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Fred Kelsey

Fred Kelsey

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.

Release Date

Title

Character Name

Rating

Your Lists

April 25th, 1959

Westbound

Townsman (uncredited)

6.3

December 4th, 1958

Auntie Mame

Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)

7

October 2nd, 1957

The Helen Morgan Story

Night Club Patron (uncredited)

5.3

May 4th, 1957

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

Barfly (uncredited)

6

November 15th, 1956

The Opposite Sex

Club Patron (uncredited)

5.4

March 23rd, 1956

Serenade

Opera Attendee (uncredited)

5.6

October 9th, 1955

Illegal

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

6.4

August 3rd, 1955

To Catch a Thief

Party Guest (uncredited)

7.3

June 18th, 1955

Tall Man Riding

Townsman (uncredited)

5.8

December 26th, 1954

Outlaw's Son

TBD

10

December 20th, 1954

The Silver Chalice

Silversmith (uncredited)

4.5

December 18th, 1954

So You Want to Know Your Relatives

Mr. Watson (uncredited)

10

October 1st, 1954

A Star Is Born

Audience Member (uncredited)

7.1

April 9th, 1954

Lucky Me

Passerby on Street (uncredited)

6.8

April 1st, 1954

Riding Shotgun

Townsman (uncredited)

6

March 27th, 1954

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

6.3

March 3rd, 1954

Racing Blood

Smithy

10

October 31st, 1953

So You Think You Can't Sleep

Sleeping patient in waiting room

6.5

October 22nd, 1953

Crime Wave

Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)

7.1

June 14th, 1953

Murder Without Tears

Sergeant-at-Arms

5.8

January 10th, 1953

So You Want to Be a Musician

Restaurant diner

9

December 19th, 1952

Hans Christian Andersen

First Gendarme

6.2

December 11th, 1952

Strop, Look and Listen

Pierpont Alloy

8

October 22nd, 1952

Springfield Rifle

Barfly (uncredited)

6.4

August 7th, 1952

O. Henry's Full House

Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

6.9

June 13th, 1952

Carson City

Townsman (uncredited)

6.2

March 29th, 1952

So You Want to Enjoy Life

Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)

6

March 20th, 1952

My Six Convicts

Store Detective

6.6

January 10th, 1952

Room for One More

TBD

6.5

June 27th, 1951

Strangers on a Train

Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)

7.7

May 19th, 1951

Goodbye, My Fancy

Party Guest (Uncredited)

6.4

February 24th, 1951

The Enforcer

TBD

7.1

February 10th, 1951

Storm Warning

Townsman (uncredited)

6.7

December 12th, 1950

Revenue Agent

Sgt. Wallace

4

September 23rd, 1950

So You Want a Raise

TBD

7

July 7th, 1950

The Flame and the Arrow

Guard (uncredited)

6.3

July 1st, 1950

So You Want to Hold Your Husband

Lamb - Curry's Partner

9

May 13th, 1950

The Damned Don't Cry

Man on Dock (uncredited)

7

April 15th, 1950

So You Think You're Not Guilty

Police Turnkey (uncredited)

6

January 26th, 1950

Backfire

Fight Fan (uncredited)

5.9

December 31st, 1949

The Inspector General

Villager (uncredited)

6.6

December 3rd, 1949

So You Want to Be an Actor

Counter Man

10

December 2nd, 1949

Dancing in the Dark

Deputy

6

July 2nd, 1949

So You Want to Be a Muscle Man

Delivery Man

8

June 25th, 1949

The Fountainhead

Old Watchman (uncredited)

6.9

June 11th, 1949

Colorado Territory

Train Engineer (uncredited)

7

April 30th, 1949

Flamingo Road

Train Conductor (uncredited)

7.1

April 2nd, 1949

Homicide

Officer O'Brien

5.7

May 20th, 1948

Silver River

Townsman (uncredited)

6.1

April 5th, 1948

The Noose Hangs High

Cop (uncredited)

6.9

January 3rd, 1948

So You Want an Apartment

Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited)

5.7

July 1st, 1947

The Unfaithful

Courtroom Spectator

5.9

February 22nd, 1947

Nora Prentiss

Turnkey (uncredited)

6.2

December 28th, 1946

So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck

Fred

6.5

December 26th, 1946

The Man I Love

Mac the Doorman (uncredited)

