Portrait of Fred Kelsey

Acting

Fred Kelsey

Career

Active from 1914 to 1954, busiest in 1917 with 14 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Paths to Paradise
Paths to Paradise
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 87 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Fred Kelsey Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 5
  • Family-Friendly 4
  • Early Cinema 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Nostalgic Feel 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Classic Crime Film 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Slapstick Comedy 2
  • Lone Wolf Series 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Crime Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

299
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

37 titles ยท average score 62
Auntie Mame
Auntie Mame (1958)
GoodWatch score 81

as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)

To Catch a Thief
To Catch a Thief (1955)
GoodWatch score 81

as Party Guest (uncredited)

A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born (1954)
GoodWatch score 85

as Audience Member (uncredited)

So You Want to Know Your Relatives
So You Want to Know Your Relatives (1954)

as Mr. Watson (uncredited)

So You Think You Can't Sleep
So You Think You Can't Sleep (1953)

as Sleeping patient in waiting room

So You Want to Be a Musician
So You Want to Be a Musician (1953)

as Restaurant diner

So You Want to Enjoy Life
So You Want to Enjoy Life (1952)

as Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)

Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train (1951)
GoodWatch score 87

as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Doc Jones (uncredited)

So You Think You're Not Guilty
So You Think You're Not Guilty (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

as Police Turnkey (uncredited)

So You Want to Hold Your Husband
So You Want to Hold Your Husband (1950)

as Lamb - Curry's Partner

The Flame and the Arrow
The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
GoodWatch score 81

as Guard (uncredited)

1940s

80 titles ยท average score 64
So You Want to Be an Actor
So You Want to Be an Actor (1949)

as Counter Man

So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
So You Want to Be a Muscle Man (1949)

as Delivery Man

So You Want an Apartment
So You Want an Apartment (1948)

as Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited)

So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck
So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck (1946)
GoodWatch score 65

as Fred

Monkey Businessmen
Monkey Businessmen (1946)
GoodWatch score 68

as Smiling Sam McGann (uncredited)

If a Body Meets a Body
If a Body Meets a Body (1945)
GoodWatch score 66

as Detective

Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce (1945)
GoodWatch score 84

as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)

Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
GoodWatch score 65

as Cop in Raid (uncredited)

Counter-Espionage
Counter-Espionage (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

as Dickens

Secrets of the Lone Wolf
Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941)

as Wesley Dickens

They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
GoodWatch score 64

as Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dickens

1930s

93 titles ยท average score 60
Clock Wise
Clock Wise (1939)

as Landlord

One Frightened Night
One Frightened Night (1935)
GoodWatch score 58

as Sheriff Jenks

Danger Ahead
Danger Ahead (1935)

as Detective O'Brien

The Sagebrush Troubadour
The Sagebrush Troubadour (1935)

as Hank Polk

Strictly Fresh Yeggs
Strictly Fresh Yeggs (1934)

as Policeman

Lightning Strikes Twice
Lightning Strikes Twice (1934)
GoodWatch score 51

as Dugan

I'll Be Suing You
I'll Be Suing You (1934)

as Insurance Adjustor

Red Haired Alibi
Red Haired Alibi (1932)
GoodWatch score 45

as Corcoran

Love in High Gear
Love in High Gear (1932)

as Detective Duffy

Subway Express
Subway Express (1931)

as Detective Kearney

Side Show
Side Show (1931)
GoodWatch score 54

as Sheriff Hornsby

Road to Paradise
Road to Paradise (1930)
GoodWatch score 60

as Casey

1920s

58 titles ยท average score 65
The Donovan Affair
The Donovan Affair (1929)

as Carney

Tenderloin
Tenderloin (1928)

as Detective Simpson

The Gorilla
The Gorilla (1927)

as Mulligan

Jewish Prudence
Jewish Prudence (1927)
GoodWatch score 66

as Rent Collector

The Thirteenth Hour
The Thirteenth Hour (1927)

as Det. Shaw

Dog Shy
Dog Shy (1926)
GoodWatch score 70

as Cop

There Ain't No Santa Claus
There Ain't No Santa Claus (1926)

as Store Detective (uncredited)

Atta Boy
Atta Boy (1926)

as Detective

Paths to Paradise
Paths to Paradise (1925)
GoodWatch score 83

as Confederate

Smooth as Satin
Smooth as Satin (1925)

as Kersey

Souls for Sale
Souls for Sale (1923)
GoodWatch score 65

as Detective Quinn (uncredited)

The Last Card
The Last Card (1921)

as Detective (uncredited)

1910s

31 titles
The Silk Lined Burglar
The Silk Lined Burglar (1919)

as Capt. von Hoffmeier

The Light of Victory
The Light of Victory (1919)

as Captain Eric von Prohme

The Fire Flingers
The Fire Flingers (1919)

as Sgt. Powers

A Society Sensation
A Society Sensation (1918)

as JIm Cox

The Yellow Dog
The Yellow Dog (1918)

as Max Kummich

The Fighting Gringo
The Fighting Gringo (1917)

Director

The Drifter
The Drifter (1917)

Director

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1917)

Producer, Director

The Honor of an Outlaw
The Honor of an Outlaw (1917)

as The Deputy

Brothers Equal
Brothers Equal (1916)

Director

The Black Terror
The Black Terror (1916)

Director

Her Buried Past
Her Buried Past (1915)

Director