[1] Kesler was called to serve as a missionary for the church during his study at the University of Utah.
Instead, he found a job with Robert Nash the business manager, for actress Anne Harding.
Then he worked for Columbia Pictures from 1949 to 1953 as an associate producer and second unit director.
[3] He worked in various positions and with a number of directors including Andrew Stone, Hunt Stromberg, and James Nasser.
He later helped writer Steven Fisher with the story line of Tokyo Joe.
Kesler became Bogart's associate producer and worked with him on subsequent films.
He became a television producer and director for shows like I Led Three Lives and Highway Patrol (TV series).
[1] Kesler left the film industry in the early 1960s and became the vice president of 1100 Glendon Inc, a construction company.
In 1966, he retired in Los Angeles, having produced over 240 movies and television shows during his career.
[5] Kesler met Josefina de los Monteros in 1942 in Beverly Hills.
He became more active in his later life and produced the Festival of Christmas at the Los Angeles Temple for 5 years.