Fred Kelsey
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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
Credits
Strangers on a Train (1951)
as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
To Catch a Thief (1955)
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
as Cop in Raid (uncredited)
Huddle (1932)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
A Star Is Born (1954)
as Audience Member (uncredited)
In This Our Life (1942)
as Jailer (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
as Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
as Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Naughty Flirt (1931)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Soft Cushions (1927)
as The Police
Auntie Mame (1958)
as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
Night and Day (1946)
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
as Joe (uncredited)
Time Out for Romance (1937)
as Policeman
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
as Detective Jones (uncredited)
Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
as Gendarme #1
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)
as Detective - in Cab and at Theatre
The Enforcer (1951)
Actor
The Fountainhead (1949)
as Old Watchman (uncredited)
Storm Warning (1951)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Captain Fly-by-Night (1922)
as Gomez
The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
as Guard (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
as Harper (uncredited)
Tall Man Riding (1955)
as Townsman (uncredited)
So You Want to Play the Horses (1946)
as Detective (uncredited)
The People's Choice (1946)
Actor
Springfield Rifle (1952)
as Barfly (uncredited)
Flamingo Road (1949)
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Souls for Sale (1923)
as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
Mr. District Attorney (1941)
as Officer McCloskey
Crazy Like a Fox (1926)
as Man with Badge on Train (uncredited)
Shadows of Sing Sing (1933)
as Murphy
The Man I Love (1946)
as Mac the Doorman (uncredited)
School for Girls (1934)
as Detective
The Inspector General (1949)
as Villager (uncredited)
Backfire (1950)
as Fight Fan (uncredited)
Clock Wise (1939)
as Landlord
The Silver Chalice (1954)
as Silversmith (uncredited)
One Clear Call (1922)
as Starnes
Gentleman Jim (1942)
as Sutro (uncredited)
Westbound (1959)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Love Is News (1937)
as Cop (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor (1934)
as Bloodgood
I'll Tell the World (1934)
as Sergeant at Border
Harold Teen (1928)
as Mr. Lovewell
Down on the Farm (1938)
as Bit Role
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)
as Detective (uncredited)
Room for One More (1952)
Actor
Wild and Woolly (1937)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Three Strangers (1946)
as Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited)
Silver River (1948)
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
as Man on Dock (uncredited)
Monkey Businessmen (1946)
as Smiling Sam McGann (uncredited)
Super-Sleuth (1937)
as Jailer
The Opposite Sex (1956)
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Everybody's Doing It (1938)
as Police Sergeant
Colorado Territory (1949)
as Train Engineer (uncredited)
Crime Wave (1953)
as Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
A Woman of Affairs (1928)
as Detective (uncredited)
Racing Blood (1954)
as Smithy
Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
as Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Illegal (1955)
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Twentieth Century (1934)
as Train Detective (uncredited)
Love and Hisses (1937)
as Officer
Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)
as Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Carson City (1952)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Alias Jimmy Valentine (1920)
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Dog Shy (1926)
as Cop
Nora Prentiss (1947)
as Turnkey (uncredited)
If I Had a Million (1932)
as Prison Jailer (uncredited)
The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Northern Pursuit (1943)
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
A Stolen Life (1946)
as Bartender (uncredited)
A Midnight Adventure (1928)
as Cassidy
Too Busy to Work (1939)
as Hank Fidler
Serenade (1956)
as Opera Attendee (uncredited)
Bromo and Juliet (1926)
as The Detective (uncredited)
Riding Shotgun (1954)
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Social Highwayman (1926)
as Chief of Police
The Third Generation (1920)
as Brody
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath (1928)
as Detective
Dancing in the Dark (1949)
as Deputy
The Match-Breaker (1921)
as Detective
