Fred Kelsey
Acting · Born 1884-08-20 · 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.
As cast
Westbound 1959
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Auntie Mame 1958
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The Helen Morgan Story 1957
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Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend 1957
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The Opposite Sex 1956
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Serenade 1956
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Illegal 1955
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To Catch a Thief 1955
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Tall Man Riding 1955
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Outlaw's Son 1954
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The Silver Chalice 1954
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So You Want to Know Your Relatives 1954
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A Star Is Born 1954
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Lucky Me 1954
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Riding Shotgun 1954
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So You Think You Can't Sleep 1953
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Crime Wave 1953
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Murder Without Tears 1953
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So You Want to Be a Musician 1953
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Hans Christian Andersen 1952
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Springfield Rifle 1952
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O. Henry's Full House 1952
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Carson City 1952
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So You Want to Enjoy Life 1952
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My Six Convicts 1952
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Room for One More 1952
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Strangers on a Train 1951
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Goodbye, My Fancy 1951
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The Enforcer 1951
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Storm Warning 1951
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Revenue Agent 1950
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So You Want a Raise 1950
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The Flame and the Arrow 1950
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So You Want to Hold Your Husband 1950
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The Damned Don't Cry 1950
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So You Think You're Not Guilty 1950
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Backfire 1950
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The Inspector General 1949
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So You Want to Be an Actor 1949
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Dancing in the Dark 1949
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So You Want to Be a Muscle Man 1949
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The Fountainhead 1949
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Colorado Territory 1949
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Flamingo Road 1949
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Homicide 1949
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Silver River 1948
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The Noose Hangs High 1948
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So You Want an Apartment 1948
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The Unfaithful 1947
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Nora Prentiss 1947
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So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck 1946
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The Man I Love 1946
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Andy Plays Hookey 1946
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The People's Choice 1946
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Never Say Goodbye 1946
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So You Want to Play the Horses 1946
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Night and Day 1946
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A Stolen Life 1946
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Hiss and Yell 1946
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Three Strangers 1946
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Detour to Danger 1946
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How DOooo You Do 1945
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Frontier Days 1945
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Saratoga Trunk 1945
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Mildred Pierce 1945
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Come Out Fighting 1945
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If a Body Meets a Body 1945
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Christmas in Connecticut 1945
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Snooper Service 1945
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The Strange Mr. Gregory 1945
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Crime by Night 1944
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Make Your Own Bed 1944
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Trial by Trigger 1944
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Mr. Skeffington 1944
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Shine on Harvest Moon 1944
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Roaring Guns 1944
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A Gem of a Jam 1943
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True to Life 1943
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Old Acquaintance 1943
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Food and Magic 1943
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As director
The Purple Lily 1918
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Six-Shooter Justice 1917
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The Wrong Man 1917
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The Golden Bullet 1917
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The Mysterious Outlaw 1917
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The Almost Good Man 1917
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A 44-Calibre Mystery 1917
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The Honor of an Outlaw 1917
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The Fighting Gringo 1917
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Goin' Straight 1917
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The Drifter 1917
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The Outlaw and the Lady 1917
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The Fugitive 1917
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The Bad Man of Cheyenne 1917
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Blood Money 1917
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The Black Terror 1916
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Brothers Equal 1916
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The Nymph 1916
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The Pretender 1915
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Station Content 1915
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Her Buried Past 1915
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The Exposure 1914
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Over the Ledge 1914
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