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Fred Kelsey

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedAug 20, 1884 (Died at 77)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthSandusky, Ohio, USA
Career Span1920 – 1961
Known Credits268 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.6

Fred Kelsey

Also known as:Fred Kelsy F. A. Kelsey F.A. Kelsey Fred A. Kelsey +3 more
Total Works

268

267 movies • 1 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Strangers on a Train
7.7
as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
To Catch a Thief
7.3
To Catch a Thief
1955•movie
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
7.6
Mildred Pierce
1945•movie
as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
7.1
A Star Is Born
1954•movie
as Audience Member (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 268 titles featuring Fred Kelsey

Strangers on a Train
7.7

as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)

To Catch a Thief
7.3
To Catch a Thief
1955•movie

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Mildred Pierce
7.6
Mildred Pierce
1945•movie

as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)

A Star Is Born
7.1
A Star Is Born
1954•movie

as Audience Member (uncredited)

Christmas in Connecticut
7.0

as Harper (uncredited)

Gold Diggers of 1933
7.2

as Detective Jones (uncredited)

The Fountainhead
6.8
The Fountainhead
1949•movie

as Old Watchman (uncredited)

Auntie Mame
7.0
Auntie Mame
1958•movie

as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On
6.7

as Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)

The Enforcer
7.1
The Enforcer
1951•movie
Twentieth Century
6.8
Twentieth Century
1934•movie

as Train Detective (uncredited)

The Man Who Came to Dinner
7.0

as Detective (uncredited)

The Flame and the Arrow
6.3

as Guard (uncredited)

Crime Wave
7.1
Crime Wave
1953•movie

as Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)

Colorado Territory
7.0
Colorado Territory
1949•movie

as Train Engineer (uncredited)

Hans Christian Andersen
6.2

as Gendarme #1

Mr. Skeffington
6.8
Mr. Skeffington
1944•movie

as Cop in Raid (uncredited)

Gentleman Jim
7.2
Gentleman Jim
1942•movie

as Sutro (uncredited)

The Damned Don't Cry
7.0

as Man on Dock (uncredited)

Action in the North Atlantic
7.1

as Joe (uncredited)

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
6.9

as Chief of Detectives (uncredited)

Flamingo Road
7.0
Flamingo Road
1949•movie

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

A Stolen Life
6.4
A Stolen Life
1946•movie

as Bartender (uncredited)

The Inspector General
6.6

as Villager (uncredited)

Invisible Ghost
5.3
Invisible Ghost
1941•movie

as Detective Ryan

In This Our Life
6.9
In This Our Life
1942•movie

as Jailer (uncredited)

Room for One More
6.6
Room for One More
1952•movie
Springfield Rifle
6.4
Springfield Rifle
1952•movie

as Barfly (uncredited)

If I Had a Million
6.5
If I Had a Million
1932•movie

as Prison Jailer (uncredited)

Illegal
6.5
Illegal
1955•movie

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Storm Warning
6.6
Storm Warning
1951•movie

as Townsman (uncredited)

O. Henry's Full House
6.9

as Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

The Silver Chalice
4.4
The Silver Chalice
1954•movie

as Silversmith (uncredited)

Wrong Again
6.8
Wrong Again
1929•movie
Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.2

as Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)

Night and Day
6.0
Night and Day
1946•movie

as First-Nighter (uncredited)

Larceny, Inc.
7.1
Larceny, Inc.
1942•movie

as Bronson

Old Acquaintance
7.1
Old Acquaintance
1943•movie

as Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)

Three Strangers
6.4
Three Strangers
1946•movie

as Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited)

Backfire
5.9
Backfire
1950•movie

as Fight Fan (uncredited)

Silver River
6.1
Silver River
1948•movie

as Townsman (uncredited)

Riding Shotgun
6.0
Riding Shotgun
1954•movie

as Townsman (uncredited)

Westbound
6.4
Westbound
1959•movie

as Townsman (uncredited)

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
6.7

as Detective - in Cab and at Theatre

The Man I Love
6.1
The Man I Love
1946•movie

as Mac the Doorman (uncredited)

