Born in Sandusky, Ohio, USA — Aug 20 1884• Died Sep 02 1961

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.
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Doc Jones (uncredited)

Party Guest (uncredited)

Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)

Audience Member (uncredited)

Silversmith (uncredited)

Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)

Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)

Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)

Old Watchman (uncredited)

Townsman (uncredited)

Sutro (uncredited)

Cop in Raid (uncredited)

Jailer (uncredited)

Night Club Patron (uncredited)

Barfly (uncredited)

Courtroom Spectator

Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)

Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)

Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Opera Attendee (uncredited)

Turnkey (uncredited)

First-Nighter (uncredited)

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Townsman (uncredited)


Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

Townsman (uncredited)

Prison Jailer (uncredited)

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Police Guard (uncredited)

Man on Dock (uncredited)

Cop (uncredited)


Jailer

Cop (uncredited)

Club Patron (uncredited)

Detective Kelsey (uncredited)

Harper (uncredited)

Villager (uncredited)

JIm Cox

Policeman (uncredited)

Townsman (uncredited)

Officer O'Brien

Townsman (uncredited)

Guard (uncredited)

Joe (uncredited)

Night Watchman

Police Band Leader

Bartender (uncredited)

Mac the Doorman (uncredited)

Train Detective (uncredited)

Sergeant-at-Arms

Dickens

Fight Fan (uncredited)

Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited)

Bronson

Police Sergeant

Police Captain

Member of the Jury (uncredited)

Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited)

Detective Jones (uncredited)

Train Engineer (uncredited)

Heath's Assistant (Uncredited)

Barfly (uncredited)

Deputy

Dickens

Cop (uncredited)

Murphy (uncredited)

Passerby on Street (uncredited)

Bloodgood

Police Officer Martin

Detective - in Cab and at Theatre

Capt. Thompson

Horsley's Secretary

Desk Sergeant

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Bit Part

Party Guest (Uncredited)

Smitty - Policeman

Detective Costigan

Pete - Railroad Detective

Police Lieutenant O'Brien

Sgt. Wallace

Officer McCloskey

Junk Man

"Screw"

Detective Quinn (uncredited)

Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)

Sergeant at Border

Turnkey

Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy


Detective

Detective Dickens

Wesley Dickens

Policeman at School (uncredited)

The Detective (uncredited)

Detective (uncredited)

Police Sgt. Murphy

Police Chief

Policeman in patrol car (uncredited)

Townsman (uncredited)
Mr. Watson (uncredited)

Ryan

Detective in Shadow Box

Cop

Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Police Chief Hansen

Starnes

Store Detective

Agitator

Sam - Policeman

Conductor

Detective Duffy

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Seaman at Auction
Bobs

Dad Martin (uncredited)

Detective (uncredited)

First Gendarme


Hotel Detective

Cop

Dickens

Bailiff

Detective Blake

Cop at Racetrack

Cop (uncredited)

Cop
Directing

Man with Badge on Train (uncredited)

Detective Ryan

Cop (uncredited)

First Detective

Sheriff Hornsby

Jim - Detective

Detective

Policeman (uncredited)

Jailer

Mr. Lovewell

Mulvaney

Clerk


Bit Role

Store Detective (uncredited)

Detective Hyden Zeke (uncredited)

Dugan

Officer
Murphy

Corcoran

Max Kummich

Detective Dickens

Cop (uncredited)

Process Server

Policeman (uncredited)

Lefert

Policeman

Police Officer Riley


Dugan

Detective

Judge

Police Officer Tracy (uncredited)

Murphy

Tom Horan
Policeman

Policeman

Mayor Stone (uncredited)

Policeman

Mulligan

Rent Collector

Capt. Beal

Policeman (uncredited)

Policeman

Murphy

Carney

Drunk

Abner Jenkins

Police Sergeant

Assistant Chief of Detectives
Train Conductor

Hank Fidler

Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Policeman (uncredited)

County Fair Manager

Police Detective

Sheriff Jenks

Red Mullin

Detective O'Brien

Detective

Detective

Joe Cuttlehammer Sr.

Hank Polk

Bit Part (uncredited)

Man on telephone (uncredited)

Cop

Detective

The Conductor

Cop (uncredited)

Inspector

Policeman
Train Conductor

Policeman (uncredited)

Detective Simpson

Detective (uncredited)

Chief of Detectives (uncredited)

Landlord

Police Officer

Smithy
Doorman

M. T. Flatt

Bottles

Collins

Detective Hahn

Dickens
Detective (uncredited)
Directing

Directing

Directing
Directing
Silent Sandy

Deputy Sheriff Jeff

Det. Shaw

Oil Man at Well
Directing
Directing
Policeman (uncredited)

Police Turnkey (uncredited)

Mr. McGinnis, Sr. (as Fred Kelsy)

Police Officer Kelsey (as Fred A. Kelsey)


Sailor

Decker

Detective


Smiling Sam McGann (uncredited)

Detective Kearney

Gomez

Police Sergeant

Karl Swartz

Delaney

Sgt. Murphy

The Police

Police Inspector

The Detective


Detective
Writing

Mike - Cop

George Ketchem

Directing
Directing
Directing

Casey
Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)

Directing

Police Sergeant
Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited)
Lamb - Curry's Partner
Directing

Jerry (uncredited)
Detective
Policeman

Self - Tour Guide

The Detective

Confederate

Directing
Directing
Counter Man

Finnegan

Dugall

Brody
Restaurant diner
Directing
Directing

Police Officer (uncredited)

The Submarine Commander

Fred
Delivery Man

Detective

Policeman

Capt. von Hoffmeier

Directing

Det. Kelsey

Detective Duffy

Fred

Policeman

Captain Eric von Prohme

Sgt. Powers

Agent John J. Doyle
Tim Tracy

Chief of Police
The Deputy
Policeman
Insurance Adjustor

The Other Man
Directing
Sleeping patient in waiting room

Directing

Directing
Kersey
Policeman
Skipper Larsen
Cassidy
Directing
Det. Dugan

Directing