Westbound
1959 · Movie
as Townsman (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey
1884-08-20
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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.
Filmography
Auntie Mame
1958 · Movie
as Front Row Audience at Play (uncredited)
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957 · Movie
as Barfly (uncredited)
The Helen Morgan Story
1957 · Movie
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
The Opposite Sex
1956 · Movie
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Serenade
1956 · Movie
as Opera Attendee (uncredited)
Tall Man Riding
1955 · Movie
as Townsman (uncredited)
To Catch a Thief
1955 · Movie
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Illegal
1955 · Movie
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Silver Chalice
1954 · Movie
as Silversmith (uncredited)
Lucky Me
1954 · Movie
as Passerby on Street (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1954 · Movie
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Outlaw's Son
1954 · Movie
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So You Want to Know Your Relatives
1954 · Movie
as Mr. Watson (uncredited)
Riding Shotgun
1954 · Movie
as Townsman (uncredited)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954 · Movie
as Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Racing Blood
1954 · Movie
as Smithy
Crime Wave
1953 · Movie
as Old Man Crossing Street (uncredited)
Murder Without Tears
1953 · Movie
as Sergeant-at-Arms
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So You Think You Can't Sleep
1953 · Movie
as Sleeping patient in waiting room
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So You Want to Be a Musician
1953 · Movie
as Restaurant diner
Hans Christian Andersen
1952 · Movie
as Gendarme #1
Springfield Rifle
1952 · Movie
as Barfly (uncredited)
Room for One More
1952 · Movie
O. Henry's Full House
1952 · Movie
as Mr. Schultz (segment "The Gift of the Magi")
My Six Convicts
1952 · Movie
as Store Detective
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So You Want to Enjoy Life
1952 · Movie
as Boat Salesman / Flugleman's Assistant (uncredited)
Carson City
1952 · Movie
as Townsman (uncredited)
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Strop, Look and Listen
1952 · Movie
as Pierpont Alloy
Storm Warning
1951 · Movie
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Enforcer
1951 · Movie
Goodbye, My Fancy
1951 · Movie
as Party Guest (Uncredited)
Strangers on a Train
1951 · Movie
as Tennis Match Spectator / Carnival Attendee (uncredited)
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951 · TV Show
as Doc Jones (uncredited)
Revenue Agent
1950 · Movie
as Sgt. Wallace
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So You Want a Raise
1950 · Movie
So You Think You're Not Guilty
1950 · Movie
as Police Turnkey (uncredited)
Backfire
1950 · Movie
as Fight Fan (uncredited)
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So You Want to Hold Your Husband
1950 · Movie
as Lamb - Curry's Partner
The Damned Don't Cry
1950 · Movie
as Man on Dock (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow
1950 · Movie
as Guard (uncredited)
Flamingo Road
1949 · Movie
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Colorado Territory
1949 · Movie
as Train Engineer (uncredited)
The Inspector General
1949 · Movie
as Villager (uncredited)
Dancing in the Dark
1949 · Movie
as Deputy
Homicide
1949 · Movie
as Officer O'Brien
The Fountainhead
1949 · Movie
as Old Watchman (uncredited)
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So You Want to Be a Muscle Man
