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Born · August 20, 1884
Died · September 2, 1961 (77 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: 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 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.
Townsman (uncredited)
6.1
1959
Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
7.0
1958
Club Patron (uncredited)
5.2
1956
Opera Attendee (uncredited)
5.5
1956
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
6.4
1955
Party Guest (uncredited)
7.3
1955
Townsman (uncredited)
5.6
1955
0.0
1954
Silversmith (uncredited)
4.4
1954
Mr. Watson (uncredited)
0.0
1954
Audience Member (uncredited)
7.1
1954
Passerby on Street (uncredited)
6.7
1954
Sleeping patient in waiting room
5.0
1953
Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
7.1
1953
Sergeant-at-Arms
5.2
1953
Restaurant diner
0.0
1953
First Gendarme
6.3
1952
Barfly (uncredited)
6.0
1952
Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
6.5
1952
Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)
2.0
1952
Store Detective
6.3
1952
6.3
1952
Party Guest (Uncredited)
5.9
1951
Doc Jones (uncredited) · (1 episode)
4.5
1951
7.1
1951
Townsman (uncredited)
6.6
1951
Sgt. Wallace
1.0
1950
6.0
1950
Guard (uncredited)
6.3
1950
Lamb - Curry's Partner
0.0
1950
Man on Dock (uncredited)
7.1
1950
Police Turnkey (uncredited)
5.7
1950
Fight Fan (uncredited)
5.8
1950
Villager (uncredited)
6.4
1949
Counter Man
0.0
1949
Deputy
5.0
1949
Delivery Man
0.0
1949
Old Watchman (uncredited)
6.9
1949
(uncredited)
6.9
1949
Train Conductor (uncredited)
7.0
1949
Officer O'Brien
5.3
1949
Cop (uncredited)
6.8
1948
Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited)
4.0
1948
Courtroom Spectator
6.0
1947
Turnkey (uncredited)
6.1
1947
Fred
6.0
1946
Mac the Doorman (uncredited)
6.2
1946
Policeman
0.0
1946
Policeman (uncredited)
6.3
1946
Detective (uncredited)
6.0
1946
First-Nighter (uncredited)
5.7
1946
Bartender (uncredited)
6.4
1946
Policeman (uncredited)
3.0
1946
Man on the Street / Man in Pub
6.4
1946
Det. Kelsey
0.0
1946
Detective
0.0
1945
Mayor Stone (uncredited)
4.0
1945
Train Conductor (uncredited)
5.7
1945
Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
7.6
1945
Mr. McGinnis, Sr. (as Fred Kelsy)
7.0
1945
Detective
4.8
1945
Harper (uncredited)
7.0
1945
0.0
1945
Lefert
5.1
1945
Dad Martin (uncredited)
5.8
1944
Turnkey
5.8
1944
Jerry (uncredited)
2.0
1944
Cop in Raid (uncredited)
6.7
1944
0.0
1944
Police Chief
7.3
1943
Cop (uncredited)
6.0
1943
Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)
6.9
1943
5.0
1943
Train Conductor (uncredited)
5.9
1943
Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)
6.1
1943
Capt. Beal
5.0
1943
Policeman
0.0
1943
Joe (uncredited)
7.1
1943
Detective Dickens
5.0
1943
Sutro (uncredited)
7.2
1942
Police Officer Martin
3.8
1942
Policeman
0.0
1942
Dickens
6.2
1942
Policeman (uncredited)
0.0
1942
Night Watchman
6.0
1942
Jailer (uncredited)
6.8
1942
Bronson
6.9
1942
"Screw"
6.5
1942
Drunk
4.0
1942
Sam - Policeman
6.4
1942
Policeman (uncredited)
5.8
1942
Police Chief Hansen
6.2
1942
Jailer
4.7
1942
Cop
6.3
1941
Detective (uncredited)
6.9
1941
Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)
6.6
1941
Police Sergeant
5.0
1941
Wesley Dickens
6.3
1941
Train Conductor (uncredited)
6.6
1941
Detective Ryan
5.2
1941
Officer McCloskey
6.2
1941
Detective Dickens
6.0
1941
Sgt. Murphy
5.2
1940
Dickens
5.9
1940
Jim - Detective
4.6
1940
Capt. Thompson
5.9
1940
Cop (uncredited)
5.3
1940
Bottles
6.0
1940
Dickens
6.3
1940
Policeman
0.0
1940
Dickens
6.3
1940
Junk Man
5.5
1940
Bailiff
4.0
1940
Hank Fidler
0.0
1939
Pete - Railroad Detective
6.3
1939
Detective - in Cab and at Theatre
6.6
