10.0
10.0
Rough Necking
1934
as Joe Cuttlehammer Sr.
Fred Kelsey
Also known as: Frederick Alvin Kelsey
Acting
Born:August 20, 1884
Died:September 2, 1961(aged 77)
Birthplace:Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Nationality:United States
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CommunityBiography
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 (214 movies)
7.3
7.3
A Gem of a Jam
1943
as Police Chief
7.0
7.0
Come Out Fighting
1945
as Mr. McGinnis, Sr. (as Fred Kelsy)
7.0
7.0
Flamingo Road
1949
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
The Thirteenth Hour
1927
as Det. Shaw
7.0
7.0
Old Acquaintance
1943
as Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
Harold Teen
1928
as Mr. Lovewell
6.9
6.9
Little Annie Rooney
1925
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
6.8
6.8
The Noose Hangs High
1948
as Cop (uncredited)
6.7
6.7
The Last Warning
1928
as Inspector
6.7
6.7
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
1930
as Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
6.7
6.7
Lucky Me
1954
as Passerby on Street (uncredited)
6.7
6.7
Mr. Skeffington
1944
as Cop in Raid (uncredited)
6.6
6.6
O. Henry's Full House
1952
as Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
6.6
6.6
Huddle
1932
as Policeman (uncredited)
6.6
6.6
Dog Shy
1926
as Cop
6.6
6.6
Wrong Again
1929
6.5
6.5
Jewish Prudence
1927
as Rent Collector
6.5
6.5
Murder in the Big House
1942
as "Screw"
6.5
6.5
That I May Live
1937
as Abner Jenkins
6.5
6.5
Josette
1938
as Hotel Detective
6.5
6.5
Scarlet Pages
1930
as Murphy
6.4
6.4
A Woman of Affairs
1928
as Detective (uncredited)
6.4
6.4
My Favorite Blonde
1942
as Sam - Policeman
6.3
6.3
A Stolen Life
1946
as Bartender (uncredited)
6.3
6.3
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939
as Pete - Railroad Detective
6.3
6.3
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
1941
as Wesley Dickens
6.3
6.3
Among the Missing
1934
as Police Sgt. Murphy
6.3
6.3
The Crime of the Century
1933
as Police Guard (uncredited)
6.3
6.3
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940
as Dickens
6.3
6.3
The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940
as Dickens
6.2
6.2
Hans Christian Andersen
1952
as First Gendarme
6.2
6.2
Counter-Espionage
1942
as Dickens
6.2
6.2
Road to Paradise
1930
as Casey
6.2
6.2
The Witness Chair
1936
as Detective Costigan
6.2
6.2
Crazy Like a Fox
1926
as Man with Badge on Train (uncredited)
6.2
6.2
Bullet Scars
1942
as Police Chief Hansen
6.1
6.1
Horses' Collars
1935
as Detective Hyden Zeke (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Seven Sinners
1925
as Policeman
6.0
6.0
Crime by Night
1944
as Dad Martin (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
There Ain't No Santa Claus
1926
as Store Detective (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941
as Detective Dickens
6.0
6.0
So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck
1946
as Fred
6.0
6.0
On Trial
1928
as Clerk
6.0
6.0
Tiny Troubles
1939
as Judge
6.0
6.0
The Donovan Affair
1929
as Carney
6.0
6.0
A Notorious Gentleman
1935
as Detective
6.0
6.0
So You Want to Play the Horses
1946
as Detective (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Going Wild
1930
