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Fred Kelsey

Fred Kelsey

Actor · Died September 2, 1961, aged 77 · Sandusky, Ohio, USA

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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Born
August 20, 1884
Died
September 2, 1961 (aged 77)
From
Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
91 on MovieCove · 316 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 35% in 30 days

What are Fred Kelsey's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
44%
Bonds
24%
Self
15%
Power
11%
Ideas
5%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Trickster
2 of 3
Shapeshifter
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Tense
4
Thrilling
5
Absurd
5
Melancholic
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Fun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Fred Kelsey's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 91 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Fred Kelsey's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

316 credits, 91 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Westbound(1958)

    as Townsman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Auntie Mame(1958)

    as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Helen Morgan Story(1957)

    as Night Club Patron (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend(1957)

    as Barfly (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Opposite Sex(1956)

    as Club Patron (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Serenade(1956)

    as Opera Attendee (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Illegal(1955)

    as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • To Catch a Thief(1955)

    as Party Guest (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Tall Man Riding(1955)

    as Townsman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Outlaw's Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • The Silver Chalice(1954)

    as Silversmith (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • So You Want to Know Your Relatives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Mr. Watson (uncredited)

  • A Star Is Born(1954)

    as Audience Member (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Lucky Me(1954)

    as Passerby on Street (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Riding Shotgun(1954)

    as Townsman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Phantom of the Rue Morgue(1954)

    as Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Racing Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Smithy

  • So You Think You Can't Sleep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Sleeping patient in waiting room

  • Crime Wave(1953)

    as Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Murder Without Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Sergeant-at-Arms

  • So You Want to Be a Musician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Restaurant diner

  • Hans Christian Andersen(1952)

    as Gendarme #1

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Strop, Look and Listen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Pierpont Alloy

  • Springfield Rifle(1952)

    as Barfly (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • O. Henry's Full House(1952)

    as Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Carson City(1952)

    as Townsman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • So You Want to Enjoy Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)

  • My Six Convicts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Store Detective

  • Room for One More(1952)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Strangers on a Train(1951)

    as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Goodbye, My Fancy(1951)

    as Party Guest (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Doc Jones (uncredited)

  • The Enforcer(1951)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Storm Warning(1950)

    as Townsman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Revenue Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Sgt. Wallace

  • So You Want a Raise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • The Flame and the Arrow(1950)

    as Guard (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • So You Want to Hold Your Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Lamb - Curry's Partner

  • The Damned Don't Cry(1950)

    as Man on Dock (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • So You Think You're Not Guilty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Police Turnkey (uncredited)

  • Backfire(1950)

    as Fight Fan (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Inspector General(1949)

    as Villager (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • So You Want to Be an Actor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Counter Man

  • Dancing in the Dark(1949)

    as Deputy

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • So You Want to Be a Muscle Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Delivery Man

  • The Fountainhead(1949)

    as Old Watchman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Colorado Territory(1949)

    as Train Engineer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Flamingo Road(1949)

    as Train Conductor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Homicide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Officer O'Brien

  • Silver River(1948)

    as Townsman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Noose Hangs High(1948)

    as Cop (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • So You Want an Apartment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited)

  • The Unfaithful(1947)

    as Courtroom Spectator

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Nora Prentiss(1947)

    as Turnkey (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Fred

  • The Man I Love(1946)

    as Mac the Doorman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Andy Plays Hookey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Policeman

  • The People's Choice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • Never Say Goodbye(1946)

    as Policeman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • So You Want to Play the Horses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Detective (uncredited)

  • Night and Day(1946)

    as First-Nighter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Monkey Businessmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Smiling Sam McGann (uncredited)

  • A Stolen Life(1946)

    as Bartender (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Hiss and Yell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Policeman (uncredited)

  • Three Strangers(1946)

    as Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Detour to Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Det. Kelsey

  • How DOooo You Do (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Detective

  • Frontier Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Mayor Stone (uncredited)

