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