Never Say Goodbye (1946)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Carnival (1935)
as Bit Part
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (1939)
as Pete - Railroad Detective
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957)
as Barfly (uncredited)
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)
as Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
The Off-Shore Pirate (1921)
as Sailor
Traffic in Hearts (1924)
as Tim Tracy
Murder in the Big House (1942)
as "Screw"
Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
as Jailer
The Garden Murder Case (1936)
as Heath's Assistant (Uncredited)
The Crime of the Century (1933)
as Police Guard (uncredited)
Revenue Agent (1950)
as Sgt. Wallace
Larceny, Inc. (1942)
as Bronson
Invisible Ghost (1941)
as Detective Ryan
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940)
as Dickens
The Girl Said No (1930)
as Policeman
Slave Ship (1937)
as Seaman at Auction
Saratoga Trunk (1945)
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Bowery (1933)
as Detective Kelsey (uncredited)
Say It with Babies (1926)
as Policeman
Only Saps Work (1930)
as Murphy (uncredited)
Lovebound (1923)
as Detective Hahn
One Foot in Heaven (1941)
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
She Had to Eat (1937)
as Police Officer Tracy (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
as Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)
Love in High Gear (1932)
as Detective Duffy
The Noose Hangs High (1948)
as Cop (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940)
as Dickens
Orchids and Ermine (1927)
as Police Sergeant
Speak Easily (1932)
as Process Server
Shine on Harvest Moon (1944)
as Policeman in patrol car (uncredited)
The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932)
as Cop (uncredited)
Smooth as Satin (1925)
as Kersey
My Favorite Blonde (1942)
as Sam - Policeman
Goodbye, My Fancy (1951)
as Party Guest (Uncredited)
Make Your Own Bed (1944)
as Turnkey
King of the Jungle (1933)
as Cop (uncredited)
Safety in Numbers (1938)
as Cop
Old Acquaintance (1943)
as Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing (1940)
as Cop (uncredited)
Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940)
as Jim - Detective
Young Donovan's Kid (1931)
as Collins
Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941)
as Wesley Dickens
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940)
as Bailiff
High Tension (1936)
as Desk Sergeant
Excuse Me (1925)
as George Ketchem
Sailor's Luck (1933)
as Cop
The Lady Escapes (1937)
as Man on telephone (uncredited)
A Gem of a Jam (1943)
as Police Chief
While the City Sleeps (1928)
as Detective in Shadow Box
Tell No Tales (1939)
as Policeman at School (uncredited)
Pacific Blackout (1941)
as Cop
Beloved (1934)
as Mulvaney
Private Number (1936)
as Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited)
Lucky Me (1954)
as Passerby on Street (uncredited)
Tenderloin (1928)
as Detective Simpson
Road to Paradise (1930)
as Casey
The Iceman's Ball (1932)
as Police Sergeant
Rough Riders' Round-up (1939)
as Agitator
The Song of Life (1922)
as Police Inspector
X Marks the Spot (1942)
as Police Officer Martin
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941)
as Detective Dickens
So You Want an Apartment (1948)
as Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited)
How DOooo You Do (1945)
as Detective
The Light of Victory (1919)
as Captain Eric von Prohme
The Woman Racket (1930)
as Police Captain
At the Stroke of Twelve (1941)
as Police Sergeant
Atlantic Adventure (1935)
as Police Officer Riley
Homicide (1949)
as Officer O'Brien
So You Want to Enjoy Life (1952)
as Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)
Lightning Strikes Twice (1934)
as Dugan
Subway Express (1931)
as Detective Kearney
The Gorilla (1927)
as Mulligan
Josette (1938)
as Hotel Detective
One Mile from Heaven (1937)
as Smitty - Policeman
Among the Missing (1934)
as Police Sgt. Murphy
Murder on the Waterfront (1943)
as Capt. Beal
So You Want to Hold Your Husband (1950)
as Lamb - Curry's Partner
Manslaughter (1922)
as Member of the Jury (uncredited)
The Faker (1929)
as Police Detective
Horses' Collars (1935)
as Detective Hyden Zeke (uncredited)
Angel's Holiday (1937)
as Conductor
If a Body Meets a Body (1945)
as Detective
Crime by Night (1944)
as Dad Martin (uncredited)
On Trial (1928)
as Clerk
There Are No Villains (1921)
as Dugall
My Six Convicts (1952)
as Store Detective
Spy Ship (1942)
as Night Watchman
One Frightened Night (1935)
as Sheriff Jenks
The Third Degree (1926)
as Assistant Chief of Detectives
Here Comes Mr. Zerk (1943)
as Policeman
Roaring Guns (1944)
Actor
Diamond Jim (1935)
as Horsley's Secretary
Going Wild (1930)
as The Conductor
True to Life (1943)
as Cop (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940)
as Dickens
Counter-Espionage (1942)
as Dickens
The Silk Lined Burglar (1919)
