Fred Kelsey
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Fred Kelsey was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Kelsey began his acting career with roles in such films as "Puppets of Fate" (1921), "Deserted at the Altar" (1922) and "Manslaughter" (1922). He also appeared in the Boardman Eleanor drama "Souls For Sale" (1923), "The Bishop of the Ozarks" (1923) and "The Gorilla" (1927). He continued to work steadily in film through...
Biography
Fred Kelsey was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Kelsey began his acting career with roles in such films as "Puppets of Fate" (1921), "Deserted at the Altar" (1922) and "Manslaughter" (1922). He also appeared in the Boardman Eleanor drama "Souls For Sale" (1923), "The Bishop of the Ozarks" (1923) and "The Gorilla" (1927). He continued to work steadily in film throughout the thirties, appearing in the drama "Discarded Lovers" (1932) with Natalie Moorehead, the Harrison Ford comedy "Love in High Gear" (1932) and the Sally O'Neil drama "The Moth" (1934). He also appeared in "Shadows of Sing Sing" (1934). In the latter half of his career, he tackled roles in "The Invisible Ghost" (1941) with Bela Lugosi, the mystery "Secrets of the Lone Wolf" (1941) with Warren William and the Warren William mystery "The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance" (1941). He also appeared in "The Green Archer" (1941) and the biopic "Gentleman Jim" (1942) with Errol Flynn. Kelsey more recently acted in "O. Henry's Full House" (1952) with Fred Allen. Kelsey passed away in September 1961 at the age of 77.
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
The One Way Trail
(1920)
Director
The Fighting Gringo
(1917)
Director
A 44-Caliber Mystery
(1917)
Director
Over the Ledge
(1914)
Director
Cast (Feature Film)
The Mesa Of Lost Women
(1956)
Racing Blood
(1954)
Smithy
Murder Without Tears
(1953)
Court attendant
Mesa of Lost Women
(1953)
Bartender
O. Henry's Full House
(1952)
Mr. Schultz, "Santa Claus"
Tropical Heat Wave
(1952)
Desk sergeant
The Lion and the Horse
(1952)
Man at rodeo
My Six Convicts
(1952)
Store detective
Hans Christian Andersen
(1952)
First gendarme
Meet Me After the Show
(1951)
Fred
Havana Rose
(1951)
Policeman
Everybody's Dancin'
(1950)
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
(1950)
Policeman
Nancy Goes to Rio
(1950)
Morony
Once a Thief
(1950)
Police sergeant
Backfire
(1950)
Bride for Sale
(1949)
Mike, the bartender
The Fountainhead
(1949)
Old watchman
Colorado Territory
(1949)
Engineer
Homicide
(1949)
Policeman
Look for the Silver Lining
(1949)
Doorman
The House Across the Street
(1949)
Waiter
April Showers
(1948)
Vaudeville performer
The Noose Hangs High
(1948)
Cop
Two Guys from Texas
(1948)
Cashier
Smart Girls Don't Talk
(1948)
Bartender
The Big Punch
(1948)
Jake
The Man I Love
(1947)
Doorman
Stallion Road
(1947)
Rancher
That Way with Women
(1947)
Red-faced man
Nora Prentiss
(1947)
Turnkey
A Stolen Life
(1946)
Bartender
Bringing Up Father
(1946)
Tom
The People's Choice
(1946)
Chief Holden
Detour to Danger
(1946)
Kelsey
Nobody Lives Forever
(1946)
Railroad conductor
My Reputation
(1946)
Conductor
Never Say Goodbye
(1946)
Policeman
The Strange Mr. Gregory
(1946)
Detective Lefert
The Horn Blows at Midnight
(1945)
Bailiff
San Antonio
(1945)
Bartender
Come Out Fighting
(1945)
Mr. McGinnis, Sr.
How Doooo You Do!!!
(1945)
Himself
That's the Spirit
(1945)
Detective
Christmas in Connecticut
(1945)
Harper
A Guy, a Gal, and a Pal
(1945)
Conductor
Incendiary Blonde
(1945)
Ranch owner
Pillow to Post
(1945)
Businessman
The Adventures of Mark Twain
(1944)
Old man
Bowery Champs
(1944)
McGuire
Crime by Night
(1944)
Dad Martin
Shine on Harvest Moon
(1944)
Policeman in patrol car
The Doughgirls
(1944)
Man with suitcase
Week-End Pass
(1944)
Painter
Make Your Own Bed
(1944)
Turnkey
The Hard Way
(1943)
Conductor
One Dangerous Night
(1943)
Dickens
Northern Pursuit
(1943)
Conductor
Thank Your Lucky Stars
(1943)
Publicist character
Murder on the Waterfront
(1943)
Capt. Beal
The Gorilla Man
(1943)
Lodger
Riding High
(1943)
Honest John Kelsey
Henry Aldrich Swings It
(1943)
Sergeant
True to Life
(1943)
Policeman
You Can't Escape Forever
(1942)
Immel
They Died with Their Boots On
(1942)
Bartender
Wings for the Eagle
(1942)
Desk sergeant
Kings Row
(1942)
Bill Hockinson
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
(1942)
Jailor
Larceny, Inc.