  • Saratoga Trunk(1945)

    as Train Conductor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Mildred Pierce(1945)

    as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Come Out Fighting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Mr. McGinnis, Sr. (as Fred Kelsy)

  • If a Body Meets a Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Detective

  • Christmas in Connecticut(1945)

    as Harper (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Snooper Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Actor

  • The Strange Mr. Gregory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Lefert

  • Crime by Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Dad Martin (uncredited)

  • Make Your Own Bed(1944)

    as Turnkey

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Trial by Trigger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Jerry (uncredited)

  • Mr. Skeffington(1944)

    as Cop in Raid (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Shine on Harvest Moon(1944)

    as Policeman in patrol car (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Roaring Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Actor

  • A Gem of a Jam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Police Chief

  • True to Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Cop (uncredited)

  • Old Acquaintance(1943)

    as Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Food and Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Actor

  • Northern Pursuit(1943)

    as Train Conductor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Thank Your Lucky Stars(1943)

    as Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Murder on the Waterfront (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Capt. Beal

  • Here Comes Mr. Zerk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Policeman

  • Action in the North Atlantic(1943)

    as Joe (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • One Dangerous Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Detective Dickens

  • Gentleman Jim(1942)

    as Sutro (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • X Marks the Spot(1942)

    as Police Officer Martin

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Dear! Deer! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Policeman

  • Counter-Espionage(1942)

    as Dickens

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Policeman (uncredited)

  • Spy Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Night Watchman

  • In This Our Life(1942)

    as Jailer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Larceny, Inc(1942)

    as Bronson

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Murder in the Big House(1942)

    as "Screw"

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • I Was Framed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Drunk

  • My Favorite Blonde(1942)

    as Sam - Policeman

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Lady Gangster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Policeman (uncredited)

  • Bullet Scars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Police Chief Hansen

  • Wild Bill Hickok Rides(1942)

    as Jailer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Pacific Blackout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Cop

  • The Man Who Came to Dinner(1941)

    as Detective (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • They Died with Their Boots On(1941)

    as Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • At the Stroke of Twelve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Police Sergeant

  • Secrets of the Lone Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Wesley Dickens

  • One Foot in Heaven(1941)

    as Train Conductor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Invisible Ghost(1941)

    as Detective Ryan

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Mr. District Attorney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Officer McCloskey

  • The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance(1941)

    as Detective Dickens

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Misbehaving Husbands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Sgt. Murphy

  • The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Dickens

  • Mexican Spitfire Out West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Jim - Detective

  • The Green Archer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Capt. Thompson

  • The Golden Fleecing(1940)

    as Cop (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Deadwood Dick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Bottles

  • The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Dickens

  • Mutiny in the County (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Policeman

  • High School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Junk Man

  • The Lone Wolf Strikes(1940)

    as Dickens

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Wouldn't Talk(1940)

    as Bailiff

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Too Busy to Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Hank Fidler

  • Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Pete - Railroad Detective

  • Charlie Chan at Treasure Island(1939)

    as Detective - in Cab and at Theatre

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Chicken Wagon Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Policeman

  • Charlie Chan in Reno(1939)

    as Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Tell No Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Policeman at School (uncredited)

  • Moving Vanities (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Police Officer (uncredited)

  • Clock Wise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Landlord

  • Rough Riders' Round-up(1939)

    as Agitator

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Tiny Troubles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Judge

  • Down on the Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Bit Role

  • Straight, Place and Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Cop at Racetrack

  • Many Sappy Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Finnegan

  • Josette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Hotel Detective

  • Safety in Numbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Cop

  • Berth Quakes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Train Conductor

  • Night Spot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Police Band Leader

  • Everybody's Doing It(1938)

    as Police Sergeant

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Love and Hisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Officer

  • Borrowing Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Policeman

  • That I May Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Abner Jenkins

  • One Mile from Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Smitty - Policeman

  • The Lady Escapes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Man on telephone (uncredited)

  • Wild and Woolly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Policeman (uncredited)

  • Super-Sleuth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Jailer

  • She Had to Eat(1937)

    as Police Officer Tracy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Big Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Oil Man at Well

