
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.
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0447043
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3086867
Facebook: No data
Instagram: No data
X: No data

Westbound
Character:Townsman (uncredited)
Release Date:25/04/1959

Auntie Mame
Character:Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
Release Date:04/12/1958

The Helen Morgan Story
Character:Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Release Date:02/10/1957

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
Character:Barfly (uncredited)
Release Date:04/05/1957

The Opposite Sex
Character:Club Patron (uncredited)
Release Date:15/11/1956

Serenade
Character:Opera Attendee (uncredited)
Release Date:23/03/1956

Illegal
Character:Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Release Date:09/10/1955

To Catch a Thief
Character:Party Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:03/08/1955

Tall Man Riding
Character:Townsman (uncredited)
Release Date:18/06/1955

Outlaw's Son
Character:
Release Date:26/12/1954

The Silver Chalice
Character:Silversmith (uncredited)
Release Date:20/12/1954

So You Want to Know Your Relatives
Character:Mr. Watson (uncredited)
Release Date:18/12/1954

A Star Is Born
Character:Audience Member (uncredited)
Release Date:01/10/1954

Lucky Me
Character:Passerby on Street (uncredited)
Release Date:09/04/1954

Riding Shotgun
Character:Townsman (uncredited)
Release Date:01/04/1954

So You Think You Can't Sleep
Character:Sleeping patient in waiting room
Release Date:31/10/1953

Crime Wave
Character:Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
Release Date:22/10/1953

Murder Without Tears
Character:Sergeant-at-Arms
Release Date:14/06/1953

So You Want to Be a Musician
Character:Restaurant diner
Release Date:10/01/1953

Hans Christian Andersen
Character:First Gendarme
Release Date:19/12/1952

Springfield Rifle
Character:Barfly (uncredited)
Release Date:22/10/1952

O. Henry's Full House
Character:Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
Release Date:07/08/1952

Carson City
Character:Townsman (uncredited)
Release Date:13/06/1952

So You Want to Enjoy Life
Character:Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)
Release Date:29/03/1952

My Six Convicts
Character:Store Detective
Release Date:20/03/1952

Room for One More
Character:
Release Date:10/01/1952

Strangers on a Train
Character:Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
Release Date:27/06/1951

Goodbye, My Fancy
Character:Party Guest (Uncredited)
Release Date:19/05/1951

The Enforcer
Character:
Release Date:24/02/1951

Storm Warning
Character:Townsman (uncredited)
Release Date:10/02/1951

Revenue Agent
Character:Sgt. Wallace
Release Date:12/12/1950

So You Want a Raise
Character:
Release Date:23/09/1950

The Flame and the Arrow
Character:Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:07/07/1950

So You Want to Hold Your Husband
Character:Lamb - Curry's Partner
Release Date:01/07/1950

The Damned Don't Cry
Character:Man on Dock (uncredited)
Release Date:13/05/1950

So You Think You're Not Guilty
Character:Police Turnkey (uncredited)
Release Date:15/04/1950

Backfire
Character:Fight Fan (uncredited)
Release Date:26/01/1950

The Inspector General
Character:Villager (uncredited)
Release Date:31/12/1949

So You Want to Be an Actor
Character:Counter Man
Release Date:03/12/1949

Dancing in the Dark
Character:Deputy
Release Date:02/12/1949

So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
Character:Delivery Man
Release Date:02/07/1949

The Fountainhead
Character:Old Watchman (uncredited)
Release Date:25/06/1949

Colorado Territory
Character:Train Engineer (uncredited)
Release Date:11/06/1949

Flamingo Road
Character:Train Conductor (uncredited)
Release Date:30/04/1949

Homicide
Character:Officer O'Brien
Release Date:02/04/1949

Silver River
Character:Townsman (uncredited)
Release Date:20/05/1948

The Noose Hangs High
Character:Cop (uncredited)
Release Date:05/04/1948

So You Want an Apartment
Character:Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited)
Release Date:03/01/1948

The Unfaithful
Character:Courtroom Spectator
Release Date:01/07/1947

Nora Prentiss
Character:Turnkey (uncredited)
Release Date:22/02/1947

So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck
Character:Fred
Release Date:28/12/1946

The Man I Love
Character:Mac the Doorman (uncredited)
Release Date:26/12/1946

Andy Plays Hookey
Character:Policeman
Release Date:19/12/1946

The People's Choice
Character:
Release Date:12/12/1946

Never Say Goodbye
Character:Policeman (uncredited)
Release Date:09/11/1946

So You Want to Play the Horses
Character:Detective (uncredited)
Release Date:05/10/1946

