Fred Kelsey

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

279

Gender

Male

Birthday

1884-08-20

Day of death

1961-09-02 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Sandusky, Ohio, USA

Fred Kelsey

Biography

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

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • Mildred Pierce

    Mildred Pierce

  • If I Had a Million

    If I Had a Million

  • Storm Warning

    Storm Warning

  • Secrets of the Lone Wolf

    Secrets of the Lone Wolf

  • The Silver Chalice

    The Silver Chalice

  • The Garden Murder Case

    The Garden Murder Case

  • The Thirteenth Hour

    The Thirteenth Hour

  • Rough Riders' Round-up

    Rough Riders' Round-up

  • So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck

    So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck

  • Invisible Ghost

    Invisible Ghost

  • The Lone Wolf Strikes

    The Lone Wolf Strikes

  • The Crime of the Century

    The Crime of the Century

  • The Little Red Schoolhouse

    The Little Red Schoolhouse

  • Trial by Trigger

    Trial by Trigger

  • Captain Fly-by-Night

    Captain Fly-by-Night

  • Riding Shotgun

    Riding Shotgun

  • Seven Sinners

    Seven Sinners

  • Wild Bill Hickok Rides

    Wild Bill Hickok Rides

  • The 13th Juror

    The 13th Juror

  • The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

    The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

  • Manslaughter

    Manslaughter

  • Mutiny in the County

    Mutiny in the County

  • Tenderloin

    Tenderloin

  • To Catch a Thief

    To Catch a Thief

  • Lights Out

    Lights Out

  • The Honor of an Outlaw

    The Honor of an Outlaw

  • The Fountainhead

    The Fountainhead

  • Borrowing Trouble

    Borrowing Trouble

  • Mexican Spitfire Out West

    Mexican Spitfire Out West

  • Slave Ship

    Slave Ship

  • Christmas in Connecticut

    Christmas in Connecticut

  • Many Sappy Returns

    Many Sappy Returns

  • Moving Vanities

    Moving Vanities

  • The Third Degree

    The Third Degree

  • The Sagebrush Troubadour

    The Sagebrush Troubadour

  • Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

    Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

  • One Foot in Heaven

    One Foot in Heaven

  • I Was Framed

    I Was Framed

  • Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

    Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

  • So You Want to Hold Your Husband

    So You Want to Hold Your Husband

  • King of the Jungle

    King of the Jungle

  • Dancing in the Dark

    Dancing in the Dark

  • Never Say Goodbye

    Never Say Goodbye

  • Too Busy to Work

    Too Busy to Work

  • X Marks the Spot

    X Marks the Spot

  • Scarlet Pages

    Scarlet Pages

  • Lightning Strikes Twice

    Lightning Strikes Twice

  • Discarded Lovers

    Discarded Lovers

  • They Died with Their Boots On

    They Died with Their Boots On

  • The Fire Flingers

    The Fire Flingers

  • Pacific Blackout

    Pacific Blackout

  • Tiny Troubles

    Tiny Troubles

  • South of Suva

    South of Suva

  • Alias Jimmy Valentine

    Alias Jimmy Valentine

  • So You Want a Raise

    So You Want a Raise

  • Diamond Jim

    Diamond Jim

  • Scandal Sheet

    Scandal Sheet

  • Silver River

    Silver River

  • Make Your Own Bed

    Make Your Own Bed

  • Speak Easily

    Speak Easily

  • Northern Pursuit

    Northern Pursuit

  • High Tension

    High Tension

  • The Last Card

    The Last Card

  • School for Girls

    School for Girls

  • Strictly Fresh Yeggs

    Strictly Fresh Yeggs

  • The Last Warning

    The Last Warning

  • Illegal

    Illegal

  • The Gorilla

    The Gorilla

  • Lady Gangster

    Lady Gangster

  • Say It with Babies

    Say It with Babies

  • Hans Christian Andersen

    Hans Christian Andersen

  • Wrong Again

    Wrong Again

  • Youth and Adventure

    Youth and Adventure

  • Springfield Rifle

    Springfield Rifle

  • O. Henry's Full House

    O. Henry's Full House

  • A Notorious Gentleman

    A Notorious Gentleman

  • The Song of Life

    The Song of Life

  • Subway Express

    Subway Express

  • Serenade

    Serenade

  • Counter-Espionage

    Counter-Espionage

  • Orchids and Ermine

    Orchids and Ermine

  • Crime Wave

    Crime Wave

  • A Society Sensation

    A Society Sensation

  • The Inspector General

    The Inspector General

  • Horses' Collars

    Horses' Collars

  • The Uneasy Three

    The Uneasy Three

  • Strangers on a Train

    Strangers on a Train

  • Lovebound

    Lovebound

  • The Noose Hangs High

    The Noose Hangs High

  • A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

  • Going Wild

    Going Wild

  • Deserted at the Altar

    Deserted at the Altar

  • Misbehaving Husbands

    Misbehaving Husbands

  • Crime by Night

    Crime by Night

  • Private Number

    Private Number

  • Here Comes Mr. Zerk

    Here Comes Mr. Zerk

  • The Bowery

    The Bowery

  • The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

    The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

  • Backfire

    Backfire

  • Josette

    Josette

  • Beloved

    Beloved

  • Detour to Danger

    Detour to Danger

  • Night Spot

    Night Spot

  • Sailor's Luck

    Sailor's Luck

  • True to Life

    True to Life

  • Tell No Tales

    Tell No Tales

  • Little Annie Rooney

    Little Annie Rooney

  • The Lady Escapes

    The Lady Escapes

  • The Flame and the Arrow

    The Flame and the Arrow

  • Danger Ahead

    Danger Ahead

  • There Are No Villains

    There Are No Villains

  • Colorado Territory

    Colorado Territory

  • Bullet Scars

    Bullet Scars

  • Room for One More

    Room for One More

  • She Had to Eat

    She Had to Eat

  • Thank Your Lucky Stars

    Thank Your Lucky Stars

  • Shine on Harvest Moon

    Shine on Harvest Moon

  • The Night Hawk

    The Night Hawk

  • One Mile from Heaven

    One Mile from Heaven

  • How DOooo You Do

    How DOooo You Do

  • Big Business

    Big Business

  • Bromo and Juliet

    Bromo and Juliet

  • Paths to Paradise

    Paths to Paradise

  • Night and Day

    Night and Day

  • A Left Hook

    A Left Hook

  • Quiet Please!

    Quiet Please!