The Last Warning
6.7
The Last Warning
1928•movie

as Inspector

Speak Easily
5.8
Speak Easily
1932•movie

as Process Server

Northern Pursuit
6.2
Northern Pursuit
1943•movie

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

A Woman of Affairs
6.5
A Woman of Affairs
1928•movie

as Detective (uncredited)

The Noose Hangs High
6.9

as Cop (uncredited)

Nora Prentiss
6.3
Nora Prentiss
1947•movie

as Turnkey (uncredited)

My Favorite Blonde
6.5
My Favorite Blonde
1942•movie

as Sam - Policeman

Lady Gangster
5.7
Lady Gangster
1942•movie

as Policeman (uncredited)

One Foot in Heaven
6.9
One Foot in Heaven
1941•movie

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

So You Think You're Not Guilty
6.1

as Police Turnkey (uncredited)

Souls for Sale
6.3
Souls for Sale
1923•movie

as Detective Quinn (uncredited)

Horses' Collars
6.4
Horses' Collars
1935•movie

as Detective Hyden Zeke (uncredited)

The Unfaithful
5.9
The Unfaithful
1947•movie

as Courtroom Spectator

Serenade
5.6
Serenade
1956•movie

as Opera Attendee (uncredited)

Little Annie Rooney
7.1

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

The Opposite Sex
5.4
The Opposite Sex
1956•movie

as Club Patron (uncredited)

Phantom of the Rue Morgue
6.2

as Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

Charlie Chan in Reno
6.5

as Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Carson City
6.2
Carson City
1952•movie

as Townsman (uncredited)

Saratoga Trunk
6.1
Saratoga Trunk
1945•movie

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Tall Man Riding
5.8
Tall Man Riding
1955•movie

as Townsman (uncredited)

Never Say Goodbye
6.3
Never Say Goodbye
1946•movie

as Policeman (uncredited)

One Frightened Night
5.6

as Sheriff Jenks

The Garden Murder Case
5.7

as Heath's Assistant (Uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
6.4

as Dickens

Manslaughter
5.5
Manslaughter
1922•movie

as Member of the Jury (uncredited)

The Crime of the Century
6.5

as Police Guard (uncredited)

X Marks the Spot
4.5
X Marks the Spot
1942•movie

as Police Officer Martin

Red Haired Alibi
4.8
Red Haired Alibi
1932•movie

as Corcoran

Crazy Like a Fox
6.2
Crazy Like a Fox
1926•movie

as Man with Badge on Train (uncredited)

Love Is News
6.3
Love Is News
1937•movie

as Cop (uncredited)

Paths to Paradise
6.2
Paths to Paradise
1925•movie

as Confederate

Goodbye, My Fancy
6.4
Goodbye, My Fancy
1951•movie

as Party Guest (Uncredited)

Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
6.0

as Barfly (uncredited)

The Helen Morgan Story
5.3

as Night Club Patron (uncredited)

Lucky Me
6.8
Lucky Me
1954•movie

as Passerby on Street (uncredited)

Road to Paradise
6.4
Road to Paradise
1930•movie

as Casey

The Bowery
5.4
The Bowery
1933•movie

as Detective Kelsey (uncredited)

Jewish Prudence
7.0
Jewish Prudence
1927•movie

as Rent Collector

Bullet Scars
6.5
Bullet Scars
1942•movie

as Police Chief Hansen

While the City Sleeps
6.3

as Detective in Shadow Box

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
6.2

as Dickens

Homicide
5.7
Homicide
1949•movie

as Officer O'Brien

My Six Convicts
6.5
My Six Convicts
1952•movie

as Store Detective

Guilty as Hell
6.7
Guilty as Hell
1932•movie

as Detective Duffy

Misbehaving Husbands
5.2

as Sgt. Murphy

Bromo and Juliet
5.8
Bromo and Juliet
1926•movie

as The Detective (uncredited)

Mr. District Attorney
5.8

as Officer McCloskey

The Strange Mr. Gregory
5.5

as Lefert

Counter-Espionage
6.7
Counter-Espionage
1942•movie

as Dickens

Discarded Lovers
4.9
Discarded Lovers
1932•movie

as Delaney

Danger Ahead
5.0
Danger Ahead
1935•movie

as Detective O'Brien

The Lone Wolf Strikes
6.8

as Dickens

Crime by Night
6.4
Crime by Night
1944•movie

as Dad Martin (uncredited)

