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  • BIRTH 20/08/1884
  • DEATH 02/09/1961
  • Country United States
  • MOVIES 15
  • DIRECTOR 1

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.

Fred Kelsey

Movies (15)

To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief
Party Guest (uncredited)
Colorado Territory
Colorado Territory
(uncredited)
Larceny, Inc.
Larceny, Inc.
Bronson
Backfire
Backfire
Fight Fan (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Detective - in Cab and at Theatre
Lightning Strikes Twice
Lightning Strikes Twice
Dugan
Harold Teen
Harold Teen
Mr. Lovewell
Old Acquaintance
Old Acquaintance
Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)
A Stolen Life
A Stolen Life
Bartender (uncredited)
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen
First Gendarme
O. Henry's Full House
O. Henry's Full House
Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
The Witness Chair
The Witness Chair
Detective Costigan
Wrong Again
Wrong Again
A Woman of Affairs
A Woman of Affairs
Detective (uncredited)

Director

The Outlaw and the Lady
The Outlaw and the Lady