
Fred 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…
Known For
Strangers on a Train
Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
To Catch a Thief
Party Guest (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
Audience Member (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1933
Detective Jones (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut
Harper (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
Old Watchman (uncredited)
Auntie Mame
Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
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Filmography
Acting (293)
Movies (292)
Westbound
1959as Townsman (uncredited)
Auntie Mame
1958as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
The Helen Morgan Story
1957as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957as Barfly (uncredited)
Serenade
1956as Opera Attendee (uncredited)
The Opposite Sex
1956as Club Patron (uncredited)
To Catch a Thief
1955as Party Guest (uncredited)
Illegal
1955as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Tall Man Riding
1955as Townsman (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954as Audience Member (uncredited)
Riding Shotgun
1954as Townsman (uncredited)
The Silver Chalice
1954as Silversmith (uncredited)
Lucky Me
1954as Passerby on Street (uncredited)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954as Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Outlaw's Son
1954So You Want to Know Your Relatives
1954as Mr. Watson (uncredited)
Racing Blood
1954as Smithy
So You Think You Can't Sleep
1953as Sleeping patient in waiting room
Crime Wave
1953as Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
Murder Without Tears
1953as Sergeant-at-Arms
So You Want to Be a Musician
1953as Restaurant diner
So You Want to Enjoy Life
1952as Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)
Room for One More
1952
Springfield Rifle
1952as Barfly (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
1952as Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Carson City
1952as Townsman (uncredited)
Hans Christian Andersen
1952as First Gendarme
My Six Convicts
1952as Store Detective
Strangers on a Train
1951as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
Storm Warning
1951as Townsman (uncredited)
The Enforcer
1951
Goodbye, My Fancy
1951as Party Guest (Uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry
1950as Man on Dock (uncredited)
Backfire
1950as Fight Fan (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow
1950as Guard (uncredited)
Revenue Agent
1950as Sgt. Wallace
So You Think You're Not Guilty
1950as Police Turnkey (uncredited)
So You Want a Raise
1950So You Want to Hold Your Husband
1950as Lamb - Curry's Partner
The Inspector General
1949as Villager (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
1949as Old Watchman (uncredited)
Flamingo Road
1949as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Colorado Territory
1949as Train Engineer (uncredited)
Dancing in the Dark
1949as Deputy
So You Want to Be an Actor
1949as Counter Man
Homicide
1949as Officer O'Brien
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
1949as Delivery Man
Silver River
1948as Townsman (uncredited)
The Noose Hangs High
1948as Cop (uncredited)
So You Want an Apartment
1948as Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited)
The Unfaithful
1947as Courtroom Spectator
Nora Prentiss
1947as Turnkey (uncredited)
Detour to Danger
1946as Det. Kelsey
Andy Plays Hookey
1946as Policeman
Night and Day
1946as First-Nighter (uncredited)
The Man I Love
1946as Mac the Doorman (uncredited)
Never Say Goodbye
1946as Policeman (uncredited)
Monkey Businessmen
1946as Smiling Sam McGann (uncredited)
So You Want to Play the Horses
1946as Detective (uncredited)
Three Strangers
1946as Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited)
A Stolen Life
1946as Bartender (uncredited)
So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck
1946as Fred
Hiss and Yell
1946as Policeman (uncredited)
The People's Choice
1946
Christmas in Connecticut
1945as Harper (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
1945as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
Snooper Service
1945
Saratoga Trunk
1945as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Come Out Fighting
1945as Mr. McGinnis, Sr. (as Fred Kelsy)
If a Body Meets a Body
1945as Detective
The Strange Mr. Gregory
1945as Lefert
How DOooo You Do
1945as Detective
Frontier Days
1945as Mayor Stone (uncredited)
Trial by Trigger
1944as Jerry (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
1944as Cop in Raid (uncredited)
Crime by Night
1944as Dad Martin (uncredited)
Roaring Guns
1944
Make Your Own Bed
1944as Turnkey
Shine on Harvest Moon
1944as Policeman in patrol car (uncredited)
A Gem of a Jam
1943as Police Chief
Northern Pursuit
1943as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Food and Magic
1943
One Dangerous Night
1943as Detective Dickens
Action in the North Atlantic
1943as Joe (uncredited)
True to Life
1943as Cop (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
1943as Policeman
Old Acquaintance
1943as Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943as Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)
Murder on the Waterfront
1943as Capt. Beal
In This Our Life
1942as Jailer (uncredited)
Lady Gangster
1942as Policeman (uncredited)
My Favorite Blonde
1942as Sam - Policeman
Gentleman Jim
1942as Sutro (uncredited)
Bullet Scars
1942as Police Chief Hansen
I Was Framed
1942as Drunk
Counter-Espionage
1942as Dickens
Larceny, Inc.
1942as Bronson
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1942as Policeman (uncredited)
Murder in the Big House
1942as "Screw"
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942as Jailer
X Marks the Spot
1942as Police Officer Martin
Dear! Deer!
