Fred Kelsey
Acting
Born August 20, 1884 · Sandusky, Ohio, USA
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.
Known For · 40 titles
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
To Catch a Thief
Strangers on a Train
Mr. Skeffington
A Star Is Born
They Died with Their Boots On
Mildred Pierce
The Fountainhead
Auntie Mame
O. Henry's Full House
The Helen Morgan Story
Gold Diggers of 1933
Christmas in Connecticut
School for Girls
Action in the North Atlantic
Dog Shy
The Flame and the Arrow
Clock Wise
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
Hans Christian Andersen
Night and Day
In This Our Life
Soft Cushions
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Monkey Businessmen
Room for One More
Silver River
Spy Ship
Northern Pursuit
If I Had a Million
A Stolen Life
Twentieth Century
Everybody's Doing It
Crime Wave
The Inspector General
Tall Man Riding
The Damned Don't Cry
The Enforcer
The Opposite Sex