Fred Kelsey
August 20, 1884 (141 years old) in Sandusky, Ohio, USA
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
Credits
- 1959 · Westbound as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1958 · Auntie Mame as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
- 1957 · The Helen Morgan Story as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
- 1956 · The Opposite Sex as Club Patron (uncredited)
- 1954 · So You Want to Know Your Relatives as Mr. Watson (uncredited)
- 1953 · So You Want to Be a Musician as Restaurant diner
- 1952 · O. Henry's Full House as Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
- 1952 · So You Want to Enjoy Life as Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)
- 1951 · Goodbye, My Fancy as Party Guest (Uncredited)
- 1950 · Revenue Agent as Sgt. Wallace
- 1950 · So You Want a Raise as
- 1950 · So You Think You're Not Guilty as Police Turnkey (uncredited)
- 1949 · The Inspector General as Villager (uncredited)
- 1949 · Dancing in the Dark as Deputy
- 1949 · So You Want to Be a Muscle Man as Delivery Man
- 1949 · Colorado Territory as Train Engineer (uncredited)
- 1948 · The Noose Hangs High as Cop (uncredited)
- 1946 · Andy Plays Hookey as Policeman
- 1946 · Hiss and Yell as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1946 · Detour to Danger as Det. Kelsey
- 1945 · How DOooo You Do as Detective
- 1945 · Frontier Days as Mayor Stone (uncredited)
- 1945 · Come Out Fighting as Mr. McGinnis, Sr. (as Fred Kelsy)
- 1945 · If a Body Meets a Body as Detective
- 1945 · Christmas in Connecticut as Harper (uncredited)
- 1944 · Crime by Night as Dad Martin (uncredited)
- 1944 · Shine on Harvest Moon as Policeman in patrol car (uncredited)
- 1943 · A Gem of a Jam as Police Chief
- 1943 · True to Life as Cop (uncredited)
- 1943 · Action in the North Atlantic as Joe (uncredited)
- 1943 · One Dangerous Night as Detective Dickens
- 1942 · X Marks the Spot as Police Officer Martin
- 1942 · The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1942 · In This Our Life as Jailer (uncredited)
- 1942 · My Favorite Blonde as Sam - Policeman
- 1941 · The Man Who Came to Dinner as Detective (uncredited)
- 1941 · Secrets of the Lone Wolf as Wesley Dickens
- 1941 · One Foot in Heaven as Train Conductor (uncredited)
- 1941 · Invisible Ghost as Detective Ryan
- 1941 · Mr. District Attorney as Officer McCloskey
- 1940 · The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date as Dickens
- 1940 · Mexican Spitfire Out West as Jim - Detective
- 1940 · The Lone Wolf Strikes as Dickens
- 1940 · The Man Who Wouldn't Talk as Bailiff
- 1939 · Charlie Chan at Treasure Island as Detective - in Cab and at Theatre
- 1939 · Charlie Chan in Reno as Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1939 · Tell No Tales as Policeman at School (uncredited)
- 1939 · Tiny Troubles as Judge
- 1938 · Down on the Farm as Bit Role
- 1938 · Everybody's Doing It as Police Sergeant
- 1937 · Love and Hisses as Officer
- 1937 · The Lady Escapes as Man on telephone (uncredited)
- 1937 · Wild and Woolly as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1937 · Angel's Holiday as Conductor
- 1937 · Love Is News as Cop (uncredited)
- 1936 · Private Number as Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited)
- 1936 · The Little Red Schoolhouse as First Detective
- 1936 · The Garden Murder Case as Heath's Assistant (Uncredited)
- 1935 · The Sagebrush Troubadour as Hank Polk
- 1935 · Hot Money as Police Officer Kelsey (as Fred A. Kelsey)
- 1935 · The Public Menace as Mike - Cop
- 1935 · Danger Ahead as Detective O'Brien
- 1935 · One Frightened Night as Sheriff Jenks
- 1934 · Strictly Fresh Yeggs as Policeman
