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