Fred Kelsey

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Strangers on a Train1951
To Catch a Thief1955
Mildred Pierce1945
A Star Is Born1954

About Fred Kelsey

Known for: Acting
Born: August 20, 1884
Died: September 2, 1961 (age 77)
Birthplace: 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…

Also credited as

Fred Kelsy, F. A. Kelsey, F.A. Kelsey, Fred A. Kelsey, Fred. A. Kelsey, H. Kelsley, Frederick Alvin Kelsey

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Filmography

Westbound1959as Townsman (uncredited)

Auntie Mame1958as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
The Helen Morgan Story1957as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend1957as Barfly (uncredited)
The Opposite Sex1956as Club Patron (uncredited)
Serenade1956as Opera Attendee (uncredited)
Illegal1955as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
To Catch a Thief1955as Party Guest (uncredited)
Tall Man Riding1955as Townsman (uncredited)
Outlaw's Son1954
The Silver Chalice1954as Silversmith (uncredited)
So You Want to Know Your Relatives1954as Mr. Watson (uncredited)
A Star Is Born1954as Audience Member (uncredited)
Lucky Me1954as Passerby on Street (uncredited)
Riding Shotgun1954as Townsman (uncredited)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue1954as Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Racing Blood1954as Smithy
So You Think You Can't Sleep1953as Sleeping patient in waiting room
Crime Wave1953as Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
Murder Without Tears1953as Sergeant-at-Arms
So You Want to Be a Musician1953as Restaurant diner
Hans Christian Andersen1952as Gendarme #1
Strop, Look and Listen1952as Pierpont Alloy
Springfield Rifle1952as Barfly (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House1952as Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Carson City1952as Townsman (uncredited)
So You Want to Enjoy Life1952as Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)
My Six Convicts1952as Store Detective
Room for One More1952
Strangers on a Train1951as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
Goodbye, My Fancy1951as Party Guest (Uncredited)
The Enforcer1951
Storm Warning1951as Townsman (uncredited)
Revenue Agent1950as Sgt. Wallace
So You Want a Raise1950
The Flame and the Arrow1950as Guard (uncredited)
So You Want to Hold Your Husband1950as Lamb - Curry's Partner
The Damned Don't Cry1950as Man on Dock (uncredited)
So You Think You're Not Guilty1950as Police Turnkey (uncredited)
Backfire1950as Fight Fan (uncredited)
The Inspector General1949as Villager (uncredited)
So You Want to Be an Actor1949as Counter Man
Dancing in the Dark1949as Deputy
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man1949as Delivery Man
The Fountainhead1949as Old Watchman (uncredited)
Colorado Territory1949as Train Engineer (uncredited)
Flamingo Road1949as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Homicide1949as Officer O'Brien
Silver River1948as Townsman (uncredited)
The Noose Hangs High1948as Cop (uncredited)
So You Want an Apartment1948as Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited)
The Unfaithful1947as Courtroom Spectator
Nora Prentiss1947as Turnkey (uncredited)
So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck1946as Fred
The Man I Love1946as Mac the Doorman (uncredited)
Andy Plays Hookey1946as Policeman
The People's Choice1946
Never Say Goodbye1946as Policeman (uncredited)
So You Want to Play the Horses1946as Detective (uncredited)
Night and Day1946as First-Nighter (uncredited)
Monkey Businessmen1946as Smiling Sam McGann (uncredited)
A Stolen Life1946as Bartender (uncredited)
Hiss and Yell1946as Policeman (uncredited)
Three Strangers1946as Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited)
Detour to Danger1946as Det. Kelsey
How DOooo You Do1945as Detective
Frontier Days1945as Mayor Stone (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk1945as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce1945as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
Come Out Fighting1945as Mr. McGinnis, Sr. (as Fred Kelsy)
If a Body Meets a Body1945as Detective
Christmas in Connecticut1945as Harper (uncredited)
Snooper Service1945
The Strange Mr. Gregory1945as Lefert
Crime by Night1944as Dad Martin (uncredited)
Make Your Own Bed1944as Turnkey
Trial by Trigger1944as Jerry (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington1944as Cop in Raid (uncredited)
