Fred Kelsey

Fred Kelsey

Acting

Birthday

1884/08/20

Day of death

1961/09/02 (77 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Sandusky, Ohio, USA

Also know as

Fred Kelsy, F. A. Kelsey , F.A. Kelsey , Fred A. Kelsey , Fred. A. Kelsey , H. Kelsley, Frederick Alvin Kelsey

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.

Acting
0.0

(1930) She Got What She Wanted

as ---

0.0

(1942) The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

as Policeman (uncredited)

Revenue Agent
1.0

(1950) Revenue Agent

as Sgt. Wallace

Love Is News
6.0

(1937) Love Is News

as Cop (uncredited)

0.0

(1926) That's My Baby

as Murphy

Twentieth Century
6.8

(1934) Twentieth Century

as Train Detective (uncredited)

Soft Cushions
0.0

(1927) Soft Cushions

as The Police

The Yankee Consul
0.0

(1924) The Yankee Consul

as Agent John J. Doyle

Flamingo Road
7.0

(1949) Flamingo Road

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Subway Express
0.0

(1931) Subway Express

as Detective Kearney

The Donovan Affair
6.0

(1929) The Donovan Affair

as Carney

Lights Out
0.0

(1923) Lights Out

as Decker

One Frightened Night
5.5

(1935) One Frightened Night

as Sheriff Jenks

Moving Vanities
0.0

(1939) Moving Vanities

as Police Officer (uncredited)

Alias Jimmy Valentine
0.0

(1920) Alias Jimmy Valentine

as Bit Part (uncredited)

The Empty Cab
0.0

(1918) The Empty Cab

as The Detective

Friendly Enemies
0.0

(1925) Friendly Enemies

as ---

1.0

(1932) The Iceman's Ball

as Police Sergeant

Frontier Days
4.0

(1945) Frontier Days

as Mayor Stone (uncredited)

Deserted at the Altar
0.0

(1922) Deserted at the Altar

as The Other Man

Hans Christian Andersen
6.3

(1952) Hans Christian Andersen

as First Gendarme

One Clear Call
0.0

(1922) One Clear Call

as Starnes

Lovebound
0.0

(1923) Lovebound

as Detective Hahn

Jewish Prudence
6.4

(1927) Jewish Prudence

as Rent Collector

The Crime Doctor
3.5

(1934) The Crime Doctor

as Bloodgood

Counter-Espionage
6.2

(1942) Counter-Espionage

as Dickens

6.0

(1950) So You Want a Raise

as ---

Roaring Guns
0.0

(1944) Roaring Guns

as ---

Trial by Trigger
2.0

(1944) Trial by Trigger

as Jerry (uncredited)

Storm Warning
6.6

(1951) Storm Warning

as Townsman (uncredited)

Hiss and Yell
3.0

(1946) Hiss and Yell

as Policeman (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
6.0

(1941) The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

as Detective Dickens

Tall Man Riding
5.6

(1955) Tall Man Riding

as Townsman (uncredited)

Northern Pursuit
5.9

(1943) Northern Pursuit

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Springfield Rifle
6.0

(1952) Springfield Rifle

as Barfly (uncredited)

The Silver Chalice
4.5

(1954) The Silver Chalice

as Silversmith (uncredited)

Saratoga Trunk
5.7

(1945) Saratoga Trunk

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Manslaughter
5.4

(1922) Manslaughter

as Member of the Jury (uncredited)

Colorado Territory
6.9

(1949) Colorado Territory

as (uncredited)

The Last Card
0.0

(1921) The Last Card

as Detective (uncredited)

0.0

(1917) The Honor of an Outlaw

as The Deputy

5.7

(1950) So You Think You're Not Guilty

as Police Turnkey (uncredited)

If a Body Meets a Body
4.8

(1945) If a Body Meets a Body

as Detective

If I Had a Million
6.5

(1932) If I Had a Million

as Prison Jailer (uncredited)

Discarded Lovers
4.8

(1932) Discarded Lovers

as Delaney

Murder in the Big House
6.5

(1942) Murder in the Big House

as "Screw"