(1942)
Bronson
Juke Girl
(1942)
In This Our Life
(1942)
Guard
X Marks the Spot
(1942)
Riley
Murder in the Big House
(1942)
Keeper
Secret Enemies
(1942)
Malone
Counter-Espionage
(1942)
Dickens
My Favorite Blonde
(1942)
Sam
Escape from Crime
(1942)
Guard
The Old Homestead
(1942)
Police lieutenant
Bullet Scars
(1942)
Police chief
Gentleman Jim
(1942)
Sutro
Lady Gangster
(1942)
Policeman
Her Cardboard Lover
(1942)
House detective
Spy Ship
(1942)
Watchman
Yankee Doodle Dandy
(1942)
Irish cop
I Was Framed
(1942)
The Invisible Ghost
(1941)
Ryan
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
(1941)
[Sergeant] Dickens
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
(1941)
Dickens
One Foot in Heaven
(1941)
Conductor
Blues in the Night
(1941)
Bartender
Pacific Blackout
(1941)
Cop
The Green Archer
(1941)
The Golden Fleecing
(1940)
Policeman
High School
(1940)
Junk man
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
(1940)
Bailiff
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
(1940)
Dickens
Misbehaving Husbands
(1940)
Sergeant Murphy
A Little Bit of Heaven
(1940)
Uncle Pete
Mexican Spitfire Out West
(1940)
Cop
The Lone Wolf Strikes
(1940)
Dickens
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
(1940)
Dickens
Tell No Tales
(1939)
Policeman
Chicken Wagon Family
(1939)
Stop--Look and Love
(1939)
Neighbor
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
(1939)
Detective
Charlie Chan in Reno
(1939)
Sergeant
Rough Riders Round-Up
(1939)
McLusty
Winner Take All
(1939)
Policeman
Inside Story
(1939)
Bailiff
It Could Happen to You
(1939)
Police sergeant
Boy Friend
(1939)
Policeman
Too Busy to Work
(1939)
Hank Fidler
Happy Landing
(1938)
Turnkey
Up the River
(1938)
Detective
Josette
(1938)
Hotel detective
Safety in Numbers
(1938)
Policeman
Mr. Moto's Gamble
(1938)
Mahoney
Straight Place and Show
(1938)
Policeman
Speed to Burn
(1938)
Policeman
Down on the Farm
(1938)
Thanks for Everything
(1938)
Desk sergeant
My Lucky Star
(1938)
Detective
Slave Ship
(1937)
Love Is News
(1937)
Cop
Angel's Holiday
(1937)
Conductor
She Had to Eat
(1937)
Officer Tracy
Love and Hisses
(1937)
Officer
A Damsel in Distress
(1937)
That I May Live
(1937)
Abner Jenkins
Super-Sleuth
(1937)
Jailer
All over Town
(1937)
Inspector Murphy
Time Out for Romance
(1937)
Policeman
One Mile from Heaven
(1937)
Policeman
Second Honeymoon
(1937)
Reporter
Sing and Be Happy
(1937)
Heckler
The Lady Escapes
(1937)
Man on telephone
Wild and Woolly
(1937)
Borrowing Trouble
(1937)
Hoosier Schoolboy
(1937)
High Tension
(1936)
Desk sergeant
Star for a Night
(1936)
Moving man
The Dark Hour
(1936)
Watson
The Witness Chair
(1936)
Costigan
The Garden Murder Case
(1936)
Dimples
(1936)
Policeman
Private Number
(1936)
Detective
The Little Red Schoolhouse
(1936)
Carnival
(1935)
Detective
One Frightened Night
(1935)
Sheriff
Death Flies East
(1935)
[Lieutenant] O'Brien
Hot off the Press
(1935)
Danger Ahead
(1935)
The Sagebrush Troubadour
(1935)
Hank Polk
The Public Menace
(1935)
Mike
A Notorious Gentleman
(1935)
Detective
School for Girls
(1935)
This Is the Life
(1935)
Chief of police, Kansas City
Diamond Jim
(1935)
Secretary
Atlantic Adventure
(1935)
Riley
Lightning Strikes Twice
(1934)
Dugan
Crime Doctor
(1934)
Bloodgood
The Moth
(1934)
Detective Blake
Among the Missing
(1934)
Sergeant Murphy
Twentieth Century
(1934)
Detective
I'll Tell the World
(1934)
Sergeant
Beloved
(1934)
Mulvaney
Shadows of Sing Sing
(1933)
Murphy
Girl Missing
(1933)