Shine on Harvest Moon1944as Policeman in patrol car (uncredited)
Roaring Guns1944
A Gem of a Jam1943as Police Chief
True to Life1943as Cop (uncredited)
Old Acquaintance1943as Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)
Food and Magic1943
Northern Pursuit1943as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars1943as Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)
Murder on the Waterfront1943as Capt. Beal
Here Comes Mr. Zerk1943as Policeman
Action in the North Atlantic1943as Joe (uncredited)
One Dangerous Night1943as Detective Dickens
Gentleman Jim1942as Sutro (uncredited)
X Marks the Spot1942as Police Officer Martin
Dear! Deer!1942as Policeman
Counter-Espionage1942as Dickens
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady1942as Policeman (uncredited)
Spy Ship1942as Night Watchman
In This Our Life1942as Jailer (uncredited)
Larceny, Inc.1942as Bronson
Murder in the Big House1942as "Screw"
I Was Framed1942as Drunk
My Favorite Blonde1942as Sam - Policeman
Lady Gangster1942as Policeman (uncredited)
Bullet Scars1942as Police Chief Hansen
Wild Bill Hickok Rides1942as Jailer
Pacific Blackout1941as Cop
The Man Who Came to Dinner1941as Detective (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On1941as Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)
At the Stroke of Twelve1941as Police Sergeant
Secrets of the Lone Wolf1941as Wesley Dickens
One Foot in Heaven1941as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Invisible Ghost1941as Detective Ryan
Mr. District Attorney1941as Officer McCloskey
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance1941as Detective Dickens
Misbehaving Husbands1940as Sgt. Murphy
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date1940as Dickens
Mexican Spitfire Out West1940as Jim - Detective
The Green Archer1940as Capt. Thompson
The Golden Fleecing1940as Cop (uncredited)
Deadwood Dick1940as Bottles
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady1940as Dickens
Mutiny in the County1940as Policeman
High School1940as Junk Man
The Lone Wolf Strikes1940as Dickens
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk1940as Bailiff
Too Busy to Work1939as Hank Fidler
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence1939as Pete - Railroad Detective
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island1939as Detective - in Cab and at Theatre
Chicken Wagon Family1939as Policeman
Charlie Chan in Reno1939as Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Tell No Tales1939as Policeman at School (uncredited)
Moving Vanities1939as Police Officer (uncredited)
Clock Wise1939as Landlord
Rough Riders' Round-up1939as Agitator
Tiny Troubles1939as Judge
Down on the Farm1938as Bit Role
Straight, Place and Show1938as Cop at Racetrack
Many Sappy Returns1938as Finnegan
Josette1938as Hotel Detective
Safety in Numbers1938as Cop
Berth Quakes1938as Train Conductor
Night Spot1938as Police Band Leader
Everybody's Doing It1938as Police Sergeant
Love and Hisses1937as Officer
Borrowing Trouble1937as Policeman
That I May Live1937as Abner Jenkins
One Mile from Heaven1937as Smitty - Policeman
The Lady Escapes1937as Man on telephone (uncredited)
Wild and Woolly1937as Policeman (uncredited)
Super-Sleuth1937as Jailer
She Had to Eat1937as Police Officer Tracy (uncredited)
Big Business1937as Oil Man at Well
Slave Ship1937as Seaman at Auction
Angel's Holiday1937as Conductor
Love Is News1937as Cop (uncredited)
Time Out for Romance1937as Policeman
High Tension1936as Desk Sergeant
Private Number1936as Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited)
The Witness Chair1936as Detective Costigan
At Sea Ashore1936as Cop (uncredited)
The Little Red Schoolhouse1936as First Detective
The Garden Murder Case1936as Heath's Assistant (Uncredited)
The Sagebrush Troubadour1935as Hank Polk
Hot Money1935as Police Officer Kelsey (as Fred A. Kelsey)
The Public Menace1935as Mike - Cop
Diamond Jim1935as Horsley's Secretary
Atlantic Adventure1935as Police Officer Riley
Danger Ahead1935as Detective O'Brien
One Frightened Night1935as Sheriff Jenks
Death Flies East1935as Police Lieutenant O'Brien
Carnival1935as Bit Part
A Notorious Gentleman1935as Detective
Horses' Collars1935as Detective Hyden Zeke (uncredited)
Lightning Strikes Twice1934as Dugan
Among the Missing1934as Police Sgt. Murphy
I'll Be Suing You1934as Insurance Adjustor
Twentieth Century1934as Train Detective (uncredited)
