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 Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) -
As Party Guest (uncredited) -
As Townsman (uncredited) -
As Mr. Watson (uncredited)
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As Smithy -
As Audience Member (uncredited) -
As Silversmith (uncredited) -
As Passerby on Street (uncredited) -
As Crowd Spectator (uncredited) -
As Townsman (uncredited) -
As Restaurant diner
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As Sergeant-at-Arms -
As Sleeping patient in waiting room
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As Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited) -
As Barfly (uncredited) -
As Store Detective -
As Pierpont Alloy
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As First Gendarme -
As Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi") -
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As Townsman (uncredited) -
As Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)
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As Townsman (uncredited) -
As Party Guest (Uncredited) -
As Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited) -
As Man on Dock (uncredited) -
As Fight Fan (uncredited) -
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As Lamb - Curry's Partner
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As Guard (uncredited) -
As Sgt. Wallace -
As Police Turnkey (uncredited) -
As Delivery Man
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As Old Watchman (uncredited) -
As Counter Man
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As Officer O'Brien -
As Train Engineer (uncredited) -
As Villager (uncredited) -
As Deputy -
As Train Conductor (uncredited) -
As Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited)
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As Townsman (uncredited) -
As Cop (uncredited) -
As Turnkey (uncredited) -
As Courtroom Spectator -
As First-Nighter (uncredited) -
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As Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited) -
As Policeman (uncredited) -
As Mac the Doorman (uncredited) -
As Fred -
As Det. Kelsey -
As Smiling Sam McGann (uncredited) -
As Detective (uncredited)
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As Policeman
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As Policeman (uncredited) -
As Bartender (uncredited) -
As Mayor Stone (uncredited) -
As Detective -
As Mr. McGinnis, Sr. (as Fred Kelsy) -
As Detective -
As Lefert -
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As Harper (uncredited) -
As Train Conductor (uncredited) -
As Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited) -
As Jerry (uncredited) -
As Turnkey -
As Cop in Raid (uncredited) -
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As Dad Martin (uncredited) -
As Policeman in patrol car (uncredited) -
As Cop (uncredited) -
As Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited) -
As Joe (uncredited) -
As Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited) -
As Detective Dickens -
As Policeman -
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As Capt. Beal -
As Train Conductor (uncredited) -
As Police Chief -
As Bronson -
As Drunk -
As Night Watchman -
As "Screw" -
As Jailer (uncredited) -
As Policeman (uncredited)
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As Sutro (uncredited) -
As Sam - Policeman -
As Police Officer Martin -
As Dickens -
As Policeman -
As Jailer -
As Police Chief Hansen -
As Policeman (uncredited) -
As Officer McCloskey -
As Cop -
As Police Sergeant -
As Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited) -
As Detective Ryan -
As Wesley Dickens -
As Detective (uncredited) -
As Train Conductor (uncredited) -
As Detective Dickens -
As Capt. Thompson -
As Cop (uncredited) -
As Bottles -
As Junk Man -
As Jim - Detective -
As Sgt. Murphy -
As Bailiff -
As Policeman
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As Dickens -
As Dickens -
As Dickens -
As Policeman at School (uncredited) -
As Police Officer (uncredited) -
As Landlord -
As Judge -
As Detective - in Cab and at Theatre -
As Policeman -
As Pete - Railroad Detective -
As Hank Fidler -
As Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited) -
As Agitator -
As Train Conductor
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As Cop -
As Bit Role -
As Cop at Racetrack -
As Police Band Leader -
As Hotel Detective -
As Police Sergeant -
As Finnegan -
As Jailer -
As Policeman -
As Abner Jenkins -
As Police Officer Tracy (uncredited) -
As Smitty - Policeman -
As Policeman (uncredited) -
As Officer -
As Seaman at Auction -
As Conductor -
As Man on telephone (uncredited) -
As Policeman -
As Oil Man at Well -
As Cop (uncredited) -
As Heath's Assistant (Uncredited) -
As First Detective -
As Cop (uncredited) -
As Detective Costigan -
As Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited) -
As Desk Sergeant -
As Police Officer Riley -
As Bit Part -
As Mike - Cop -
As Police Lieutenant O'Brien -
As Hank Polk -
As Detective -
As Detective O'Brien -
As Police Officer Kelsey (as Fred A. Kelsey) -
As Horsley's Secretary -
As Detective Hyden Zeke (uncredited) -
As Sheriff Jenks -
As Dugan -
As Detective Blake -
As Bloodgood -
As Train Detective (uncredited) -
As Policeman
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As Detective -
As Police Sgt. Murphy -
As Sergeant at Border -
As Joe Cuttlehammer Sr. -
As Mulvaney -
As Insurance Adjustor
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As Detective Kelsey (uncredited) -
As Murphy -
As Detective Jones (uncredited) -
As Cop (uncredited) -
As Cop -
As Police Guard (uncredited) -
As Train Conductor
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As Detective
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As Corcoran -
As Detective Duffy -
As Doorman
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As Process Server -
As Detective Duffy -
As Prison Jailer (uncredited) -
As Policeman (uncredited) -
As Det. Dugan
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As Police Sergeant
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As Cop (uncredited) -
As Delaney -
As Detective Kearney -
As Policeman (uncredited) -
As Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy -
As Collins -
As Sheriff Hornsby -
As Self - Tour Guide -
As Deputy Sheriff Jeff -
As Ryan -
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As Policeman -
As Detective -
As Police Captain -
As The Conductor -
As Chief of Detectives (uncredited) -
As Murphy (uncredited) -
As Murphy -
As Casey -
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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