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)
- 1955 · Tall Man Riding as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1954 · Outlaw's Son as
- 1953 · So You Think You Can't Sleep as Sleeping patient in waiting room
- 1953 · So You Want to Be a Musician as Restaurant diner
- 1952 · Carson City as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1952 · So You Want to Enjoy Life as Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)
- 1950 · So You Think You're Not Guilty as Police Turnkey (uncredited)
- 1949 · So You Want to Be an Actor as Counter Man
- 1949 · So You Want to Be a Muscle Man as Delivery Man
- 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 · The Man I Love as Mac the Doorman (uncredited)
- 1946 · Andy Plays Hookey as Policeman
- 1946 · A Stolen Life as Bartender (uncredited)
- 1946 · Hiss and Yell as Policeman (uncredited)
- 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
- 1944 · Mr. Skeffington as Cop in Raid (uncredited)
- 1943 · A Gem of a Jam as Police Chief
- 1943 · Food and Magic as
- 1943 · Thank Your Lucky Stars as Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)
- 1943 · Here Comes Mr. Zerk as Policeman
- 1943 · Action in the North Atlantic as Joe (uncredited)
- 1943 · One Dangerous Night as Detective Dickens
- 1942 · The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1942 · In This Our Life as Jailer (uncredited)
- 1942 · Larceny, Inc. as Bronson
- 1942 · My Favorite Blonde as Sam - Policeman
- 1942 · Bullet Scars as Police Chief Hansen
- 1941 · The Man Who Came to Dinner as Detective (uncredited)
- 1941 · At the Stroke of Twelve as Police Sergeant
- 1941 · Mr. District Attorney as Officer McCloskey
- 1941 · The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance as Detective Dickens
- 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 · The Man Who Wouldn't Talk as Bailiff
- 1939 · Chicken Wagon Family as Policeman
- 1939 · Charlie Chan in Reno as Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1939 · Tell No Tales as Policeman at School (uncredited)
- 1939 · Clock Wise as Landlord
- 1938 · Down on the Farm as Bit Role
- 1938 · Straight, Place and Show as Cop at Racetrack
- 1938 · Safety in Numbers as Cop
- 1938 · Everybody's Doing It as Police Sergeant
- 1937 · Love and Hisses as Officer
- 1937 · The Lady Escapes as Man on telephone (uncredited)
- 1937 · Super-Sleuth as Jailer
- 1937 · Big Business as Oil Man at Well
- 1937 · Angel's Holiday as Conductor
- 1937 · Time Out for Romance as Policeman
- 1935 · Hot Money as Police Officer Kelsey (as Fred A. Kelsey)
- 1935 · The Public Menace as Mike - Cop
- 1935 · Atlantic Adventure as Police Officer Riley
- 1935 · Danger Ahead as Detective O'Brien
- 1934 · I'll Be Suing You as Insurance Adjustor
- 1934 · Rough Necking as Joe Cuttlehammer Sr.
- 1934 · I'll Tell the World as Sergeant at Border
- 1934 · The Crime Doctor as Bloodgood
- 1934 · The Moth as Detective Blake
- 1933 · Quiet Please! as Train Conductor
- 1932 · Yoo-Hoo as Detective
- 1932 · Guilty as Hell as Detective Duffy
- 1932 · Huddle as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1932 · Love in High Gear as Detective Duffy
- 1932 · Shopping with Wifie as Det. Dugan
- 1931 · Young Donovan's Kid as Collins
- 1930 · Only Saps Work as Murphy (uncredited)
- 1930 · Men Without Law as Deputy Sheriff Jeff
- 1930 · Road to Paradise as Casey
- 1930 · Wide Open as Detective
- 1929 · The Donovan Affair as Carney
- 1929 · The Faker as Police Detective
- 1928 · A Woman of Affairs as Detective (uncredited)
- 1928 · Harold Teen as Mr. Lovewell
- 1928 · While the City Sleeps as Detective in Shadow Box
- 1927 · Soft Cushions as The Police
- 1927 · Jewish Prudence as Rent Collector
- 1926 · There Ain't No Santa Claus as Store Detective (uncredited)
- 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 · That's My Baby as Murphy
- 1925 · The Uneasy Three as
- 1925 · Seven Keys to Baldpate as
- 1925 · Little Annie Rooney as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
- 1925 · Paths to Paradise as Confederate
- 1925 · Excuse Me as George Ketchem
- 1923 · The Eleventh Hour as The Submarine Commander
- 1922 · Don't Shoot as Police Officer
- 1921 · There Are No Villains as Dugall
- 1921 · Puppets of Fate as Bobs
- 1918 · A Society Sensation as JIm Cox
- 1914 · Silent Sandy as Silent Sandy
- 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)
- 1954 · The Silver Chalice as Silversmith (uncredited)
- 1954 · So You Want to Know Your Relatives as Mr. Watson (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 · 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 · O. Henry's Full House as Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
- 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 · Goodbye, My Fancy as Party Guest (Uncredited)
- 1951 · The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok as Doc Jones (uncredited)
- 1951 · The Enforcer as
- 1951 · Storm Warning as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1950 · Revenue Agent as Sgt. Wallace
- 1950 · So You Want a Raise as
- 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 · The Inspector General as Villager (uncredited)
- 1949 · Dancing in the Dark as Deputy
- 1949 · The Fountainhead as Old Watchman (uncredited)
- 1949 · Colorado Territory as Train Engineer (uncredited)