1949 · Movie
as Delivery Man
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So You Want to Be an Actor
1949 · Movie
as Counter Man
The Noose Hangs High
1948 · Movie
as Cop (uncredited)
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So You Want an Apartment
1948 · Movie
as Apartment Manager with a Vacancy (uncredited)
Silver River
1948 · Movie
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Unfaithful
1947 · Movie
as Courtroom Spectator
Nora Prentiss
1947 · Movie
as Turnkey (uncredited)
Hiss and Yell
1946 · Movie
as Policeman (uncredited)
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Andy Plays Hookey
1946 · Movie
as Policeman
Detour to Danger
1946 · Movie
as Det. Kelsey
A Stolen Life
1946 · Movie
as Bartender (uncredited)
Never Say Goodbye
1946 · Movie
as Policeman (uncredited)
So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck
1946 · Movie
as Fred
Three Strangers
1946 · Movie
as Man on the Street / Man in Pub (uncredited)
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So You Want to Play the Horses
1946 · Movie
as Detective (uncredited)
Night and Day
1946 · Movie
as First-Nighter (uncredited)
The Man I Love
1946 · Movie
as Mac the Doorman (uncredited)
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The People's Choice
1946 · Movie
Monkey Businessmen
1946 · Movie
as Smiling Sam McGann (uncredited)
Frontier Days
1945 · Movie
as Mayor Stone (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk
1945 · Movie
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
If a Body Meets a Body
1945 · Movie
as Detective
Christmas in Connecticut
1945 · Movie
as Harper (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
1945 · Movie
as Bumped First Night Diner (uncredited)
Snooper Service
1945 · Movie
How DOooo You Do
1945 · Movie
as Detective
Come Out Fighting
1945 · Movie
as Mr. McGinnis, Sr. (as Fred Kelsy)
The Strange Mr. Gregory
1945 · Movie
as Lefert
Roaring Guns
1944 · Movie
Trial by Trigger
1944 · Movie
as Jerry (uncredited)
Crime by Night
1944 · Movie
as Dad Martin (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
1944 · Movie
as Cop in Raid (uncredited)
Make Your Own Bed
1944 · Movie
as Turnkey
Shine on Harvest Moon
1944 · Movie
as Policeman in patrol car (uncredited)
Northern Pursuit
1943 · Movie
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Murder on the Waterfront
1943 · Movie
as Capt. Beal
A Gem of a Jam
1943 · Movie
as Police Chief
Here Comes Mr. Zerk
1943 · Movie
as Policeman
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943 · Movie
as Pub Waiter in Errol Flynn Number (uncredited)
Food and Magic
1943 · Movie
One Dangerous Night
1943 · Movie
as Detective Dickens
Action in the North Atlantic
1943 · Movie
as Joe (uncredited)
True to Life
1943 · Movie
as Cop (uncredited)
Old Acquaintance
1943 · Movie
as Train Conductor / Man at Radio Broadcast (uncredited)
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The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1942 · Movie
as Policeman (uncredited)
Counter-Espionage
1942 · Movie
as Dickens
Murder in the Big House
1942 · Movie
as "Screw"
My Favorite Blonde
1942 · Movie
as Sam - Policeman
Lady Gangster
1942 · Movie
as Policeman (uncredited)
Larceny, Inc.
1942 · Movie
as Bronson
Bullet Scars
1942 · Movie
as Police Chief Hansen
X Marks the Spot
1942 · Movie
as Police Officer Martin
Gentleman Jim
1942 · Movie
as Sutro (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942 · Movie
as Jailer
Spy Ship
1942 · Movie
as Night Watchman
I Was Framed
1942 · Movie
as Drunk
Dear! Deer!
