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Fred Kelsey

Actor / Film Director / Screenwriter | * 08/20/1884 († 76, 08/02/1961) | Sandusky, Ohio (United States of America (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 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. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Crime

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A mad scientist, Dr. Aranya (Jackie Coogan), has created giant spiders in his Mexican lab in Zarpa Mesa to create a race of superwomen by injecting spiders with human pituitary growth hormones. Women ...

Mesa of Lost Women

NR

1953 | 1.1/5 | 1h 10min
Horror, Science Fiction
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A man is put on trial for the murder of his best friend. A young attorney wants to become successful and decides to defend him. However, he is very inexperienced. ...

On Trial

Certification unknown

1928 | 1h 31min
Drama
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A young woman new to the big city gets a job as a man's companion. What she doesn't know is that the man is a notorious gangster. ...

Red Haired Alibi

Certification unknown

1932 | 2.5/5 | 1h 15min
Drama, Crime
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Delia Jordan's father is murdered and some very valuable jewelry stolen. She hires The Lone Wolf. ...

The Lone Wolf Strikes

NR

1940 | 3.3/5 | 1h 7min
Comedy, Thriller, Romance / Love, Drama, Crime
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Movies with Fred Kelsey as Actor(224)

1959 Westbound
as Opera Attendee (uncredited)1956 Serenade
as Club Patron (uncredited)1956 The Opposite Sex
as Audience Member (uncredited)1954 A Star Is Born
1954 Outlaw's Son
as Mr. Watson (uncredited)1954 So You Want to Know Your Relatives
as Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)1953 Crime Wave
as Store Detective1952 My Six Convicts
as First Gendarme1952 Hans Christian Andersen
as Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)1952 So You Want to Enjoy Life
1952 Room for One More
as Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")1952 O. Henry's Full House
as Party Guest (Uncredited)1951 Goodbye, My Fancy
1950 So You Want a Raise
as Guard (uncredited)1950 The Flame and the Arrow
as Sgt. Wallace1950 Revenue Agent
as Police Turnkey (uncredited)1950 So You Think You're Not Guilty
as Lamb - Curry's Partner1950 So You Want to Hold Your Husband
as (uncredited)1949 Colorado Territory
as Train Conductor (uncredited)1949 Flamingo Road
as Villager (uncredited)1949 The Inspector General
as Officer O'Brien1949 Homicide
as Deputy1949 Dancing in the Dark
as Old Watchman (uncredited)1949 The Fountainhead
as Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited)1948 So You Want an Apartment
as Cop (uncredited)1948 The Noose Hangs High
as Courtroom Spectator1947 The Unfaithful
as Man on the Street / Man in Pub1946 Three Strangers
as Detective (uncredited)1946 So You Want to Play the Horses
as Policeman1946 Andy Plays Hookey
as Det. Kelsey1946 Detour to Danger
as Fred1946 So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck
as Policeman (uncredited)1946 Never Say Goodbye
as Detective1945 If a Body Meets a Body
as Detective1945 How DOooo You Do
as Lefert1945 The Strange Mr. Gregory
as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)1945 Mildred Pierce
as Mayor Stone (uncredited)1945 Frontier Days
as Mr. McGinnis, Sr. (as Fred Kelsy)1945 Come Out Fighting
as Jerry (uncredited)1944 Trial by Trigger
as Cop in Raid (uncredited)1944 Mr. Skeffington
as Turnkey1944 Make Your Own Bed
1944 Roaring Guns
as Dad Martin (uncredited)1944 Crime by Night
as Train Conductor (uncredited)1943 Northern Pursuit
as Cop (uncredited)1943 True to Life
as Joe (uncredited)1943 Action in the North Atlantic
as Detective Dickens1943 One Dangerous Night
as Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)1943 Old Acquaintance
1943 Food and Magic
as Capt. Beal1943 Murder on the Waterfront
as Policeman (uncredited)1942 Lady Gangster
as Bronson1942 Larceny, Inc.
as Police Chief Hansen1942 Bullet Scars
as Policeman1942 Dear! Deer!
as Jailer (uncredited)1942 In This Our Life
as Night Watchman1942 Spy Ship
as Jailer1942 Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Sam - Policeman1942 My Favorite Blonde
as Policeman (uncredited)1942 The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
as Sutro (uncredited)1942 Gentleman Jim
as Dickens1942 Counter-Espionage
as Drunk1942 I Was Framed
as "Screw"1942 Murder in the Big House
as Police Officer Martin1942 X Marks the Spot
as Detective (uncredited)1942 The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Officer McCloskey1941 Mr. District Attorney
as Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)1941 They Died with Their Boots On
as Detective Ryan1941 Invisible Ghost
as Wesley Dickens1941 Secrets of the Lone Wolf
as Detective Dickens1941 The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
as Train Conductor (uncredited)1941 One Foot in Heaven
as Cop1941 Pacific Blackout
as Police Sergeant1941 At the Stroke of Twelve
as Bottles1940 Deadwood Dick
as Cop (uncredited)1940 The Golden Fleecing
as Capt. Thompson1940 The Green Archer
as Junk Man1940 High School
as Jim - Detective1940 Mexican Spitfire Out West
as Dickens1940 The Lone Wolf Strikes
as Dickens1940 The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
as Dickens1940 The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Policeman1940 Mutiny in the County
as Sgt. Murphy1940 Misbehaving Husbands
