Frederick Alvin Kelsey (August 20, 1884 – September 2, 1961) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter.[1]
Fred Kelsey | |
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 Kelsey in Danger Ahead, 1935 | |
| Born | Frederick Alvin Kelsey August 20, 1884 Sandusky, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | September 2, 1961 (aged 77) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1911–1958 |
Kelsey directed one- and two-reel films for Universal Film Manufacturing Company.[2] 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.[3]
Selected filmography edit
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1917 | Blood Money | -
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Director Credited as Fred A. Kelsey |
| The Bad Man of Cheyenne | -
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Director Credited as Fred A. Kelsey | |
| The Outlaw and the Lady | -
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Director Credited as Fred A. Kelsey | |
| The Drifter | -
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Director Credited as Fred A. Kelsey | |
| Goin' Straight | -
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Director Credited as Fred A. Kelsey | |
| The Fighting Gringo | -
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Director Credited as Fred A. Kelsey | |
| Hair-Trigger Burke | -
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Scenario Credited as Fred A. Kelsey | |
| The Honor of an Outlaw | Director, scenario Credited as Fred A. Kelsey | ||
| A 44-Calibre Mystery | -
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Director Credited as Fred A. Kelsey | |
| The Almost Good Man | -
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Director Credited as Fred A. Kelsey | |
| The Mysterious Outlaw | -
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Director Credited as Fred A. Kelsey | |
| The Golden Bullet | -
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Director | |
| The Wrong Man | -
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Director | |
| Six-Shooter Justice | -
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Director Credited as Fred A. Kelsey | |
| The Texas Sphinx | -
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Director | |
| 1918 | The Purple Lily | Director | |
| 1924 | The Night Hawk | -
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Director Credited as Fred A. Kelsey |
| The Yankee Consul | as Agent John J. Doyle | ||
| 1925 | Smooth as Satin | ||
| 1926 | Cruise of the Jasper B | Bailiff | Uncredited |
| Atta Boy | Detective | ||
| 1927 | Soft Cushions | The Police | |
| The Gorilla | |||
| 1928 | Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath | Detective | |
| 1929 | Wrong Again | ||
| The Fall of Eve | |||
| The Faker | |||
| 1930 | The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case | Chief of Detectives | |
| Murder on the Roof | |||
| Men Without Law | Deputy Sheriff Jeff | ||
| 1931 | Young Donovan's Kid | Collins | Alternative title: Donovan's Kid |
| 1932 | The Loud Mouth | Max, Manager of Blue Sox | |
| 1933 | Shadows of Sing Sing | Murphy | |
| 1934 | The Moth | Detective Blake | |
| 1935 | One Frightened Night | Sheriff Jenks | |
| Horses' Collars | Detective Hyden Zeke | Three Stooges short - Uncredited | |
| School for Girls | Detective | ||
| 1937 | The Jones Family in Big Business | Oil man at well | |
| 1939 | Tiny Troubles | The Judge | |
| 1940 | The Lone Wolf Strikes | ||
| The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady | |||
| 1941 | Dutiful But Dumb | Vulgarian Colonel | |
| The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance | Dickens | ||
| 1942 | My Favorite Blonde | Sam - Policeman | |
| Yankee Doodle Dandy | Irish Cop in "Peck's Bad Boy" | Uncredited | |
| 1943 | A Gem of a Jam | Policeman | |
| 1945 | Micro-Phonies | Boss | Uncredited |
| If a Body Meets a Body | Detective | ||
| San Antonio | Bartender | Uncredited | |
| 1946 | Monkey Businessmen | Smiling Sam McGann | Uncredited |
| The Strange Mr. Gregory | Detective Lefert | ||
| 1951 | Havana Rose | Policeman | |
| 1952 | Hans Christian Andersen | First Gendarme | |
| O. Henry's Full House | Mr. Schultz/Santa Claus | ||
| 1953 | Pardon My Backfire | Father | Uncredited |
| 1955 | The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell | Courtroom Extra | Uncredited |
| 1958 | Auntie Mame | Front Row Audience at Play | Uncredited |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1952–1955 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Various roles | 4 episodes |
| 1958 | Perry Mason | Courtroom Spectator | 1 episode, uncredited |
References edit
- ^ "Fred Kelsey". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016.
- ^ "At ... the Star". The Daily Chronicle. Illinois, De Kalb. December 3, 1918. p. 5. Retrieved May 29, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Character Actor Fred Kelsey Dies". The Evening Independent. Associated Press. September 5, 1961. p. 10-A. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
