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