Fred Kelsey

Fred Kelsey

Actor

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.

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Date of Birth: 20 Aug 1884 (141 years)

Place of Birth: Sandusky, Ohio, USA

Filmography

Puppets of Fate

Puppets of Fate

1921XX
Tiny Troubles

Tiny Troubles

1939EN
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

1930EN
Come Out Fighting

Come Out Fighting

1945EN
Death Flies East

Death Flies East

1935EN
A Stolen Life

A Stolen Life

1946EN
O. Henry's Full House

O. Henry's Full House

1952EN
Flamingo Road

Flamingo Road

1949EN
Lady Gangster

Lady Gangster

1942EN
Colorado Territory

Colorado Territory

1949EN
Westbound

Westbound

1959
Crime Wave

Crime Wave

1953EN
Christmas in Connecticut

Christmas in Connecticut

1945EN, DE
The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

1950EN
Mildred Pierce

Mildred Pierce

1945EN
The Enforcer

The Enforcer

1951EN
Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

1942EN
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1954EN