Secrets of the Lone Wolf
6.3

(1941) Secrets of the Lone Wolf

as Wesley Dickens

0.0

(1925) Seven Keys to Baldpate

as ---

Super-Sleuth
5.0

(1937) Super-Sleuth

as Jailer

That I May Live
6.5

(1937) That I May Live

as Abner Jenkins

Danger Ahead
5.5

(1935) Danger Ahead

as Detective O'Brien

Scarlet Pages
6.5

(1930) Scarlet Pages

as Murphy

The Moth
0.0

(1934) The Moth

as Detective Blake

Lightning Strikes Twice
4.7

(1934) Lightning Strikes Twice

as Dugan

Arms and the Gringo
0.0

(1914) Arms and the Gringo

as ---

Murder on the Waterfront
5.0

(1943) Murder on the Waterfront

as Capt. Beal

To Catch a Thief
7.3

(1955) To Catch a Thief

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Lucky Me
6.7

(1954) Lucky Me

as Passerby on Street (uncredited)

Christmas in Connecticut
7.0

(1945) Christmas in Connecticut

as Harper (uncredited)

The Little Red Schoolhouse
5.5

(1936) The Little Red Schoolhouse

as First Detective

5.0

(1926) Say It with Babies

as Policeman

The Wright Idea
0.0

(1928) The Wright Idea

as M. T. Flatt

Backfire
5.8

(1950) Backfire

as Fight Fan (uncredited)

Illegal
6.4

(1955) Illegal

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Side Show
5.0

(1931) Side Show

as Sheriff Hornsby

The Crime of the Century
6.3

(1933) The Crime of the Century

as Police Guard (uncredited)

Love in High Gear
0.0

(1932) Love in High Gear

as Detective Duffy

Atlantic Adventure
5.5

(1935) Atlantic Adventure

as Police Officer Riley

0.0

(1934) Strictly Fresh Yeggs

as Policeman

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
0.0

(1928) Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

as Detective

The Woman Racket
4.7

(1930) The Woman Racket

as Police Captain

My Favorite Blonde
6.4

(1942) My Favorite Blonde

as Sam - Policeman

A Notorious Gentleman
6.0

(1935) A Notorious Gentleman

as ---

A Gem of a Jam
7.3

(1943) A Gem of a Jam

as Police Chief

Wide Open
5.3

(1930) Wide Open

as Detective

Road to Paradise
6.2

(1930) Road to Paradise

as Casey

The Girl Said No
5.5

(1930) The Girl Said No

as Policeman

Guilty as Hell
5.8

(1932) Guilty as Hell

as Detective Duffy

Don't Shoot
0.0

(1922) Don't Shoot

as Police Officer

Westbound
6.1

(1959) Westbound

as Townsman (uncredited)

0.0

(1914) Silent Sandy

as Silent Sandy

Death Flies East
5.0

(1935) Death Flies East

as Police Lieutenant O'Brien

0.0

(1946) Andy Plays Hookey

as Policeman

Lady Gangster
5.8

(1942) Lady Gangster

as Policeman (uncredited)

Tiny Troubles
6.0

(1939) Tiny Troubles

as Judge

The Silk Lined Burglar
0.0

(1919) The Silk Lined Burglar

as Capt. von Hoffmeier

Larceny, Inc.
7.0

(1942) Larceny, Inc.

as Bronson

There Are No Villains
0.0

(1921) There Are No Villains

as Dugall

The Yellow Dog
0.0

(1918) The Yellow Dog

as Max Kummich

Bullet Scars
6.2

(1942) Bullet Scars

as Police Chief Hansen

The Faker
0.0

(1929) The Faker

as Police Detective

Tenderloin
0.0

(1928) Tenderloin

as Detective Simpson

0.0

(1935) Hot Money

as Police Officer Kelsey (as Fred A. Kelsey)

Harold Teen
7.0

(1928) Harold Teen

as Mr. Lovewell

X Marks the Spot
3.8

(1942) X Marks the Spot

as Police Officer Martin

At Sea Ashore
0.0

(1936) At Sea Ashore

as Cop (uncredited)

Souls for Sale
6.2

(1923) Souls for Sale

as Detective Quinn (uncredited)