6.1

December 19th, 1946

Andy Plays Hookey

Policeman

10

December 12th, 1946

The People's Choice

TBD

9

November 9th, 1946

Never Say Goodbye

Policeman (uncredited)

6.3

October 5th, 1946

So You Want to Play the Horses

Detective (uncredited)

6.3

July 2nd, 1946

Night and Day

First-Nighter (uncredited)

6

June 20th, 1946

Monkey Businessmen

Smiling Sam McGann (uncredited)

6.3

May 1st, 1946

A Stolen Life

Bartender (uncredited)

6.4

February 14th, 1946

Hiss and Yell

Policeman (uncredited)

5

January 28th, 1946

Three Strangers

Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited)

6.4

January 1st, 1946

Detour to Danger

Det. Kelsey

8

December 24th, 1945

How DOooo You Do

Detective

7.5

December 8th, 1945

Frontier Days

Mayor Stone (uncredited)

7

November 21st, 1945

Saratoga Trunk

Train Conductor (uncredited)

6.1

October 20th, 1945

Mildred Pierce

Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)

7.6

September 29th, 1945

Come Out Fighting

Mr. McGinnis, Sr. (as Fred Kelsy)

7.5

August 30th, 1945

If a Body Meets a Body

Detective

5.6

July 27th, 1945

Christmas in Connecticut

Harper (uncredited)

7

February 3rd, 1945

Snooper Service

TBD

8

January 12th, 1945

The Strange Mr. Gregory

Lefert

5.5

September 9th, 1944

Crime by Night

Dad Martin (uncredited)

6.4

June 10th, 1944

Make Your Own Bed

Turnkey

6

May 27th, 1944

Trial by Trigger

Jerry (uncredited)

5.5

May 25th, 1944

Mr. Skeffington

Cop in Raid (uncredited)

6.8

March 10th, 1944

Shine on Harvest Moon

Policeman in patrol car (uncredited)

6.8

February 19th, 1944

Roaring Guns

TBD

10

December 30th, 1943

A Gem of a Jam

Police Chief

7.3

December 24th, 1943

True to Life

Cop (uncredited)

8

November 27th, 1943

Old Acquaintance

Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)

7.1

November 18th, 1943

Food and Magic

TBD

5.8

November 7th, 1943

Northern Pursuit

Train Conductor (uncredited)

6.2

September 25th, 1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)

6.2

September 18th, 1943

Murder on the Waterfront

Capt. Beal

7

July 23rd, 1943

Here Comes Mr. Zerk

Policeman

10

June 12th, 1943

Action in the North Atlantic

Joe (uncredited)

7.1

January 22nd, 1943

One Dangerous Night

Detective Dickens

5.1

November 14th, 1942

Gentleman Jim

Sutro (uncredited)

7.2

November 4th, 1942

X Marks the Spot

Police Officer Martin

4.4

October 23rd, 1942

Dear! Deer!

Policeman

10

September 3rd, 1942

Counter-Espionage

Dickens

6.7

July 4th, 1942

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

Policeman (uncredited)

9

June 6th, 1942

Spy Ship

Night Watchman

7

May 8th, 1942

In This Our Life

Jailer (uncredited)

6.9

April 24th, 1942

Larceny, Inc.

Bronson

7.1

April 11th, 1942

Murder in the Big House

"Screw"

6.8

April 4th, 1942

I Was Framed

Drunk

5

April 2nd, 1942

My Favorite Blonde

Sam - Policeman

6.4

April 1st, 1942

Lady Gangster

Policeman (uncredited)

5.7

March 7th, 1942

Bullet Scars

Police Chief Hansen

6.5

January 31st, 1942

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

Jailer

5.5

December 31st, 1941

Pacific Blackout

Cop

6.5

December 24th, 1941

The Man Who Came to Dinner

Detective (uncredited)

7

November 20th, 1941

They Died with Their Boots On

Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)

6.7

November 15th, 1941

At the Stroke of Twelve

Police Sergeant

6

November 13th, 1941

Secrets of the Lone Wolf

Wesley Dickens

7

November 1st, 1941

One Foot in Heaven

Train Conductor (uncredited)

