Fred Kelsey
Acting
Born: 1884-08-20 in 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
Doc Jones (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train
Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
To Catch a Thief
Party Guest (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
Cop in Raid (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
Audience Member (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
The Enforcer
Auntie Mame
Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
Night and Day
First-Nighter (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Soft Cushions
The Police
Gold Diggers of 1933
Detective Jones (uncredited)
The Inspector General
Villager (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
Sutro (uncredited)
The Opposite Sex
Club Patron (uncredited)
Carson City
Townsman (uncredited)
Flamingo Road
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Huddle
Policeman (uncredited)
Springfield Rifle
Barfly (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow
Guard (uncredited)
Harold Teen
Mr. Lovewell
Dog Shy
Cop
Action in the North Atlantic
Joe (uncredited)
Clock Wise
Landlord
The Fountainhead
Old Watchman (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)
Silver River
Townsman (uncredited)
Hans Christian Andersen
Gendarme #1
Riding Shotgun
Townsman (uncredited)
If I Had a Million
Prison Jailer (uncredited)
Racing Blood
Smithy
Tall Man Riding
Townsman (uncredited)
Love Is News
Cop (uncredited)
Crime Wave
Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut
Harper (uncredited)
Backfire
Fight Fan (uncredited)
Colorado Territory
Train Engineer (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Detective (uncredited)
The Silver Chalice
Silversmith (uncredited)
Super-Sleuth
Jailer