Fred Kelsey | |
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 Kelsey in Danger Ahead, 1935 | |
| Born | Frederick Alvin Kelsey August 20, 1884 Sandusky, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | September 2, 1961 (aged 77) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1911–1958 |
Frederick Alvin Kelsey (August 20, 1884 – September 2, 1961) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter.[1]
Kelsey directed one- and two-reel films for Universal Film Manufacturing Company.[2] 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.[3]
- ^ "Fred Kelsey". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016.
- ^ "At ... the Star". The Daily Chronicle. Illinois, De Kalb. December 3, 1918. p. 5. Retrieved May 29, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Character Actor Fred Kelsey Dies". The Evening Independent. Associated Press. September 5, 1961. p. 10-A. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