6.9

April 25th, 1941

Invisible Ghost

Detective Ryan

5.3

March 27th, 1941

Mr. District Attorney

Officer McCloskey

5.8

March 6th, 1941

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

Detective Dickens

6.1

December 20th, 1940

Misbehaving Husbands

Sgt. Murphy

5.2

November 2nd, 1940

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

Dickens

6.2

October 29th, 1940

Mexican Spitfire Out West

Jim - Detective

5

October 25th, 1940

The Green Archer

Capt. Thompson

6.6

August 16th, 1940

The Golden Fleecing

Cop (uncredited)

5.9

July 19th, 1940

Deadwood Dick

Bottles

7

May 30th, 1940

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

Dickens

6.4

May 3rd, 1940

Mutiny in the County

Policeman

TBD

January 26th, 1940

The Lone Wolf Strikes

Dickens

6.8

January 26th, 1940

High School

Junk Man

6.7

January 11th, 1940

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

Bailiff

5.3

November 17th, 1939

Too Busy to Work

Hank Fidler

10

November 3rd, 1939

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

Pete - Railroad Detective

6.6

August 31st, 1939

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

Detective - in Cab and at Theatre

6.7

August 10th, 1939

Chicken Wagon Family

Policeman

10

June 16th, 1939

Charlie Chan in Reno

Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

6.5

June 12th, 1939

Tell No Tales

Policeman at School (uncredited)

5.4

May 5th, 1939

Moving Vanities

Police Officer (uncredited)

8

March 24th, 1939

Clock Wise

Landlord

9

March 13th, 1939

Rough Riders' Round-up

Agitator

5.3

February 18th, 1939

Tiny Troubles

Judge

7

October 11th, 1938

Down on the Farm

Bit Role

10

September 30th, 1938

Straight, Place and Show

Cop at Racetrack

7

August 19th, 1938

Many Sappy Returns

Finnegan

6.5

June 3rd, 1938

Josette

Hotel Detective

7.2

May 30th, 1938

Safety in Numbers

Cop

7

May 6th, 1938

Berth Quakes

Train Conductor

8

February 25th, 1938

Night Spot

Police Band Leader

4.6

January 14th, 1938

Everybody's Doing It

Police Sergeant

6

December 21st, 1937

Love and Hisses

Officer

10

December 10th, 1937

Borrowing Trouble

Policeman

7

September 13th, 1937

That I May Live

Abner Jenkins

7.3

August 18th, 1937

One Mile from Heaven

Smitty - Policeman

6.6

July 22nd, 1937

The Lady Escapes

Man on telephone (uncredited)

7

July 19th, 1937

Wild and Woolly

Policeman (uncredited)

10

July 16th, 1937

Super-Sleuth

Jailer

5.6

July 2nd, 1937

She Had to Eat

Police Officer Tracy (uncredited)

5.6

June 18th, 1937

Big Business

Oil Man at Well

7.5

June 16th, 1937

Slave Ship

Seaman at Auction

5.1

June 7th, 1937

Angel's Holiday

Conductor

6

February 26th, 1937

Love Is News

Cop (uncredited)

6.3

February 10th, 1937

Time Out for Romance

Policeman

6

July 10th, 1936

High Tension

Desk Sergeant

5.8

June 5th, 1936

Private Number

Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited)

6.6

April 23rd, 1936

The Witness Chair

Detective Costigan

6.6

April 4th, 1936

At Sea Ashore

Cop (uncredited)

8

March 2nd, 1936

The Little Red Schoolhouse

First Detective

6.7

February 21st, 1936

The Garden Murder Case

Heath's Assistant (Uncredited)

5.7

December 2nd, 1935

The Sagebrush Troubadour

Hank Polk

6.4

November 16th, 1935

Hot Money

Police Officer Kelsey (as Fred A. Kelsey)

10

September 30th, 1935

The Public Menace

Mike - Cop

6

September 1st, 1935

Diamond Jim

Horsley's Secretary

6.5

August 25th, 1935

Atlantic Adventure

Police Officer Riley

6

August 1st, 1935

Danger Ahead

Detective O'Brien

5

May 1st, 1935

One Frightened Night

Sheriff Jenks

5.6

February 28th, 1935

Death Flies East

Police Lieutenant O'Brien

7

February 15th, 1935

Carnival

Bit Part

8

January 21st, 1935

A Notorious Gentleman

Detective

6.5

January 10th, 1935

Horses' Collars

Detective Hyden Zeke (uncredited)

6.3

December 7th, 1934

Lightning Strikes Twice

Dugan

5.3

September 25th, 1934

Among the Missing

Police Sgt. Murphy

6.5

June 23rd, 1934

I'll Be Suing You

Insurance Adjustor

9

May 11th, 1934

Twentieth Century

Train Detective (uncredited)

6.8

April 24th, 1934

Rough Necking

Joe Cuttlehammer Sr.