- 1934 · School for Girls as Detective
- 1934 · The Crime Doctor as Bloodgood
- 1933 · Quiet Please! as Train Conductor
- 1933 · Sailor's Luck as Cop
- 1933 · The Crime of the Century as Police Guard (uncredited)
- 1932 · Boys Will Be Boys as Doorman
- 1932 · If I Had a Million as Prison Jailer (uncredited)
- 1932 · Speak Easily as Process Server
- 1932 · The Iceman's Ball as Police Sergeant
- 1932 · Huddle as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1932 · Love in High Gear as Detective Duffy
- 1931 · Young Donovan's Kid as Collins
- 1931 · Subway Express as Detective Kearney
- 1930 · Men Without Law as Deputy Sheriff Jeff
- 1930 · Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1 as Self - Tour Guide
- 1930 · Road to Paradise as Casey
- 1930 · The Girl Said No as Policeman
- 1928 · The Last Warning as Inspector
- 1928 · Harold Teen as Mr. Lovewell
- 1927 · The 13th Juror as The Detective
- 1927 · The Thirteenth Hour as Det. Shaw
- 1927 · Orchids and Ermine as Police Sergeant
- 1926 · There Ain't No Santa Claus as Store Detective (uncredited)
- 1926 · The Third Degree as Assistant Chief of Detectives
- 1926 · Dog Shy as Cop
- 1925 · Seven Keys to Baldpate as
- 1925 · Paths to Paradise as Confederate
- 1923 · Lovebound as Detective Hahn
- 1922 · South of Suva as Karl Swartz
- 1921 · The Last Card as Detective (uncredited)
- 1920 · Alias Jimmy Valentine as Bit Part (uncredited)
- 1918 · A Society Sensation as JIm Cox
- 1911 · A Left Hook as
- Future · Held by the Law as
- 1957 · Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend as Barfly (uncredited)
- 1956 · Serenade as Opera Attendee (uncredited)
- 1955 · Illegal as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- 1955 · To Catch a Thief as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1955 · Tall Man Riding as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1954 · Outlaw's Son as
- 1954 · The Silver Chalice as Silversmith (uncredited)
- 1954 · A Star Is Born as Audience Member (uncredited)
- 1954 · Lucky Me as Passerby on Street (uncredited)
- 1954 · Riding Shotgun as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1953 · So You Think You Can't Sleep as Sleeping patient in waiting room
- 1953 · Crime Wave as Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
- 1953 · Murder Without Tears as Sergeant-at-Arms
- 1952 · Hans Christian Andersen as First Gendarme
- 1952 · Springfield Rifle as Barfly (uncredited)
- 1952 · Carson City as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1952 · My Six Convicts as Store Detective
- 1952 · Room for One More as
- 1951 · Strangers on a Train as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
- 1951 · The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok as Doc Jones (uncredited)
- 1951 · The Enforcer as
- 1951 · Storm Warning as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1950 · The Flame and the Arrow as Guard (uncredited)
- 1950 · So You Want to Hold Your Husband as Lamb - Curry's Partner
- 1950 · The Damned Don't Cry as Man on Dock (uncredited)
- 1950 · Backfire as Fight Fan (uncredited)
- 1949 · So You Want to Be an Actor as Counter Man
- 1949 · The Fountainhead as Old Watchman (uncredited)
- 1949 · Flamingo Road as Train Conductor (uncredited)
- 1949 · Homicide as Officer O'Brien
- 1948 · Silver River as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1948 · So You Want an Apartment as Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited)
- 1947 · The Unfaithful as Courtroom Spectator
- 1947 · Nora Prentiss as Turnkey (uncredited)
- 1946 · So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck as Fred
- 1946 · The Man I Love as Mac the Doorman (uncredited)
