The Helen Morgan Story

5.31957Night Club Patron (uncredited)

Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend

6.01957Barfly (uncredited)

The Opposite Sex

5.51956Club Patron (uncredited)

Serenade

5.61956Opera Attendee (uncredited)

Illegal

6.51955Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

To Catch a Thief

7.31955Party Guest (uncredited)

Tall Man Riding

5.81955Townsman (uncredited)

Outlaw's Son

The Silver Chalice

4.41954Silversmith (uncredited)

So You Want to Know Your Relatives

So You Want to Know Your Relatives

10.01954Mr. Watson (uncredited)

A Star Is Born

7.11954Audience Member (uncredited)

Lucky Me

6.81954Passerby on Street (uncredited)

Riding Shotgun

6.01954Townsman (uncredited)

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

6.21954Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

Racing Blood

So You Think You Can't Sleep

So You Think You Can't Sleep

6.51953Sleeping patient in waiting room

Crime Wave

7.11953Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)

Murder Without Tears

5.81953Sergeant-at-Arms

So You Want to Be a Musician

So You Want to Be a Musician

9.01953Restaurant diner

Hans Christian Andersen

6.21952Gendarme #1

Strop, Look and Listen

Strop, Look and Listen

8.01952Pierpont Alloy

Springfield Rifle

6.41952Barfly (uncredited)

O. Henry's Full House

6.91952Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

Carson City

6.21952Townsman (uncredited)

So You Want to Enjoy Life

So You Want to Enjoy Life

6.31952Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)

My Six Convicts

6.51952Store Detective

Room for One More

Strangers on a Train

7.71951Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)

Goodbye, My Fancy

6.41951Party Guest (Uncredited)

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

5.31951Doc Jones (uncredited)

The Enforcer

Storm Warning

6.61951Townsman (uncredited)

Revenue Agent

4.01950Sgt. Wallace

So You Want a Raise

So You Want a Raise

The Flame and the Arrow

6.41950Guard (uncredited)

So You Want to Hold Your Husband

So You Want to Hold Your Husband

9.01950Lamb - Curry's Partner

The Damned Don't Cry

7.01950Man on Dock (uncredited)

So You Think You're Not Guilty

6.11950Police Turnkey (uncredited)

Backfire

5.91950Fight Fan (uncredited)

The Inspector General

6.71949Villager (uncredited)

So You Want to Be an Actor

So You Want to Be an Actor

10.01949Counter Man

Dancing in the Dark

So You Want to Be a Muscle Man

So You Want to Be a Muscle Man

8.01949Delivery Man

The Fountainhead

6.81949Old Watchman (uncredited)

Colorado Territory

7.01949Train Engineer (uncredited)

Flamingo Road

7.01949Train Conductor (uncredited)

Homicide

5.71949Officer O'Brien

Silver River

6.11948Townsman (uncredited)

The Noose Hangs High

6.91948Cop (uncredited)

So You Want an Apartment

So You Want an Apartment

5.91948Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited)

The Unfaithful

5.91947Courtroom Spectator

Nora Prentiss

6.31947Turnkey (uncredited)

So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck

The Man I Love

6.11946Mac the Doorman (uncredited)

Andy Plays Hookey

Andy Plays Hookey

10.01946Policeman

The People's Choice

The People's Choice

Never Say Goodbye

6.31946Policeman (uncredited)

So You Want to Play the Horses

So You Want to Play the Horses

6.51946Detective (uncredited)