Night and Day
Character:First-Nighter (uncredited)
Release Date:02/07/1946

A Stolen Life
Character:Bartender (uncredited)
Release Date:01/05/1946

Hiss and Yell
Character:Policeman (uncredited)
Release Date:14/02/1946

Three Strangers
Character:Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited)
Release Date:28/01/1946

Detour to Danger
Character:Det. Kelsey
Release Date:01/01/1946

How DOooo You Do
Character:Detective
Release Date:24/12/1945

Frontier Days
Character:Mayor Stone (uncredited)
Release Date:08/12/1945

Saratoga Trunk
Character:Train Conductor (uncredited)
Release Date:21/11/1945

Mildred Pierce
Character:Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
Release Date:20/10/1945

Come Out Fighting
Character:Mr. McGinnis, Sr. (as Fred Kelsy)
Release Date:29/09/1945

If a Body Meets a Body
Character:Detective
Release Date:30/08/1945

Christmas in Connecticut
Character:Harper (uncredited)
Release Date:27/07/1945

Snooper Service
Character:
Release Date:03/02/1945

The Strange Mr. Gregory
Character:Lefert
Release Date:12/01/1945

Crime by Night
Character:Dad Martin (uncredited)
Release Date:09/09/1944

Make Your Own Bed
Character:Turnkey
Release Date:10/06/1944

Trial by Trigger
Character:Jerry (uncredited)
Release Date:27/05/1944

Mr. Skeffington
Character:Cop in Raid (uncredited)
Release Date:25/05/1944

Shine on Harvest Moon
Character:Policeman in patrol car (uncredited)
Release Date:10/03/1944

Roaring Guns
Character:
Release Date:19/02/1944

A Gem of a Jam
Character:Police Chief
Release Date:30/12/1943

True to Life
Character:Cop (uncredited)
Release Date:24/12/1943

Old Acquaintance
Character:Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)
Release Date:27/11/1943

Food and Magic
Character:
Release Date:18/11/1943

Northern Pursuit
Character:Train Conductor (uncredited)
Release Date:07/11/1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars
Character:Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)
Release Date:25/09/1943

Murder on the Waterfront
Character:Capt. Beal
Release Date:18/09/1943

Here Comes Mr. Zerk
Character:Policeman
Release Date:23/07/1943

Action in the North Atlantic
Character:Joe (uncredited)
Release Date:12/06/1943

One Dangerous Night
Character:Detective Dickens
Release Date:22/01/1943

Gentleman Jim
Character:Sutro (uncredited)
Release Date:14/11/1942

X Marks the Spot
Character:Police Officer Martin
Release Date:04/11/1942

Dear! Deer!
Character:Policeman
Release Date:23/10/1942

Counter-Espionage
Character:Dickens
Release Date:03/09/1942

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
Character:Policeman (uncredited)
Release Date:04/07/1942

Spy Ship
Character:Night Watchman
Release Date:06/06/1942

In This Our Life
Character:Jailer (uncredited)
Release Date:08/05/1942

Larceny, Inc.
Character:Bronson
Release Date:24/04/1942

Murder in the Big House
Character:"Screw"
Release Date:11/04/1942

I Was Framed
Character:Drunk
Release Date:04/04/1942

My Favorite Blonde
Character:Sam - Policeman
Release Date:02/04/1942

Lady Gangster
Character:Policeman (uncredited)
Release Date:01/04/1942

Bullet Scars
Character:Police Chief Hansen
Release Date:07/03/1942

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Character:Jailer
Release Date:31/01/1942

Pacific Blackout
Character:Cop
Release Date:31/12/1941

The Man Who Came to Dinner
Character:Detective (uncredited)
Release Date:24/12/1941

They Died with Their Boots On
Character:Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)
Release Date:20/11/1941

At the Stroke of Twelve
Character:Police Sergeant
Release Date:15/11/1941

Secrets of the Lone Wolf
Character:Wesley Dickens
Release Date:13/11/1941

One Foot in Heaven
Character:Train Conductor (uncredited)
Release Date:01/11/1941

Invisible Ghost
Character:Detective Ryan
Release Date:25/04/1941

Mr. District Attorney
Character:Officer McCloskey
Release Date:27/03/1941

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Character:Detective Dickens
Release Date:06/03/1941

