Fred Kelsey

Fred Kelsey

Known for: Acting

Born: August 20, 1884

Died: September 2, 1961

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…

Known for

Silent Sandy
1914
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
1930
The Gorilla
The Gorilla
1927
The Uneasy Three
The Uneasy Three
1925
Subway Express
Subway Express
1931
Arms and the Gringo
Arms and the Gringo
1914
Strictly Fresh Yeggs
1934
Food and Magic
Food and Magic
1943
So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck
So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck
1946
A Left Hook
1911
So You Think You Can't Sleep
1953
Smooth as Satin
Smooth as Satin
1925
The Empty Cab
The Empty Cab
1918
The Iceman's Ball
1932
So You Want a Raise
1950
The Honor of an Outlaw
1917
The Moth
The Moth
1934
The Wright Idea
The Wright Idea
1928
Andy Plays Hookey
1946
Hot Money
Hot Money
1935
Atta Boy
Atta Boy
1926
Clock Wise
Clock Wise
1939
The Thirteenth Hour
The Thirteenth Hour
1927
Puppets of Fate
1921
Shopping with Wifie
1932
Many Sappy Returns
Many Sappy Returns
1938
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
1949
Youth and Adventure
Youth and Adventure
1925
Lights Out
Lights Out
1923
Moving Vanities
Moving Vanities
1939
Counter-Espionage
Counter-Espionage
1942
The Last Card
The Last Card
1921
So You Think You're Not Guilty
So You Think You're Not Guilty
1950
If a Body Meets a Body
If a Body Meets a Body
1945
There Are No Villains
There Are No Villains
1921
Detour to Danger
Detour to Danger
1946
I'll Be Suing You
1934
Mutiny in the County
1940
Outlaw's Son
Outlaw's Son
1954
Rough Necking
Rough Necking
1934
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
1950
Paths to Paradise
Paths to Paradise
1925
Boys Will Be Boys
1932
A Society Sensation
A Society Sensation
1918
The Light of Victory
The Light of Victory
1919
So You Want an Apartment
1948
The Lawful Cheater
The Lawful Cheater
1925
The Sagebrush Troubadour
The Sagebrush Troubadour
1935
The Fire Flingers
The Fire Flingers
1919
Held by the Law
Held by the Law
1927
Traffic in Hearts
1924
Strop, Look and Listen
1952
She Got What She Wanted
1930
The Donovan Affair
The Donovan Affair
1929
One Frightened Night
One Frightened Night
1935
Friendly Enemies
Friendly Enemies
1925
Deserted at the Altar
Deserted at the Altar
1922
Lovebound
Lovebound
1923
Jewish Prudence
Jewish Prudence
1927
Hiss and Yell
Hiss and Yell
1946
That I May Live
That I May Live
1937
Danger Ahead
Danger Ahead
1935
Lightning Strikes Twice
Lightning Strikes Twice
1934
Love in High Gear
Love in High Gear
1932
Road to Paradise
Road to Paradise
1930
Tiny Troubles
Tiny Troubles
1939
The Silk Lined Burglar
The Silk Lined Burglar
1919
The Yellow Dog
The Yellow Dog
1918
Tenderloin
Tenderloin
1928
Red Haired Alibi
Red Haired Alibi
1932
Snooper Service
Snooper Service
1945
Yoo-Hoo
1932
Berth Quakes
1938
So You Want to Enjoy Life
1952
Dog Shy
Dog Shy
1926
So You Want to Be an Actor
1949
So You Want to Be a Musician
1953
South of Suva
South of Suva
1922
The Off-Shore Pirate
The Off-Shore Pirate
1921
The Third Generation
The Third Generation
1920
That's My Baby
1926
The Yankee Consul
The Yankee Consul
1924
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
1941
Side Show
Side Show
1931
The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour
1923
Quiet Please!
1933
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940
Young Donovan's Kid
Young Donovan's Kid
1931
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
1954
The Mystery Pilot
1926
Bag and Baggage
Bag and Baggage
1923
There Ain't No Santa Claus
There Ain't No Santa Claus
1926
Monkey Businessmen
Monkey Businessmen
1946
Trial by Trigger
Trial by Trigger
1944
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941
Discarded Lovers
Discarded Lovers
1932
A Gem of a Jam
A Gem of a Jam
1943
The Faker
The Faker
1929
Captain Fly-by-Night
Captain Fly-by-Night
1922
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
