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