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