Red Haired Alibi
4.6

(1932) Red Haired Alibi

as Corcoran

Detour to Danger
0.0

(1946) Detour to Danger

as Det. Kelsey

Room for One More
6.3

(1952) Room for One More

as ---

The Night Hawk
0.0

(1924) The Night Hawk

as ---

0.0

(1934) I'll Be Suing You

as Insurance Adjustor

Love and Hisses
0.0

(1937) Love and Hisses

as Officer

Josette
6.7

(1938) Josette

as Hotel Detective

Night Spot
4.7

(1938) Night Spot

as Police Band Leader

I'll Tell the World
0.0

(1934) I'll Tell the World

as Sergeant at Border

While the City Sleeps
5.9

(1928) While the City Sleeps

as Detective in Shadow Box

Tell No Tales
5.3

(1939) Tell No Tales

as Policeman at School (uncredited)

Everybody's Doing It
5.0

(1938) Everybody's Doing It

as Police Sergeant

The Enforcer
7.1

(1951) The Enforcer

as ---

Scandal Sheet
0.0

(1931) Scandal Sheet

as Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy

Going Wild
6.0

(1930) Going Wild

as The Conductor

Captain Fly-by-Night
0.0

(1922) Captain Fly-by-Night

as Gomez

The Gorilla
0.0

(1927) The Gorilla

as Mulligan

A Star Is Born
7.1

(1954) A Star Is Born

as Audience Member (uncredited)

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
6.8

(1930) The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

as Chief of Detectives (uncredited)

Only Saps Work
5.5

(1930) Only Saps Work

as Murphy (uncredited)

King of the Jungle
5.0

(1933) King of the Jungle

as Cop (uncredited)

The Eleventh Hour
0.0

(1923) The Eleventh Hour

as The Submarine Commander

Rough Riders' Round-up
6.0

(1939) Rough Riders' Round-up

as Agitator

Charlie Chan in Reno
6.2

(1939) Charlie Chan in Reno

as Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

The Lady Escapes
0.0

(1937) The Lady Escapes

as Man on telephone (uncredited)

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
6.3

(1939) Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

as Pete - Railroad Detective

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
6.6

(1939) Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

as Detective - in Cab and at Theatre

Chicken Wagon Family
0.0

(1939) Chicken Wagon Family

as Policeman

2.0

(1933) Quiet Please!

as Train Conductor

The Uneasy Three
0.0

(1925) The Uneasy Three

as ---

O. Henry's Full House
6.5

(1952) O. Henry's Full House

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

A Stolen Life
6.4

(1946) A Stolen Life

as Bartender (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
5.9

(1940) The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

as Dickens

The Lone Wolf Strikes
6.3

(1940) The Lone Wolf Strikes

as Dickens

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
6.5

(1940) The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

as Dickens

0.0

(1940) Mutiny in the County

as Policeman

Outlaw's Son
0.0

(1954) Outlaw's Son

as ---

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
4.0

(1940) The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

as Bailiff

Crime Wave
7.1

(1953) Crime Wave

as Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)

Mildred Pierce
7.6

(1945) Mildred Pierce

as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)

Here Comes Mr. Zerk
0.0

(1943) Here Comes Mr. Zerk

as Policeman

Little Annie Rooney
6.9

(1925) Little Annie Rooney

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Snooper Service
0.0

(1945) Snooper Service

as ---

Crime by Night
5.8

(1944) Crime by Night

as Dad Martin (uncredited)

Sailor's Luck
5.0

(1933) Sailor's Luck

as Cop

High Tension
5.4

(1936) High Tension

as Desk Sergeant

Time Out for Romance
5.6

(1937) Time Out for Romance

as Policeman

Rough Necking
10.0

(1934) Rough Necking

as Joe Cuttlehammer Sr.

Atta Boy
0.0

(1926) Atta Boy

as Detective

Wrong Again
6.7

(1929) Wrong Again

as ---

Deadwood Dick
0.0

(1940) Deadwood Dick

as Bottles

Auntie Mame
7.0

(1958) Auntie Mame

as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)

Huddle
6.6

(1932) Huddle

as Policeman (uncredited)

Misbehaving Husbands
5.2

(1940) Misbehaving Husbands

as Sgt. Murphy

Horses' Collars
6.0

(1935) Horses' Collars

as Detective Hyden Zeke (uncredited)

One Mile from Heaven
6.7

(1937) One Mile from Heaven

as Smitty - Policeman

Gentleman Jim
7.2

(1942) Gentleman Jim

as Sutro (uncredited)

The Golden Fleecing
5.3

(1940) The Golden Fleecing

as Cop (uncredited)

Mr. Skeffington
6.7

(1944) Mr. Skeffington

as Cop in Raid (uncredited)

