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Fred Kelsey

Fred Kelsey

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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.

Known For

She Got What She Wanted

She Got What She Wanted

1930

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

1942

Revenue Agent

Revenue Agent

1950

Love Is News

Love Is News

1937

That's My Baby

That's My Baby

1926

Twentieth Century

Twentieth Century

1934

Soft Cushions

Soft Cushions

1927

The Yankee Consul

The Yankee Consul

1924

Flamingo Road

Flamingo Road

1949

Subway Express

Subway Express

1931

The Donovan Affair

The Donovan Affair

1929

Lights Out

Lights Out

1923

One Frightened Night

One Frightened Night

1935

Moving Vanities

Moving Vanities

1939

Alias Jimmy Valentine

Alias Jimmy Valentine

1920

The Empty Cab

The Empty Cab

1918

Friendly Enemies

Friendly Enemies

1925

The Iceman's Ball

The Iceman's Ball

1932

Frontier Days

Frontier Days

1945

Deserted at the Altar

Deserted at the Altar

1922

Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen

1952

One Clear Call

One Clear Call

1922

Lovebound

Lovebound

1923

Jewish Prudence

Jewish Prudence

1927

The Crime Doctor

The Crime Doctor

1934

Counter-Espionage

Counter-Espionage

1942

So You Want a Raise

So You Want a Raise

1950

Roaring Guns

Roaring Guns

1944

Trial by Trigger

Trial by Trigger

1944

Storm Warning

Storm Warning

1951

Hiss and Yell

Hiss and Yell

1946

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

1941

Tall Man Riding

Tall Man Riding

1955

Northern Pursuit

Northern Pursuit

1943

Springfield Rifle

Springfield Rifle

1952

The Silver Chalice

The Silver Chalice

1954

Saratoga Trunk

Saratoga Trunk

1945

Manslaughter

Manslaughter

1922

Colorado Territory

Colorado Territory

1949

The Last Card

The Last Card

1921

The Honor of an Outlaw

The Honor of an Outlaw

1917

So You Think You're Not Guilty

So You Think You're Not Guilty

1950

If a Body Meets a Body

If a Body Meets a Body

1945

If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

1932

Discarded Lovers

Discarded Lovers

1932

Murder in the Big House

Murder in the Big House

1942

Secrets of the Lone Wolf

Secrets of the Lone Wolf

1941

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Seven Keys to Baldpate

1925

Super-Sleuth

Super-Sleuth

1937

That I May Live

That I May Live

1937

Danger Ahead

Danger Ahead

1935

Scarlet Pages

Scarlet Pages

1930

The Moth

The Moth

1934

Lightning Strikes Twice

Lightning Strikes Twice

1934

Arms and the Gringo

Arms and the Gringo

1914

Murder on the Waterfront

Murder on the Waterfront

1943

To Catch a Thief

To Catch a Thief

1955

Lucky Me

Lucky Me

1954

Christmas in Connecticut

Christmas in Connecticut

1945

The Little Red Schoolhouse

The Little Red Schoolhouse

1936

Say It with Babies

Say It with Babies

1926

The Wright Idea

The Wright Idea

1928

Backfire

Backfire

1950

Illegal

Illegal

1955

Side Show

Side Show

1931

The Crime of the Century

The Crime of the Century

1933

Love in High Gear

Love in High Gear

1932

Atlantic Adventure

Atlantic Adventure

1935

Strictly Fresh Yeggs

Strictly Fresh Yeggs

1934

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

1928

The Woman Racket

The Woman Racket

1930

My Favorite Blonde

My Favorite Blonde

1942

A Notorious Gentleman

A Notorious Gentleman

1935

A Gem of a Jam

A Gem of a Jam

1943

Wide Open

Wide Open

1930

Road to Paradise

Road to Paradise

1930

The Girl Said No

The Girl Said No

1930

Guilty as Hell

Guilty as Hell

1932

Don't Shoot

Don't Shoot

1922

Westbound

Westbound

1959

Silent Sandy

Silent Sandy

1914

Death Flies East

Death Flies East

1935

Andy Plays Hookey

Andy Plays Hookey

1946

Lady Gangster

Lady Gangster

1942

Tiny Troubles

Tiny Troubles

1939

The Silk Lined Burglar

The Silk Lined Burglar

1919

Larceny, Inc.

Larceny, Inc.

