Fred Kelsey
Acting · 77 years old
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.
Known For
Rough Necking
Joe Cuttlehammer Sr.
Strangers on a Train
Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
A Gem of a Jam
Police Chief
True to Life
Cop (uncredited)
To Catch a Thief
Party Guest (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1933
Detective Jones (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
Audience Member (uncredited)
The Enforcer
Gentleman Jim
Sutro (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
Joe (uncredited)
Old Acquaintance
Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)
Larceny, Inc.
Bronson
Crime Wave
Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
Flamingo Road
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut
Harper (uncredited)
Harold Teen
Mr. Lovewell
Auntie Mame
Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry
Man on Dock (uncredited)
The Thirteenth Hour
Det. Shaw
