Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1884-08-20
Day of Death
1961-09-02
Place of Birth
Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Fred Kelsey
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.
Filmography (293)
⭐ 6.3
Role:
Townsman (uncredited)
Westbound
1959
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
Auntie Mame
1958
⭐ 5.3
Role:
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Barfly (uncredited)
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957
⭐ 5.4
Role:
Club Patron (uncredited)
The Opposite Sex
1956
⭐ 5.6
Role:
Opera Attendee (uncredited)
Serenade
1956
⭐ 6.4
Role:
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Illegal
1955
⭐ 7.3
Role:
Party Guest (uncredited)
To Catch a Thief
1955
⭐ 5.8
Role:
Townsman (uncredited)
Tall Man Riding
1955
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Unknown
Outlaw's Son
1954
⭐ 4.5
Role:
Silversmith (uncredited)
The Silver Chalice
1954No Image
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Mr. Watson (uncredited)
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
1954
⭐ 7.1
Role:
Audience Member (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Passerby on Street (uncredited)
Lucky Me
1954
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Townsman (uncredited)
