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.

Selected filmography Film Year Film Role Notes1917 Blood Money DirectorCredited as Fred A. Kelsey The Bad Man of Cheyenne DirectorCredited as Fred A. Kelsey The Outlaw and the Lady DirectorCredited as Fred A. Kelsey The Drifter DirectorCredited as Fred A. Kelsey Goin' Straight DirectorCredited as Fred A. Kelsey The Fighting Gringo DirectorCredited as Fred A. Kelsey Hair-Trigger Burke ScenarioCredited as Fred A. Kelsey The Honor of an Outlaw Director, scenarioCredited as Fred A. Kelsey A 44-Calibre Mystery DirectorCredited as Fred A. Kelsey The Almost Good Man DirectorCredited as Fred A. Kelsey The Mysterious Outlaw DirectorCredited as Fred A. Kelsey The Golden Bullet Director The Wrong Man Director Six-Shooter Justice DirectorCredited as Fred A. Kelsey The Texas Sphinx Director1918 The Purple Lily Director1924 The Night Hawk DirectorCredited as Fred A. Kelsey The Yankee Consul as Agent John J. Doyle 1925 Smooth as Satin1926 Cruise of the Jasper B Bailiff UncreditedAtta BoyDetective1927 Soft Cushions The Police The Gorilla 1928 Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath Detective1929 Wrong Again The Fall of EveThe Faker1930 The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case Chief of Detectives Murder on the Roof Men Without Law Deputy Sheriff Jeff 1931 Young Donovan's Kid Collins Alternative title: Donovan's Kid 1932 The Loud Mouth Max, Manager of Blue Sox 1933 Shadows of Sing Sing Murphy1934 The Moth Detective Blake1935 One Frightened Night Sheriff Jenks Horses' Collars Detective Hyden Zeke Three Stooges short - Uncredited School for Girls Detective1937 The Jones Family in Big Business Oil man at well 1939 Tiny Troubles The Judge 1940 The Lone Wolf Strikes The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady1941 Dutiful But Dumb Vulgarian Colonel The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance Dickens1942 My Favorite Blonde Sam - Policeman Yankee Doodle Dandy Irish Cop in "Peck's Bad Boy" Uncredited 1943 A Gem of a Jam Policeman1945 Micro-Phonies Boss Uncredited If a Body Meets a Body Detective San Antonio Bartender Uncredited1946 Monkey Businessmen Smiling Sam McGann Uncredited The Strange Mr. Gregory Detective Lefert1951 Havana Rose Policeman1952 Hans Christian Andersen First Gendarme O. Henry's Full House Mr. Schultz/Santa Claus 1953 Pardon My Backfire Father Uncredited 1955 The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell Courtroom Extra Uncredited 1958 Auntie Mame Front Row Audience at Play Uncredited Television Year Title Role Notes 1952–1955 The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok Various roles 4 episodes 1958 Perry Mason Courtroom Spectator 1 episode, uncredited