1942as Policeman
Spy Ship
1942as Night Watchman
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941as Detective (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941as Detective Dickens
Invisible Ghost
1941as Detective Ryan
Pacific Blackout
1941as Cop
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
1941as Wesley Dickens
One Foot in Heaven
1941as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Mr. District Attorney
1941as Officer McCloskey
They Died with Their Boots On
1941as Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)
At the Stroke of Twelve
1941as Police Sergeant
The Green Archer
1940as Capt. Thompson
The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940as Dickens
High School
1940as Junk Man
The Golden Fleecing
1940as Cop (uncredited)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940as Bailiff
Deadwood Dick
1940as Bottles
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940as Dickens
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940as Dickens
Mutiny in the County
1940as Policeman
Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940as Jim - Detective
Misbehaving Husbands
1940as Sgt. Murphy
Chicken Wagon Family
1939as Policeman
Clock Wise
1939as Landlord
Rough Riders' Round-up
1939as Agitator
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939as Detective - in Cab and at Theatre
Tiny Troubles
1939as Judge
Charlie Chan in Reno
1939as Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939as Pete - Railroad Detective
Tell No Tales
1939as Policeman at School (uncredited)
Moving Vanities
1939as Police Officer (uncredited)
Too Busy to Work
1939as Hank Fidler
Night Spot
1938as Police Band Leader
Down on the Farm
1938as Bit Role
Straight, Place and Show
1938as Cop at Racetrack
Everybody's Doing It
1938as Police Sergeant
Josette
1938as Hotel Detective
Safety in Numbers
1938as Cop
Berth Quakes
1938as Train Conductor
Many Sappy Returns
1938as Finnegan
Big Business
1937as Oil Man at Well
Super-Sleuth
1937as Jailer
The Lady Escapes
1937as Man on telephone (uncredited)
She Had to Eat
1937as Police Officer Tracy (uncredited)
Love and Hisses
1937as Officer
Love Is News
1937as Cop (uncredited)
One Mile from Heaven
1937as Smitty - Policeman
Wild and Woolly
1937as Policeman (uncredited)
Time Out for Romance
1937as Policeman
Slave Ship
1937as Seaman at Auction
That I May Live
1937as Abner Jenkins
Borrowing Trouble
1937as Policeman
Angel's Holiday
1937as Conductor
The Little Red Schoolhouse
1936as First Detective
Private Number
1936as Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited)
High Tension
1936as Desk Sergeant
The Garden Murder Case
1936as Heath's Assistant (Uncredited)
The Witness Chair
1936as Detective Costigan
At Sea Ashore
1936as Cop (uncredited)
Atlantic Adventure
1935as Police Officer Riley
Diamond Jim
1935as Horsley's Secretary
The Sagebrush Troubadour
1935as Hank Polk
Carnival
1935as Bit Part
Death Flies East
1935as Police Lieutenant O'Brien
A Notorious Gentleman
1935as Detective
The Public Menace
1935as Mike - Cop
Hot Money
1935as Police Officer Kelsey (as Fred A. Kelsey)
Horses' Collars
1935as Detective Hyden Zeke (uncredited)
One Frightened Night
1935as Sheriff Jenks
Danger Ahead
1935as Detective O'Brien
Twentieth Century
1934as Train Detective (uncredited)
Rough Necking
1934as Joe Cuttlehammer Sr.
I'll Tell the World
1934as Sergeant at Border
Strictly Fresh Yeggs
1934as Policeman
Beloved
1934as Mulvaney
School for Girls
1934as Detective
The Crime Doctor
1934as Bloodgood
Among the Missing
1934as Police Sgt. Murphy
I'll Be Suing You
1934as Insurance Adjustor
Lightning Strikes Twice
1934as Dugan
The Moth
1934as Detective Blake
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933as Detective Jones (uncredited)
Quiet Please!