1942 · Movie
as Policeman
In This Our Life
1942 · Movie
as Jailer (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941 · Movie
as Detective Dickens
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
1941 · Movie
as Wesley Dickens
At the Stroke of Twelve
1941 · Movie
as Police Sergeant
Invisible Ghost
1941 · Movie
as Detective Ryan
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 · Movie
as Ft. Lincoln Bartender (uncredited)
Mr. District Attorney
1941 · Movie
as Officer McCloskey
Pacific Blackout
1941 · Movie
as Cop
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941 · Movie
as Detective (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven
1941 · Movie
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940 · Movie
as Dickens
The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940 · Movie
as Dickens
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940 · Movie
as Dickens
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Mutiny in the County
1940 · Movie
as Policeman
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940 · Movie
as Bailiff
Deadwood Dick
1940 · Movie
as Bottles
Misbehaving Husbands
1940 · Movie
as Sgt. Murphy
The Golden Fleecing
1940 · Movie
as Cop (uncredited)
The Green Archer
1940 · Movie
as Capt. Thompson
Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940 · Movie
as Jim - Detective
High School
1940 · Movie
as Junk Man
Moving Vanities
1939 · Movie
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Tiny Troubles
1939 · Movie
as Judge
Tell No Tales
1939 · Movie
as Policeman at School (uncredited)
Rough Riders' Round-up
1939 · Movie
as Agitator
Charlie Chan in Reno
1939 · Movie
as Reno Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939 · Movie
as Pete - Railroad Detective
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
1939 · Movie
as Detective - in Cab and at Theatre
Chicken Wagon Family
1939 · Movie
as Policeman
Clock Wise
1939 · Movie
as Landlord
Too Busy to Work
1939 · Movie
as Hank Fidler
Josette
1938 · Movie
as Hotel Detective
Night Spot
1938 · Movie
as Police Band Leader
Everybody's Doing It
1938 · Movie
as Police Sergeant
Straight, Place and Show
1938 · Movie
as Cop at Racetrack
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Berth Quakes
1938 · Movie
as Train Conductor
Safety in Numbers
1938 · Movie
as Cop
Down on the Farm
1938 · Movie
as Bit Role
Many Sappy Returns
1938 · Movie
as Finnegan
Love Is News
1937 · Movie
as Cop (uncredited)
Super-Sleuth
1937 · Movie
as Jailer
That I May Live
1937 · Movie
as Abner Jenkins
Love and Hisses
1937 · Movie
as Officer
The Lady Escapes
1937 · Movie
as Man on telephone (uncredited)
Time Out for Romance
1937 · Movie
as Policeman
One Mile from Heaven
1937 · Movie
as Smitty - Policeman
Big Business
1937 · Movie
as Oil Man at Well
Slave Ship
1937 · Movie
as Seaman at Auction
Angel's Holiday
1937 · Movie
as Conductor
Borrowing Trouble
1937 · Movie
as Policeman
She Had to Eat
1937 · Movie
as Police Officer Tracy (uncredited)
Wild and Woolly
1937 · Movie
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Little Red Schoolhouse
1936 · Movie
as First Detective
At Sea Ashore
1936 · Movie
as Cop (uncredited)
High Tension
1936 · Movie
as Desk Sergeant
The Witness Chair
1936 · Movie
as Detective Costigan
Private Number
1936 · Movie
as Detective in Ellen's Apartment (Uncredited)
The Garden Murder Case
1936 · Movie
as Heath's Assistant (Uncredited)
One Frightened Night
1935 · Movie
as Sheriff Jenks
Danger Ahead
1935 · Movie
as Detective O'Brien
Atlantic Adventure
1935 · Movie
as Police Officer Riley
A Notorious Gentleman
1935 · Movie
as Detective
Death Flies East
1935 · Movie
as Police Lieutenant O'Brien
Hot Money
1935 · Movie
as Police Officer Kelsey (as Fred A. Kelsey)
Horses' Collars
1935 · Movie
as Detective Hyden Zeke (uncredited)
Diamond Jim
1935 · Movie
as Horsley's Secretary
Carnival
1935 · Movie
as Bit Part
The Sagebrush Troubadour
1935 · Movie
as Hank Polk
The Public Menace
1935 · Movie
as Mike - Cop
Twentieth Century
1934 · Movie
as Train Detective (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor
1934 · Movie
as Bloodgood
The Moth
1934 · Movie
as Detective Blake
Lightning Strikes Twice
1934 · Movie
as Dugan
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Strictly Fresh Yeggs
1934 · Movie
as Policeman
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I'll Be Suing You
1934 · Movie
as Insurance Adjustor
I'll Tell the World
1934 · Movie
as Sergeant at Border
Rough Necking
1934 · Movie
as Joe Cuttlehammer Sr.
Among the Missing
1934 · Movie
as Police Sgt. Murphy
School for Girls
1934 · Movie
as Detective
Beloved
1934 · Movie
as Mulvaney
The Crime of the Century
1933 · Movie
as Police Guard (uncredited)
King of the Jungle
1933 · Movie
as Cop (uncredited)
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Quiet Please!
