
Acting · Sandusky, Ohio, USA · Born August 20, 1884
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.
MovieWestbound
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)
MovieAuntie Mame
1958
as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
MovieThe Helen Morgan Story
1957
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
MovieShoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957
as Barfly (uncredited)
MovieThe Opposite Sex
1956
as Club Patron (uncredited)
MovieSerenade
1956
as Opera Attendee (uncredited)
MovieIllegal
1955
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
MovieTo Catch a Thief
1955
as Party Guest (uncredited)
MovieTall Man Riding
1955
as Townsman (uncredited)
MovieOutlaw's Son
1954
MovieThe Silver Chalice
1954
as Silversmith (uncredited)
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
1954
as Mr. Watson (uncredited)
MovieA Star Is Born
1954
as Audience Member (uncredited)
MovieLucky Me
1954
as Passerby on Street (uncredited)
MovieRiding Shotgun
1954
as Townsman (uncredited)
MoviePhantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
as Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
MovieRacing Blood
1954
as Smithy
So You Think You Can't Sleep
1953
as Sleeping patient in waiting room
MovieCrime Wave
1953
as Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
MovieMurder Without Tears
1953
as Sergeant-at-Arms
So You Want to Be a Musician
1953
as Restaurant diner
MovieHans Christian Andersen
1952
as Gendarme #1
Strop, Look and Listen
1952
as Pierpont Alloy
MovieSpringfield Rifle
1952
as Barfly (uncredited)
MovieO. Henry's Full House
1952
as Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
MovieCarson City
1952
as Townsman (uncredited)
So You Want to Enjoy Life
1952
as Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)
MovieMy Six Convicts
1952
as Store Detective
MovieRoom for One More
1952
MovieStrangers on a Train
1951
as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
MovieGoodbye, My Fancy
1951
as Party Guest (Uncredited)
TVThe Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as Doc Jones (uncredited)
MovieThe Enforcer
1951
MovieStorm Warning
1951
as Townsman (uncredited)
MovieRevenue Agent
1950
as Sgt. Wallace
So You Want a Raise
1950
MovieThe Flame and the Arrow
1950
as Guard (uncredited)
So You Want to Hold Your Husband
1950
as Lamb - Curry's Partner
MovieThe Damned Don't Cry
1950
as Man on Dock (uncredited)
MovieSo You Think You're Not Guilty
1950
as Police Turnkey (uncredited)
MovieBackfire
1950
as Fight Fan (uncredited)
MovieThe Inspector General
1949
as Villager (uncredited)
So You Want to Be an Actor
1949
as Counter Man
MovieDancing in the Dark
1949
as Deputy
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
1949
as Delivery Man
MovieThe Fountainhead
1949
as Old Watchman (uncredited)
MovieColorado Territory
1949
as Train Engineer (uncredited)
MovieFlamingo Road
1949
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
MovieHomicide
1949
as Officer O'Brien
MovieSilver River
1948
as Townsman (uncredited)
MovieThe Noose Hangs High
1948
as Cop (uncredited)
So You Want an Apartment
1948
as Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited)
MovieThe Unfaithful
1947
as Courtroom Spectator
MovieNora Prentiss
1947
as Turnkey (uncredited)
MovieSo You Think You're a Nervous Wreck
1946
as Fred
MovieThe Man I Love
1946
as Mac the Doorman (uncredited)
Andy Plays Hookey
1946
as Policeman
The People's Choice
1946
MovieNever Say Goodbye
1946
as Policeman (uncredited)
So You Want to Play the Horses
1946
as Detective (uncredited)
MovieNight and Day
1946
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
MovieMonkey Businessmen
1946
as Smiling Sam McGann (uncredited)