Slave Ship
5.1
Slave Ship
1937•movie

as Seaman at Auction

One Dangerous Night
5.1

as Detective Dickens

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
6.1

as Detective Dickens

If a Body Meets a Body
5.6

as Detective

A Gem of a Jam
7.2
A Gem of a Jam
1943•movie

as Police Chief

Tell No Tales
5.4
Tell No Tales
1939•movie

as Policeman at School (uncredited)

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
6.6

as Pete - Railroad Detective

The Golden Fleecing
5.9

as Cop (uncredited)

The Witness Chair
6.6
The Witness Chair
1936•movie

as Detective Costigan

Dog Shy
7.1
Dog Shy
1926•movie

as Cop

Monkey Businessmen
6.4
Monkey Businessmen
1946•movie

as Smiling Sam McGann (uncredited)

Wide Open
5.8
Wide Open
1930•movie

as Detective

King of the Jungle
5.8
King of the Jungle
1933•movie

as Cop (uncredited)

High Tension
5.8
High Tension
1936•movie

as Desk Sergeant

Time Out for Romance
6.0

as Policeman

Huddle
7.0
Huddle
1932•movie

as Policeman (uncredited)

The Green Archer
6.6
The Green Archer
1940•movie

as Capt. Thompson

Food and Magic
5.8
Food and Magic
1943•movie
Mexican Spitfire Out West
5.0

as Jim - Detective

Make Your Own Bed
6.0
Make Your Own Bed
1944•movie

as Turnkey

Private Number
6.7
Private Number
1936•movie

as Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited)

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
5.3
1 eps

as Doc Jones (uncredited)

Murder in the Big House
6.8

as "Screw"

Super-Sleuth
5.6
Super-Sleuth
1937•movie

as Jailer

Side Show
5.6
Side Show
1931•movie

as Sheriff Hornsby

The Woman Racket
6.0
The Woman Racket
1930•movie

as Police Captain

The Girl Said No
5.8
The Girl Said No
1930•movie

as Policeman

Josette
7.2
Josette
1938•movie

as Hotel Detective

Night Spot
4.6
Night Spot
1938•movie

as Police Band Leader

Sailor's Luck
6.0
Sailor's Luck
1933•movie

as Cop

One Mile from Heaven
6.6

as Smitty - Policeman

Pacific Blackout
6.6
Pacific Blackout
1941•movie

as Cop

Naughty Flirt
6.2
Naughty Flirt
1931•movie

as Policeman (uncredited)

She Had to Eat
5.6
She Had to Eat
1937•movie

as Police Officer Tracy (uncredited)

Murder Without Tears
5.8

as Sergeant-at-Arms

Orchids and Ermine
5.9
Orchids and Ermine
1927•movie

as Police Sergeant

Shine on Harvest Moon
6.8

as Policeman in patrol car (uncredited)

Frontier Days
6.0
Frontier Days
1945•movie

as Mayor Stone (uncredited)

The Crime Doctor
3.8
The Crime Doctor
1934•movie

as Bloodgood

Hiss and Yell
5.0
Hiss and Yell
1946•movie

as Policeman (uncredited)

Secrets of the Lone Wolf
7.0

as Wesley Dickens

Lightning Strikes Twice
5.2

as Dugan

Tiny Troubles
6.8
Tiny Troubles
1939•movie

as Judge

Going Wild
7.0
Going Wild
1930•movie

as The Conductor

Rough Riders' Round-up
5.2

as Agitator

At the Stroke of Twelve
6.0

as Police Sergeant

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
5.5

as Jailer

Naughty Baby
5.0
Naughty Baby
1928•movie

as Dugan

I Was Framed
5.0
I Was Framed
1942•movie

as Drunk

True to Life
8.0
True to Life
1943•movie

as Cop (uncredited)

A Society Sensation
5.8

as JIm Cox

Among the Missing
6.5
Among the Missing
1934•movie

as Police Sgt. Murphy

The Sagebrush Troubadour
6.4

as Hank Polk

There Ain't No Santa Claus
6.8

as Store Detective (uncredited)