  • Lucky Me

    Lucky Me

  • That I May Live

    That I May Live

  • Hot Money

    Hot Money

  • The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

    The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

  • High School

    High School

  • Tall Man Riding

    Tall Man Riding

  • Flamingo Road

    Flamingo Road

  • Nora Prentiss

    Nora Prentiss

  • The Green Archer

    The Green Archer

  • The Iceman's Ball

    The Iceman's Ball

  • Roaring Guns

    Roaring Guns

  • Safety in Numbers

    Safety in Numbers

  • So You Think You're Not Guilty

    So You Think You're Not Guilty

  • Smiling Irish Eyes

    Smiling Irish Eyes

  • Carson City

    Carson City

  • Soft Cushions

    Soft Cushions

  • Side Show

    Side Show

  • One Dangerous Night

    One Dangerous Night

  • A Gem of a Jam

    A Gem of a Jam

  • Gentleman Jim

    Gentleman Jim

  • Goodbye, My Fancy

    Goodbye, My Fancy

  • Murder on the Roof

    Murder on the Roof

  • Plastered in Paris

    Plastered in Paris

  • Chicken Wagon Family

    Chicken Wagon Family

  • Outlaw's Son

    Outlaw's Son

  • Come Out Fighting

    Come Out Fighting

  • The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

    The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

  • The Public Menace

    The Public Menace

  • Carnival

    Carnival

  • The Man I Love

    The Man I Love

  • The Lawful Cheater

    The Lawful Cheater

  • So You Think You Can't Sleep

    So You Think You Can't Sleep

  • Action in the North Atlantic

    Action in the North Atlantic

  • Puppets of Fate

    Puppets of Fate

  • At the Stroke of Twelve

    At the Stroke of Twelve

  • Silent Sandy

    Silent Sandy

  • Crazy Like a Fox

    Crazy Like a Fox

  • Snooper Service

    Snooper Service

  • A Woman of Affairs

    A Woman of Affairs

  • Auntie Mame

    Auntie Mame

  • Road to Paradise

    Road to Paradise

  • Young Donovan's Kid

    Young Donovan's Kid

  • The Unfaithful

    The Unfaithful

  • Three Strangers

    Three Strangers

  • The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

    The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

  • Clock Wise

    Clock Wise

  • Shopping with Wifie

    Shopping with Wifie

  • Excuse Me

    Excuse Me

  • So You Want to Enjoy Life

    So You Want to Enjoy Life

  • The Eleventh Hour

    The Eleventh Hour

  • Andy Plays Hookey

    Andy Plays Hookey

  • Westbound

    Westbound

  • Mr. Skeffington

    Mr. Skeffington

  • Seven Keys to Baldpate

    Seven Keys to Baldpate

  • Friendly Enemies

    Friendly Enemies

  • Murder in the Big House

    Murder in the Big House

  • Don't Shoot

    Don't Shoot

  • Rough Necking

    Rough Necking

  • Atta Boy

    Atta Boy

  • The Girl Said No

    The Girl Said No

  • Straight, Place and Show

    Straight, Place and Show

  • So You Want to Play the Horses

    So You Want to Play the Horses

  • Frontier Days

    Frontier Days

  • I'll Be Suing You

    I'll Be Suing You

  • Among the Missing

    Among the Missing

  • The Crime Doctor

    The Crime Doctor

  • My Favorite Blonde

    My Favorite Blonde

  • Mr. District Attorney

    Mr. District Attorney

  • The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

  • The Man Who Came to Dinner

    The Man Who Came to Dinner

  • The Faker

    The Faker

  • So You Want an Apartment

    So You Want an Apartment

  • That's My Baby

    That's My Baby

  • Love and Hisses

    Love and Hisses

  • So You Want to Be a Musician

    So You Want to Be a Musician