Misbehaving Husbands
Character:Sgt. Murphy
Release Date:20/12/1940

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Character:Dickens
Release Date:02/11/1940

Mexican Spitfire Out West
Character:Jim - Detective
Release Date:29/10/1940

The Green Archer
Character:Capt. Thompson
Release Date:25/10/1940

The Golden Fleecing
Character:Cop (uncredited)
Release Date:16/08/1940

Deadwood Dick
Character:Bottles
Release Date:19/07/1940

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
Character:Dickens
Release Date:30/05/1940

Mutiny in the County
Character:Policeman
Release Date:03/05/1940

The Lone Wolf Strikes
Character:Dickens
Release Date:26/01/1940

High School
Character:Junk Man
Release Date:26/01/1940

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Character:Bailiff
Release Date:11/01/1940

Too Busy to Work
Character:Hank Fidler
Release Date:17/11/1939

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
Character:Pete - Railroad Detective
Release Date:03/11/1939

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Character:Detective - in Cab and at Theatre
Release Date:31/08/1939

Chicken Wagon Family
Character:Policeman
Release Date:10/08/1939

Charlie Chan in Reno
Character:Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Release Date:16/06/1939

Tell No Tales
Character:Policeman at School (uncredited)
Release Date:12/06/1939

Moving Vanities
Character:Police Officer (uncredited)
Release Date:05/05/1939

Clock Wise
Character:Landlord
Release Date:24/03/1939

Rough Riders' Round-up
Character:Agitator
Release Date:13/03/1939

Tiny Troubles
Character:Judge
Release Date:18/02/1939

Down on the Farm
Character:Bit Role
Release Date:11/10/1938

Straight, Place and Show
Character:Cop at Racetrack
Release Date:30/09/1938

Many Sappy Returns
Character:Finnegan
Release Date:19/08/1938

Josette
Character:Hotel Detective
Release Date:03/06/1938

Safety in Numbers
Character:Cop
Release Date:30/05/1938

Berth Quakes
Character:Train Conductor
Release Date:06/05/1938

Night Spot
Character:Police Band Leader
Release Date:25/02/1938

Everybody's Doing It
Character:Police Sergeant
Release Date:14/01/1938

Love and Hisses
Character:Officer
Release Date:21/12/1937

Borrowing Trouble
Character:Policeman
Release Date:10/12/1937

That I May Live
Character:Abner Jenkins
Release Date:13/09/1937

One Mile from Heaven
Character:Smitty - Policeman
Release Date:18/08/1937

The Lady Escapes
Character:Man on telephone (uncredited)
Release Date:22/07/1937

Wild and Woolly
Character:Policeman (uncredited)
Release Date:19/07/1937

Super-Sleuth
Character:Jailer
Release Date:16/07/1937

She Had to Eat
Character:Police Officer Tracy (uncredited)
Release Date:02/07/1937

Big Business
Character:Oil Man at Well
Release Date:18/06/1937

Slave Ship
Character:Seaman at Auction
Release Date:16/06/1937

Angel's Holiday
Character:Conductor
Release Date:07/06/1937

Love Is News
Character:Cop (uncredited)
Release Date:26/02/1937

Time Out for Romance
Character:Policeman
Release Date:10/02/1937

High Tension
Character:Desk Sergeant
Release Date:10/07/1936

Private Number
Character:Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited)
Release Date:05/06/1936

The Witness Chair
Character:Detective Costigan
Release Date:23/04/1936

At Sea Ashore
Character:Cop (uncredited)
Release Date:04/04/1936

The Little Red Schoolhouse
Character:First Detective
Release Date:02/03/1936

The Garden Murder Case
Character:Heath's Assistant (Uncredited)
Release Date:21/02/1936

The Sagebrush Troubadour
Character:Hank Polk
Release Date:02/12/1935

Hot Money
Character:Police Officer Kelsey (as Fred A. Kelsey)
Release Date:16/11/1935

The Public Menace
Character:Mike - Cop
Release Date:30/09/1935

Diamond Jim
Character:Horsley's Secretary
Release Date:01/09/1935

Atlantic Adventure
Character:Police Officer Riley
Release Date:25/08/1935

Danger Ahead
Character:Detective O'Brien
Release Date:01/08/1935

One Frightened Night
Character:Sheriff Jenks
Release Date:01/05/1935

Death Flies East
Character:Police Lieutenant O'Brien
Release Date:28/02/1935

Carnival
Character:Bit Part
Release Date:15/02/1935

A Notorious Gentleman
Character:Detective
Release Date:21/01/1935

Horses' Collars
Character:Detective Hyden Zeke (uncredited)
Release Date:10/01/1935