1933as Train Conductor
The Bowery
1933as Detective Kelsey (uncredited)
Shadows of Sing Sing
1933as Murphy
King of the Jungle
1933as Cop (uncredited)
Sailor's Luck
1933as Cop
The Crime of the Century
1933as Police Guard (uncredited)
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932as Cop (uncredited)
Shopping with Wifie
1932as Det. Dugan
The Iceman's Ball
1932as Police Sergeant
Huddle
1932as Policeman (uncredited)
Speak Easily
1932as Process Server
Discarded Lovers
1932as Delaney
If I Had a Million
1932as Prison Jailer (uncredited)
Yoo-Hoo
1932as Detective
Boys Will Be Boys
1932as Doorman
Red Haired Alibi
1932as Corcoran
Guilty as Hell
1932as Detective Duffy
Love in High Gear
1932as Detective Duffy
Side Show
1931as Sheriff Hornsby
The Naughty Flirt
1931as Policeman (uncredited)
Subway Express
1931as Detective Kearney
Scandal Sheet
1931as Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy
Young Donovan's Kid
1931as Collins
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
1930as Self - Tour Guide
The Girl Said No
1930as Policeman
Scarlet Pages
1930as Murphy
Going Wild
1930as The Conductor
Wide Open
1930as Detective
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
1930as Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
Only Saps Work
1930as Murphy (uncredited)
The Woman Racket
1930as Police Captain
Road to Paradise
1930as Casey
Murder on the Roof
1930as Ryan
Men Without Law
1930as Deputy Sheriff Jeff
She Got What She Wanted
1930
Smiling Irish Eyes
1929as County Fair Manager
The Donovan Affair
1929as Carney
Wrong Again
1929
The Faker
1929as Police Detective
The Last Warning
1928as Inspector
Plastered in Paris
1928
Harold Teen
1928as Mr. Lovewell
A Woman of Affairs
1928as Detective (uncredited)
Tenderloin
1928as Detective Simpson
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
1928as Detective
Naughty Baby
1928as Dugan
On Trial
1928as Clerk
While the City Sleeps
1928as Detective in Shadow Box
The Wright Idea
1928as M. T. Flatt
A Midnight Adventure
1928as Cassidy
Soft Cushions
1927as The Police
The 13th Juror
1927as The Detective
The Thirteenth Hour
1927as Det. Shaw
The Gorilla
1927as Mulligan
Orchids and Ermine
1927as Police Sergeant
Jewish Prudence
1927as Rent Collector
Held by the Law
1927as Detective
The Third Degree
1926as Assistant Chief of Detectives
Dog Shy
1926as Cop
Crazy Like a Fox
1926as Man with Badge on Train (uncredited)
Bromo and Juliet
1926as The Detective (uncredited)
Atta Boy
1926as Detective
That's My Baby
1926as Murphy
Say It with Babies
1926as Policeman
There Ain't No Santa Claus
1926as Store Detective (uncredited)
The Mystery Pilot
1926as Skipper Larsen
The Social Highwayman
1926as Chief of Police
Little Annie Rooney
1925as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
The Lawful Cheater
1925as Tom Horan
The Uneasy Three
1925
Seven Sinners
1925as Policeman
Excuse Me
1925as George Ketchem
Paths to Paradise
1925as Confederate
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1925
Youth and Adventure
1925as Red Mullin
Friendly Enemies
1925Smooth as Satin
1925as Kersey
The Night Hawk
1924
The Yankee Consul
1924as Agent John J. Doyle
Traffic in Hearts
1924as Tim Tracy
The Eleventh Hour
1923as The Submarine Commander
Souls for Sale
1923as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
Lovebound
1923as Detective Hahn
Lights Out
1923as Decker
Bag and Baggage
1923as Fred
The Song of Life
1922as Police Inspector
South of Suva
1922as Karl Swartz
Don't Shoot
1922as Police Officer
Manslaughter
1922as Member of the Jury (uncredited)
Deserted at the Altar
1922as The Other Man
Captain Fly-by-Night
1922as Gomez
One Clear Call
1922as Starnes
The Last Card
1921as Detective (uncredited)
The Off-Shore Pirate
1921as Sailor
Puppets of Fate
1921as Bobs
The Match-Breaker
1921as Detective
There Are No Villains
1921as Dugall
Alias Jimmy Valentine
1920as Bit Part (uncredited)
The Third Generation
1920as Brody
The Light of Victory
1919as Captain Eric von Prohme
The Fire Flingers
1919as Sgt. Powers
The Silk Lined Burglar
1919as Capt. von Hoffmeier
A Society Sensation
1918as JIm Cox
The Empty Cab
1918as The Detective
The Yellow Dog
1918as Max Kummich
The Honor of an Outlaw
1917as The Deputy
Arms and the Gringo
1914Silent Sandy
1914as Silent Sandy
A Left Hook
1911Crew (29)
Movies (29)
The Purple Lily
1918Director
The Wrong Man
1917Director
The Honor of an Outlaw
1917Director
The Honor of an Outlaw
1917Scenario Writer
The Fugitive
1917Director
The Fugitive
1917Producer
The Golden Bullet
1917Director
The Fighting Gringo
1917Director
Hair-Trigger Burke
1917Scenario Writer
The Almost Good Man
1917Director
A 44-Calibre Mystery
1917Director
Six-Shooter Justice
1917Director
The Bad Man of Cheyenne
1917Director
The Bad Man of Cheyenne
1917Writer
The Outlaw and the Lady
1917Director
The Outlaw and the Lady
1917Scenario Writer
The Drifter
1917Director
Blood Money
1917Director
Goin' Straight
1917Director
Goin' Straight
1917Scenario Writer
The Mysterious Outlaw
1917Director
The Black Terror
1916Director
The Nymph
1916Director
Brothers Equal
1916Director
Station Content
1915Director
Her Buried Past
1915Director
The Pretender
1915Director
Over the Ledge
1914Director
The Exposure
1914Director
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