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