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Fred Kelsey is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter American born on 19 august 1884 at Sandusky (USA)

Fred Kelsey

Fred Kelsey
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Birth name Frederick Alvin Kelsey
Nationality USA
Birth 19 august 1884 at Sandusky (USA)
Death 2 september 1961 (at 77 years) at Hollywood (USA)

Frederick Alvin "Fred" Kelsey (August 20, 1884 – September 2, 1961) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter.
He appeared in 404 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 in Hollywood, California, aged 77.

Biography

Comme second rôle de caractère (parfois non crédité), Fred Kelsey contribue à près de quatre-cent-cinquante films américains, dont plus de quatre-vingt-dix muets, le premier sorti en 1911. Au long d'une carrière achevée en 1959, il tient souvent des rôles de détective ou de policier, au point d'être ainsi caricaturé dans le court métrage d'animation Who Killed Who? (1943) de Tex Avery.

Parmi ses films notables, mentionnons les courts métrages Métier de chien de Leo McCarey (1926, avec Charley Chase) et La Maison de la peur de James Parrott (1930, avec Laurel et Hardy), ainsi que le film à sketches La Sarabande des pantins (1952, segment d'Henry King, avec Jeanne Crain et Farley Granger), ou encore Hans Christian Andersen et la Danseuse de Charles Vidor (1952, avec Danny Kaye et Farley Granger). Son dernier film (un petit rôle non crédité) est Le Courrier de l'or de Budd Boetticher (1959, avec Randolph Scott et Virginia Mayo).

Toujours comme acteur, il apparaît également à la télévision de 1951 à 1958, dans quatre séries, dont Sugarfoot (trois épisodes, 1957-1958) et Perry Mason (trois épisodes, 1958).

Comme réalisateur, on doit à Fred Kelsey quarante-deux films muets (dont cinq également comme scénariste) sortis de 1914 à 1920, principalement des courts métrages. Parmi eux figurent des westerns avec Harry Carey en vedette, sortis en 1917, dont The Bad Man of Cheyenne (avec Priscilla Dean) et A 44-Calibre Mystery (avec Claire Du Brey et Hoot Gibson).

Notons qu'un des premiers courts métrages qu'il dirige est The Exposure (1914), avec Wallace Reid et Raoul Walsh.

Usually with

Perc Westmore
Perc Westmore
(35 films)
Jack Mower
Jack Mower
(32 films)
Harry Carey
Harry Carey
(16 films)
Jack Warner
Jack Warner
(20 films)
Max Steiner
Max Steiner
(22 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Fred Kelsey (239 films)