1933 · Movie
as Train Conductor
Sailor's Luck
1933 · Movie
as Cop
The Bowery
1933 · Movie
as Detective Kelsey (uncredited)
Shadows of Sing Sing
1933 · Movie
as Murphy
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933 · Movie
as Detective Jones (uncredited)
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The Iceman's Ball
1932 · Movie
as Police Sergeant
If I Had a Million
1932 · Movie
as Prison Jailer (uncredited)
Discarded Lovers
1932 · Movie
as Delaney
Love in High Gear
1932 · Movie
as Detective Duffy
Guilty as Hell
1932 · Movie
as Detective Duffy
Red Haired Alibi
1932 · Movie
as Corcoran
Huddle
1932 · Movie
as Policeman (uncredited)
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Yoo-Hoo
1932 · Movie
as Detective
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Boys Will Be Boys
1932 · Movie
as Doorman
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Shopping with Wifie
1932 · Movie
as Det. Dugan
Speak Easily
1932 · Movie
as Process Server
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
1932 · Movie
as Cop (uncredited)
Subway Express
1931 · Movie
as Detective Kearney
Side Show
1931 · Movie
as Sheriff Hornsby
Scandal Sheet
1931 · Movie
as Detective Sgt. Vincent Molloy
Young Donovan's Kid
1931 · Movie
as Collins
The Naughty Flirt
1931 · Movie
as Policeman (uncredited)
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She Got What She Wanted
1930 · Movie
Scarlet Pages
1930 · Movie
as Murphy
The Woman Racket
1930 · Movie
as Police Captain
Wide Open
1930 · Movie
as Detective
Road to Paradise
1930 · Movie
as Casey
The Girl Said No
1930 · Movie
as Policeman
Going Wild
1930 · Movie
as The Conductor
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
1930 · Movie
as Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
Only Saps Work
1930 · Movie
as Murphy (uncredited)
Men Without Law
1930 · Movie
as Deputy Sheriff Jeff
Murder on the Roof
1930 · Movie
as Ryan
Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 1
1930 · Movie
as Self - Tour Guide
The Donovan Affair
1929 · Movie
as Carney
The Faker
1929 · Movie
as Police Detective
Wrong Again
1929 · Movie
Smiling Irish Eyes
1929 · Movie
as County Fair Manager
The Wright Idea
1928 · Movie
as M. T. Flatt
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
1928 · Movie
as Detective
Tenderloin
1928 · Movie
as Detective Simpson
Harold Teen
1928 · Movie
as Mr. Lovewell
While the City Sleeps
1928 · Movie
as Detective in Shadow Box
On Trial
1928 · Movie
as Clerk
Naughty Baby
1928 · Movie
as Dugan
The Last Warning
1928 · Movie
as Inspector
A Woman of Affairs
1928 · Movie
as Detective (uncredited)
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Plastered in Paris
1928 · Movie
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A Midnight Adventure
1928 · Movie
as Cassidy
Soft Cushions
1927 · Movie
as The Police
Jewish Prudence
1927 · Movie
as Rent Collector
The Gorilla
1927 · Movie
as Mulligan
The Thirteenth Hour
1927 · Movie
as Det. Shaw
The 13th Juror
1927 · Movie
as The Detective
Orchids and Ermine
1927 · Movie
as Police Sergeant
Held by the Law
1927 · Movie
as Detective
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That's My Baby
1926 · Movie
as Murphy
Say It with Babies
1926 · Movie
as Policeman
Atta Boy
1926 · Movie
as Detective
Bromo and Juliet
1926 · Movie
as The Detective (uncredited)
Crazy Like a Fox
1926 · Movie
as Man with Badge on Train (uncredited)
The Third Degree
1926 · Movie
as Assistant Chief of Detectives
Dog Shy
1926 · Movie
as Cop
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The Mystery Pilot
1926 · Movie
as Skipper Larsen
There Ain't No Santa Claus
1926 · Movie
as Store Detective (uncredited)
The Social Highwayman
1926 · Movie
as Chief of Police
Friendly Enemies
1925 · Movie
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1925 · Movie
The Uneasy Three
1925 · Movie
Little Annie Rooney
1925 · Movie
as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Paths to Paradise