1939
Policeman
0.0
1939
Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
6.2
1939
Policeman at School (uncredited)
5.3
1939
Police Officer (uncredited)
0.0
1939
Landlord
0.0
1939
Agitator
5.5
1939
Judge
6.0
1939
Bit Role
0.0
1938
Cop at Racetrack
6.0
1938
Finnegan
4.8
1938
Hotel Detective
6.7
1938
Cop
0.0
1938
Train Conductor
0.0
1938
Police Band Leader
4.7
1938
Police Sergeant
5.0
1938
Officer
0.0
1937
Policeman
6.0
1937
Abner Jenkins
6.5
1937
Smitty - Policeman
6.7
1937
Man on telephone (uncredited)
0.0
1937
Policeman (uncredited)
0.0
1937
Jailer
5.0
1937
Police Officer Tracy (uncredited)
5.0
1937
Oil Man at Well
5.0
1937
Seaman at Auction
4.8
1937
Conductor
5.5
1937
Cop (uncredited)
6.0
1937
Policeman
5.6
1937
Desk Sergeant
5.4
1936
Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited)
6.5
1936
Detective Costigan
6.2
1936
Cop (uncredited)
0.0
1936
First Detective
5.5
1936
Heath's Assistant (Uncredited)
5.5
1936
Hank Polk
5.5
1935
Police Officer Kelsey (as Fred A. Kelsey)
0.0
1935
Mike - Cop
5.0
1935
Horsley's Secretary
6.0
1935
Police Officer Riley
5.5
1935
Detective O'Brien
4.8
1935
Sheriff Jenks
5.5
1935
Police Lieutenant O'Brien
5.0
1935
Bit Part
0.0
1935
6.0
1935
Detective Hyden Zeke (uncredited)
6.0
1935
Dugan
4.7
1934
Police Sgt. Murphy
6.5
1934
Insurance Adjustor
0.0
1934
Train Detective (uncredited)
6.8
1934
Joe Cuttlehammer Sr.
10.0
1934
Sergeant at Border
0.0
1934
Policeman
0.0
1934
Detective
6.0
1934
Bloodgood
3.5
1934
Mulvaney
0.0
1934
Detective Blake
0.0
1934
Train Conductor
2.0
1933
Cop
5.0
1933
Cop (uncredited)
5.0
1933
Police Guard (uncredited)
6.3
1933
Doorman
0.0
1932
Prison Jailer (uncredited)
6.5
1932
Corcoran
4.7
1932
Detective
0.0
1932
Police Sergeant
1.0
1932
Detective Duffy
5.8
1932
Policeman (uncredited)
6.6
1932
Detective Duffy
0.0
1932
Det. Dugan
1.0
1932
Delaney
4.8
1932
Sheriff Hornsby
5.0
1931
Collins
0.0
1931
Detective Kearney
0.0
1931
Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy
0.0
1931
Policeman (uncredited)
5.7
1931
The Conductor
6.0
1930
Murphy (uncredited)
5.5
1930
0.0
1930
Deputy Sheriff Jeff
0.0
1930
Murphy
6.5
1930
Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
6.8
1930
Casey
6.2
1930
Policeman
5.5
1930
Detective
5.3
1930
Ryan
0.0
1930
Police Captain
4.7
1930
County Fair Manager
0.0
1929
Carney
6.0
1929
6.7
1929
Police Detective
0.0
1929
Inspector
6.6
1928
Dugan
4.5
1928
Detective (uncredited)
6.7
1928
Clerk
6.0
1928
M. T. Flatt
0.0
1928
Mr. Lovewell
7.0
1928
Detective
0.0
1928
Detective Simpson
0.0
1928
Detective in Shadow Box
5.9
1928
Mulligan
0.0
1927
The Detective
0.0
1927
Det. Shaw
7.0
1927
The Police
0.0
1927
Rent Collector
6.4
1927
Store Detective (uncredited)
6.0
1926
Assistant Chief of Detectives
0.0
1926
Detective
0.0
1926
The Detective (uncredited)
5.6
1926
Man with Badge on Train (uncredited)
6.2
1926
Policeman
5.0
1926
Skipper Larsen
0.0
1926
Murphy
0.0
1926
Cop
6.6
1926
0.0
1925
Policeman
6.0
1925
0.0
1925
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
6.9
1925
Tom Horan
0.0
1925
Confederate
5.6
1925
0.0
1925
George Ketchem
0.0
1925
Agent John J. Doyle
0.0
1924
0.0
1924
Decker
0.0
1923
Fred
0.0
1923
The Submarine Commander
0.0
1923
Detective Quinn (uncredited)
6.2
1923
Detective Hahn
0.0
1923
Gomez
4.5
1922
The Other Man
0.0
1922
Member of the Jury (uncredited)
5.4
1922
Police Officer
0.0
1922
Starnes
0.0
1922
Police Inspector
5.0
1922
Dugall
0.0
1921
Detective (uncredited)
0.0
1921
Bobs
0.0
1921
Bit Part (uncredited)
0.0
1920
Sgt. Powers
0.0
1919
Capt. von Hoffmeier
0.0
1919
Captain Eric von Prohme
0.0
1919
Max Kummich
0.0
1918
JIm Cox
5.7
1918
The Detective
0.0
1918
The Deputy
0.0
1917
0.0
1914
Silent Sandy
0.0
1914
0.0
1911