Fred Kelsey

Fred Kelsey

Acting

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

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Westbound ★ 6.3 Westbound 1959 Auntie Mame ★ 7.0 Auntie Mame 1958 The Helen Morgan Story ★ 5.3 The Helen Morgan Story 1957 Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend ★ 6.0 Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend 1957 The Opposite Sex ★ 5.4 The Opposite Sex 1956 Serenade ★ 5.6 Serenade 1956 Illegal ★ 6.4 Illegal 1955 To Catch a Thief ★ 7.3 To Catch a Thief 1955 Tall Man Riding ★ 5.8 Tall Man Riding 1955 Outlaw's Son ★ 10.0 Outlaw's Son 1954 The Silver Chalice ★ 4.5 The Silver Chalice 1954 So You Want to Know Your Relatives ★ 10.0 So You Want to Know Your Relatives 1954 A Star Is Born ★ 7.1 A Star Is Born 1954 Lucky Me ★ 6.8 Lucky Me 1954 Riding Shotgun ★ 6.0 Riding Shotgun 1954 Phantom of the Rue Morgue ★ 6.3 Phantom of the Rue Morgue 1954 Racing Blood ★ 10.0 Racing Blood 1954 So You Think You Can't Sleep ★ 6.5 So You Think You Can't Sleep 1953 Crime Wave ★ 7.1 Crime Wave 1953 Murder Without Tears ★ 5.8 Murder Without Tears 1953 So You Want to Be a Musician ★ 9.0 So You Want to Be a Musician 1953 Hans Christian Andersen ★ 6.2 Hans Christian Andersen 1952 Strop, Look and Listen ★ 8.0 Strop, Look and Listen 1952 Springfield Rifle ★ 6.4 Springfield Rifle 1952 O. Henry's Full House ★ 6.9 O. Henry's Full House 1952 Carson City ★ 6.2 Carson City 1952 So You Want to Enjoy Life ★ 6.0 So You Want to Enjoy Life 1952 My Six Convicts ★ 6.5 My Six Convicts 1952 Room for One More ★ 6.5 Room for One More 1952 Strangers on a Train ★ 7.7 Strangers on a Train 1951 Goodbye, My Fancy ★ 6.4 Goodbye, My Fancy 1951 The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok ★ 5.3 The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok 1951 The Enforcer ★ 7.1 The Enforcer 1951 Storm Warning ★ 6.7 Storm Warning 1951 Revenue Agent ★ 4.0 Revenue Agent 1950 So You Want a Raise ★ 7.0 So You Want a Raise 1950 The Flame and the Arrow ★ 6.3 The Flame and the Arrow 1950 So You Want to Hold Your Husband ★ 9.0 So You Want to Hold Your Husband 1950 The Damned Don't Cry ★ 7.0 The Damned Don't Cry 1950 So You Think You're Not Guilty ★ 6.0 So You Think You're Not Guilty 1950 Backfire ★ 5.9 Backfire 1950 The Inspector General ★ 6.6 The Inspector General 1949 So You Want to Be an Actor ★ 10.0 So You Want to Be an Actor 1949 Dancing in the Dark ★ 6.0 Dancing in the Dark 1949 So You Want to Be a Muscle Man ★ 8.0 So You Want to Be a Muscle Man 1949 The Fountainhead ★ 6.8 The Fountainhead 1949 Colorado Territory ★ 6.9 Colorado Territory 1949 Flamingo Road ★ 7.1 Flamingo Road 1949 Homicide ★ 5.7 Homicide 1949 Silver River ★ 6.1 Silver River 1948 The Noose Hangs High ★ 6.9 The Noose Hangs High 1948 So You Want an Apartment ★ 5.7 So You Want an Apartment 1948 The Unfaithful ★ 5.9 The Unfaithful 1947 Nora Prentiss ★ 6.2 Nora Prentiss 1947 So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck ★ 6.5 So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck 1946 The Man I Love ★ 6.1 The Man I Love 1946 Andy Plays Hookey ★ 10.0 Andy Plays Hookey 1946 The People's Choice ★ 9.0 The People's Choice 1946 Never Say Goodbye ★ 6.3 Never Say Goodbye 1946 So You Want to Play the Horses ★ 6.3 So You Want to Play the Horses 1946 Night and Day ★ 6.1 Night and Day 1946 Monkey Businessmen ★ 6.3 Monkey Businessmen 1946 A Stolen Life ★ 6.4 A Stolen Life 1946 Hiss and Yell ★ 5.0 Hiss and Yell 1946 Three Strangers ★ 6.4 Three Strangers 1946 Detour to Danger ★ 8.0 Detour to Danger 1946 How DOooo You Do ★ 7.5 How DOooo You Do 1945 Frontier Days ★ 7.0 Frontier Days 1945 Saratoga Trunk ★ 6.1 Saratoga Trunk 1945 Mildred Pierce ★ 7.6 Mildred Pierce 1945 Come Out Fighting ★ 7.5 Come Out Fighting 1945 If a Body Meets a Body ★ 5.6 If a Body Meets a Body 1945 Christmas in Connecticut ★ 7.0 Christmas in Connecticut 1945 Snooper Service ★ 8.0 Snooper Service 1945 The Strange Mr. Gregory ★ 5.5 The Strange Mr. Gregory 1945 Crime by Night ★ 6.4 Crime by Night 1944 Make Your Own Bed ★ 6.0 Make Your Own Bed 1944 Trial by Trigger ★ 5.5 Trial by Trigger 1944 Mr. Skeffington ★ 6.8 Mr. Skeffington 1944 Shine on Harvest Moon ★ 6.8 Shine on Harvest Moon 1944