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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Recent movies
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| 1 | Westbound (1959) | Townsman (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 2 | Auntie Mame (1958) | Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited) | - | - |
| 3 | To Catch a Thief (1955) | Party Guest (uncredited) | 6.9 | |
| 4 | Illegal (1955) | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | 2 | |
| 5 | A Star Is Born (1954) | Audience Member (uncredited) | 5.2 | |
| 6 | Crime Wave (1953) | Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 7 | Springfield Rifle (1952) | Barfly (uncredited) | - | - |
| 8 | Carson City (1952) | Townsman (uncredited) | - | - |
| 9 | My Six Convicts (1952) | Store Detective | - | - |
| 10 | Hans Christian Andersen (1952) | First Gendarme | 5.5 | |
| 11 | O. Henry's Full House (1952) | Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi") | - | - |
| 12 | Storm Warning (1951) | Townsman (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 13 | Strangers on a Train (1951) | Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited) | 7.8 | |
| 14 | The Enforcer (1951) | - | - | - |
| 15 | So You Think You're Not Guilty (1950) | Police Turnkey (uncredited) | - | - |
| 16 | The Flame and the Arrow (1950) | Guard (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 17 | Backfire (1950) | Fight Fan (uncredited) | 2 | |
| 18 | The Damned Don't Cry (1950) | Man on Dock (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 19 | Flamingo Road (1949) | Train Conductor (uncredited) | 4 | |
| 20 | The Inspector General (1949) | Villager (uncredited) | 8 | |
| 21 | Colorado Territory (1949) | Train Engineer (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 22 | The Fountainhead (1949) | Old Watchman (uncredited) | 4.5 | |
| 23 | The Noose Hangs High (1948) | Cop (uncredited) | 6.5 | |
| 24 | Nora Prentiss (1947) | Turnkey (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 25 | The Unfaithful (1947) | Courtroom Spectator | 4 | |
| 26 | The Man I Love (1946) | Mac the Doorman (uncredited) | 4 | |
| 27 | Three Strangers (1946) | Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited) | 4 | |
| 28 | Christmas in Connecticut (1945) | Harper (uncredited) | 6.8 | |
| 29 | Mildred Pierce (1945) | Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited) | 6.6 | |
| 30 | Mr. Skeffington (1944) | Cop in Raid (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 31 | Old Acquaintance (1943) | Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 32 | Action in the North Atlantic (1943) | Joe (uncredited) | 3 | |
| 33 | In This Our Life (1942) | Jailer (uncredited) | - | - |
| 34 | Gentleman Jim (1942) | Sutro (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 35 | My Favorite Blonde (1942) | Sam - Policeman | 4 | |
| 36 | The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941) | Detective (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 37 | They Died with Their Boots On (1941) | Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 38 | One Foot in Heaven (1941) | Train Conductor (uncredited) | 1 | |
| 39 | Twentieth Century (1934) | Train Detective (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 40 | Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) | Detective Jones (uncredited) | 8 | |
| 41 | The Bowery (1933) | Detective Kelsey (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 42 | A Woman of Affairs (1928) | Detective (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 43 | While the City Sleeps (1928) | Detective in Shadow Box | 3 | |
| 44 | The Last Warning (1928) | Inspector | 5.5 | |
| 45 | Paths to Paradise (1925) | Confederate | 4 | |
| 46 | Souls for Sale (1923) | Detective Quinn (uncredited) | 5 |