Revenue Agent
4.0
Revenue Agent
1950•movie

as Sgt. Wallace

Trial by Trigger
5.7
Trial by Trigger
1944•movie

as Jerry (uncredited)

That I May Live
7.3
That I May Live
1937•movie

as Abner Jenkins

Scarlet Pages
7.0
Scarlet Pages
1930•movie

as Murphy

Murder on the Waterfront
7.0

as Capt. Beal

The Little Red Schoolhouse
6.7

as First Detective

Atlantic Adventure
6.0
Atlantic Adventure
1935•movie

as Police Officer Riley

Death Flies East
7.0
Death Flies East
1935•movie

as Police Lieutenant O'Brien

Everybody's Doing It
6.0

as Police Sergeant

Captain Fly-by-Night
6.8

as Gomez

Only Saps Work
6.0
Only Saps Work
1930•movie

as Murphy (uncredited)

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
5.3

as Bailiff

Straight, Place and Show
7.0

as Cop at Racetrack

Angel's Holiday
6.0
Angel's Holiday
1937•movie

as Conductor

High School
6.7
High School
1940•movie

as Junk Man

Spy Ship
7.0
Spy Ship
1942•movie

as Night Watchman

Dancing in the Dark
6.0

as Deputy

Many Sappy Returns
6.5
Many Sappy Returns
1938•movie

as Finnegan

The Donovan Affair
7.5
The Donovan Affair
1929•movie

as Carney

Roaring Guns
8.0
Roaring Guns
1944•movie
Say It with Babies
6.5
Say It with Babies
1926•movie

as Policeman

Love in High Gear
6.0
Love in High Gear
1932•movie

as Detective Duffy

A Notorious Gentleman
6.5

as Detective

Harold Teen
7.0
Harold Teen
1928•movie

as Mr. Lovewell

Deadwood Dick
7.0
Deadwood Dick
1940•movie

as Bottles

Big Business
7.5
Big Business
1937•movie

as Oil Man at Well

Diamond Jim
6.5
Diamond Jim
1935•movie

as Horsley's Secretary

Seven Sinners
6.5
Seven Sinners
1925•movie

as Policeman

On Trial
7.0
On Trial
1928•movie

as Clerk

How DOooo You Do
7.5
How DOooo You Do
1945•movie

as Detective

Borrowing Trouble
7.0
Borrowing Trouble
1937•movie

as Policeman

The Thirteenth Hour
8.0

as Det. Shaw

The Song of Life
6.5
The Song of Life
1922•movie

as Police Inspector

School for Girls
7.5
School for Girls
1934•movie

as Detective

Come Out Fighting
7.5
Come Out Fighting
1945•movie

as Mr. McGinnis, Sr. (as Fred Kelsy)

The Public Menace
6.0
The Public Menace
1935•movie

as Mike - Cop

Soft Cushions
7.0
Soft Cushions
1927•movie

as The Police

The Yankee Consul
9.0
The Yankee Consul
1924•movie

as Agent John J. Doyle

Subway Express
10.0
Subway Express
1931•movie

as Detective Kearney

Lights Out
8.0
Lights Out
1923•movie

as Decker

Moving Vanities
8.0
Moving Vanities
1939•movie

as Police Officer (uncredited)

Alias Jimmy Valentine
8.0

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Friendly Enemies
9.0
Friendly Enemies
1925•movie
Deserted at the Altar
7.0

as The Other Man

One Clear Call
7.0
One Clear Call
1922•movie

as Starnes

Lovebound
9.0
Lovebound
1923•movie

as Detective Hahn

The Last Card
8.0
The Last Card
1921•movie

as Detective (uncredited)

Seven Keys to Baldpate
7.0
The Wright Idea
10.0
The Wright Idea
1928•movie

as M. T. Flatt

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
10.0

as Detective

Don't Shoot
8.0
Don't Shoot
1922•movie

as Police Officer

The Silk Lined Burglar
9.0

as Capt. von Hoffmeier

There Are No Villains
9.0

as Dugall

The Faker
8.0
The Faker
1929•movie

as Police Detective

Tenderloin
10.0
Tenderloin
1928•movie

as Detective Simpson

Hot Money
10.0
Hot Money
1935•movie

as Police Officer Kelsey (as Fred A. Kelsey)