as The Conductor
6.0
6.0
Shine on Harvest Moon
1944
as Policeman in patrol car (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Spy Ship
1942
as Night Watchman
6.0
6.0
So You Want a Raise
1950
5.9
5.9
While the City Sleeps
1928
as Detective in Shadow Box
5.9
5.9
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940
as Dickens
5.9
5.9
The Green Archer
1940
as Capt. Thompson
5.8
5.8
So You Think You're Not Guilty
1950
as Police Turnkey (uncredited)
5.8
5.8
Paths to Paradise
1925
as Confederate
5.8
5.8
Make Your Own Bed
1944
as Turnkey
5.8
5.8
Captain Fly-by-Night
1922
as Gomez
5.8
5.8
Guilty as Hell
1932
as Detective Duffy
5.8
5.8
A Society Sensation
1918
as JIm Cox
5.8
5.8
Backfire
1950
as Fight Fan (uncredited)
5.7
5.7
The Naughty Flirt
1931
as Policeman (uncredited)
5.6
5.6
Speak Easily
1932
as Process Server
5.6
5.6
Time Out for Romance
1937
as Policeman
5.6
5.6
Bromo and Juliet
1926
as The Detective (uncredited)
5.5
5.5
Lady Gangster
1942
as Policeman (uncredited)
5.5
5.5
The Little Red Schoolhouse
1936
as First Detective
5.5
5.5
The Sagebrush Troubadour
1935
as Hank Polk
5.5
5.5
Only Saps Work
1930
as Murphy (uncredited)
5.5
5.5
The Girl Said No
1930
as Policeman
5.3
5.3
One Frightened Night
1935
as Sheriff Jenks
5.3
5.3
If a Body Meets a Body
1945
as Detective
5.3
5.3
Wide Open
1930
as Detective
5.2
5.2
Invisible Ghost
1941
as Detective Ryan
5.2
5.2
Murder Without Tears
1953
as Sergeant-at-Arms
5.2
5.2
The Garden Murder Case
1936
as Heath's Assistant (Uncredited)
5.1
5.1
The Strange Mr. Gregory
1945
as Lefert
5.1
5.1
Orchids and Ermine
1927
as Police Sergeant
5.0
5.0
Murder on the Waterfront
1943
as Capt. Beal
5.0
5.0
Super-Sleuth
1937
as Jailer
5.0
5.0
Everybody's Doing It
1938
as Police Sergeant
5.0
5.0
Food and Magic
1943
5.0
5.0
Death Flies East
1935
as Police Lieutenant O'Brien
5.0
5.0
Sailor's Luck
1933
as Cop
5.0
5.0
Big Business
1937
as Oil Man at Well
5.0
5.0
The Public Menace
1935
as Mike - Cop
5.0
5.0
Side Show
1931
as Sheriff Hornsby
5.0
5.0
Love in High Gear
1932
as Detective Duffy
5.0
5.0
Say It with Babies
1926
as Policeman
5.0
5.0
So You Want an Apartment
1948
as Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
At the Stroke of Twelve
1941
as Police Sergeant
5.0
5.0
The Song of Life
1922
as Police Inspector
5.0
5.0
So You Think You Can't Sleep
1953
as Sleeping patient in waiting room
4.8
4.8
Many Sappy Returns
1938
as Finnegan
4.8
4.8
Misbehaving Husbands
1940
as Sgt. Murphy
4.7
4.7
Lightning Strikes Twice
1934
as Dugan
4.7
4.7
The Woman Racket
1930
as Police Captain
4.4
4.4
One Dangerous Night
1943
as Detective Dickens
4.4
4.4
Red Haired Alibi
1932
as Corcoran
4.3
4.3
Discarded Lovers
1932
as Delaney
4.2
4.2
Danger Ahead
1935
as Detective O'Brien
4.0
4.0
Naughty Baby
1928
as Dugan
4.0
4.0
Frontier Days
1945
as Mayor Stone (uncredited)
4.0
4.0
Rough Riders' Round-up
1939
as Agitator
3.9
3.9
X Marks the Spot
1942
as Police Officer Martin
3.8
3.8
Night Spot
1938
as Police Band Leader
3.7
3.7
Hiss and Yell
1946
as Policeman (uncredited)
2.7
2.7
The Crime Doctor
1934
as Bloodgood
2.0
2.0
Trial by Trigger
1944
as Jerry (uncredited)
2.0
2.0
So You Want to Enjoy Life
1952
as Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)
2.0
2.0
Quiet Please!
