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Regular directing credits.
Director
Fred Kelsey
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Directed movies: 7Directed series: 0All crew credits: 7
TMDB ID: 103499
IMDb ID: nm0447043
Known for: Acting
Born: August 20, 1884
Died: September 2, 1961
Age: 77
Place of birth: Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1914 - 1959
Years active: 46
Average TMDB rating: 6.48
Wikidata: Q3086867
Also known as
Fred Kelsy • F. A. Kelsey • F.A. Kelsey • Fred A. Kelsey • Fred. A. Kelsey • H. Kelsley • Frederick Alvin Kelsey
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Director (7)
Biography
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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Movies directed by Fred Kelsey.
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Highest rated movies linked with Fred Kelsey.
7.7
Strangers on a Train
as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
1951 Movie
7.6
Mildred Pierce
as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
1945 Movie
7.3
To Catch a Thief
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1955 Movie
7.1
A Star Is Born
as Audience Member (uncredited)
1954 Movie
7.1
The Enforcer
1951 Movie
7.1
Crime Wave
as Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
1953 Movie
7.0
Auntie Mame
as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
1958 Movie
7.0
Christmas in Connecticut
as Harper (uncredited)
1945 Movie
6.9
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Detective (uncredited)
1941 Movie
6.8
The Fountainhead
as Old Watchman (uncredited)
1949 Movie
6.8
Twentieth Century
as Train Detective (uncredited)
1934 Movie
6.6
They Died with Their Boots On
as Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)
1941 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Fred Kelsey.
Clock Wise
as Landlord
1939 Movie
6.8
Mr. Skeffington
as Cop in Raid (uncredited)
1944 Movie
7.7
Strangers on a Train
as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
1951 Movie
7.0
Harold Teen
as Mr. Lovewell
1928 Movie
5.0
Super-Sleuth
as Jailer
1937 Movie
6.6
Huddle
as Policeman (uncredited)
1932 Movie
7.3
To Catch a Thief
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1955 Movie
Soft Cushions
as The Police
1927 Movie
Lovebound
as Detective Hahn
1923 Movie
6.6
Dog Shy
as Cop
1926 Movie
7.1
A Star Is Born
as Audience Member (uncredited)
1954 Movie
7.0
Auntie Mame
as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
1958 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Fred Kelsey.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Fred Kelsey.
6.2
Westbound
as Townsman (uncredited)
1959 Movie
7.0
Auntie Mame
as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
1958 Movie
5.0
The Helen Morgan Story
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
1957 Movie
5.8
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
as Barfly (uncredited)
1957 Movie
5.2
The Opposite Sex
as Club Patron (uncredited)
1956 Movie
5.4
Serenade
as Opera Attendee (uncredited)
1956 Movie
6.3
Illegal
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1955 Movie
7.3
To Catch a Thief
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1955 Movie
5.6
Tall Man Riding
as Townsman (uncredited)
1955 Movie
Outlaw's Son
1954 Movie
4.4
The Silver Chalice
as Silversmith (uncredited)
1954 Movie
7.1
A Star Is Born
as Audience Member (uncredited)
1954 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Fred Kelsey.