1942

There Are No Villains

There Are No Villains

1921

The Yellow Dog

The Yellow Dog

1918

Bullet Scars

Bullet Scars

1942

The Faker

The Faker

1929

Tenderloin

Tenderloin

1928

Hot Money

Hot Money

1935

Harold Teen

Harold Teen

1928

X Marks the Spot

X Marks the Spot

1942

At Sea Ashore

At Sea Ashore

1936

Souls for Sale

Souls for Sale

1923

Red Haired Alibi

Red Haired Alibi

1932

Detour to Danger

Detour to Danger

1946

Room for One More

Room for One More

1952

The Night Hawk

The Night Hawk

1924

I'll Be Suing You

I'll Be Suing You

1934

Love and Hisses

Love and Hisses

1937

Josette

Josette

1938

Night Spot

Night Spot

1938

I'll Tell the World

I'll Tell the World

1934

While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps

1928

Tell No Tales

Tell No Tales

1939

Everybody's Doing It

Everybody's Doing It

1938

The Enforcer

The Enforcer

1951

Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet

1931

Going Wild

Going Wild

1930

Captain Fly-by-Night

Captain Fly-by-Night

1922

The Gorilla

The Gorilla

1927

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1954

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

1930

Only Saps Work

Only Saps Work

1930

King of the Jungle

King of the Jungle

1933

The Eleventh Hour

The Eleventh Hour

1923

Rough Riders' Round-up

Rough Riders' Round-up

1939

Charlie Chan in Reno

Charlie Chan in Reno

1939

The Lady Escapes

The Lady Escapes

1937

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

1939

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

1939

Chicken Wagon Family

Chicken Wagon Family

1939

Quiet Please!

Quiet Please!

1933

The Uneasy Three

The Uneasy Three

1925

O. Henry's Full House

O. Henry's Full House

1952

A Stolen Life

A Stolen Life

1946

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

1940

The Lone Wolf Strikes

The Lone Wolf Strikes

1940

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

1940

Mutiny in the County

Mutiny in the County

1940

Outlaw's Son

Outlaw's Son

1954

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

1940

Crime Wave

Crime Wave

1953

Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce

1945

Here Comes Mr. Zerk

Here Comes Mr. Zerk

1943

Little Annie Rooney

Little Annie Rooney

1925

Snooper Service

Snooper Service

1945

Crime by Night

Crime by Night

1944

Sailor's Luck

Sailor's Luck

1933

High Tension

High Tension

1936

Time Out for Romance

Time Out for Romance

1937

Rough Necking

Rough Necking

1934

Atta Boy

Atta Boy

1926

Wrong Again

Wrong Again

1929

Deadwood Dick

Deadwood Dick

1940

Auntie Mame

Auntie Mame

1958

Huddle

Huddle

1932

Misbehaving Husbands

Misbehaving Husbands

1940

Horses' Collars

Horses' Collars

1935

One Mile from Heaven

One Mile from Heaven

1937

Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

1942

The Golden Fleecing

The Golden Fleecing

1940

Mr. Skeffington

Mr. Skeffington

1944

The Green Archer

The Green Archer

1940

At the Stroke of Twelve

At the Stroke of Twelve

1941

So You Want to Hold Your Husband

So You Want to Hold Your Husband

1950

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943

Yoo-Hoo

Yoo-Hoo

1932

Paths to Paradise

Paths to Paradise

1925

The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

1950

Never Say Goodbye

Never Say Goodbye

1946

Big Business

Big Business

1937

Diamond Jim

Diamond Jim

1935

The Witness Chair

The Witness Chair

1936

Seven Sinners

Seven Sinners

1925

Invisible Ghost

Invisible Ghost

1941

Bromo and Juliet

Bromo and Juliet

1926

Carnival

Carnival

1935

Crazy Like a Fox

Crazy Like a Fox

1926

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

On Trial

On Trial

1928

Naughty Baby

Naughty Baby

1928

How DOooo You Do

How DOooo You Do

1945

Food and Magic

Food and Magic

1943

Slave Ship

Slave Ship

1937

Straight, Place and Show

Straight, Place and Show

1938

Mexican Spitfire Out West

Mexican Spitfire Out West

1940

Angel's Holiday

Angel's Holiday

1937

Clock Wise

Clock Wise

1939

Mr. District Attorney

Mr. District Attorney

1941

Pacific Blackout

Pacific Blackout

1941

High School

High School

1940

Spy Ship

Spy Ship

1942

I Was Framed

I Was Framed

1942

The Last Warning

The Last Warning

1928

Young Donovan's Kid

Young Donovan's Kid

1931

Berth Quakes

Berth Quakes

1938

Dear! Deer!

Dear! Deer!