  • Yoo-Hoo

    Yoo-Hoo

  • The Donovan Affair

    The Donovan Affair

  • Saratoga Trunk

    Saratoga Trunk

  • Wide Open

    Wide Open

  • Huddle

    Huddle

  • Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

    Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

  • Super-Sleuth

    Super-Sleuth

  • I'll Tell the World

    I'll Tell the World

  • Harold Teen

    Harold Teen

  • Food and Magic

    Food and Magic

  • There Ain't No Santa Claus

    There Ain't No Santa Claus

  • Arms and the Gringo

    Arms and the Gringo

  • Held by the Law

    Held by the Law

  • Jewish Prudence

    Jewish Prudence

  • Men Without Law

    Men Without Law

  • So You Want to Be an Actor

    So You Want to Be an Actor

  • Guilty as Hell

    Guilty as Hell

  • The Enforcer

    The Enforcer

  • Down on the Farm

    Down on the Farm

  • Hiss and Yell

    Hiss and Yell

  • If a Body Meets a Body

    If a Body Meets a Body

  • In This Our Life

    In This Our Life

  • The Light of Victory

    The Light of Victory

  • Love in High Gear

    Love in High Gear

  • The Golden Fleecing

    The Golden Fleecing

  • Everybody's Doing It

    Everybody's Doing It

  • One Frightened Night

    One Frightened Night

  • Charlie Chan in Reno

    Charlie Chan in Reno

  • The Woman Racket

    The Woman Racket

  • Dog Shy

    Dog Shy

  • The Damned Don't Cry

    The Damned Don't Cry

  • So You Want to Be a Muscle Man

    So You Want to Be a Muscle Man

  • Twentieth Century

    Twentieth Century

  • Revenue Agent

    Revenue Agent

  • Angel's Holiday

    Angel's Holiday

  • Love Is News

    Love Is News

  • Death Flies East

    Death Flies East

  • Time Out for Romance

    Time Out for Romance

  • While the City Sleeps

    While the City Sleeps

  • The Helen Morgan Story

    The Helen Morgan Story

  • A Stolen Life

    A Stolen Life

  • The Opposite Sex

    The Opposite Sex

  • She Got What She Wanted

    She Got What She Wanted

  • So You Want to Know Your Relatives

    So You Want to Know Your Relatives

  • The Witness Chair

    The Witness Chair

  • The Naughty Flirt

    The Naughty Flirt

  • Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

    Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

  • The Empty Cab

    The Empty Cab

  • Spy Ship

    Spy Ship

  • The Moth

    The Moth

  • Larceny, Inc.

    Larceny, Inc.

  • Wild and Woolly

    Wild and Woolly

  • The Yellow Dog

    The Yellow Dog

  • Souls for Sale

    Souls for Sale

  • Old Acquaintance

    Old Acquaintance

  • The Mystery Pilot

    The Mystery Pilot

  • Homicide

    Homicide

  • Murder on the Waterfront

    Murder on the Waterfront

  • Only Saps Work

    Only Saps Work

  • Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

    Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

  • My Six Convicts

    My Six Convicts

  • Deadwood Dick

    Deadwood Dick

  • Naughty Baby

    Naughty Baby

  • Red Haired Alibi

    Red Haired Alibi

  • Boys Will Be Boys

    Boys Will Be Boys

  • On Trial

    On Trial

  • One Clear Call

    One Clear Call

  • Atlantic Adventure

    Atlantic Adventure

  • The Yankee Consul

    The Yankee Consul

  • The Strange Mr. Gregory

    The Strange Mr. Gregory

  • At Sea Ashore

    At Sea Ashore

  • Murder Without Tears

    Murder Without Tears

  • Bag and Baggage

    Bag and Baggage

  • The Silk Lined Burglar

    The Silk Lined Burglar

  • Dear! Deer!

    Dear! Deer!

  • The Wright Idea

    The Wright Idea

  • Berth Quakes

    Berth Quakes