Rough Necking1934as Joe Cuttlehammer Sr.
I'll Tell the World1934as Sergeant at Border
Strictly Fresh Yeggs1934as Policeman
School for Girls1934as Detective
The Crime Doctor1934as Bloodgood
Beloved1934as Mulvaney
The Moth1934as Detective Blake
Shadows of Sing Sing1933as Murphy
The Bowery1933as Detective Kelsey (uncredited)
Quiet Please!1933as Train Conductor
Gold Diggers of 19331933as Detective Jones (uncredited)
Sailor's Luck1933as Cop
King of the Jungle1933as Cop (uncredited)
The Crime of the Century1933as Police Guard (uncredited)
Boys Will Be Boys1932as Doorman
If I Had a Million1932as Prison Jailer (uncredited)
Red Haired Alibi1932as Corcoran
Yoo-Hoo1932as Detective
Speak Easily1932as Process Server
The Iceman's Ball1932as Police Sergeant
Guilty as Hell1932as Detective Duffy
Huddle1932as Policeman (uncredited)
Love in High Gear1932as Detective Duffy
The Trial of Vivienne Ware1932as Cop (uncredited)
Shopping with Wifie1932as Det. Dugan
Discarded Lovers1932as Delaney
Side Show1931as Sheriff Hornsby
Young Donovan's Kid1931as Collins
Subway Express1931as Detective Kearney
Scandal Sheet1931as Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy
Naughty Flirt1931as Policeman (uncredited)
Going Wild1930as The Conductor
Only Saps Work1930as Murphy (uncredited)
She Got What She Wanted1930
Men Without Law1930as Deputy Sheriff Jeff
Scarlet Pages1930as Murphy
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 11930as Self - Tour Guide
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case1930as Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
Road to Paradise1930as Casey
The Girl Said No1930as Policeman
Wide Open1930as Detective
Murder on the Roof1930as Ryan
The Woman Racket1930as Police Captain
Smiling Irish Eyes1929as County Fair Manager
The Donovan Affair1929as Carney
Wrong Again1929
The Faker1929as Police Detective
The Last Warning1928as Inspector
Naughty Baby1928as Dugan
A Woman of Affairs1928as Detective (uncredited)
On Trial1928as Clerk
Plastered in Paris1928
The Wright Idea1928as M. T. Flatt
A Midnight Adventure1928as Cassidy
Harold Teen1928as Mr. Lovewell
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath1928as Detective
Tenderloin1928as Detective Simpson
While the City Sleeps1928as Detective in Shadow Box
The 13th Juror1927as The Detective
The Gorilla1927as Mulligan
The Thirteenth Hour1927as Det. Shaw
Soft Cushions1927as The Police
Jewish Prudence1927as Rent Collector
Held by the Law1927as Detective
Orchids and Ermine1927as Police Sergeant
There Ain't No Santa Claus1926as Store Detective (uncredited)
The Third Degree1926as Assistant Chief of Detectives
Atta Boy1926as Detective
Bromo and Juliet1926as The Detective (uncredited)
Crazy Like a Fox1926as Man with Badge on Train (uncredited)
Say It with Babies1926as Policeman
The Social Highwayman1926as Chief of Police
The Mystery Pilot1926as Skipper Larsen
That's My Baby1926as Murphy
Dog Shy1926as Cop
The Uneasy Three1925
Seven Sinners1925as Policeman
Seven Keys to Baldpate1925
Little Annie Rooney1925as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
The Lawful Cheater1925as Tom Horan
Paths to Paradise1925as Confederate
Smooth as Satin1925as Kersey
Friendly Enemies1925
Excuse Me1925as George Ketchem
Youth and Adventure1925as Red Mullin
Traffic in Hearts1924as Tim Tracy
The Yankee Consul1924as Agent John J. Doyle
The Night Hawk1924
Lights Out1923as Decker
Bag and Baggage1923as Fred
The Eleventh Hour1923as The Submarine Commander
Souls for Sale1923as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
Lovebound1923as Detective Hahn
Captain Fly-by-Night1922as Gomez
Deserted at the Altar1922as The Other Man
Manslaughter1922as Member of the Jury (uncredited)
Don't Shoot1922as Police Officer
South of Suva1922as Karl Swartz
One Clear Call1922as Starnes
The Song of Life1922as Police Inspector
There Are No Villains1921as Dugall
The Match-Breaker1921as Detective
The Last Card1921as Detective (uncredited)
Puppets of Fate1921as Bobs
The Off-Shore Pirate1921as Sailor
Alias Jimmy Valentine1920as Bit Part (uncredited)
The Third Generation1920as Brody
The Fire Flingers1919as Sgt. Powers
The Silk Lined Burglar1919as Capt. von Hoffmeier
The Light of Victory1919as Captain Eric von Prohme
The Yellow Dog1918as Max Kummich
A Society Sensation1918as JIm Cox
The Empty Cab1918as The Detective
The Honor of an Outlaw1917as The Deputy
Arms and the Gringo1914
Silent Sandy1914as Silent Sandy
A Left Hook1911