MovieA Stolen Life
1946
as Bartender (uncredited)
MovieHiss and Yell
1946
as Policeman (uncredited)
MovieThree Strangers
1946
as Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited)
MovieDetour to Danger
1946
as Det. Kelsey
MovieHow DOooo You Do
1945
as Detective
MovieFrontier Days
1945
as Mayor Stone (uncredited)
MovieSaratoga Trunk
1945
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
MovieMildred Pierce
1945
as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
MovieCome Out Fighting
1945
as Mr. McGinnis, Sr. (as Fred Kelsy)
MovieIf a Body Meets a Body
1945
as Detective
MovieChristmas in Connecticut
1945
as Harper (uncredited)
MovieSnooper Service
1945
MovieThe Strange Mr. Gregory
1945
as Lefert
MovieCrime by Night
1944
as Dad Martin (uncredited)
MovieMake Your Own Bed
1944
as Turnkey
MovieTrial by Trigger
1944
as Jerry (uncredited)
MovieMr. Skeffington
1944
as Cop in Raid (uncredited)
MovieShine on Harvest Moon
1944
as Policeman in patrol car (uncredited)
MovieRoaring Guns
1944
MovieA Gem of a Jam
1943
as Police Chief
MovieTrue to Life
1943
as Cop (uncredited)
MovieOld Acquaintance
1943
as Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)
MovieFood and Magic
1943
MovieNorthern Pursuit
1943
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
MovieThank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)
MovieMurder on the Waterfront
1943
as Capt. Beal
MovieHere Comes Mr. Zerk
1943
as Policeman
MovieAction in the North Atlantic
1943
as Joe (uncredited)
MovieOne Dangerous Night
1943
as Detective Dickens
MovieGentleman Jim
1942
as Sutro (uncredited)
MovieX Marks the Spot
1942
as Police Officer Martin
MovieDear! Deer!
1942
as Policeman
MovieCounter-Espionage
1942
as Dickens
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1942
as Policeman (uncredited)
MovieSpy Ship
1942
as Night Watchman
MovieIn This Our Life
1942
as Jailer (uncredited)
MovieLarceny, Inc.
1942
as Bronson
MovieMurder in the Big House
1942
as "Screw"
MovieI Was Framed
1942
as Drunk
MovieMy Favorite Blonde
1942
as Sam - Policeman
MovieLady Gangster
1942
as Policeman (uncredited)
MovieBullet Scars
1942
as Police Chief Hansen
MovieWild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Jailer
MoviePacific Blackout
1941
as Cop
MovieThe Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
as Detective (uncredited)
MovieThey Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)
MovieAt the Stroke of Twelve
1941
as Police Sergeant
MovieSecrets of the Lone Wolf
1941
as Wesley Dickens
MovieOne Foot in Heaven
1941
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
MovieInvisible Ghost
1941
as Detective Ryan
MovieMr. District Attorney
1941
as Officer McCloskey
MovieThe Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941
as Detective Dickens
MovieMisbehaving Husbands
1940
as Sgt. Murphy
MovieThe Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940
as Dickens
MovieMexican Spitfire Out West
1940
as Jim - Detective
MovieThe Green Archer
1940
as Capt. Thompson
MovieThe Golden Fleecing
1940
as Cop (uncredited)
MovieDeadwood Dick
1940
as Bottles
MovieThe Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940
as Dickens
Mutiny in the County
1940
as Policeman
MovieThe Lone Wolf Strikes
1940
as Dickens
MovieHigh School
1940
as Junk Man
MovieThe Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940
as Bailiff
MovieToo Busy to Work
1939
as Hank Fidler
MovieHeaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939
as Pete - Railroad Detective
MovieCharlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939
as Detective - in Cab and at Theatre
MovieChicken Wagon Family
1939
as Policeman
MovieCharlie Chan in Reno
1939
as Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