- 1946 · Never Say Goodbye as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1946 · So You Want to Play the Horses as Detective (uncredited)
- 1946 · Night and Day as First-Nighter (uncredited)
- 1946 · A Stolen Life as Bartender (uncredited)
- 1946 · Three Strangers as Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited)
- 1945 · Saratoga Trunk as Train Conductor (uncredited)
- 1945 · Mildred Pierce as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
- 1945 · Snooper Service as
- 1945 · The Strange Mr. Gregory as Lefert
- 1944 · Make Your Own Bed as Turnkey
- 1944 · Trial by Trigger as Jerry (uncredited)
- 1944 · Mr. Skeffington as Cop in Raid (uncredited)
- 1944 · Roaring Guns as
- 1943 · Old Acquaintance as Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)
- 1943 · Food and Magic as
- 1943 · Northern Pursuit as Train Conductor (uncredited)
- 1943 · Thank Your Lucky Stars as Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)
- 1943 · Murder on the Waterfront as Capt. Beal
- 1943 · Here Comes Mr. Zerk as Policeman
- 1942 · Gentleman Jim as Sutro (uncredited)
- 1942 · Dear! Deer! as Policeman
- 1942 · Counter-Espionage as Dickens
- 1942 · Spy Ship as Night Watchman
- 1942 · Larceny, Inc. as Bronson
- 1942 · Murder in the Big House as "Screw"
- 1942 · I Was Framed as Drunk
- 1942 · Lady Gangster as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1942 · Bullet Scars as Police Chief Hansen
- 1942 · Wild Bill Hickok Rides as Jailer
- 1941 · Pacific Blackout as Cop
- 1941 · They Died with Their Boots On as Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)
- 1941 · At the Stroke of Twelve as Police Sergeant
- 1941 · The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance as Detective Dickens
- 1940 · Misbehaving Husbands as Sgt. Murphy
- 1940 · The Green Archer as Capt. Thompson
- 1940 · The Golden Fleecing as Cop (uncredited)
- 1940 · Deadwood Dick as Bottles
- 1940 · The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady as Dickens
- 1940 · Mutiny in the County as Policeman
- 1940 · High School as Junk Man
- 1939 · Too Busy to Work as Hank Fidler
- 1939 · Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence as Pete - Railroad Detective
- 1939 · Chicken Wagon Family as Policeman
- 1939 · Moving Vanities as Police Officer (uncredited)
- 1939 · Clock Wise as Landlord
- 1939 · Rough Riders' Round-up as Agitator
- 1938 · Straight, Place and Show as Cop at Racetrack
- 1938 · Many Sappy Returns as Finnegan
- 1938 · Josette as Hotel Detective
- 1938 · Safety in Numbers as Cop
- 1938 · Berth Quakes as Train Conductor
- 1938 · Night Spot as Police Band Leader
- 1937 · Borrowing Trouble as Policeman
- 1937 · That I May Live as Abner Jenkins
- 1937 · One Mile from Heaven as Smitty - Policeman
- 1937 · Super-Sleuth as Jailer
- 1937 · She Had to Eat as Police Officer Tracy (uncredited)
- 1937 · Big Business as Oil Man at Well
- 1937 · Slave Ship as Seaman at Auction
- 1937 · Time Out for Romance as Policeman
- 1936 · High Tension as Desk Sergeant
- 1936 · The Witness Chair as Detective Costigan
- 1936 · At Sea Ashore as Cop (uncredited)
- 1935 · Diamond Jim as Horsley's Secretary
- 1935 · Atlantic Adventure as Police Officer Riley
- 1935 · Death Flies East as Police Lieutenant O'Brien
- 1935 · Carnival as Bit Part
- 1935 · A Notorious Gentleman as Detective
- 1935 · Horses' Collars as Detective Hyden Zeke (uncredited)
- 1934 · Lightning Strikes Twice as Dugan
- 1934 · Among the Missing as Police Sgt. Murphy
- 1934 · I'll Be Suing You as Insurance Adjustor
- 1934 · Twentieth Century as Train Detective (uncredited)
- 1934 · Rough Necking as Joe Cuttlehammer Sr.