10

April 20th, 1934

I'll Tell the World

Sergeant at Border

7

April 6th, 1934

Strictly Fresh Yeggs

Policeman

TBD

March 22nd, 1934

School for Girls

Detective

7.5

March 14th, 1934

The Crime Doctor

Bloodgood

3.8

January 22nd, 1934

Beloved

Mulvaney

9

January 14th, 1934

The Moth

Detective Blake

TBD

December 3rd, 1933

Shadows of Sing Sing

Murphy

7

October 7th, 1933

The Bowery

Detective Kelsey (uncredited)

5.4

August 10th, 1933

Quiet Please!

Train Conductor

6

May 27th, 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

Detective Jones (uncredited)

7.2

March 17th, 1933

Sailor's Luck

Cop

6

March 10th, 1933

King of the Jungle

Cop (uncredited)

5.8

February 18th, 1933

The Crime of the Century

Police Guard (uncredited)

6.7

November 30th, 1932

Boys Will Be Boys

Doorman

10

November 18th, 1932

If I Had a Million

Prison Jailer (uncredited)

6.6

October 21st, 1932

Red Haired Alibi

Corcoran

4.8

October 4th, 1932

Yoo-Hoo

Detective

8

August 13th, 1932

Speak Easily

Process Server

5.7

August 12th, 1932

The Iceman's Ball

Police Sergeant

4

August 5th, 1932

Guilty as Hell

Detective Duffy

6.7

May 14th, 1932

Huddle

Policeman (uncredited)

7

May 1st, 1932

Love in High Gear

Detective Duffy

6

May 1st, 1932

The Trial of Vivienne Ware

Cop (uncredited)

9

February 7th, 1932

Shopping with Wifie

Det. Dugan

5

January 3rd, 1932

Discarded Lovers

Delaney

4.7

September 19th, 1931

Side Show

Sheriff Hornsby

5.5

June 6th, 1931

Young Donovan's Kid

Collins

10

May 1st, 1931

Subway Express

Detective Kearney

10

January 31st, 1931

Scandal Sheet

Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy

10

January 11th, 1931

The Naughty Flirt

Policeman (uncredited)

6.2

December 21st, 1930

Going Wild

The Conductor

7

December 5th, 1930

Only Saps Work

Murphy (uncredited)

6

November 9th, 1930

She Got What She Wanted

TBD

10

October 15th, 1930

Men Without Law

Deputy Sheriff Jeff

8

September 27th, 1930

Scarlet Pages

Murphy

7

September 1st, 1930

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

Self - Tour Guide

TBD

August 8th, 1930

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

Chief of Detectives (uncredited)

6.8

July 20th, 1930

Road to Paradise

Casey

6.3

March 15th, 1930

The Girl Said No

Policeman

5.8

February 1st, 1930

Wide Open

Detective

5.6

January 29th, 1930

Murder on the Roof

Ryan

7

January 24th, 1930

The Woman Racket

Police Captain

6

July 22nd, 1929

Smiling Irish Eyes

County Fair Manager

9

April 11th, 1929

The Donovan Affair

Carney

7.5

February 23rd, 1929

Wrong Again

TBD

6.8

January 2nd, 1929

The Faker

Police Detective

8

December 25th, 1928

The Last Warning

Inspector

6.7

December 16th, 1928

Naughty Baby

Dugan

5

December 15th, 1928

A Woman of Affairs

Detective (uncredited)

