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.
Known for
1959Westbound
Townsman (uncredited)
1958Auntie Mame
Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
1957Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
Barfly (uncredited)
1957The Helen Morgan Story
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
1956The Opposite Sex
Club Patron (uncredited)
1956Serenade
Opera Attendee (uncredited)
1955Tall Man Riding
Townsman (uncredited)
1955To Catch a Thief
Party Guest (uncredited)
1955Illegal
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1954The Silver Chalice
Silversmith (uncredited)
1954Lucky Me
Passerby on Street (uncredited)
1954A Star Is Born
Audience Member (uncredited)
1954Outlaw's Son
1954Riding Shotgun
Townsman (uncredited)
1954Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
1954Racing Blood
Smithy
1953Crime Wave
Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
1953Murder Without Tears
Sergeant-at-Arms
1952Hans Christian Andersen
First Gendarme
1952Springfield Rifle
Barfly (uncredited)
1952Room for One More
1952O. Henry's Full House
Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
1952My Six Convicts
Store Detective
1952Carson City
Townsman (uncredited)