as Capt. von Hoffmeier
Mutiny in the County (1940)
as Policeman
Scarlet Pages (1930)
as Murphy
Death Flies East (1935)
as Police Lieutenant O'Brien
Straight, Place and Show (1938)
as Cop at Racetrack
Murder on the Roof (1930)
as Ryan
The Last Warning (1928)
as Inspector
So You Think You Can't Sleep (1953)
as Sleeping patient in waiting room
The Green Archer (1940)
as Capt. Thompson
So You Think You're Not Guilty (1950)
as Police Turnkey (uncredited)
Naughty Baby (1928)
as Dugan
Boys Will Be Boys (1932)
as Doorman
Borrowing Trouble (1937)
as Policeman
The Little Red Schoolhouse (1936)
as First Detective
At Sea Ashore (1936)
as Cop (uncredited)
Bullet Scars (1942)
as Police Chief Hansen
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man (1949)
as Delivery Man
Come Out Fighting (1945)
as Mr. McGinnis, Sr. (as Fred Kelsy)
That's My Baby (1926)
as Murphy
The Last Card (1921)
as Detective (uncredited)
Men Without Law (1930)
as Deputy Sheriff Jeff
Friendly Enemies (1925)
Actor
The Unfaithful (1947)
as Courtroom Spectator
The Honor of an Outlaw (1917)
as The Deputy
Guilty as Hell (1932)
as Detective Duffy
Don't Shoot (1922)
as Police Officer
Berth Quakes (1938)
as Train Conductor
Chicken Wagon Family (1939)
as Policeman
Lights Out (1923)
as Decker
The Yellow Dog (1918)
as Max Kummich
Scandal Sheet (1931)
as Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy
Wrong Again (1929)
Actor
The Public Menace (1935)
as Mike - Cop
Deadwood Dick (1940)
as Bottles
So You Want to Know Your Relatives (1954)
as Mr. Watson (uncredited)
The Strange Mr. Gregory (1945)
as Lefert
Held by the Law (1927)
as Detective
Night Spot (1938)
as Police Band Leader
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1942)
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Lawful Cheater (1925)
as Tom Horan
Little Annie Rooney (1925)
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Wide Open (1930)
as Detective
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1925)
Actor
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1 (1930)
as Self - Tour Guide
The Moth (1934)
as Detective Blake
Seven Sinners (1925)
as Policeman
One Dangerous Night (1943)
as Detective Dickens
Big Business (1937)
as Oil Man at Well
The Wright Idea (1928)
as M. T. Flatt
Yoo-Hoo (1932)
as Detective
Lady Gangster (1942)
as Policeman (uncredited)
So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck (1946)
as Fred
So You Want a Raise (1950)
Actor
Side Show (1931)
as Sheriff Hornsby
Snooper Service (1945)
Actor
Food and Magic (1943)
Actor
A Notorious Gentleman (1935)
as Detective
Arms and the Gringo (1914)
Actor
Murder Without Tears (1953)
as Sergeant-at-Arms
Bag and Baggage (1923)
as Fred
Misbehaving Husbands (1940)
as Sgt. Murphy
Red Haired Alibi (1932)
as Corcoran
Deserted at the Altar (1922)
as The Other Man
The Yankee Consul (1924)
as Agent John J. Doyle
Frontier Days (1945)
as Mayor Stone (uncredited)
High School (1940)
as Junk Man
A Left Hook (1911)
Actor
Strop, Look and Listen (1952)
as Pierpont Alloy
Trial by Trigger (1944)
as Jerry (uncredited)
She Got What She Wanted (1930)
Actor
So You Want to Be a Musician (1953)
as Restaurant diner
I Was Framed (1942)
as Drunk
There Ain't No Santa Claus (1926)
as Store Detective (uncredited)
So You Want to Be an Actor (1949)
as Counter Man
Jewish Prudence (1927)
as Rent Collector
South of Suva (1922)
as Karl Swartz
Atta Boy (1926)
as Detective
The Empty Cab (1918)
as The Detective
The Witness Chair (1936)
as Detective Costigan
Smiling Irish Eyes (1929)
as County Fair Manager
That I May Live (1937)
as Abner Jenkins
Hiss and Yell (1946)
as Policeman (uncredited)
Tiny Troubles (1939)
as Judge
Danger Ahead (1935)
as Detective O'Brien
The Thirteenth Hour (1927)
as Det. Shaw
Dear! Deer! (1942)
as Policeman
Discarded Lovers (1932)
as Delaney
The Fire Flingers (1919)
as Sgt. Powers
Outlaw's Son (1954)
Actor
Puppets of Fate (1921)
as Bobs
I'll Be Suing You (1934)
as Insurance Adjustor
Youth and Adventure (1925)
as Red Mullin
Paths to Paradise (1925)
as Confederate
The 13th Juror (1927)
as The Detective
The Night Hawk (1924)
Actor
The Eleventh Hour (1923)
as The Submarine Commander
Rough Necking (1934)
as Joe Cuttlehammer Sr.
A Society Sensation (1918)
as JIm Cox
Plastered in Paris (1928)
Actor
The Donovan Affair (1929)
as Carney
Hot Money (1935)
as Police Officer Kelsey (as Fred A. Kelsey)
Moving Vanities (1939)
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Silent Sandy (1914)
as Silent Sandy
The Uneasy Three (1925)
Actor
The Sagebrush Troubadour (1935)
as Hank Polk
Detour to Danger (1946)
as Det. Kelsey
Quiet Please! (1933)
as Train Conductor
Many Sappy Returns (1938)
as Finnegan
The Mystery Pilot (1926)
as Skipper Larsen
Strictly Fresh Yeggs (1934)
as Policeman
Shopping with Wifie (1932)
as Det. Dugan
Andy Plays Hookey (1946)
as Policeman