  • Slave Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Seaman at Auction

  • Angel's Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Conductor

  • Love Is News(1937)

    as Cop (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Time Out for Romance(1937)

    as Policeman

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • High Tension (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Desk Sergeant

  • Private Number (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited)

  • The Witness Chair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Detective Costigan

  • At Sea Ashore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Cop (uncredited)

  • The Little Red Schoolhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as First Detective

  • The Garden Murder Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Heath's Assistant (Uncredited)

  • Sagebrush Troubadour(1935)

    as Hank Polk

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Hot Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Police Officer Kelsey (as Fred A. Kelsey)

  • The Public Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Mike - Cop

  • Diamond Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Horsley's Secretary

  • Atlantic Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Police Officer Riley

  • Danger Ahead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Detective O'Brien

  • One Frightened Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Sheriff Jenks

  • Death Flies East (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Police Lieutenant O'Brien

  • Carnival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Bit Part

  • A Notorious Gentleman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Detective

  • Horses' Collars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Detective Hyden Zeke (uncredited)

  • Lightning Strikes Twice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Dugan

  • Among the Missing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Police Sgt. Murphy

  • I'll Be Suing You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Insurance Adjustor

  • Twentieth Century(1934)

    as Train Detective (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Rough Necking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Joe Cuttlehammer Sr.

  • I'll Tell the World(1934)

    as Sergeant at Border

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Strictly Fresh Yeggs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Policeman

  • School for Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Detective

  • The Crime Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Bloodgood

  • Beloved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Mulvaney

  • The Moth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Detective Blake

  • Shadows of Sing Sing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Murphy

  • The Bowery(1933)

    as Detective Kelsey (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Quiet Please! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Train Conductor

  • Gold Diggers of 1933(1933)

    as Detective Jones (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Sailor's Luck(1933)

    as Cop

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • King of the Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Cop (uncredited)

  • The Crime of the Century(1933)

    as Police Guard (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Boys Will Be Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Doorman

  • If I Had a Million(1932)

    as Prison Jailer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Red Haired Alibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Corcoran

  • Yoo-Hoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Detective

  • Speak Easily (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Process Server

  • The Iceman's Ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Police Sergeant

  • Guilty as Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Detective Duffy

  • Huddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Policeman (uncredited)

  • Love in High Gear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Detective Duffy

  • The Trial of Vivienne Ware (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Cop (uncredited)

  • Shopping with Wifie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Det. Dugan

  • Discarded Lovers(1932)

    as Delaney

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Side Show(1931)

    as Sheriff Hornsby

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Young Donovan's Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Collins

  • Subway Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Detective Kearney

  • Scandal Sheet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy

  • The Naughty Flirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Policeman (uncredited)

  • Going Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as The Conductor

  • Only Saps Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Murphy (uncredited)

  • She Got What She Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Actor

  • Men Without Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Deputy Sheriff Jeff

  • Scarlet Pages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Murphy

  • The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case(1930)

    as Chief of Detectives (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Road to Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Casey

  • The Girl Said No (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Policeman

  • Wide Open (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Detective

  • Murder on the Roof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Ryan

  • The Woman Racket(1930)

    as Police Captain

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Smiling Irish Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as County Fair Manager

  • The Donovan Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Carney

  • Wrong Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    Actor

  • The Faker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Police Detective

  • The Last Warning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Inspector

  • Naughty Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Dugan

  • A Woman of Affairs(1928)

    as Detective (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • On Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Clerk

  • Plastered in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Actor

  • The Wright Idea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as M. T. Flatt

  • A Midnight Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Cassidy

  • Harold Teen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Mr. Lovewell

  • Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Detective

  • Tenderloin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Detective Simpson

  • While the City Sleeps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Detective in Shadow Box

  • The 13th Juror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as The Detective

  • The Gorilla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Mulligan

  • The Thirteenth Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Det. Shaw

  • Soft Cushions(1927)

    as The Police

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Jewish Prudence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Rent Collector