MovieTell No Tales
1939
as Policeman at School (uncredited)
MovieMoving Vanities
1939
as Police Officer (uncredited)
MovieClock Wise
1939
as Landlord
MovieRough Riders' Round-up
1939
as Agitator
MovieTiny Troubles
1939
as Judge
MovieDown on the Farm
1938
as Bit Role
MovieStraight, Place and Show
1938
as Cop at Racetrack
MovieMany Sappy Returns
1938
as Finnegan
MovieJosette
1938
as Hotel Detective
MovieSafety in Numbers
1938
as Cop
Berth Quakes
1938
as Train Conductor
MovieNight Spot
1938
as Police Band Leader
MovieEverybody's Doing It
1938
as Police Sergeant
MovieLove and Hisses
1937
as Officer
MovieBorrowing Trouble
1937
as Policeman
MovieThat I May Live
1937
as Abner Jenkins
MovieOne Mile from Heaven
1937
as Smitty - Policeman
MovieThe Lady Escapes
1937
as Man on telephone (uncredited)
MovieWild and Woolly
1937
as Policeman (uncredited)
MovieSuper-Sleuth
1937
as Jailer
MovieShe Had to Eat
1937
as Police Officer Tracy (uncredited)
MovieBig Business
1937
as Oil Man at Well
MovieSlave Ship
1937
as Seaman at Auction
MovieAngel's Holiday
1937
as Conductor
MovieLove Is News
1937
as Cop (uncredited)
MovieTime Out for Romance
1937
as Policeman
MovieHigh Tension
1936
as Desk Sergeant
MoviePrivate Number
1936
as Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited)
MovieThe Witness Chair
1936
as Detective Costigan
MovieAt Sea Ashore
1936
as Cop (uncredited)
MovieThe Little Red Schoolhouse
1936
as First Detective
MovieThe Garden Murder Case
1936
as Heath's Assistant (Uncredited)
MovieThe Sagebrush Troubadour
1935
as Hank Polk
MovieHot Money
1935
as Police Officer Kelsey (as Fred A. Kelsey)
MovieThe Public Menace
1935
as Mike - Cop
MovieDiamond Jim
1935
as Horsley's Secretary
MovieAtlantic Adventure
1935
as Police Officer Riley
MovieDanger Ahead
1935
as Detective O'Brien
MovieOne Frightened Night
1935
as Sheriff Jenks
MovieDeath Flies East
1935
as Police Lieutenant O'Brien
MovieCarnival
1935
as Bit Part
MovieA Notorious Gentleman
1935
as Detective
MovieHorses' Collars
1935
as Detective Hyden Zeke (uncredited)
MovieLightning Strikes Twice
1934
as Dugan
MovieAmong the Missing
1934
as Police Sgt. Murphy
I'll Be Suing You
1934
as Insurance Adjustor
MovieTwentieth Century
1934
as Train Detective (uncredited)
MovieRough Necking
1934
as Joe Cuttlehammer Sr.
MovieI'll Tell the World
1934
as Sergeant at Border
Strictly Fresh Yeggs
1934
as Policeman
MovieSchool for Girls
1934
as Detective
MovieThe Crime Doctor
1934
as Bloodgood
MovieBeloved
1934
as Mulvaney
MovieThe Moth
1934
as Detective Blake
MovieShadows of Sing Sing
1933
as Murphy
MovieThe Bowery
1933
as Detective Kelsey (uncredited)
Quiet Please!
1933
as Train Conductor
MovieGold Diggers of 1933
1933
as Detective Jones (uncredited)
MovieSailor's Luck
1933
as Cop
MovieKing of the Jungle
1933
as Cop (uncredited)
MovieThe Crime of the Century
1933
as Police Guard (uncredited)
Boys Will Be Boys
1932
as Doorman
MovieIf I Had a Million
1932
as Prison Jailer (uncredited)
MovieRed Haired Alibi
1932
as Corcoran
Yoo-Hoo
1932
as Detective
MovieSpeak Easily
1932
as Process Server
The Iceman's Ball
1932
as Police Sergeant
MovieGuilty as Hell
1932
as Detective Duffy
MovieHuddle
1932
as Policeman (uncredited)
MovieLove in High Gear
1932
as Detective Duffy
MovieThe Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932
as Cop (uncredited)
Shopping with Wifie
1932
as Det. Dugan
MovieDiscarded Lovers
1932
as Delaney
MovieSide Show
1931
as Sheriff Hornsby
MovieYoung Donovan's Kid
1931
as Collins
MovieSubway Express
1931
as Detective Kearney
MovieScandal Sheet
1931
as Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy
MovieThe Naughty Flirt
1931
as Policeman (uncredited)
MovieGoing Wild
1930
as The Conductor