- 1949 · Flamingo Road as Train Conductor (uncredited)
- 1949 · Homicide as Officer O'Brien
- 1948 · Silver River as Townsman (uncredited)
- 1948 · The Noose Hangs High as Cop (uncredited)
- 1946 · So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck as Fred
- 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 · Three Strangers as Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited)
- 1946 · Detour to Danger as Det. Kelsey
- 1945 · Saratoga Trunk as Train Conductor (uncredited)
- 1945 · Mildred Pierce as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
- 1945 · Christmas in Connecticut as Harper (uncredited)
- 1945 · Snooper Service as
- 1945 · The Strange Mr. Gregory as Lefert
- 1944 · Crime by Night as Dad Martin (uncredited)
- 1944 · Make Your Own Bed as Turnkey
- 1944 · Trial by Trigger as Jerry (uncredited)
- 1944 · Shine on Harvest Moon as Policeman in patrol car (uncredited)
- 1944 · Roaring Guns as
- 1943 · True to Life as Cop (uncredited)
- 1943 · Old Acquaintance as Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)
- 1943 · Northern Pursuit as Train Conductor (uncredited)
- 1943 · Murder on the Waterfront as Capt. Beal
- 1942 · Gentleman Jim as Sutro (uncredited)
- 1942 · X Marks the Spot as Police Officer Martin
- 1942 · Dear! Deer! as Policeman
- 1942 · Counter-Espionage as Dickens
- 1942 · Spy Ship as Night Watchman
- 1942 · Murder in the Big House as "Screw"
- 1942 · I Was Framed as Drunk
- 1942 · Lady Gangster as Policeman (uncredited)
- 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 · Secrets of the Lone Wolf as Wesley Dickens
- 1941 · One Foot in Heaven as Train Conductor (uncredited)
- 1941 · Invisible Ghost as Detective Ryan
- 1940 · Misbehaving Husbands as Sgt. Murphy
- 1940 · The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date as Dickens
- 1940 · Mexican Spitfire Out West as Jim - Detective
- 1940 · Mutiny in the County as Policeman
- 1940 · The Lone Wolf Strikes as Dickens
- 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 · Charlie Chan at Treasure Island as Detective - in Cab and at Theatre
- 1939 · Moving Vanities as Police Officer (uncredited)
- 1939 · Rough Riders' Round-up as Agitator
- 1939 · Tiny Troubles as Judge
- 1938 · Many Sappy Returns as Finnegan
- 1938 · Josette as Hotel Detective
- 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 · Wild and Woolly as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1937 · She Had to Eat as Police Officer Tracy (uncredited)
- 1937 · Slave Ship as Seaman at Auction
- 1937 · Love Is News as Cop (uncredited)
- 1936 · High Tension as Desk Sergeant
- 1936 · Private Number as Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited)
- 1936 · The Witness Chair as Detective Costigan
- 1936 · At Sea Ashore as Cop (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 · Diamond Jim as Horsley's Secretary
- 1935 · One Frightened Night as Sheriff Jenks
- 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 · Twentieth Century as Train Detective (uncredited)
- 1934 · Strictly Fresh Yeggs as Policeman
- 1934 · School for Girls as Detective
- 1934 · Beloved as Mulvaney
- 1933 · The Bowery as Detective Kelsey (uncredited)
- 1933 · Sailor's Luck as Cop
- 1933 · King of the Jungle as Cop (uncredited)
- 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 · Red Haired Alibi as Corcoran
- 1932 · Speak Easily as Process Server
- 1932 · The Iceman's Ball as Police Sergeant
- 1932 · Discarded Lovers as Delaney
- 1931 · Side Show as Sheriff Hornsby
- 1931 · Subway Express as Detective Kearney
- 1931 · Scandal Sheet as Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy
- 1931 · The Naughty Flirt as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1930 · Going Wild as The Conductor
- 1930 · She Got What She Wanted as
- 1930 · Scarlet Pages as Murphy
- 1930 · Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1 as Self - Tour Guide
- 1930 · The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case as Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
- 1930 · The Girl Said No as Policeman
- 1930 · Murder on the Roof as Ryan
- 1930 · The Woman Racket as Police Captain
- 1929 · Smiling Irish Eyes as County Fair Manager
- 1929 · Wrong Again as
- 1928 · The Last Warning as Inspector
- 1928 · Naughty Baby as Dugan
- 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
- 1927 · The 13th Juror as The Detective
- 1927 · The Gorilla as Mulligan
- 1927 · The Thirteenth Hour as Det. Shaw
- 1927 · Orchids and Ermine as Police Sergeant
- 1926 · The Third Degree as Assistant Chief of Detectives
- 1926 · Say It with Babies as Policeman
- 1926 · The Mystery Pilot as Skipper Larsen
- 1926 · Dog Shy as Cop
- 1925 · Seven Sinners as Policeman
- 1925 · The Lawful Cheater as Tom Horan
- 1925 · Friendly Enemies as
- 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 · Souls for Sale as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
- 1923 · Lovebound as Detective Hahn
- 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 · South of Suva as Karl Swartz
- 1922 · One Clear Call as Starnes
- 1922 · The Song of Life as Police Inspector
- 1921 · The Last Card as Detective (uncredited)
- 1920 · Alias Jimmy Valentine as Bit Part (uncredited)
- 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
- 1911 · A Left Hook as