Fred Kelsey

Fred Kelsey

Date of Birth:

Aug 20, 1884

Place of Birth:

Sandusky, 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.

filmography:

Carnival Carnival

1935

Bromo and Juliet Bromo and Juliet

1926

Crazy Like a Fox Crazy Like a Fox

1926

Wild Bill Hickok Rides Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942

On Trial On Trial

1928

They Died with Their Boots On They Died with Their Boots On

1941

Invisible Ghost Invisible Ghost

1941

Seven Sinners Seven Sinners

1925

The Damned Don't Cry The Damned Don't Cry

1950

Paths to Paradise Paths to Paradise

1925

Never Say Goodbye Never Say Goodbye

1946

Big Business Big Business

1937

The Witness Chair The Witness Chair

1936

Diamond Jim Diamond Jim

1935

Naughty Baby Naughty Baby

1928

How DOooo You Do How DOooo You Do

1945

Spy Ship Spy Ship

1942

High School High School

1940

I Was Framed I Was Framed

1942

The Last Warning The Last Warning

1928

Berth Quakes Berth Quakes

1938

Young Donovan's Kid Young Donovan's Kid

1931

Pacific Blackout Pacific Blackout

1941

Mr. District Attorney Mr. District Attorney

1941

Slave Ship Slave Ship

1937

Food and Magic Food and Magic

1943

Straight, Place and Show Straight, Place and Show

1938

Mexican Spitfire Out West Mexican Spitfire Out West

1940

Clock Wise Clock Wise

1939

Angel's Holiday Angel's Holiday

1937

Yoo-Hoo Yoo-Hoo

1932

Thank Your Lucky Stars Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

Little Annie Rooney Little Annie Rooney

1925

Here Comes Mr. Zerk Here Comes Mr. Zerk

1943

Snooper Service Snooper Service

1945

Crime by Night Crime by Night

1944

High Tension High Tension

1936

Sailor's Luck Sailor's Luck

1933

Mildred Pierce Mildred Pierce

1945

Crime Wave Crime Wave

1953

The Lone Wolf Strikes The Lone Wolf Strikes

1940

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

1940

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

1940

Mutiny in the County Mutiny in the County

1940

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1940

Outlaw's Son Outlaw's Son

1954

Time Out for Romance Time Out for Romance

1937

Rough Necking Rough Necking

1934

The Golden Fleecing The Golden Fleecing

1940

Gentleman Jim Gentleman Jim

1942

Mr. Skeffington Mr. Skeffington

1944

The Green Archer The Green Archer

1940

So You Want to Hold Your Husband So You Want to Hold Your Husband

1950

At the Stroke of Twelve At the Stroke of Twelve

1941

One Mile from Heaven One Mile from Heaven

1937

Horses' Collars Horses' Collars

1935

Wrong Again Wrong Again

1929

Atta Boy Atta Boy

1926

Deadwood Dick Deadwood Dick

1940

Auntie Mame Auntie Mame

1958

Misbehaving Husbands Misbehaving Husbands

1940

Huddle Huddle

1932

Dear! Deer! Dear! Deer!