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Actor

Westbound
Westbound (1959)
, 1h12
Directed by Budd Boetticher
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Virginia Mayo, Karen Steele, Michael Dante, Andrew Duggan, Michael Pate
Roles Townsman (uncredited)
Rating64% 3.2452453.2452453.2452453.2452453.245245
In 1864, Union army officer Captain John Hayes is asked to take charge of the Overland stagecoach line, which makes eastbound gold shipments from California that aid the Union's war effort.
Auntie Mame, 2h23
Directed by Don Alvarado, Morton DaCosta
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about children, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Rosalind Russell, Forrest Tucker, Coral Browne, Roger Smith, Peggy Cass, Joanna Barnes
Rating78% 3.945443.945443.945443.945443.94544
Patrick Dennis (Jan Handzlik), orphaned in 1928 when his father unexpectedly dies, is placed in the care of Mame Dennis (Rosalind Russell), his father's sister in Manhattan. Mame is a flamboyant, exuberant woman, who hosts frequent parties with eclectic, bohemian guests. Patrick is quickly introduced to his aunt's free-spirited and eccentric lifestyle, including Vera Charles (Coral Browne), a Broadway actress, who spends many of her nights passed out drunk in Mame's guest room. Mame's frequently repeated motto is "Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death!"
The Opposite Sex, 1h57
Directed by David Miller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors June Allyson, Joan Collins, Dolores Gray, Jeff Richards, Ann Sheridan, Ann Miller
Roles Club Patron (uncredited)
Rating60% 3.046843.046843.046843.046843.04684
The story concerns Kay Hilliard (June Allyson), a former nightclub singer who discovers her husband Steven (Leslie Nielsen) is having an affair with showgirl Crystal Allen (Joan Collins). Kay is the last to find out among her circle of gossiping girlfriends. Kay travels to Reno to divorce from Steve who then marries Crystal, but when Kay finds out that Crystal isn't true to Steve she starts fighting to win her ex-husband back.
Serenade
Serenade (1956)
, 2h1
Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Joan Fontaine, Sara Montiel, Vincent Price, Joseph Calleia, Vince Edwards, Harry Bellaver
Roles Opera Attendee (uncredited)
Rating58% 2.9006152.9006152.9006152.9006152.900615
Serenade tells the story of poor vineyard worker Damon Vincenti (Mario Lanza), who becomes an operatic tenor, and is involved with two women — one a high society hostess, the other a Mexican bullfighter's daughter, Juana Montes (Sara Montiel). Highly melodramatic, the film features a great deal of operatic music, all of it sung by Lanza. Of note are the Act III Monologue from Verdi's Otello and an extract from the duet "Dio Ti Giocondi" from the same opera featuring Metropolitan Opera soprano Licia Albanese. Reviewing the film in The New York Times, A.H. Weiler wrote that, "Mr. Lanza, who was never in better voice, makes this a full and sometimes impressive musical entertainment.
To Catch a Thief, 1h46
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Actors Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams, Charles Vanel, Brigitte Auber
Roles Party Guest (uncredited)
Rating73% 3.6989653.6989653.6989653.6989653.698965
John Robie (Cary Grant) is a retired infamous jewel thief or "cat burglar", nicknamed "The Cat", who now tends to his vineyards in the French Riviera. The modus operandi of a recent series of robberies leads the police to believe that the Cat is involved; they attempt to arrest him, and he adeptly gives them the slip.
Illegal
Illegal (1955)
, 1h28
Directed by Lewis Allen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Nina Foch, Hugh Marlowe, Jayne Mansfield, Albert Dekker, Howard St. John
Roles Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Rating69% 3.4931553.4931553.4931553.4931553.493155
Victor Scott (Edward G. Robinson) is a District Attorney with a drive to win every case. He is assisted by attorney Ellen Miles (Nina Foch) who is not quite as relentless, but is devoted to her D.A. boss. After Scott discovers that a man he sent to his death is innocent, he falls into an alcoholic haze, is arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct, and determines to defend another incarcerated man. This leads to a new career as a defense attorney.
Tall Man Riding, 1h23
Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Dorothy Malone, Peggie Castle, William Ching, Robert Barrat, John Dehner
Roles Townsman (uncredited)
Rating62% 3.14423.14423.14423.14423.1442
Larry Madden est en quête de vengeance. Il veut évincer le propriétaire d'un ranch Tucker Ordway. Ce dernier l'aurait des années plus tôt humilié en public, et brisé la relation de Madden avec Corinna Ordway, sa fille.
A Star Is Born, 3h1
Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about films, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Films about television, Musical films