MovieOnly Saps Work
1930
as Murphy (uncredited)
She Got What She Wanted
1930
MovieMen Without Law
1930
as Deputy Sheriff Jeff
MovieScarlet Pages
1930
as Murphy
MovieScreen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
1930
as Self - Tour Guide
MovieThe Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
1930
as Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
MovieRoad to Paradise
1930
as Casey
MovieThe Girl Said No
1930
as Policeman
MovieWide Open
1930
as Detective
MovieMurder on the Roof
1930
as Ryan
MovieThe Woman Racket
1930
as Police Captain
MovieSmiling Irish Eyes
1929
as County Fair Manager
MovieThe Donovan Affair
1929
as Carney
MovieWrong Again
1929
MovieThe Faker
1929
as Police Detective
MovieThe Last Warning
1928
as Inspector
MovieNaughty Baby
1928
as Dugan
MovieA Woman of Affairs
1928
as Detective (uncredited)
MovieOn Trial
1928
as Clerk
Plastered in Paris
1928
MovieThe Wright Idea
1928
as M. T. Flatt
A Midnight Adventure
1928
as Cassidy
MovieHarold Teen
1928
as Mr. Lovewell
MovieLadies' Night in a Turkish Bath
1928
as Detective
MovieTenderloin
1928
as Detective Simpson
MovieWhile the City Sleeps
1928
as Detective in Shadow Box
MovieThe Gorilla
1927
as Mulligan
MovieThe 13th Juror
1927
as The Detective
MovieThe Thirteenth Hour
1927
as Det. Shaw
MovieSoft Cushions
1927
as The Police
MovieJewish Prudence
1927
as Rent Collector
MovieHeld by the Law
1927
as Detective
MovieOrchids and Ermine
1927
as Police Sergeant
MovieThere Ain't No Santa Claus
1926
as Store Detective (uncredited)
MovieThe Third Degree
1926
as Assistant Chief of Detectives
MovieAtta Boy
1926
as Detective
MovieBromo and Juliet
1926
as The Detective (uncredited)
MovieCrazy Like a Fox
1926
as Man with Badge on Train (uncredited)
MovieSay It with Babies
1926
as Policeman
MovieThe Social Highwayman
1926
as Chief of Police
The Mystery Pilot
1926
as Skipper Larsen
That's My Baby
1926
as Murphy
MovieDog Shy
1926
as Cop
MovieThe Uneasy Three
1925
MovieSeven Sinners
1925
as Policeman
MovieSeven Keys to Baldpate
1925
MovieLittle Annie Rooney
1925
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
MovieThe Lawful Cheater
1925
as Tom Horan
MoviePaths to Paradise
1925
as Confederate
MovieSmooth as Satin
1925
as Kersey
MovieFriendly Enemies
1925
MovieExcuse Me
1925
as George Ketchem
MovieYouth and Adventure
1925
as Red Mullin
Traffic in Hearts
1924
as Tim Tracy
MovieThe Yankee Consul
1924
as Agent John J. Doyle
MovieThe Night Hawk
1924
MovieLights Out
1923
as Decker
MovieBag and Baggage
1923
as Fred
MovieThe Eleventh Hour
1923
as The Submarine Commander
MovieSouls for Sale
1923
as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
MovieLovebound
1923
as Detective Hahn
MovieCaptain Fly-by-Night
1922
as Gomez
MovieDeserted at the Altar
1922
as The Other Man
MovieManslaughter
1922
as Member of the Jury (uncredited)
MovieDon't Shoot
1922
as Police Officer
MovieSouth of Suva
1922
as Karl Swartz
MovieOne Clear Call
1922
as Starnes
MovieThe Song of Life
1922
as Police Inspector
MovieThere Are No Villains
1921
as Dugall
MovieThe Match-Breaker
1921
as Detective
MovieThe Last Card
1921
as Detective (uncredited)
Puppets of Fate
1921
as Bobs
MovieThe Off-Shore Pirate
1921
as Sailor
MovieAlias Jimmy Valentine
1920
as Bit Part (uncredited)
MovieThe Third Generation
1920
as Brody
MovieThe Fire Flingers
1919
as Sgt. Powers
MovieThe Silk Lined Burglar
1919
as Capt. von Hoffmeier
MovieThe Light of Victory
1919
as Captain Eric von Prohme
MovieThe Yellow Dog
1918
as Max Kummich
MovieA Society Sensation
1918
as JIm Cox
MovieThe Empty Cab
1918
as The Detective
The Honor of an Outlaw
1917
as The Deputy
MovieArms and the Gringo
1914
Silent Sandy
1914
as Silent Sandy
A Left Hook
1911