Arthur Shields
Known for Acting · 86 credits
- Born
- 1896-02-15
- Died
- 1970-04-27
- Place of birth
- Dublin, Ireland
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Arthur Shields (15 February 1896 - 27 April 1970) was an Irish stage and film actor.
Born into an Irish Protestant family in Portobello, Dublin, he started acting in the Abbey Theatre when still a young man. He was the younger brother of actor Barry Fitzgerald. An Irish nationalist, he fought in the Easter Uprising of 1916. He was captured and was interned in Frongoch, North Wales. He afterwards returned to the Abbey theatre. In 1936 John Ford brought him to the United States to act in a film version of The Plough and the Stars.
He later returned to the U.S. and for health reasons, he decided to reside in California. He died at his home in Santa Barbara, California, aged 74.
Some of his memorable roles were in John Ford films. Shields portrayed the Reverend Playfair in Ford's The Quiet Man, opposite John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara and his brother, Barry Fitzgerald. He played Dr. Laughlin in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon with Wayne and Joanne Dru, and appeared yet again with Wayne and Barry Fitzgerald in Ford's Long Voyage Home. His other films include: Little Nellie Kelly, The Keys of the Kingdom, The Fabulous Dorseys, Gallant Journey, The Shocking Miss Pilgrim, Drums Along the Mohawk, Lady Godiva, National Velvet and The River.
Known For
TV Shows (16)
Perry Mason
1957
as Dr. George Barnes
Bonanza
1959
as Dennis
Wagon Train
1957
as Judge Tremayne
Maverick
1957
as Terence Fogarty
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Jaspar
Rawhide
1959
as Sam Cartwright
Omnibus
1952
as Jacob O'Shaughnessy
Bat Masterson
1958
as Dana Ruggles
One Step Beyond
1959
as Simon Lockhart
The Millionaire
1955
as J. Peveril 'Pev' Johnson
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Michael / Uncle Dan
The Life Of Riley
1953
as Mr. Winkley
The Hardy Boys
1956
as Boles
Play of the Week
1959
as Monsignor
Your Show Time
1949
Movies (70)
River of No Return
1954
as Minister at Tent City (uncredited)
The Quiet Man
1952
as Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair
The Verdict
1946
as Rev. Holbrook
Lady Godiva of Coventry
1955
as Innkeeper
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
as Dr. O'Laughlin
The Sign of the Cross
1932
as Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited)
The Black Swan
1942
as The Bishop (uncredited)
Madame Curie
1943
as Businessman (uncredited)
Lassie Come Home
1943
as Andrew
How Green Was My Valley
1941
as Mr. Parry
National Velvet
1945
as Mr. Hallam
Above Suspicion
1943
as Walmer Hotel Porter (Uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
as Reverend Rosenkrantz
Sealed Cargo
1951
as Kevin Dolan
Gentleman Jim
1942
as Father Burke
Apache Drums
1951
as Reverend Griffin
This Above All
1942
as Hospital Chaplain
The Long Voyage Home
1940
as Donkeyman
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944
as Benson (uncredited)
The King and Four Queens
1956
as Padre
Tap Roots
1948
as Reverend Kirkland
The Valley of Decision
1945
as Callahan
Never Say Goodbye
1946
as McCarthy (uncredited)
Jack and the Beanstalk
1952
as Patrick the Harp (uncredited)
Three Strangers
1946
as Prosecutor
Roughly Speaking
1945
as Minister (uncredited)
Lady Scarface
1941
as Matt Willis
The Keys of the Kingdom
1944
as Fr. Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell
Nightmare
1942
as Sergeant
Pacific Rendezvous
1942
as Prof. Harvey Lessmore
South Sea Woman
1953
as 'Jimmy-legs' Donovan
Main Street to Broadway
1953
as Actor in Fantasy Sequence
The Barefoot Mailman
1951
as Ben Titus
Red Light
1949
as Father Redmond
The River
1951
as Mr. John
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
1956
as Boles - Ex-Gardener
My Own True Love
1948
as Iverson
Challenge to Lassie
1949
as Dr. Lee
Scandal at Scourie
1953
as Father Reilly
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947
as Michael Michael
The Gay Falcon
1941
as Inspector Mike Waldeck
The Fabulous Dorseys
1947
as Thomas Dorsey Sr.
Dr. Renault's Secret
1942
as Inspector Duval (uncredited)
Youth Runs Wild
1944
as Mr. Dunlop
The Plough and the Stars
1936
as Padraic Pearse
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
1950
as Dr. E.E. Campbell
World for Ransom
1954
as Sean O'Connor
The People Against O'Hara
1951
as Mr. O'Hara
Little Nellie Kelly
1940
as Timothy Fogarty
The Corn Is Green
1945
as Glyn Thomas
Gallant Journey
1946
as Father Kenton
The Man from Down Under
1943
as Father Polycarp
Knocknagow
1918
as Phil Lahy
For the Love of Mike
1960
as Father Walsh
Phantoms, Inc.
1945
as Dr. Rupert Trykel
Confirm or Deny
1941
as Jeff, Blind Typist
Broadway
1942
as Pete Dailey
A Wonderful Life
1950
as Pastor
Enchanted Island
1958
as Jimmy Dooley
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
1957
as Dr. Lomas
The Pigeon That Took Rome
1962
as Monsignor O'Toole
Fighting Father Dunne
1948
as Michael O'Donnell
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
1949
as The Bookshop Man
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942
as Griswald (uncredited)
Blue Blood
1951
as Tim Donovan
Too Young to Know
1945
as Mr. Enright
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947
as Timothy Mike Donovan
The Fighting O'Flynn
1949
as Dooley
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1947
as Prof. Bolton
Pride of the Blue Grass
1954
as Wilson
About Arthur Shields
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Arthur Shields (15 February 1896 - 27 April 1970) was an Irish stage and film actor. Born into an Irish Protestant family in Portobello, Dublin, he started acting in the Abbey Theatre when still a young man. He was the younger brother of actor Barry Fitzgerald. An Irish nationalist, he fought in the Easter Uprising of 1916. He was captured and was interned in Frongoch, North Wales. He afterwards returned to the Abbey theatre. In 1936 John Ford brought him to the United States to act in a film version of T… With 86 credits spanning from 1918 to 1962, Arthur Shields has appeared in 70 films and 16 TV shows.
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- River of No Return (1954) — as Minister at Tent City (uncredited)
- The Quiet Man (1952) — as Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair
- The Verdict (1946) — as Rev. Holbrook
- Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955) — as Innkeeper
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) — as Dr. O'Laughlin
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