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.
Filmography
Westbound
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)
Auntie Mame
1958
as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
1957
as Barfly (uncredited)
The Opposite Sex
1956
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Serenade
1956
as Opera Attendee (uncredited)
Illegal
1955
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
To Catch a Thief
1955
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Tall Man Riding
1955
as Townsman (uncredited)
Outlaw's Son
1954
The Silver Chalice
1954
as Silversmith (uncredited)
- No poster
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
1954
as Mr. Watson (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Lucky Me
1954
as Passerby on Street (uncredited)
Riding Shotgun
1954
as Townsman (uncredited)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
as Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Racing Blood
1954
as Smithy
- No poster
So You Think You Can't Sleep
1953
as Sleeping patient in waiting room
Crime Wave
1953
as Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
Murder Without Tears
1953
as Sergeant-at-Arms
- No poster
So You Want to Be a Musician
1953
as Restaurant diner
Hans Christian Andersen
1952
as Gendarme #1
- No poster
Strop, Look and Listen
1952
as Pierpont Alloy
Springfield Rifle
1952
as Barfly (uncredited)