Acting
Fred Kelsey
Also Known As: Fred Kelsy, F. A. Kelsey , F.A. Kelsey
Birth Date
August 20, 1884
Death Date
September 2, 1961
(passed away at 77)
Place of Birth
Sandusky, Ohio, USA
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Biography
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.
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TV Show
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Doc Jones (uncredited)
1951 • 1 episode
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Movie
To Catch a Thief
Party Guest (uncredited)
1955
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Movie
Strangers on a Train
Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
1951
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Movie
Monkey Businessmen
Smiling Sam McGann (uncredited)
1946
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Movie
Dog Shy
Cop
1926
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Movie
Mr. Skeffington
Cop in Raid (uncredited)
1944
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Movie
Mildred Pierce
Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
1945
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Movie
A Star Is Born
Audience Member (uncredited)
1954
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Movie
Soft Cushions
The Police
1927
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Movie
The Silver Chalice
Silversmith (uncredited)
1954
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Movie
They Died with Their Boots On
Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)
1941
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Movie
The Enforcer
1951
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Movie
Action in the North Atlantic
Joe (uncredited)
1943
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Movie
O. Henry's Full House
Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
1952
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Movie
The Helen Morgan Story
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
1957
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Movie
The Fountainhead
Old Watchman (uncredited)
1949
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Movie
Harold Teen
Mr. Lovewell
1928
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Movie
Gold Diggers of 1933
Detective Jones (uncredited)
1933
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Movie
The Naughty Flirt
Policeman (uncredited)
1931
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Movie
Silver River
Townsman (uncredited)
1948