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Fred Kelsey

Acting

Fred Kelsey

Born
1884-08-20 · Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Died
1961-09-02
Filmography
317 titles on TMDB
About 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.

Films & television

316 titles

Party Guest (uncredited)

Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)

Audience Member (uncredited)

Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)

Old Watchman (uncredited)

Detective Jones (uncredited)

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

Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)

Cop in Raid (uncredited)

Prison Jailer (uncredited)

Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)

Police Officer Martin

First-Nighter (uncredited)

Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)

Club Patron (uncredited)

Man on Dock (uncredited)

Detective - in Cab and at Theatre

Barfly (uncredited)

Jailer (uncredited)

Night Club Patron (uncredited)

Train Detective (uncredited)

Townsman (uncredited)

Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)

Villager (uncredited)

Mac the Doorman (uncredited)

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