Person file · Acting
Fred Kelsey
Born 1884-08-20Sandusky, 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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
WestboundTownsman (uncredited)Auntie MameFront Row Audience at Play (uncredited)The Helen Morgan StoryNight Club Patron (uncredited)Shoot-Out At Medicine BendBarfly (uncredited)The Opposite SexClub Patron (uncredited)SerenadeOpera Attendee (uncredited)IllegalCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)To Catch a ThiefParty Guest (uncredited)Tall Man RidingTownsman (uncredited)Outlaw's SonRoleThe Silver ChaliceSilversmith (uncredited)So You Want to Know Your RelativesMr. Watson (uncredited)A Star Is BornAudience Member (uncredited)Lucky MePasserby on Street (uncredited)Riding ShotgunTownsman (uncredited)Phantom of the Rue MorgueCrowd Spectator (uncredited)Racing BloodSmithySo You Think You Can't SleepSleeping patient in waiting roomCrime WaveOld Man Crossing Street (uncredited)Murder Without TearsSergeant-at-ArmsSo You Want to Be a MusicianRestaurant dinerHans Christian AndersenGendarme #1Strop, Look and ListenPierpont AlloySpringfield RifleBarfly (uncredited)