Actors Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford, Tommy Noonan, Amanda Blake
Roles Audience Member (uncredited)
Rating74% 3.746553.746553.746553.746553.74655
Esther Blodgett is a talented aspiring singer with a band, and Norman Maine is a former matinee idol with a career in the early stages of decline. When he arrives intoxicated at a function at the Shrine Auditorium, the studio publicist attempts to keep him away from reporters. After an angry exchange, Norman rushes away and bursts onto a stage where an orchestra is performing. Blodgett takes him by the hand and pretends he is part of the act, thereby turning a potentially embarrassing and disruptive moment into an opportunity for the audience to greet Norman with applause.
Crime Wave
Crime Wave (1954)
, 1h13
Directed by André de Toth
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Sterling Hayden, Gene Nelson, Phyllis Kirk, Ted de Corsia, Charles Bronson, Jay Novello
Roles Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
Rating72% 3.6454953.6454953.6454953.6454953.645495
'Doc' Penny (Ted de Corsia) and his gang rob a gasoline station and in the process a police officer is killed and one of the gang members is wounded. The wounded thug imposes himself on Steve Lacey (Gene Nelson), an ex-con trying to start a new life, and demands he call a disreputable doctor for help. The doctor arrives, but too late. The gang member is dead. After his death, Lacey calls his parole officer who involves a hard-nosed cop, Detective Lieutenant Sims (Sterling Hayden), who doesn't think he can reform.
Lucky Me
Lucky Me (1954)
, 1h40
Directed by Jack Donohue
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Doris Day, Robert Cummings, Phil Silvers, Eddie Foy, Jr., Nancy Walker, Martha Hyer
Roles Passerby on Street (uncredited)
Rating60% 3.0022853.0022853.0022853.0022853.002285
Candy Williams (Doris Day) is a member of a struggling Vaudeville troupe that is stranded in Miami when creditors take all their money. After the troupe's leader Hap Schneider (Phil Silvers) tries to scam a restaurant out of dinner, they are forced to work in the hotel to pay for the meal. While cleaning a hallway, Flo Neely (Nancy Walker) hears Dick Carson (Robert Cummings) singing songs that are for his new Broadway show. She tells Hap and Duke McGee (Eddie Foy Jr.) that Dick is staying in the hotel.
The Silver Chalice, 2h15
Directed by Victor Saville
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Peplum, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Films based on the Bible, Portrayals of Jesus in film
Actors Virginia Mayo, Pier Angeli, Jack Palance, Paul Newman, Walter Hampden, Alexander Scourby
Roles Silversmith (uncredited)
Rating46% 2.306522.306522.306522.306522.30652
A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver and sculpt around its rim the faces of the disciples and Jesus himself. He travels to Jerusalem and eventually to Rome to complete the task. Meanwhile, a nefarious interloper is trying to convince the crowds that he is the new Messiah by using nothing more than cheap parlor tricks.
Dragnet
Dragnet (1954)
, 1h28
Directed by Jack Webb
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Ben Alexander, Jack Webb, Richard Boone, Ann Robinson, Stacy Harris, Virginia Gregg
Rating65% 3.2936553.2936553.2936553.2936553.293655
Pour élucider rapidement le meurtre d'un bookmaker notoire, deux inspecteurs de police de Los Angeles n'hésitent pas à employer des méthodes musclées.
Pardon My Backfire
Directed by Jules White
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films
Actors Moe Howard, Curly Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Benny Rubin, Frank Sully
Rating68% 3.4300953.4300953.4300953.4300953.430095
The Stooges are auto mechanics who need money in order to marry their sweethearts. The short starts with the Stooges marveling over a decorated cake in the childhood home of their sweethearts. The ladies have prepared a meal, and they are about to eat when Shemp attempts to sneak a bite of the cake. Moe punishes him for it and then the group tries to have dinner.
My Six Convicts, 1h44
Directed by Hugo Fregonese
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Prison films
Actors John Beal, Gilbert Roland, Millard Mitchell, Marshall Thompson, Alf Kjellin, Fay Roope
Roles Store Detective
Rating65% 3.2871153.2871153.2871153.2871153.287115
My Six Convicts is the true story of a prison psychologist (John Beal) and his attempts to get through to his incarcerated patients. While dealing with serious issues, the film was created in comedic form. While the film is true to the overall spirit of the book, dramatic license was taken with the adaptation and certain events (e.g., the failed prison break and the resulting death of an innocent inmate) are fictional and were created solely to add dramatic elements to the film.