The Green Archer
5.9

(1940) The Green Archer

as Capt. Thompson

At the Stroke of Twelve
5.0

(1941) At the Stroke of Twelve

as Police Sergeant

0.0

(1950) So You Want to Hold Your Husband

as Lamb - Curry's Partner

Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.1

(1943) Thank Your Lucky Stars

as Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)

0.0

(1932) Yoo-Hoo

as Detective

Paths to Paradise
5.6

(1925) Paths to Paradise

as Confederate

The Damned Don't Cry
7.1

(1950) The Damned Don't Cry

as Man on Dock (uncredited)

Never Say Goodbye
6.3

(1946) Never Say Goodbye

as Policeman (uncredited)

Big Business
5.0

(1937) Big Business

as Oil Man at Well

Diamond Jim
6.0

(1935) Diamond Jim

as Horsley's Secretary

The Witness Chair
6.2

(1936) The Witness Chair

as Detective Costigan

Seven Sinners
6.0

(1925) Seven Sinners

as Policeman

Invisible Ghost
5.2

(1941) Invisible Ghost

as Detective Ryan

Bromo and Juliet
5.6

(1926) Bromo and Juliet

as The Detective (uncredited)

Carnival
0.0

(1935) Carnival

as Bit Part

Crazy Like a Fox
6.2

(1926) Crazy Like a Fox

as Man with Badge on Train (uncredited)

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
4.7

(1942) Wild Bill Hickok Rides

as Jailer

They Died with Their Boots On
6.6

(1941) They Died with Their Boots On

as Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)

On Trial
6.0

(1928) On Trial

as Clerk

Naughty Baby
4.5

(1928) Naughty Baby

as Dugan

How DOooo You Do
0.0

(1945) How DOooo You Do

as Detective

Food and Magic
5.0

(1943) Food and Magic

as ---

Slave Ship
4.8

(1937) Slave Ship

as Seaman at Auction

Straight, Place and Show
6.0

(1938) Straight, Place and Show

as Cop at Racetrack

Mexican Spitfire Out West
4.6

(1940) Mexican Spitfire Out West

as Jim - Detective

Angel's Holiday
5.5

(1937) Angel's Holiday

as Conductor

Clock Wise
0.0

(1939) Clock Wise

as Landlord

Mr. District Attorney
6.2

(1941) Mr. District Attorney

as Officer McCloskey

Pacific Blackout
6.3

(1941) Pacific Blackout

as Cop

High School
5.5

(1940) High School

as Junk Man

Spy Ship
6.0

(1942) Spy Ship

as Night Watchman

I Was Framed
4.0

(1942) I Was Framed

as Drunk

The Last Warning
6.5

(1928) The Last Warning

as Inspector

Young Donovan's Kid
0.0

(1931) Young Donovan's Kid

as Collins

0.0

(1938) Berth Quakes

as Train Conductor

0.0

(1942) Dear! Deer!

as Policeman

One Dangerous Night
5.0

(1943) One Dangerous Night

as Detective Dickens

Action in the North Atlantic
7.1

(1943) Action in the North Atlantic

as Joe (uncredited)

So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck
6.0

(1946) So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck

as Fred

A Woman of Affairs
6.6

(1928) A Woman of Affairs

as Detective (uncredited)

Borrowing Trouble
6.0

(1937) Borrowing Trouble

as Policeman

Safety in Numbers
0.0

(1938) Safety in Numbers

as Cop

Down on the Farm
0.0

(1938) Down on the Farm

as Bit Role

Too Busy to Work
0.0

(1939) Too Busy to Work

as Hank Fidler

True to Life
6.0

(1943) True to Life

as Cop (uncredited)

Old Acquaintance
6.9

(1943) Old Acquaintance

as Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)

The Unfaithful
6.0

(1947) The Unfaithful

as Courtroom Spectator

Three Strangers
6.4

(1946) Three Strangers

as Man on the Street / Man in Pub

The Opposite Sex
5.2

(1956) The Opposite Sex

as Club Patron (uncredited)

0.0

(1932) Boys Will Be Boys

as Doorman

A Society Sensation
5.7

(1918) A Society Sensation

as JIm Cox

The Inspector General
6.4

(1949) The Inspector General

as Villager (uncredited)

6.0

(1946) So You Want to Play the Horses

as Detective (uncredited)

