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Fred Kelsey
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Fred Kelsey

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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As actor

Westbound

Westbound

Auntie Mame

Auntie Mame

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

The Helen Morgan Story

The Helen Morgan Story

The Opposite Sex

The Opposite Sex

Serenade

Serenade

Tall Man Riding

Tall Man Riding

To Catch a Thief

To Catch a Thief

Illegal

Illegal

The Silver Chalice

The Silver Chalice

Lucky Me

Lucky Me

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

Outlaw's Son

Outlaw's Son

So You Want to Know Your Relatives

Riding Shotgun

Riding Shotgun

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

Racing Blood

Racing Blood

Crime Wave

Crime Wave

Murder Without Tears

Murder Without Tears

So You Think You Can't Sleep

So You Want to Be a Musician

Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen

Springfield Rifle

Springfield Rifle

Room for One More

Room for One More

O. Henry's Full House

O. Henry's Full House

My Six Convicts

My Six Convicts

So You Want to Enjoy Life

Carson City

Carson City

Strop, Look and Listen

Storm Warning

Storm Warning