Fred Kelsey
Acting
Born August 20, 1884 · Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Died September 2, 1961
Also known as Fred Kelsy · F. A. Kelsey · F.A. Kelsey
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.
Filmography50+ titles
Strangers on a Train
Mildred Pierce
To Catch a Thief
Gentleman Jim
Gold Diggers of 1933
A Star Is Born
Crime Wave
The Enforcer
Flamingo Road
Action in the North Atlantic
Old Acquaintance
Larceny, Inc
Little Annie Rooney
Auntie Mame
The Damned Don't Cry
Christmas in Connecticut
The Man Who Came to Dinner
O. Henry's Full House
The Noose Hangs High
In This Our Life
Lucky Me
The Fountainhead
Mr. Skeffington
Twentieth Century
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
Storm Warning
Counter-Espionage
They Died with Their Boots On
The Inspector General
If I Had a Million
Room for One More
A Woman of Affairs
Westbound
Illegal
Springfield Rifle
Goodbye, My Fancy
Three Strangers
A Stolen Life
My Favorite Blonde
The Sagebrush Troubadour
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
The Flame and the Arrow
Never Say Goodbye
Souls for Sale
Hans Christian Andersen
Carson City
Nora Prentiss
Northern Pursuit
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Silver River