Fred Kelsey
Known for Acting
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
To Catch a Thief
1955
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train
1951
as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
Auntie Mame
1958
as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
1945
as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
1949
as Old Watchman (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Springfield Rifle
1952
as Barfly (uncredited)
Illegal
1955
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Enforcer
1951
O. Henry's Full House
1952
as Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Action in the North Atlantic
1943
as Joe (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
1942
as Sutro (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
1944
as Cop in Raid (uncredited)
A Stolen Life
1946
as Bartender (uncredited)
Riding Shotgun
1954
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow
1950
as Guard (uncredited)
Silver River
1948
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Silver Chalice
1954
as Silversmith (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
as Detective (uncredited)