Among the Missing
6.5

(1934) Among the Missing

as Police Sgt. Murphy

Make Your Own Bed
5.8

(1944) Make Your Own Bed

as Turnkey

The Third Degree
0.0

(1926) The Third Degree

as Assistant Chief of Detectives

Dancing in the Dark
5.0

(1949) Dancing in the Dark

as Deputy

The Thirteenth Hour
7.0

(1927) The Thirteenth Hour

as Det. Shaw

Homicide
5.3

(1949) Homicide

as Officer O'Brien

The Fountainhead
6.8

(1949) The Fountainhead

as Old Watchman (uncredited)

The Song of Life
5.0

(1922) The Song of Life

as Police Inspector

My Six Convicts
6.3

(1952) My Six Convicts

as Store Detective

The Naughty Flirt
5.7

(1930) The Naughty Flirt

as Policeman (uncredited)

She Had to Eat
5.0

(1937) She Had to Eat

as Police Officer Tracy (uncredited)

The Noose Hangs High
6.8

(1948) The Noose Hangs High

as Cop (uncredited)

The 13th Juror
0.0

(1927) The 13th Juror

as The Detective

The Man Who Came to Dinner
6.9

(1941) The Man Who Came to Dinner

as Detective (uncredited)

Serenade
5.5

(1956) Serenade

as Opera Attendee (uncredited)

0.0

(1921) Puppets of Fate

as Bobs

0.0

(1954) So You Want to Know Your Relatives

as Mr. Watson (uncredited)

School for Girls
6.0

(1934) School for Girls

as Detective

The Light of Victory
0.0

(1919) The Light of Victory

as Captain Eric von Prohme

Goodbye, My Fancy
5.9

(1951) Goodbye, My Fancy

as Party Guest (Uncredited)

In This Our Life
6.8

(1942) In This Our Life

as Jailer (uncredited)

The Flame and the Arrow
6.3

(1950) The Flame and the Arrow

as Guard (uncredited)

1.0

(1932) Shopping with Wifie

as Det. Dugan

2.0

(1952) So You Want to Enjoy Life

as Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)

Private Number
6.5

(1936) Private Number

as Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited)

Wild and Woolly
0.0

(1937) Wild and Woolly

as Policeman (uncredited)

4.0

(1948) So You Want an Apartment

as Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited)

Come Out Fighting
7.0

(1945) Come Out Fighting

as Mr. McGinnis, Sr. (as Fred Kelsy)

The Garden Murder Case
5.5

(1936) The Garden Murder Case

as Heath's Assistant (Uncredited)

Men Without Law
0.0

(1930) Men Without Law

as Deputy Sheriff Jeff

Excuse Me
0.0

(1925) Excuse Me

as George Ketchem

Beloved
0.0

(1934) Beloved

as Mulvaney

0.0

(1911) A Left Hook

as ---

The Lawful Cheater
0.0

(1925) The Lawful Cheater

as Tom Horan

The Sagebrush Troubadour
5.5

(1935) The Sagebrush Troubadour

as Hank Polk

The Public Menace
5.0

(1935) The Public Menace

as Mike - Cop

The Strange Mr. Gregory
5.1

(1945) The Strange Mr. Gregory

as Lefert

Many Sappy Returns
4.8

(1938) Many Sappy Returns

as Finnegan

One Foot in Heaven
6.6

(1941) One Foot in Heaven

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Dog Shy
6.6

(1926) Dog Shy

as Cop

The Fire Flingers
0.0

(1919) The Fire Flingers

as Sgt. Powers

Murder on the Roof
0.0

(1930) Murder on the Roof

as Ryan

0.0

(1926) The Mystery Pilot

as Skipper Larsen

Bag and Baggage
0.0

(1923) Bag and Baggage

as Fred

Smiling Irish Eyes
0.0

(1929) Smiling Irish Eyes

as County Fair Manager

There Ain't No Santa Claus
6.0

(1926) There Ain't No Santa Claus

as Store Detective (uncredited)

Nora Prentiss
6.0

(1947) Nora Prentiss

as Turnkey (uncredited)

Night and Day
5.7

(1946) Night and Day

as First-Nighter (uncredited)

0.0

(1949) So You Want to Be a Muscle Man

as Delivery Man

Murder Without Tears
5.2

(1953) Murder Without Tears

as Sergeant-at-Arms

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
4.5

(1951) The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as Doc Jones (uncredited)