Lightning Strikes Twice
Character:Dugan
Release Date:07/12/1934

Among the Missing
Character:Police Sgt. Murphy
Release Date:25/09/1934

I'll Be Suing You
Character:Insurance Adjustor
Release Date:23/06/1934

Twentieth Century
Character:Train Detective (uncredited)
Release Date:11/05/1934

Rough Necking
Character:Joe Cuttlehammer Sr.
Release Date:24/04/1934

I'll Tell the World
Character:Sergeant at Border
Release Date:20/04/1934

Strictly Fresh Yeggs
Character:Policeman
Release Date:06/04/1934

School for Girls
Character:Detective
Release Date:22/03/1934

The Crime Doctor
Character:Bloodgood
Release Date:14/03/1934

Beloved
Character:Mulvaney
Release Date:22/01/1934

The Moth
Character:Detective Blake
Release Date:14/01/1934

The Bowery
Character:Detective Kelsey (uncredited)
Release Date:07/10/1933

Quiet Please!
Character:Train Conductor
Release Date:10/08/1933

Sailor's Luck
Character:Cop
Release Date:17/03/1933

King of the Jungle
Character:Cop (uncredited)
Release Date:10/03/1933

The Crime of the Century
Character:Police Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:18/02/1933

Boys Will Be Boys
Character:Doorman
Release Date:30/11/1932

If I Had a Million
Character:Prison Jailer (uncredited)
Release Date:18/11/1932

Red Haired Alibi
Character:Corcoran
Release Date:21/10/1932

Yoo-Hoo
Character:Detective
Release Date:04/10/1932

Speak Easily
Character:Process Server
Release Date:13/08/1932

The Iceman's Ball
Character:Police Sergeant
Release Date:12/08/1932

Guilty as Hell
Character:Detective Duffy
Release Date:05/08/1932

Huddle
Character:Policeman (uncredited)
Release Date:14/05/1932

Love in High Gear
Character:Detective Duffy
Release Date:01/05/1932

The Trial of Vivienne Ware
Character:Cop (uncredited)
Release Date:01/05/1932

Shopping with Wifie
Character:Det. Dugan
Release Date:07/02/1932

Discarded Lovers
Character:Delaney
Release Date:03/01/1932

Side Show
Character:Sheriff Hornsby
Release Date:19/09/1931

Young Donovan's Kid
Character:Collins
Release Date:06/06/1931

Subway Express
Character:Detective Kearney
Release Date:01/05/1931

Scandal Sheet
Character:Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy
Release Date:31/01/1931

The Naughty Flirt
Character:Policeman (uncredited)
Release Date:11/01/1931

Going Wild
Character:The Conductor
Release Date:21/12/1930

Only Saps Work
Character:Murphy (uncredited)
Release Date:05/12/1930

She Got What She Wanted
Character:
Release Date:09/11/1930

Men Without Law
Character:Deputy Sheriff Jeff
Release Date:15/10/1930

Scarlet Pages
Character:Murphy
Release Date:27/09/1930

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
Character:Self - Tour Guide
Release Date:01/09/1930

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
Character:Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
Release Date:08/08/1930

Road to Paradise
Character:Casey
Release Date:20/07/1930

The Girl Said No
Character:Policeman
Release Date:15/03/1930

Wide Open
Character:Detective
Release Date:01/02/1930

Murder on the Roof
Character:Ryan
Release Date:29/01/1930

The Woman Racket
Character:Police Captain
Release Date:24/01/1930

Smiling Irish Eyes
Character:County Fair Manager
Release Date:22/07/1929

The Donovan Affair
Character:Carney
Release Date:11/04/1929

Wrong Again
Character:
Release Date:23/02/1929

The Faker
Character:Police Detective
Release Date:02/01/1929

The Last Warning
Character:Inspector
Release Date:25/12/1928

Naughty Baby
Character:Dugan
Release Date:16/12/1928

A Woman of Affairs
Character:Detective (uncredited)
Release Date:15/12/1928

On Trial
Character:Clerk
Release Date:01/12/1928

Plastered in Paris
Character:
Release Date:23/09/1928

The Wright Idea
Character:M. T. Flatt
Release Date:05/08/1928

Harold Teen
Character:Mr. Lovewell
Release Date:28/04/1928

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
Character:Detective
Release Date:31/03/1928

