Fred Kelsey

Frederick Alvin Kelsey (August 20, 1884 September 2, 1961) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter.

Fred Kelsey
Kelsey in Danger Ahead, 1935
Born
Frederick Alvin Kelsey

(1884-08-20)August 20, 1884
Sandusky, Ohio, U.S.
DiedSeptember 2, 1961(1961-09-02) (aged 77)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • screenwriter
Years active1911–1958

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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