  • Held by the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Detective

  • Orchids and Ermine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Police Sergeant

  • There Ain't No Santa Claus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Store Detective (uncredited)

  • The Third Degree(1926)

    as Assistant Chief of Detectives

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Atta Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Detective

  • Bromo and Juliet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as The Detective (uncredited)

  • Crazy Like a Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Man with Badge on Train (uncredited)

  • Say It with Babies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Policeman

  • The Social Highwayman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Chief of Police

  • The Mystery Pilot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Skipper Larsen

  • That's My Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Murphy

  • Dog Shy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Cop

  • The Uneasy Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Actor

  • Seven Sinners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Policeman

  • Seven Keys to Baldpate(1925)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Little Annie Rooney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

  • The Lawful Cheater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Tom Horan

  • Paths to Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Confederate

  • Smooth as Satin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Kersey

  • Friendly Enemies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    Actor

  • Excuse Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as George Ketchem

  • Youth and Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Red Mullin

  • Traffic in Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Tim Tracy

  • The Yankee Consul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Agent John J. Doyle

  • The Night Hawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    Actor

  • Lights Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Decker

  • Bag and Baggage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Fred

  • The Eleventh Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as The Submarine Commander

  • Souls for Sale(1923)

    as Detective Quinn (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Lovebound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Detective Hahn

  • Captain Fly-by-Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Gomez

  • Deserted at the Altar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as The Other Man

  • Manslaughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Member of the Jury (uncredited)

  • Don't Shoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Police Officer

  • South of Suva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Karl Swartz

  • One Clear Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Starnes

  • The Song of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Police Inspector

  • There Are No Villains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Dugall

  • The Match-Breaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Detective

  • The Last Card (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Detective (uncredited)

  • Puppets of Fate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Bobs

  • The Off-Shore Pirate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Sailor

  • Alias Jimmy Valentine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Bit Part (uncredited)

  • The Third Generation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Brody

  • The Fire Flingers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Sgt. Powers

  • The Silk Lined Burglar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Capt. von Hoffmeier

  • The Light of Victory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Captain Eric von Prohme

  • The Yellow Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Max Kummich

  • A Society Sensation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as JIm Cox

  • The Empty Cab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as The Detective

  • The Purple Lily (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    Director

  • Six-Shooter Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director

  • The Wrong Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director

  • The Golden Bullet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director

  • The Mysterious Outlaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director

  • The Almost Good Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director

  • A 44-Calibre Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director

  • The Honor of an Outlaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director · Scenario Writer · as The Deputy

  • Hair-Trigger Burke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Scenario Writer

  • The Fighting Gringo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director

  • Goin' Straight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director · Scenario Writer

  • The Drifter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director

  • The Outlaw and the Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director · Scenario Writer

  • The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director · Producer

  • The Bad Man of Cheyenne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director · Writer

  • Blood Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    Director

  • The Black Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director

  • Brothers Equal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director

  • The Nymph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    Director

  • The Pretender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Director

  • Station Content (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Director

  • Her Buried Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1915)

    Director

  • The Exposure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    Director

  • Over the Ledge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    Director

  • Arms and the Gringo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    Actor

  • Silent Sandy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1914)

    as Silent Sandy

  • A Left Hook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1911)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 316 titles from 1911 to 1959.

Highest rated

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting293 of 316: 292 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thDirecting23 of 316: 18 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting5 of 316: 1 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing1 of 316: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

316 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1910s33 · 10 acting · 24 crew1920s64 · acting1930s94 · acting1940s84 · acting1950s41 · acting

Billing

usually 19th · top billed in 0% of 25 roles
283848

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Fred Kelsey's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 91; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

13thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 91 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up37
  • 50th to 74th29
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

50 of their 91 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved15
  • Crowd Pleaser50
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

Seven Keys to Baldpate (1925)

80th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Strangers on a Train (1951)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 54. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Fred Kelsey work with?

People who share at least 2 of Fred Kelsey's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Louis Joseph Vance shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Mixed roles