At Sea Ashore
8.0
At Sea Ashore
1936•movie

as Cop (uncredited)

Detour to Danger
8.0
Detour to Danger
1946•movie

as Det. Kelsey

The Night Hawk
8.0
The Night Hawk
1924•movie
Love and Hisses
10.0
Love and Hisses
1937•movie

as Officer

I'll Tell the World
7.0

as Sergeant at Border

Scandal Sheet
10.0
Scandal Sheet
1931•movie

as Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy

The Gorilla
10.0
The Gorilla
1927•movie

as Mulligan

The Eleventh Hour
7.0
The Eleventh Hour
1923•movie

as The Submarine Commander

The Lady Escapes
7.0
The Lady Escapes
1937•movie

as Man on telephone (uncredited)

Chicken Wagon Family
10.0

as Policeman

The Uneasy Three
7.0
The Uneasy Three
1925•movie
Outlaw's Son
10.0
Outlaw's Son
1954•movie
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
10.0

as Policeman

Snooper Service
8.0
Snooper Service
1945•movie
Rough Necking
10.0
Rough Necking
1934•movie

as Joe Cuttlehammer Sr.

Atta Boy
9.0
Atta Boy
1926•movie

as Detective

Carnival
8.0
Carnival
1935•movie

as Bit Part

Clock Wise
9.0
Clock Wise
1939•movie

as Landlord

Young Donovan's Kid
10.0

as Collins

Dear! Deer!
10.0
Dear! Deer!
1942•movie

as Policeman

Safety in Numbers
7.0
Safety in Numbers
1938•movie

as Cop

Down on the Farm
10.0
Down on the Farm
1938•movie

as Bit Role

Too Busy to Work
10.0
Too Busy to Work
1939•movie

as Hank Fidler

The Third Degree
7.0
The Third Degree
1926•movie

as Assistant Chief of Detectives

The 13th Juror
9.0
The 13th Juror
1927•movie

as The Detective

The Light of Victory
10.0

as Captain Eric von Prohme

Wild and Woolly
10.0
Wild and Woolly
1937•movie

as Policeman (uncredited)

Men Without Law
8.0
Men Without Law
1930•movie

as Deputy Sheriff Jeff

Excuse Me
8.0
Excuse Me
1925•movie

as George Ketchem

Beloved
9.0
Beloved
1934•movie

as Mulvaney

The Fire Flingers
7.0
The Fire Flingers
1919•movie

as Sgt. Powers

Murder on the Roof
7.0
Murder on the Roof
1930•movie

as Ryan

Bag and Baggage
8.0
Bag and Baggage
1923•movie

as Fred

Smiling Irish Eyes
9.0
Smiling Irish Eyes
1929•movie

as County Fair Manager

South of Suva
7.0
South of Suva
1922•movie

as Karl Swartz

Youth and Adventure
9.0

as Red Mullin

Held by the Law
9.0
Held by the Law
1927•movie

as Detective

The Off-Shore Pirate
9.0

as Sailor

The Match-Breaker
9.0
The Match-Breaker
1921•movie

as Detective

The Trial of Vivienne Ware
9.0

as Cop (uncredited)

Shadows of Sing Sing
7.0

as Murphy

The Third Generation
7.0

as Brody

Racing Blood
10.0
Racing Blood
1954•movie

as Smithy

The Social Highwayman
8.0

as Chief of Police

Smooth as Satin
9.0
Smooth as Satin
1925•movie

as Kersey

The Empty Cab
The Empty Cab
1918•movie

as The Detective

The Moth
The Moth
1934•movie

as Detective Blake

The Yellow Dog
The Yellow Dog
1918•movie

as Max Kummich

The Lawful Cheater
The Lawful Cheater
1925•movie

as Tom Horan

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

as Self - Tour Guide

Station Content
Station Content
1915•movie

Role: Director

The Outlaw and the Lady

Role: Director

A 44-Calibre Mystery

Role: Director

The Almost Good Man

Role: Director

The Golden Bullet
The Golden Bullet
1917•movie

Role: Director

The Fighting Gringo

Role: Director

The Purple Lily
The Purple Lily
1918•movie

Role: Director