as Bailiff1940 The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Reno Desk Sergeant1939 Charlie Chan in Reno
as Detective - in Cab and at Theatre1939 Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
as Landlord1939 Clock Wise
as Policeman1939 Chicken Wagon Family
as Police Officer (uncredited)1939 Moving Vanities
as Agitator1939 Rough Riders' Round-up
as Policeman at School (uncredited)1939 Tell No Tales
as Pete - Railroad Detective1939 Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
as Hank Fidler1939 Too Busy to Work
as Bit Role1938 Down on the Farm
as Finnegan1938 Many Sappy Returns
as Police Band Leader1938 Night Spot
as Police Sergeant1938 Everybody's Doing It
as Cop1938 Safety in Numbers
as Cop at Racetrack1938 Straight, Place and Show
as Hotel Detective1938 Josette
as Train Conductor1938 Berth Quakes
as Jailer1937 Super-Sleuth
as Police Officer Tracy (uncredited)1937 She Had to Eat
as Policeman1937 Borrowing Trouble
as Seaman at Auction1937 Slave Ship
as Smitty - Policeman1937 One Mile From Heaven
as Cop (uncredited)1937 Love Is News
as Abner Jenkins1937 That I May Live
as Policeman (uncredited)1937 Wild and Woolly
as Policeman1937 Time Out for Romance
as Officer1937 Love and Hisses
as Oil Man at Well1937 Big Business
as Conductor1937 Angel's Holiday
as Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited)1936 Private Number
as Detective Costigan1936 The Witness Chair
as Cop (uncredited)1936 At Sea Ashore
as Desk Sergeant1936 High Tension
as First Detective1936 The Little Red Schoolhouse
as Heath's Assistant (Uncredited)1936 The Garden Murder Case
as Bit Part1935 Carnival
as Police Officer Riley1935 Atlantic Adventure
as Police Lieutenant O'Brien1935 Death Flies East
1935 A Notorious Gentleman
as Horsley's Secretary1935 Diamond Jim
as Mike - Cop1935 The Public Menace
as Hank Polk1935 The Sagebrush Troubadour
as Detective Hyden Zeke1935 Horses' Collars
as Police Officer Kelsey (as Fred A. Kelsey)1935 Hot Money
as Sheriff Jenks1935 One Frightened Night
as Detective O'Brien1935 Danger Ahead
as Train Detective (uncredited)1934 Twentieth Century
as Policeman1934 Strictly Fresh Yeggs
as Sergeant at Border1934 I'll Tell the World
as Joe Cuttlehammer Sr.1934 Rough Necking
as Bloodgood1934 The Crime Doctor
as Insurance Adjustor1934 I'll Be Suing You
as Police Sgt. Murphy1934 Among the Missing
as Detective1934 School for Girls
as Detective Blake1934 The Moth
as Mulvaney1934 Beloved
as Dugan1934 Lightning Strikes Twice
as Cop1933 King of the Jungle
as Train Conductor1933 Quiet Please!
as Cop1933 Sailor's Luck
as Detective Duffy1932 Guilty as Hell
as Doorman1932 Boys Will Be Boys
as Delaney1932 Discarded Lovers
as Policeman (uncredited)1932 Huddle
as Detective1932 Yoo-Hoo
as Police Sergeant1932 The Iceman's Ball
as Det. Dugan1932 Shopping with Wifie
as Corcoran1932 Red Haired Alibi
as Detective Duffy1932 Love in High Gear
as Collins1931 Young Donovan's Kid
as Sheriff Hornsby1931 Side Show
as Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy1931 Scandal Sheet
as Detective Kearney1931 Subway Express
1930 She Got What She Wanted
as Police Officer Casey1930 Road to Paradise
as Detective1930 Wide Open
as Murphy1930 Scarlet Pages
as The Conductor1930 Going Wild
as Police Captain1930 The Woman Racket
as Chief of Detectives (uncredited)1930 The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
as Deputy Sheriff Jeff1930 Men Without Law
as Murphy1930 Only Saps Work
as Policeman1930 The Girl Said No
as Policeman (uncredited)1930 The Naughty Flirt
as Police Detective1929 The Faker
1929 Wrong Again
as Carney1929 The Donovan Affair
as Clerk1928 On Trial
as Mr. Lovewell1928 Harold Teen
1928 The Wright Idea
as Inspector1928 The Last Warning
as Detective Simpson1928 Tenderloin
as Dugan1928 Naughty Baby
as Detective in Shadow Box1928 While the City Sleeps
as Detective (uncredited)1928 A Woman of Affairs
as Detective1928 Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
as Det. Shaw1927 The Thirteenth Hour
as The Police1927 Soft Cushions
as Mulligan1927 The Gorilla
as Rent Collector1927 Jewish Prudence
as The Detective1927 The 13th Juror
as Murphy1926 That's My Baby
as Policeman1926 Say It with Babies
as Man with Badge on Train (uncredited)1926 Crazy Like a Fox
as Cop1926 Dog Shy
as The Detective (uncredited)1926 Bromo and Juliet
as Assistant Chief of Detectives1926 The Third Degree
1925 The Uneasy Three
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)1925 Little Annie Rooney
1925 Seven Keys to Baldpate
1925 Friendly Enemies
as Confederate1925 Paths to Paradise
as Tom Horan1925 The Lawful Cheater
as George Ketchem1925 Excuse Me
as Policeman1925 Seven Sinners
as Agent John J. Doyle1924 The Yankee Consul
1924 The Night Hawk
as The Submarine Commander1923 The Eleventh Hour
as Detective Quinn (uncredited)1923 Souls for Sale
as Detective Hahn1923 Lovebound
as Decker1923 Lights Out
as The Other Man1922 Deserted at the Altar
as Gomez1922 Captain Fly-by-Night
as Police Inspector1922 The Song of Life
as Starnes1922 One Clear Call
as Dugall1921 There Are No Villains
1921 Puppets of Fate
as Detective (uncredited)1921 The Last Card
as Bit Part (uncredited)1920 Alias Jimmy Valentine
as Capt. von Hoffmeier1919 The Silk Lined Burglar
as Sgt. Powers1919 The Fire Flingers
as Captain Eric von Prohme1919 The Light of Victory
as Max Kummich1918 The Yellow Dog
as JIm Cox1918 A Society Sensation
as The Detective1918 The Empty Cab
as The Deputy1917 The Honor of an Outlaw
1914 Arms and the Gringo
as Silent Sandy1914 Silent Sandy
1911 A Left Hook