Gold Diggers of 1933
(1933)
Detective Jones
Footlight Parade
(1933)
House detective in "Honeymoon Hotel" number
If I Had a Million
(1932)
Prison officer
Guilty As Hell
(1932)
Detective Duffy
Discarded Lovers
(1932)
Sergeant Delaney
Red Haired Alibi
(1932)
Corcoran
Love in High Gear
(1932)
Detective Duffy
Young Donovan's Kid
(1931)
Collins
Side Show
(1931)
Sheriff Hornsby
Subway Express
(1931)
Kearney
Road to Paradise
(1930)
Casey
Going Wild
(1930)
Conductor
Only Saps Work
(1930)
Murphy
Murder on the Roof
(1930)
Ryan
She Got What She Wanted
(1930)
Dugan
Men Without Law
(1930)
Deputy sheriff
Wide Open
(1930)
Detective
Scarlet Pages
(1930)
Judge
The Unholy Three
(1930)
Policeman with Echo at train station
Smiling Irish Eyes
(1929)
County fair manager
The Faker
(1929)
Detective
Naughty Baby
(1929)
Dugan
The Fall of Eve
(1929)
Cop
The Donovan Affair
(1929)
Carney
The Last Warning
(1929)
Harold Teen
(1928)
Mr. Lovewell
A Midnight Adventure
(1928)
Cassidy
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
(1928)
On Trial
(1928)
Clerk
Tenderloin
(1928)
Detective Simpson
The Wright Idea
(1928)
M. T. Flatt
Soft Cushions
(1927)
The Police
The Thirteenth Juror
(1927)
The detective
Held by the Law
(1927)
Detective
The Gorilla
(1927)
Mulligan
The Thirteenth Hour
(1927)
Detective Shaw
The Third Degree
(1926)
Assistant. chief of detectives
The Social Highwayman
(1926)
Chief of police
That's My Baby
(1926)
Murphy
Atta Boy
(1926)
Detective
Doubling With Danger
(1926)
Avery McCade
Seven Keys to Baldpate
(1925)
Sheriff
Friendly Enemies
(1925)
Adolph
Excuse Me
(1925)
George Ketchem
Seven Sinners
(1925)
Policeman
Paths to Paradise
(1925)
Confederate
Youth and Adventure
(1925)
Red Mullin
Smooth as Satin
(1925)
Kersey
The Yankee Consul
(1924)
John J. Doyle, secret service agent
Stepping Lively
(1924)
Artemus Doolittle, bank's private detective
Lights Out
(1923)
Decker
The Bishop of the Ozarks
(1923)
Mart Stoneman
Bag and Baggage
(1923)
FredPolice Inspector
The Eleventh Hour
(1923)
The Submarine Commander
Lovebound
(1923)
Detective Hahn
Souls for Sale
(1923)
Quinn
Manslaughter
(1922)
Don't Shoot
(1922)
Police officer
Captain Fly-by-Night
(1922)
Gomez
The Song of Life
(1922)
Police inspector
Deserted at the Altar
(1922)
The Other Man
South of Suva
(1922)
Karl Swartz
One Clear Call
(1922)
Starnes
The Match-Breaker
(1921)
Detective
There Are No Villains
(1921)
Dugall
Puppets of Fate
(1921)
Bobs
Blackmail
(1920)
Police inspector
Alias Jimmy Valentine
(1920)
The Third Generation
(1920)
Brody
The Silk Lined Burglar
(1919)
Capt. von Hoffmeier
The Light of Victory
(1919)
Captain Eric von Prohme
The Fire Flingers
(1919)
Sergeant Powers
The Yellow Dog
(1918)
Max Kummich
The Empty Cab
(1918)
The detective
A Society Sensation
(1918)
Jim
Cast (Short)
So You Think You're Not Guilty
(1950)
So You Want an Apartment
(1948)
So You Want To Be On The Radio
(1948)
So You Want to Be a Detective
(1948)
So You're Going to Be a Father
(1947)
LET'S SING A SONG OF THE WEST
(1947)
So You Want to Keep Your Hair
(1946)
So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck
(1946)
So You Want to Play the Horses
(1946)
Frontier Days
(1945)
Trial by Trigger
(1944)
Roaring Guns
(1944)
Tiny Troubles
(1939)
No Place Like Rome
(1936)
At Sea Ashore
(1936)
Hot Money
(1935)
Nurse to You!
(1935)
I'll Be Suing You
(1934)
Gypsy Sweetheart
(1934)
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
(1930)
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