Fred Kelsey

Fred Kelsey

Known for

Acting

Born

August 20, 1884

Birthplace

Sandusky, Ohio, USA

Died

September 2, 1961 (aged 77)

Biography

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.

Best known work

Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

1951

To Catch a Thief

To Catch a Thief

1955

Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce

1945

A Star Is Born

1954

Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933

Christmas in Connecticut

Christmas in Connecticut

1945

The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

1949

Auntie Mame

Auntie Mame

1958

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

The Enforcer

The Enforcer

1951

Filmography

1959
Westbound
as Townsman (uncredited)
1958
Auntie Mame
as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
1957
The Helen Morgan Story
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
1957
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
as Barfly (uncredited)
1956
The Opposite Sex
as Club Patron (uncredited)
1956
Serenade
as Opera Attendee (uncredited)
1955
Illegal
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1955
To Catch a Thief
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1955
Tall Man Riding
as Townsman (uncredited)
1954
Outlaw's Son
1954
The Silver Chalice
as Silversmith (uncredited)
1954
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
as Mr. Watson (uncredited)
1954
A Star Is Born
as Audience Member (uncredited)
1954
Lucky Me
as Passerby on Street (uncredited)
1954
Riding Shotgun
as Townsman (uncredited)
1954
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
as Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
1954
Racing Blood
as Smithy
1953
So You Think You Can't Sleep
as Sleeping patient in waiting room
1953
Crime Wave
as Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
1953
Murder Without Tears
as Sergeant-at-Arms
1953
So You Want to Be a Musician
as Restaurant diner
1952
Hans Christian Andersen
as Gendarme #1
1952
Strop, Look and Listen
as Pierpont Alloy
1952
Springfield Rifle
as Barfly (uncredited)
1952
O. Henry's Full House
as Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")