1943
Horses' Collars
Horses' Collars
1935
Seven Sinners
Seven Sinners
1925
On Trial
On Trial
1928
Dear! Deer!
Dear! Deer!
1942
So You Want to Play the Horses
1946
The Song of Life
The Song of Life
1922
Men Without Law
Men Without Law
1930
The Strange Mr. Gregory
The Strange Mr. Gregory
1945
The Match-Breaker
The Match-Breaker
1921
A Midnight Adventure
1928
Alias Jimmy Valentine
Alias Jimmy Valentine
1920
Frontier Days
Frontier Days
1945
The Crime Doctor
The Crime Doctor
1934
Roaring Guns
Roaring Guns
1944
Murder on the Waterfront
Murder on the Waterfront
1943
Say It with Babies
Say It with Babies
1926
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
1928
At Sea Ashore
At Sea Ashore
1936
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
1930
The Lone Wolf Strikes
The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940
At the Stroke of Twelve
At the Stroke of Twelve
1941
Crazy Like a Fox
Crazy Like a Fox
1926
Naughty Baby
Naughty Baby
1928
The 13th Juror
The 13th Juror
1927
Excuse Me
Excuse Me
1925
Murder on the Roof
Murder on the Roof
1930
Plastered in Paris
1928
Shadows of Sing Sing
Shadows of Sing Sing
1933
The Social Highwayman
The Social Highwayman
1926
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1942
The Night Hawk
The Night Hawk
1924
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
1931
Wrong Again
Wrong Again
1929
The Green Archer
The Green Archer
1940
Invisible Ghost
Invisible Ghost
1941
Bromo and Juliet
Bromo and Juliet
1926
One Dangerous Night
One Dangerous Night
1943
Soft Cushions
Soft Cushions
1927
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1925
Don't Shoot
Don't Shoot
1922
Harold Teen
Harold Teen
1928
Going Wild
Going Wild
1930
Misbehaving Husbands
Misbehaving Husbands
1940
A Woman of Affairs
A Woman of Affairs
1928
The Third Degree
The Third Degree
1926
Come Out Fighting
Come Out Fighting
1945
Smiling Irish Eyes
Smiling Irish Eyes
1929
Racing Blood
Racing Blood
1954
Scarlet Pages
Scarlet Pages
1930
The Little Red Schoolhouse
The Little Red Schoolhouse
1936
Guilty as Hell
Guilty as Hell
1932
Death Flies East
Death Flies East
1935
Bullet Scars
Bullet Scars
1942
X Marks the Spot
X Marks the Spot
1942
The Public Menace
The Public Menace
1935
Speak Easily
Speak Easily
1932
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
1952
One Clear Call
One Clear Call
1922
The Woman Racket
The Woman Racket
1930
Wide Open
Wide Open
1930
The People's Choice
1946
Revenue Agent
Revenue Agent
1950
A Notorious Gentleman
A Notorious Gentleman
1935
Crime by Night
Crime by Night
1944
Sailor's Luck
Sailor's Luck
1933
How DOooo You Do
How DOooo You Do
1945
Murder Without Tears
Murder Without Tears
1953
Murder in the Big House
Murder in the Big House
1942
While the City Sleeps
While the City Sleeps
1928
Only Saps Work
Only Saps Work
1930
A Stolen Life
A Stolen Life
1946
Little Annie Rooney
Little Annie Rooney
1925
Time Out for Romance
Time Out for Romance
1937
The Naughty Flirt
The Naughty Flirt
1931
Wild and Woolly
Wild and Woolly
1937
Orchids and Ermine
Orchids and Ermine
1927
Shine on Harvest Moon
Shine on Harvest Moon
1944
Backfire
Backfire
1950
Rough Riders' Round-up
Rough Riders' Round-up
1939
O. Henry's Full House
O. Henry's Full House
1952
Flamingo Road
Flamingo Road
1949
Super-Sleuth
Super-Sleuth
1937
The Crime of the Century
The Crime of the Century
1933
Josette
Josette
1938
The Lady Escapes
The Lady Escapes
1937
The Witness Chair
The Witness Chair
1936
The Last Warning
The Last Warning
1928
Among the Missing
Among the Missing
1934
My Favorite Blonde
My Favorite Blonde
1942
Lady Gangster
Lady Gangster
1942
Everybody's Doing It
Everybody's Doing It
1938
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939
Huddle
Huddle
1932
The Noose Hangs High
The Noose Hangs High
1948
Lucky Me
Lucky Me
1954
The Girl Said No
The Girl Said No
1930
Night Spot
Night Spot
1938
Chicken Wagon Family
Chicken Wagon Family
