Actor
Fred Kelsey
142 years · Sandusky, Ohio, USA · 267 films
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.
Best known for
Strangers on a Train
1951 · Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
On Plex
To Catch a Thief
1955 · Party Guest (uncredited)
On Kanopy
Mildred Pierce
1945 · Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954 · Audience Member (uncredited)
On Plex
Christmas in Connecticut
1945 · Harper (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933 · Detective Jones (uncredited)
Filmography 267
Westbound
1959 · Townsman (uncredited)
On Plex
Auntie Mame
1958 · Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
On YouTube TV
The Helen Morgan Story
1957 · Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
1957 · Barfly (uncredited)
The Opposite Sex
1956 · Club Patron (uncredited)
Serenade
1956 · Opera Attendee (uncredited)
On HBO Max
Illegal
1955 · Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
On Plex
To Catch a Thief
1955 · Party Guest (uncredited)
On Kanopy
Tall Man Riding
1955 · Townsman (uncredited)
On Philo
Outlaw's Son
1954 · Actor
On YouTube TV
The Silver Chalice
1954 · Silversmith (uncredited)
On YouTube Free
A Star Is Born
1954 · Audience Member (uncredited)
On Plex
Lucky Me
1954 · Passerby on Street (uncredited)
Riding Shotgun
1954 · Townsman (uncredited)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954 · Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
On YouTube TV
Racing Blood
1954 · Smithy
Crime Wave
1953 · Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
On TCM
Murder Without Tears
1953 · Sergeant-at-Arms
Hans Christian Andersen
1952 · Gendarme #1
On Plex
Springfield Rifle
1952 · Barfly (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
1952 · Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
On Mometu
Carson City
1952 · Townsman (uncredited)
My Six Convicts
1952 · Store Detective
Room for One More
1952 · Actor
On Hoopla