1942

One Dangerous Night One Dangerous Night

1943

Wild and Woolly Wild and Woolly

1937

Private Number Private Number

1936

So You Want an Apartment So You Want an Apartment

1948

Come Out Fighting Come Out Fighting

1945

Men Without Law Men Without Law

1930

The Garden Murder Case The Garden Murder Case

1936

So You Want to Enjoy Life So You Want to Enjoy Life

1952

Shopping with Wifie Shopping with Wifie

1932

School for Girls School for Girls

1934

So You Want to Know Your Relatives So You Want to Know Your Relatives

1954

The Light of Victory The Light of Victory

1919

Goodbye, My Fancy Goodbye, My Fancy

1951

The Flame and the Arrow The Flame and the Arrow

1950

In This Our Life In This Our Life

1942

Excuse Me Excuse Me

1925

Beloved Beloved

1934

Murder on the Roof Murder on the Roof

1930

The Fire Flingers The Fire Flingers

1919

The Mystery Pilot The Mystery Pilot

1926

Bag and Baggage Bag and Baggage

1923

There Ain't No Santa Claus There Ain't No Santa Claus

1926

Smiling Irish Eyes Smiling Irish Eyes

1929

Dog Shy Dog Shy

1926

One Foot in Heaven One Foot in Heaven

1941

The Lawful Cheater The Lawful Cheater

1925

A Left Hook A Left Hook

1911

The Sagebrush Troubadour The Sagebrush Troubadour

1935

The Public Menace The Public Menace

1935

Many Sappy Returns Many Sappy Returns

1938

The Strange Mr. Gregory The Strange Mr. Gregory

1945

Puppets of Fate Puppets of Fate

1921

Serenade Serenade

1956

The Unfaithful The Unfaithful

1947

Old Acquaintance Old Acquaintance

1943

Three Strangers Three Strangers

1946

The Opposite Sex The Opposite Sex

1956

A Society Sensation A Society Sensation

1918

Boys Will Be Boys Boys Will Be Boys

1932

True to Life True to Life

1943

Too Busy to Work Too Busy to Work

1939

So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck

1946

Action in the North Atlantic Action in the North Atlantic

1943

A Woman of Affairs A Woman of Affairs

1928

Borrowing Trouble Borrowing Trouble

1937

Down on the Farm Down on the Farm

1938

Safety in Numbers Safety in Numbers

1938

The Inspector General The Inspector General

1949

So You Want to Play the Horses So You Want to Play the Horses

1946

The Naughty Flirt The Naughty Flirt

1930

My Six Convicts My Six Convicts

1952

She Had to Eat She Had to Eat

1937

The Noose Hangs High The Noose Hangs High

1948

The Man Who Came to Dinner The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941