Tenderloin
Character:Detective Simpson
Release Date:14/03/1928

While the City Sleeps
Character:Detective in Shadow Box
Release Date:15/02/1928

The Gorilla
Character:Mulligan
Release Date:13/11/1927

The 13th Juror
Character:The Detective
Release Date:13/11/1927

The Thirteenth Hour
Character:Det. Shaw
Release Date:17/10/1927

Soft Cushions
Character:The Police
Release Date:27/08/1927

Jewish Prudence
Character:Rent Collector
Release Date:27/05/1927

Held by the Law
Character:Detective
Release Date:10/04/1927

Orchids and Ermine
Character:Police Sergeant
Release Date:06/03/1927

There Ain't No Santa Claus
Character:Store Detective (uncredited)
Release Date:12/12/1926

The Third Degree
Character:Assistant Chief of Detectives
Release Date:01/12/1926

Atta Boy
Character:Detective
Release Date:10/10/1926

Bromo and Juliet
Character:The Detective (uncredited)
Release Date:19/09/1926

Crazy Like a Fox
Character:Man with Badge on Train (uncredited)
Release Date:26/08/1926

Say It with Babies
Character:Policeman
Release Date:16/05/1926

The Mystery Pilot
Character:Skipper Larsen
Release Date:01/05/1926

That's My Baby
Character:Murphy
Release Date:19/04/1926

Dog Shy
Character:Cop
Release Date:04/04/1926

The Uneasy Three
Character:
Release Date:15/11/1925

Seven Sinners
Character:Policeman
Release Date:07/11/1925

Seven Keys to Baldpate
Character:
Release Date:19/10/1925

Little Annie Rooney
Character:Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Release Date:18/10/1925

The Lawful Cheater
Character:Tom Horan
Release Date:17/07/1925

Paths to Paradise
Character:Confederate
Release Date:28/06/1925

Friendly Enemies
Character:
Release Date:16/05/1925

Excuse Me
Character:George Ketchem
Release Date:19/01/1925

Youth and Adventure
Character:Red Mullin
Release Date:04/01/1925

The Yankee Consul
Character:Agent John J. Doyle
Release Date:24/02/1924

The Night Hawk
Character:
Release Date:17/02/1924

Lights Out
Character:Decker
Release Date:12/11/1923

Bag and Baggage
Character:Fred
Release Date:01/11/1923

The Eleventh Hour
Character:The Submarine Commander
Release Date:19/07/1923

Souls for Sale
Character:Detective Quinn (uncredited)
Release Date:22/04/1923

Lovebound
Character:Detective Hahn
Release Date:15/04/1923

Captain Fly-by-Night
Character:Gomez
Release Date:24/12/1922

Deserted at the Altar
Character:The Other Man
Release Date:01/12/1922

Manslaughter
Character:Member of the Jury (uncredited)
Release Date:24/09/1922

Don't Shoot
Character:Police Officer
Release Date:21/08/1922

South of Suva
Character:Karl Swartz
Release Date:16/07/1922

One Clear Call
Character:Starnes
Release Date:20/05/1922

The Song of Life
Character:Police Inspector
Release Date:02/02/1922

There Are No Villains
Character:Dugall
Release Date:14/11/1921

The Match-Breaker
Character:Detective
Release Date:19/09/1921

The Last Card
Character:Detective (uncredited)
Release Date:23/05/1921

Puppets of Fate
Character:Bobs
Release Date:28/03/1921

The Off-Shore Pirate
Character:Sailor
Release Date:31/01/1921

Alias Jimmy Valentine
Character:Bit Part (uncredited)
Release Date:29/02/1920

The Fire Flingers
Character:Sgt. Powers
Release Date:21/04/1919

The Silk Lined Burglar
Character:Capt. von Hoffmeier
Release Date:31/03/1919

The Light of Victory
Character:Captain Eric von Prohme
Release Date:17/03/1919

The Yellow Dog
Character:Max Kummich
Release Date:04/11/1918

A Society Sensation
Character:JIm Cox
Release Date:22/09/1918

The Empty Cab
Character:The Detective
Release Date:06/07/1918

The Honor of an Outlaw
Character:The Deputy
Release Date:15/05/1917

Arms and the Gringo
Character:
Release Date:28/06/1914

Silent Sandy
Character:Silent Sandy
Release Date:30/05/1914

A Left Hook
Character:
Release Date:10/05/1911