1942

One Dangerous Night

One Dangerous Night

1943

Action in the North Atlantic

Action in the North Atlantic

1943

So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck

So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck

1946

A Woman of Affairs

A Woman of Affairs

1928

Borrowing Trouble

Borrowing Trouble

1937

Safety in Numbers

Safety in Numbers

1938

Down on the Farm

Down on the Farm

1938

Too Busy to Work

Too Busy to Work

1939

True to Life

True to Life

1943

Old Acquaintance

Old Acquaintance

1943

The Unfaithful

The Unfaithful

1947

Three Strangers

Three Strangers

1946

The Opposite Sex

The Opposite Sex

1956

Boys Will Be Boys

Boys Will Be Boys

1932

A Society Sensation

A Society Sensation

1918

The Inspector General

The Inspector General

1949

So You Want to Play the Horses

So You Want to Play the Horses

1946

Among the Missing

Among the Missing

1934

Make Your Own Bed

Make Your Own Bed

1944

The Third Degree

The Third Degree

1926

Dancing in the Dark

Dancing in the Dark

1949

The Thirteenth Hour

The Thirteenth Hour

1927

Homicide

Homicide

1949

The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead

1949

The Song of Life

The Song of Life

1922

My Six Convicts

My Six Convicts

1952

The Naughty Flirt

The Naughty Flirt

1931

She Had to Eat

She Had to Eat

1937

The Noose Hangs High

The Noose Hangs High

1948

The 13th Juror

The 13th Juror

1927

The Man Who Came to Dinner

The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941

Serenade

Serenade

1956

Puppets of Fate

Puppets of Fate

1921

So You Want to Know Your Relatives

So You Want to Know Your Relatives

1954

School for Girls

School for Girls

1934

The Light of Victory

The Light of Victory

1919

Goodbye, My Fancy

Goodbye, My Fancy

1951

In This Our Life

In This Our Life

1942

The Flame and the Arrow

The Flame and the Arrow

1950

Shopping with Wifie

Shopping with Wifie

1932

So You Want to Enjoy Life

So You Want to Enjoy Life

1952

Private Number

Private Number

1936

Wild and Woolly

Wild and Woolly

1937

So You Want an Apartment

So You Want an Apartment

1948

Come Out Fighting

Come Out Fighting

1945

The Garden Murder Case

The Garden Murder Case

1936

Men Without Law

Men Without Law

1930

Excuse Me

Excuse Me

1925

Beloved

Beloved

1934

A Left Hook

A Left Hook

1911

The Lawful Cheater

The Lawful Cheater

1925

The Sagebrush Troubadour

The Sagebrush Troubadour

1935

The Public Menace

The Public Menace

1935

The Strange Mr. Gregory

The Strange Mr. Gregory

1945

Many Sappy Returns

Many Sappy Returns

1938

One Foot in Heaven

One Foot in Heaven

1941

Dog Shy

Dog Shy

1926

The Fire Flingers

The Fire Flingers

1919

Murder on the Roof

Murder on the Roof

1930

The Mystery Pilot

The Mystery Pilot

1926

Bag and Baggage

Bag and Baggage

1923

Smiling Irish Eyes

Smiling Irish Eyes

1929

There Ain't No Santa Claus

There Ain't No Santa Claus

1926

Nora Prentiss

Nora Prentiss

1947

Night and Day

Night and Day

1946

So You Want to Be a Muscle Man

So You Want to Be a Muscle Man

1949

Murder Without Tears

Murder Without Tears

1953

So You Want to Be an Actor

So You Want to Be an Actor

1949

The Man I Love

The Man I Love

1946

So You Think You Can't Sleep

So You Think You Can't Sleep

1953

So You Want to Be a Musician

So You Want to Be a Musician

1953

Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

1951

Speak Easily

Speak Easily

1932

Orchids and Ermine

Orchids and Ermine

1927

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1

1930

South of Suva

South of Suva

1922

Plastered in Paris

Plastered in Paris

1928

Shine on Harvest Moon

Shine on Harvest Moon

1944

Youth and Adventure

Youth and Adventure

1925

Carson City

Carson City

1952

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

1957

Riding Shotgun

Riding Shotgun

1954

Held by the Law

Held by the Law

1927

Silver River

Silver River

1948

The Bowery

The Bowery

1933

The Helen Morgan Story

The Helen Morgan Story

1957

The Off-Shore Pirate

The Off-Shore Pirate

1921

The Match-Breaker

The Match-Breaker

1921

The Trial of Vivienne Ware

The Trial of Vivienne Ware

1932

The People's Choice

The People's Choice

1946

Shadows of Sing Sing

Shadows of Sing Sing

1933

The Third Generation

The Third Generation

1920

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

1954

Racing Blood

Racing Blood

1954

The Social Highwayman

The Social Highwayman

1926

Traffic in Hearts

Traffic in Hearts

1924

Smooth as Satin

Smooth as Satin

1925

A Midnight Adventure

A Midnight Adventure

1928

Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933

Monkey Businessmen

Monkey Businessmen

1946

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951