Movies with Fred Kelsey as Crew(21)

Directing/Director1917 A 44-Calibre Mystery
Directing/Director1917 The Fighting Gringo
Directing/Director1917 The Mysterious Outlaw
Directing/Director1917 Goin' Straight
Writing/Scenario Writer1917 Goin' Straight
Directing/Director1917 Blood Money
Directing/Director1917 The Drifter
Directing/Director1917 The Honor of an Outlaw
Writing/Scenario Writer1917 The Honor of an Outlaw
Directing/Director1917 Six-Shooter Justice
Writing/Scenario Writer1917 Hair-Trigger Burke
Directing/Director1917 The Outlaw and the Lady
Writing/Scenario Writer1917 The Outlaw and the Lady
Directing/Director1917 The Wrong Man
Directing/Director1917 The Golden Bullet
Directing/Director1917 The Bad Man of Cheyenne
Writing/Writer1917 The Bad Man of Cheyenne
Directing/Director1917 The Almost Good Man
Directing/Director1915 Station Content
Directing/Director1914 Over the Ledge
Directing/Director1914 The Exposure

Full Name: Fred Kelsey
Born: Wednesday, 08/20 1884 (August) in Sandusky, Ohio (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 08/02 1961 (August) in Hollywood (aged: 76)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for Fred Kelsey (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Fred Kelsy"
"F. A. Kelsey"
"F.A. Kelsey"
"Fred A. Kelsey"
"Fred. A. Kelsey"
"H. Kelsley"
"Frederick Alvin Kelsey"
Fred Kelsey frequently works together with these people:
Jack Mower (29x, Actor)
Perc Westmore (24x, Crew)
Wade Boteler (19x, Actor)
Harry Carey (19x, Actor)
Creighton Hale (19x, Actor)
Richard L. Bare (19x, Crew)
Lee Phelps (15x, Actor)
Monte Blue (14x, Actor)
Leo White (14x, Actor)
Max Steiner (14x, Crew)
Frank Mayo (14x, Actor)
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