- Born
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- Birth nameFrederick Alvin Kelsey
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Fred Kelsey was born on August 20, 1884 in Sandusky, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Mesa of Lost Women (1953), On Trial (1928) and Red-Haired Alibi (1932). He was married to Katherine Miller. He died on September 2, 1961 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseKatherine Miller(July 1, 1912 - September 2, 1961) (his death, 2 children)
- He played the same role in The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930) and in its remake, If a Body Meets a Body (1945), which starred The Three Stooges.
- Character actor who built up a hefty resume of over 200 movies, including silents and talkies, even directing a few. He found a comfortable niche in broad, vivid comedy roles, especially that of the bumbling, bungling, not particularly bright detective (in Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) he even played an actor playing a bumbling, bungling, not particularly bright detective!). He livened up everything from The Three Stooges two-reel shorts to "The Green Archer" and "Superman" serials. He even inspired cartoon characters.
- Sons: Robert Miller Kelsey and William Austin Kelsey.
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