Fred Kelsey
Born August 20, 1884 (Age: 141)
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Sandusky, Ohio, USA
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.
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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Filmography
Westbound
1959
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as Townsman (uncredited)
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Age: 74
The Opposite Sex
1956
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as Club Patron (uncredited)
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Age: 72
To Catch a Thief
1955
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as Party Guest (uncredited)
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Age: 70
The Silver Chalice
1954
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as Silversmith (uncredited)
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Age: 70
A Star Is Born
1954
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as Audience Member (uncredited)
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Age: 70
Riding Shotgun
1954
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as Townsman (uncredited)
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Age: 69
Mildred Pierce
1945
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as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
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Age: 61
Christmas in Connecticut
1945
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as Harper (uncredited)
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Age: 60
Gentleman Jim
1942
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as Sutro (uncredited)
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Age: 58
X Marks the Spot
1942
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as Police Officer Martin
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Age: 58
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Dear! Deer!
1942
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as Policeman
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Age: 58
Counter-Espionage
1942
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as Dickens
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Age: 58
No Image
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1942
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as Policeman (uncredited)
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Age: 57
Spy Ship
1942
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as Night Watchman
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Age: 57
In This Our Life
1942
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as Jailer (uncredited)
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Age: 57
Murder in the Big House
1942
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as "Screw"
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Age: 57
I Was Framed
1942
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as Drunk
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Age: 57
My Favorite Blonde
1942
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as Sam - Policeman
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Age: 57
Lady Gangster
1942
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as Policeman (uncredited)
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Age: 57
Bullet Scars
1942
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as Police Chief Hansen
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Age: 57
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
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as Jailer
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Age: 57
Pacific Blackout
1941
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as Cop
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Age: 57
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
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as Detective (uncredited)
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Age: 57
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
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as Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)
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Age: 57
At the Stroke of Twelve
1941
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as Police Sergeant
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Age: 57
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
1941
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as Wesley Dickens
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Age: 57
One Foot in Heaven
1941
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as Train Conductor (uncredited)
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Age: 57
Invisible Ghost
1941
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as Detective Ryan
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Age: 56
Mr. District Attorney
1941
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as Officer McCloskey
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Age: 56
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Boys Will Be Boys
1932
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as Doorman
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Age: 48
If I Had a Million
1932
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as Prison Jailer (uncredited)
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Age: 48
Red Haired Alibi
1932
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as Corcoran
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Age: 48
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Yoo-Hoo
1932
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as Detective
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Age: 48
Speak Easily
1932
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as Process Server
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Age: 47
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The Iceman's Ball
1932
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as Police Sergeant
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Age: 47
Guilty as Hell
1932
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as Detective Duffy
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Age: 47
Huddle
1932
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as Policeman (uncredited)
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Age: 47
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932
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as Cop (uncredited)
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Age: 47
Love in High Gear
1932
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as Detective Duffy
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Age: 47
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Shopping with Wifie
1932
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as Det. Dugan
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Age: 47
Discarded Lovers
1932
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as Delaney
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Age: 47
Young Donovan's Kid
1931
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as Collins
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Age: 46
Subway Express
1931
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as Detective Kearney
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Age: 46
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She Got What She Wanted
1930
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as
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Age: 46
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
1930
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as Self - Tour Guide
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Age: 46
South of Suva
1922
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as Karl Swartz
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Age: 37
The Match-Breaker
1921
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as Detective
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Age: 37
The Off-Shore Pirate
1921
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as Sailor
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Age: 36