
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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The titles people know Fred from.
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
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 Villager (uncredited)
as Counter Man

as Deputy
as Delivery Man
as Old Watchman (uncredited)
as Train Engineer (uncredited)
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
as Officer O'Brien

as Hank Fidler

as Pete - Railroad Detective
as Detective - in Cab and at Theatre

as Policeman
as Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

as Policeman at School (uncredited)

as Police Officer (uncredited)

as Landlord

as County Fair Manager

as Carney

as Police Detective
as Inspector

as Dugan
as Detective (uncredited)

as Clerk

as Sgt. Powers

as Capt. von Hoffmeier

as Captain Eric von Prohme

as Max Kummich

as JIm Cox

as The Detective
as The Deputy

The people who keep turning up in Fred’s titles.