The 13th Juror The 13th Juror

1927

The Song of Life The Song of Life

1922

The Fountainhead The Fountainhead

1949

Make Your Own Bed Make Your Own Bed

1944

Among the Missing Among the Missing

1934

The Third Degree The Third Degree

1926

Dancing in the Dark Dancing in the Dark

1949

Homicide Homicide

1949

The Thirteenth Hour The Thirteenth Hour

1927

A Stolen Life A Stolen Life

1946

O. Henry's Full House O. Henry's Full House

1952

If a Body Meets a Body If a Body Meets a Body

1945

So You Think You're Not Guilty So You Think You're Not Guilty

1950

If I Had a Million If I Had a Million

1932

Discarded Lovers Discarded Lovers

1932

Secrets of the Lone Wolf Secrets of the Lone Wolf

1941

Murder in the Big House Murder in the Big House

1942

The Honor of an Outlaw The Honor of an Outlaw

1917

The Last Card The Last Card

1921

Springfield Rifle Springfield Rifle

1952

Northern Pursuit Northern Pursuit

1943

The Silver Chalice The Silver Chalice

1954

Saratoga Trunk Saratoga Trunk

1945

Colorado Territory Colorado Territory

1949

Manslaughter Manslaughter

1922

Seven Keys to Baldpate Seven Keys to Baldpate

1925

Super-Sleuth Super-Sleuth

1937

Christmas in Connecticut Christmas in Connecticut

1945

Lucky Me Lucky Me

1954

The Little Red Schoolhouse The Little Red Schoolhouse

1936

Say It with Babies Say It with Babies

1926

Backfire Backfire

1950

The Wright Idea The Wright Idea

1928

To Catch a Thief To Catch a Thief

1955

Murder on the Waterfront Murder on the Waterfront

1943

Danger Ahead Danger Ahead

1935

That I May Live That I May Live

1937

Scarlet Pages Scarlet Pages

1930

The Moth The Moth

1934

Arms and the Gringo Arms and the Gringo

1914

Lightning Strikes Twice Lightning Strikes Twice

1934

Tall Man Riding Tall Man Riding

1955

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

1941

The Donovan Affair The Donovan Affair

1929

Subway Express Subway Express

1931

Lights Out Lights Out

1923

One Frightened Night One Frightened Night

1935

Alias Jimmy Valentine Alias Jimmy Valentine

1920

Moving Vanities Moving Vanities

1939

Flamingo Road Flamingo Road

1949

The Yankee Consul The Yankee Consul

1924

Revenue Agent Revenue Agent

1950

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

1942

Love Is News Love Is News

1937

That's My Baby That's My Baby

1926

Soft Cushions Soft Cushions

1927

Twentieth Century Twentieth Century

1934

The Empty Cab The Empty Cab

1918

Friendly Enemies Friendly Enemies

1925

So You Want a Raise So You Want a Raise

1950

Counter-Espionage Counter-Espionage

1942

Roaring Guns Roaring Guns

1944

Trial by Trigger Trial by Trigger

1944

Hiss and Yell Hiss and Yell

1946

Storm Warning Storm Warning

1951

The Crime Doctor The Crime Doctor

1934

Jewish Prudence Jewish Prudence

1927

Frontier Days Frontier Days

1945

The Iceman's Ball The Iceman's Ball

1932

Deserted at the Altar Deserted at the Altar

1922

Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen

1952

Lovebound Lovebound

1923

One Clear Call One Clear Call

1922

Illegal Illegal

1955

Side Show Side Show

1931

While the City Sleeps While the City Sleeps

1928

I'll Tell the World I'll Tell the World

1934

Tell No Tales Tell No Tales

1939

Everybody's Doing It Everybody's Doing It

1938

Scandal Sheet Scandal Sheet

1931

The Enforcer The Enforcer

1951

Night Spot Night Spot

1938

Josette Josette

1938

Detour to Danger Detour to Danger

1946

Red Haired Alibi Red Haired Alibi

1932

Room for One More Room for One More

1952

The Night Hawk The Night Hawk

1924

Love and Hisses Love and Hisses

1937

I'll Be Suing You I'll Be Suing You

1934

Going Wild Going Wild

1930

Captain Fly-by-Night Captain Fly-by-Night

1922

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

1939

The Lady Escapes The Lady Escapes

1937

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

1939

Chicken Wagon Family Chicken Wagon Family

1939

The Uneasy Three The Uneasy Three

1925

Quiet Please! Quiet Please!

1933

Charlie Chan in Reno Charlie Chan in Reno

1939

Rough Riders' Round-up Rough Riders' Round-up

1939

A Star Is Born A Star Is Born

1954

The Gorilla The Gorilla

1927

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

1930

Only Saps Work Only Saps Work

1930

The Eleventh Hour The Eleventh Hour

1923

King of the Jungle King of the Jungle

1933

Souls for Sale Souls for Sale

1923

At Sea Ashore At Sea Ashore

1936

Wide Open Wide Open

1930

A Gem of a Jam A Gem of a Jam

1943

Road to Paradise Road to Paradise

1930

The Girl Said No The Girl Said No

1930

Don't Shoot Don't Shoot

1922

Guilty as Hell Guilty as Hell

1932

A Notorious Gentleman A Notorious Gentleman

1935

My Favorite Blonde My Favorite Blonde

1942

Love in High Gear Love in High Gear

1932

The Crime of the Century The Crime of the Century

1933

Atlantic Adventure Atlantic Adventure

1935

Strictly Fresh Yeggs Strictly Fresh Yeggs

1934

The Woman Racket The Woman Racket

1930

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

1928

Westbound Westbound

1959

Silent Sandy Silent Sandy

1914

The Faker The Faker

1929

Bullet Scars Bullet Scars

1942

Tenderloin Tenderloin

1928

Hot Money Hot Money

1935

X Marks the Spot X Marks the Spot

1942

Harold Teen Harold Teen

1928

The Yellow Dog The Yellow Dog

1918

There Are No Villains There Are No Villains

1921

Andy Plays Hookey Andy Plays Hookey

1946

Death Flies East Death Flies East

1935

Lady Gangster Lady Gangster

1942

Tiny Troubles Tiny Troubles

1939

Larceny, Inc. Larceny, Inc.

1942

The Silk Lined Burglar The Silk Lined Burglar

1919

She Got What She Wanted She Got What She Wanted

1930

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