1925 · Movie
as Confederate
Seven Sinners
1925 · Movie
as Policeman
Excuse Me
1925 · Movie
as George Ketchem
The Lawful Cheater
1925 · Movie
as Tom Horan
Youth and Adventure
1925 · Movie
as Red Mullin
Smooth as Satin
1925 · Movie
as Kersey
The Yankee Consul
1924 · Movie
as Agent John J. Doyle
The Night Hawk
1924 · Movie
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Traffic in Hearts
1924 · Movie
as Tim Tracy
Lights Out
1923 · Movie
as Decker
Lovebound
1923 · Movie
as Detective Hahn
Souls for Sale
1923 · Movie
as Detective Quinn (uncredited)
The Eleventh Hour
1923 · Movie
as The Submarine Commander
Bag and Baggage
1923 · Movie
as Fred
Deserted at the Altar
1922 · Movie
as The Other Man
One Clear Call
1922 · Movie
as Starnes
Manslaughter
1922 · Movie
as Member of the Jury (uncredited)
Don't Shoot
1922 · Movie
as Police Officer
Captain Fly-by-Night
1922 · Movie
as Gomez
The Song of Life
1922 · Movie
as Police Inspector
South of Suva
1922 · Movie
as Karl Swartz
The Last Card
1921 · Movie
as Detective (uncredited)
There Are No Villains
1921 · Movie
as Dugall
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Puppets of Fate
1921 · Movie
as Bobs
The Off-Shore Pirate
1921 · Movie
as Sailor
The Match-Breaker
1921 · Movie
as Detective
Alias Jimmy Valentine
1920 · Movie
as Bit Part (uncredited)
The Third Generation
1920 · Movie
as Brody
The Silk Lined Burglar
1919 · Movie
as Capt. von Hoffmeier
The Light of Victory
1919 · Movie
as Captain Eric von Prohme
The Fire Flingers
1919 · Movie
as Sgt. Powers
The Empty Cab
1918 · Movie
as The Detective
The Yellow Dog
1918 · Movie
as Max Kummich
A Society Sensation
1918 · Movie
as JIm Cox
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The Honor of an Outlaw
1917 · Movie
as The Deputy
Arms and the Gringo
1914 · Movie
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Silent Sandy
1914 · Movie
as Silent Sandy
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A Left Hook
1911 · Movie
Crew Credits
The Purple Lily
1918 · Movie
Director
The Outlaw and the Lady
1917 · Movie
Director, Scenario Writer
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Goin' Straight
1917 · Movie
Director, Scenario Writer
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The Drifter
1917 · Movie
Director
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The Bad Man of Cheyenne
1917 · Movie
Director, Writer
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Hair-Trigger Burke
1917 · Movie
Scenario Writer
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The Honor of an Outlaw
1917 · Movie
Director, Scenario Writer
A 44-Calibre Mystery
1917 · Movie
Director
The Almost Good Man
1917 · Movie
Director
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Six-Shooter Justice
1917 · Movie
Director
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Blood Money
1917 · Movie
Director
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The Mysterious Outlaw
1917 · Movie
Director
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The Wrong Man
1917 · Movie
Director
The Golden Bullet
1917 · Movie
Director
The Fighting Gringo
1917 · Movie
Director
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The Fugitive
1917 · Movie
Director, Producer
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The Black Terror
1916 · Movie
Director
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Brothers Equal
1916 · Movie
Director
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The Nymph
1916 · Movie
Director
Station Content
1915 · Movie
Director
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The Pretender
1915 · Movie
Director
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Her Buried Past
1915 · Movie
Director
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The Exposure
1914 · Movie
Director
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Over the Ledge
1914 · Movie
Director