1933
as Train Conductor
1.0
1.0
Shopping with Wifie
1932
as Det. Dugan
1.0
1.0
Revenue Agent
1950
as Sgt. Wallace
1.0
1.0
The Iceman's Ball
1932
as Police Sergeant
The Night Hawk
1924
Detour to Danger
1946
as Det. Kelsey
I'll Be Suing You
1934
as Insurance Adjustor
One Clear Call
1922
as Starnes
Don't Shoot
1922
as Police Officer
Tenderloin
1928
as Detective Simpson
The Gorilla
1927
as Mulligan
The Eleventh Hour
1923
as The Submarine Commander
Chicken Wagon Family
1939
as Policeman
The Faker
1929
as Police Detective
Hot Money
1935
as Police Officer Kelsey (as Fred A. Kelsey)
Snooper Service
1945
The Uneasy Three
1925
Mutiny in the County
1940
as Policeman
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
1930
as Self - Tour Guide
Moving Vanities
1939
as Police Officer (uncredited)
The Yankee Consul
1924
as Agent John J. Doyle
Deserted at the Altar
1922
as The Other Man
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
1928
as Detective
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1942
as Policeman (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
1943
as Policeman
The Silk Lined Burglar
1919
as Capt. von Hoffmeier
South of Suva
1922
as Karl Swartz
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
1950
as Lamb - Curry's Partner
Yoo-Hoo
1932
as Detective
How DOooo You Do
1945
as Detective
The Light of Victory
1919
as Captain Eric von Prohme
The Yellow Dog
1918
as Max Kummich
Smiling Irish Eyes
1929
as County Fair Manager
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
1949
as Delivery Man
Clock Wise
1939
as Landlord
Young Donovan's Kid
1931
as Collins
Dear! Deer!
1942
as Policeman
Berth Quakes
1938
as Train Conductor
Youth and Adventure
1925
as Red Mullin
So You Want to Be an Actor
1949
as Counter Man
The Empty Cab
1918
as The Detective
Arms and the Gringo
1914
So You Want to Be a Musician
1953
as Restaurant diner
Held by the Law
TBA
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
1954
as Mr. Watson (uncredited)
The Third Degree
1926
as Assistant Chief of Detectives
Murder on the Roof
1930
as Ryan
Men Without Law
1930
as Deputy Sheriff Jeff
Subway Express
1931
as Detective Kearney
Roaring Guns
1944
Bag and Baggage
1923
as Fred
The Mystery Pilot
1926
as Skipper Larsen
Lovebound
1923
as Detective Hahn
The Lawful Cheater
1925
as Tom Horan
Excuse Me
1925
as George Ketchem
The 13th Juror
1927
as The Detective
Puppets of Fate
1921
as Bobs
Atta Boy
1926
as Detective
A Left Hook
1911
The Fire Flingers
1919
as Sgt. Powers
Soft Cushions
1927
as The Police
The Last Card
1921
as Detective (uncredited)
Lights Out
1923
as Decker
Friendly Enemies
1925
The Honor of an Outlaw
1917
Director
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1925
The Wright Idea
1928
as M. T. Flatt
Strictly Fresh Yeggs
1934
as Policeman
Boys Will Be Boys
1932
as Doorman
Silent Sandy
1914
as Silent Sandy
There Are No Villains
1921
as Dugall
Plastered in Paris
1928
Outlaw's Son
1954
That's My Baby
1926
as Murphy
Andy Plays Hookey
1946
as Policeman
The Lady Escapes
1937
as Man on telephone (uncredited)
Wild and Woolly
1937
as Policeman (uncredited)
She Got What She Wanted
1930
Scandal Sheet
1931
as Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy
The Moth
1934
as Detective Blake
At Sea Ashore
1936
as Cop (uncredited)
Alias Jimmy Valentine
1920
as Bit Part (uncredited)
The Fighting Gringo
1917
Director
Over the Ledge
1914
Director
The Exposure
1914
Director
Station Content
1915
Director
Blood Money
1917
Director
The Bad Man of Cheyenne
1917
Writer
The Outlaw and the Lady
1917
Director
The Drifter
1917
Director
Goin' Straight
1917
Director
A 44-Calibre Mystery
1917
Director
The Almost Good Man
1917
Director
Six-Shooter Justice
1917
Director
The Mysterious Outlaw
1917
Director
The Golden Bullet
1917
Director
The Wrong Man
1917
Director
The Black Terror
1916
Director
Brothers Equal
1916
Director
The Nymph
1916
Director
The Pretender
1915
Director
Her Buried Past
1915
Director
The Fugitive
1917
Producer
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