Birth Day: 1884-08-20
Place of birth: Sandusky, Ohio, USA
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.
Credits
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As Townsman (uncredited) -
As Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited) -
As Barfly (uncredited) -
As Night Club Patron (uncredited) -
As Club Patron (uncredited) -
As Opera Attendee (uncredited) -
As Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) -
As Party Guest (uncredited) -
As Townsman (uncredited) -
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As Townsman (uncredited) -
As Silversmith (uncredited) -
As Mr. Watson (uncredited)
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As Smithy -
As Audience Member (uncredited) -
As Passerby on Street (uncredited) -
As Crowd Spectator (uncredited) -
As Restaurant diner
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As Sergeant-at-Arms -
As Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited) -
As Sleeping patient in waiting room
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As Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi") -
As Store Detective -
As Townsman (uncredited) -
As Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)
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As Barfly (uncredited) -
As Pierpont Alloy
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As First Gendarme -
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As Townsman (uncredited) -
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As Party Guest (Uncredited) -
As Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited) -
As Lamb - Curry's Partner
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As Sgt. Wallace -
As Guard (uncredited) -
As Fight Fan (uncredited) -
As Police Turnkey (uncredited) -
As Man on Dock (uncredited) -
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As Delivery Man
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As Villager (uncredited) -
As Train Conductor (uncredited) -
As Deputy -
As Counter Man
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As Old Watchman (uncredited) -
As Train Engineer (uncredited) -
As Officer O'Brien -
As Cop (uncredited) -
As Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited)
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As Townsman (uncredited) -
As Turnkey (uncredited) -
As Courtroom Spectator -
As Mac the Doorman (uncredited) -
As Smiling Sam McGann (uncredited) -
As Bartender (uncredited) -
As Policeman (uncredited) -
As Detective (uncredited)
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As Policeman
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As First-Nighter (uncredited) -
As Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited) -
As Fred -
As Policeman (uncredited) -
As Det. Kelsey -
As Harper (uncredited) -
As Lefert -
As Detective -
As Mayor Stone (uncredited) -
As Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited) -
As Mr. McGinnis, Sr. (as Fred Kelsy) -
As Detective -
As Train Conductor (uncredited) -
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As Turnkey -
As Policeman in patrol car (uncredited) -
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As Jerry (uncredited) -
As Cop in Raid (uncredited) -
As Dad Martin (uncredited) -
As Cop (uncredited) -
As Train Conductor (uncredited) -
As Joe (uncredited) -
As Policeman -
As Capt. Beal -
As Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited) -
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As Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited) -
As Detective Dickens -
As Police Chief -
As Jailer (uncredited) -
As Policeman (uncredited)
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As Sutro (uncredited) -
As Bronson -
As Police Officer Martin -
As Dickens -
As "Screw" -
As Policeman -
As Sam - Policeman -
As Drunk -
As Night Watchman -
As Policeman (uncredited) -
As Jailer -
As Police Chief Hansen -
As Train Conductor (uncredited) -
As Police Sergeant -
As Detective Dickens -
As Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited) -
As Wesley Dickens -
As Officer McCloskey -
As Detective (uncredited) -
As Cop -
As Detective Ryan -
As Sgt. Murphy -
As Cop (uncredited) -
As Junk Man -
As Bailiff -
As Capt. Thompson -
As Jim - Detective -
As Policeman
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As Bottles -
As Dickens -
As Dickens -
As Dickens -
As Landlord -
As Police Officer (uncredited) -
As Agitator -
As Policeman at School (uncredited) -
As Detective - in Cab and at Theatre -
As Pete - Railroad Detective -
As Hank Fidler -
As Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited) -
As Judge -
As Policeman -
As Police Sergeant -
As Cop -
As Cop at Racetrack -
As Bit Role -
As Train Conductor
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As Police Band Leader -
As Hotel Detective -
As Finnegan -
As Oil Man at Well -
As Smitty - Policeman -
As Cop (uncredited) -
As Police Officer Tracy (uncredited) -
As Policeman -
As Seaman at Auction -
As Officer -
As Policeman (uncredited) -
As Jailer -
As Man on telephone (uncredited) -
As Conductor -
As Policeman -
As Abner Jenkins -
As First Detective -
As Cop (uncredited) -
As Heath's Assistant (Uncredited) -
As Desk Sergeant -
As Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited) -
As Detective Costigan -
As Horsley's Secretary -
As Bit Part -
As Police Officer Kelsey (as Fred A. Kelsey) -
As Mike - Cop -
As Hank Polk -
As Sheriff Jenks -
As Detective O'Brien -
As Detective Hyden Zeke (uncredited) -
As Police Lieutenant O'Brien -
As Police Officer Riley -
As Detective -
As Sergeant at Border -
As Police Sgt. Murphy -
As Insurance Adjustor
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As Policeman
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As Bloodgood -
As Mulvaney -
As Detective Blake -
As Dugan -
As Detective -
As Joe Cuttlehammer Sr. -
As Train Detective (uncredited) -
As Cop (uncredited) -
As Detective Jones (uncredited) -
As Train Conductor
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As Cop -
As Detective Kelsey (uncredited) -
As Police Guard (uncredited) -
As Murphy -
As Doorman
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As Cop (uncredited) -
As Police Sergeant
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As Prison Jailer (uncredited) -
As Delaney -
As Detective
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As Process Server -
As Detective Duffy -
As Corcoran -
As Det. Dugan
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As Policeman (uncredited) -
As Detective Duffy -
As Sheriff Hornsby -
As Policeman (uncredited) -
As Collins -
As Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy -
As Detective Kearney -
As Self - Tour Guide -
As Ryan -
As Deputy Sheriff Jeff -
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As Casey -
As Detective -
As Police Captain -
As The Conductor -
As Chief of Detectives (uncredited) -
As Murphy (uncredited) -
As Murphy -
As Policeman -
As Carney -
As Police Detective -
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As County Fair Manager -
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As Detective in Shadow Box -
As Detective Simpson -
As Cassidy
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As Mr. Lovewell -
As Detective (uncredited) -
As Clerk -
As Dugan -
As Detective -
As M. T. Flatt -
As Inspector -
As Det. Shaw -
As Mulligan -
As The Detective -
As The Police -
As Police Sergeant -
As Rent Collector -
As Detective -
As Store Detective (uncredited) -
As Policeman -
As Cop -
As Chief of Police -
As Murphy
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As Skipper Larsen
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As Assistant Chief of Detectives -
As Detective -
As Man with Badge on Train (uncredited) -
As The Detective (uncredited) -
As Desk Sergeant (uncredited) -
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As Confederate -
As Red Mullin -
As Tom Horan -
As Policeman -
As Kersey -
As George Ketchem -
As Agent John J. Doyle -
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As Tim Tracy
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As Decker -
As Detective Hahn -
As Fred -
As The Submarine Commander -
As Detective Quinn (uncredited) -
As Starnes -
As Gomez -
As Police Officer -
As The Other Man -
As Karl Swartz -
As Member of the Jury (uncredited) -
As Police Inspector -
As Bobs
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As Dugall -
As Sailor -
As Detective -
As Detective (uncredited) -
As Bit Part (uncredited) -
As Brody -
As Captain Eric von Prohme -
As Sgt. Powers -
As Capt. von Hoffmeier -
As JIm Cox -
As The Detective -
As Max Kummich -
As The Deputy
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As Silent Sandy
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