1939
Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington
1944
Big Business
Big Business
1937
Old Acquaintance
Old Acquaintance
1943
The Garden Murder Case
The Garden Murder Case
1936
Spy Ship
Spy Ship
1942
Make Your Own Bed
Make Your Own Bed
1944
King of the Jungle
King of the Jungle
1933
I Was Framed
I Was Framed
1942
To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief
1955
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939
Never Say Goodbye
Never Say Goodbye
1946
Larceny, Inc.
Larceny, Inc.
1942
Safety in Numbers
Safety in Numbers
1938
Down on the Farm
Down on the Farm
1938
Homicide
Homicide
1949
Manslaughter
Manslaughter
1922
Colorado Territory
Colorado Territory
1949
Westbound
Westbound
1959
Charlie Chan in Reno
Charlie Chan in Reno
1939
Mr. District Attorney
Mr. District Attorney
1941
School for Girls
School for Girls
1934
I'll Tell the World
I'll Tell the World
1934
Crime Wave
Crime Wave
1953
Borrowing Trouble
Borrowing Trouble
1937
The Inspector General
The Inspector General
1949
Angel's Holiday
Angel's Holiday
1937
She Had to Eat
She Had to Eat
1937
Christmas in Connecticut
Christmas in Connecticut
1945
Atlantic Adventure
Atlantic Adventure
1935
Auntie Mame
Auntie Mame
1958
One Mile from Heaven
One Mile from Heaven
1937
Mexican Spitfire Out West
Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940
Three Strangers
Three Strangers
1946
My Six Convicts
My Six Convicts
1952
Beloved
Beloved
1934
Tall Man Riding
Tall Man Riding
1955
In This Our Life
In This Our Life
1942
Serenade
Serenade
1956
Saratoga Trunk
Saratoga Trunk
1945
Private Number
Private Number
1936
The Golden Fleecing
The Golden Fleecing
1940
Too Busy to Work
Too Busy to Work
1939
The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
Goodbye, My Fancy
Goodbye, My Fancy
1951
The Man I Love
The Man I Love
1946
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932
Twentieth Century
Twentieth Century
1934
The Silver Chalice
The Silver Chalice
1954
Love and Hisses
Love and Hisses
1937
The Damned Don't Cry
The Damned Don't Cry
1950
Straight, Place and Show
Straight, Place and Show
1938
Room for One More
Room for One More
1952
Springfield Rifle
Springfield Rifle
1952
Deadwood Dick
Deadwood Dick
1940
Night and Day
Night and Day
1946
True to Life
True to Life
1943
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce
1945
High Tension
High Tension
1936
The Unfaithful
The Unfaithful
1947
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957
The Bowery
The Bowery
1933
Tell No Tales
Tell No Tales
1939
High School
High School
1940
Riding Shotgun
Riding Shotgun
1954
Northern Pursuit
Northern Pursuit
1943
The Enforcer
The Enforcer
1951
Carnival
Carnival
1935
Dancing in the Dark
Dancing in the Dark
1949
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead
1949
Nora Prentiss
Nora Prentiss
1947
The Flame and the Arrow
The Flame and the Arrow
1950
One Foot in Heaven
One Foot in Heaven
1941
Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train
1951
Carson City
Carson City
1952
Storm Warning
Storm Warning
1951
Pacific Blackout
Pacific Blackout
1941
Slave Ship
Slave Ship
1937
Love Is News
Love Is News
1937
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940
Souls for Sale
Souls for Sale
1923
If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million
1932
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
Gold Diggers of 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
Gentleman Jim
Gentleman Jim
1942
Action in the North Atlantic
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
The Helen Morgan Story
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
Silver River
Silver River
1948
Diamond Jim
Diamond Jim
1935
The Opposite Sex
The Opposite Sex
1956
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
Illegal
Illegal
1955
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
1954
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951