6.5

December 1st, 1928

On Trial

Clerk

7

September 23rd, 1928

Plastered in Paris

TBD

10

August 5th, 1928

The Wright Idea

M. T. Flatt

10

May 1st, 1928

A Midnight Adventure

Cassidy

10

April 28th, 1928

Harold Teen

Mr. Lovewell

7

March 31st, 1928

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

Detective

10

March 14th, 1928

Tenderloin

Detective Simpson

10

February 15th, 1928

While the City Sleeps

Detective in Shadow Box

6.3

November 13th, 1927

The Gorilla

Mulligan

10

November 13th, 1927

The 13th Juror

The Detective

9

October 17th, 1927

The Thirteenth Hour

Det. Shaw

8

August 27th, 1927

Soft Cushions

The Police

7

May 27th, 1927

Jewish Prudence

Rent Collector

6.8

April 10th, 1927

Held by the Law

Detective

9

March 6th, 1927

Orchids and Ermine

Police Sergeant

5.9

December 12th, 1926

There Ain't No Santa Claus

Store Detective (uncredited)

6.7

December 1st, 1926

The Third Degree

Assistant Chief of Detectives

7

October 10th, 1926

Atta Boy

Detective

9

September 19th, 1926

Bromo and Juliet

The Detective (uncredited)

5.8

August 26th, 1926

Crazy Like a Fox

Man with Badge on Train (uncredited)

6.2

May 16th, 1926

Say It with Babies

Policeman

6.5

May 15th, 1926

The Social Highwayman

Chief of Police

8

May 1st, 1926

The Mystery Pilot

Skipper Larsen

7

April 19th, 1926

That's My Baby

Murphy

9

April 4th, 1926

Dog Shy

Cop

7.1

November 15th, 1925

The Uneasy Three

TBD

7

November 7th, 1925

Seven Sinners

Policeman

6.5

October 19th, 1925

Seven Keys to Baldpate

TBD

7

October 18th, 1925

Little Annie Rooney

Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

7.1

July 17th, 1925

The Lawful Cheater

Tom Horan

TBD

June 28th, 1925

Paths to Paradise

Confederate

6.1

June 14th, 1925

Smooth as Satin

Kersey

9

May 16th, 1925

Friendly Enemies

TBD

9

January 19th, 1925

Excuse Me

George Ketchem

8

January 4th, 1925

Youth and Adventure

Red Mullin

9

May 24th, 1924

Traffic in Hearts

Tim Tracy

9

February 24th, 1924

The Yankee Consul

Agent John J. Doyle

9

February 17th, 1924

The Night Hawk

TBD

8

November 12th, 1923

Lights Out

Decker

8

November 1st, 1923

Bag and Baggage

Fred

8

July 19th, 1923

The Eleventh Hour

The Submarine Commander

7

April 22nd, 1923

Souls for Sale

Detective Quinn (uncredited)

6.3

April 15th, 1923

Lovebound

Detective Hahn

9

December 24th, 1922

Captain Fly-by-Night

Gomez

6.8

December 1st, 1922

Deserted at the Altar

The Other Man

7

September 24th, 1922

Manslaughter

Member of the Jury (uncredited)

5.5

August 21st, 1922

Don't Shoot

Police Officer

8

July 16th, 1922

South of Suva

Karl Swartz

7

May 20th, 1922

One Clear Call

Starnes

7

February 2nd, 1922

The Song of Life

Police Inspector

6.5

November 14th, 1921

There Are No Villains

Dugall

9

September 19th, 1921

The Match-Breaker

Detective

9

May 23rd, 1921

The Last Card

Detective (uncredited)

8

March 28th, 1921

Puppets of Fate

Bobs

8

January 31st, 1921

The Off-Shore Pirate

Sailor

9

February 29th, 1920

Alias Jimmy Valentine

Bit Part (uncredited)

8

January 5th, 1920

The Third Generation

Brody

7

April 21st, 1919

The Fire Flingers

Sgt. Powers

7

March 31st, 1919

The Silk Lined Burglar

Capt. von Hoffmeier

9

March 17th, 1919

The Light of Victory

Captain Eric von Prohme

10

November 4th, 1918

The Yellow Dog

Max Kummich

TBD

September 22nd, 1918

A Society Sensation

JIm Cox

5.8

July 6th, 1918

The Empty Cab

The Detective

TBD

May 15th, 1917

The Honor of an Outlaw

The Deputy

TBD

June 28th, 1914

Arms and the Gringo

TBD

TBD

May 30th, 1914

Silent Sandy

Silent Sandy

TBD

May 10th, 1911

A Left Hook

TBD

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