- 1934 · I'll Tell the World as Sergeant at Border
- 1934 · Beloved as Mulvaney
- 1934 · The Moth as Detective Blake
- 1933 · The Bowery as Detective Kelsey (uncredited)
- 1933 · King of the Jungle as Cop (uncredited)
- 1932 · Red Haired Alibi as Corcoran
- 1932 · Yoo-Hoo as Detective
- 1932 · Guilty as Hell as Detective Duffy
- 1932 · Shopping with Wifie as Det. Dugan
- 1932 · Discarded Lovers as Delaney
- 1931 · Side Show as Sheriff Hornsby
- 1931 · Scandal Sheet as Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy
- 1931 · The Naughty Flirt as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1930 · Going Wild as The Conductor
- 1930 · Only Saps Work as Murphy (uncredited)
- 1930 · She Got What She Wanted as
- 1930 · Scarlet Pages as Murphy
- 1930 · The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case as Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
- 1930 · Wide Open as Detective
- 1930 · Murder on the Roof as Ryan
- 1930 · The Woman Racket as Police Captain
- 1929 · Smiling Irish Eyes as County Fair Manager
- 1929 · The Donovan Affair as Carney
- 1929 · Wrong Again as
- 1929 · The Faker as Police Detective
- 1928 · Naughty Baby as Dugan
- 1928 · A Woman of Affairs as Detective (uncredited)
- 1928 · On Trial as Clerk
- 1928 · Plastered in Paris as
- 1928 · The Wright Idea as M. T. Flatt
- 1928 · Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath as Detective
- 1928 · Tenderloin as Detective Simpson
- 1928 · While the City Sleeps as Detective in Shadow Box
- 1927 · The Gorilla as Mulligan
- 1927 · Soft Cushions as The Police
- 1927 · Jewish Prudence as Rent Collector
- 1926 · Atta Boy as Detective
- 1926 · Bromo and Juliet as The Detective (uncredited)
- 1926 · Crazy Like a Fox as Man with Badge on Train (uncredited)
- 1926 · Say It with Babies as Policeman
- 1926 · The Mystery Pilot as Skipper Larsen
- 1926 · That's My Baby as Murphy
- 1925 · The Uneasy Three as
- 1925 · Seven Sinners as Policeman
- 1925 · Little Annie Rooney as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1925 · The Lawful Cheater as Tom Horan
- 1925 · Friendly Enemies as
- 1925 · Excuse Me as George Ketchem
- 1925 · Youth and Adventure as Red Mullin
- 1924 · The Yankee Consul as Agent John J. Doyle
- 1924 · The Night Hawk as
- 1923 · Lights Out as Decker
- 1923 · Bag and Baggage as Fred
- 1923 · The Eleventh Hour as The Submarine Commander
- 1923 · Souls for Sale as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
- 1922 · Captain Fly-by-Night as Gomez
- 1922 · Deserted at the Altar as The Other Man
- 1922 · Manslaughter as Member of the Jury (uncredited)
- 1922 · Don't Shoot as Police Officer
- 1922 · One Clear Call as Starnes
- 1922 · The Song of Life as Police Inspector
- 1921 · There Are No Villains as Dugall
- 1921 · Puppets of Fate as Bobs
- 1919 · The Fire Flingers as Sgt. Powers
- 1919 · The Silk Lined Burglar as Capt. von Hoffmeier
- 1919 · The Light of Victory as Captain Eric von Prohme
- 1918 · The Yellow Dog as Max Kummich
- 1918 · The Empty Cab as The Detective
- 1917 · The Honor of an Outlaw as The Deputy
- 1914 · Arms and the Gringo as
- 1914 · Silent Sandy as Silent Sandy