Fred Kelsey
Known for ActingBorn 1884-08-20 — died 1961-09-02Sandusky, 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.
Known for
Dear! Deer!
1942 · as Policeman
Strangers on a Train
1951 · as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
To Catch a Thief
1955 · as Party Guest (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
1944 · as Cop in Raid (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
1945 · as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954 · as Audience Member (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 · as Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)
Auntie Mame
1958 · as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
Night and Day
1946 · as First-Nighter (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
1949 · as Old Watchman (uncredited)
Racing Blood
1954 · as Smithy
Super-Sleuth
1937 · as Jailer
Storm Warning
1951 · as Townsman (uncredited)
The Enforcer
1951
School for Girls
1934 · as Detective
Springfield Rifle
1952 · as Barfly (uncredited)
Huddle
1932 · as Policeman (uncredited)
In This Our Life
1942 · as Jailer (uncredited)