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Arthur Shields
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Shields, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 15, 1896
Day of Death
April 27, 1970
Age at Death
74 years old
Place of Birth
Dublin, Ireland
Popularity Score
0.7
Filmography
The Pigeon That Took Rome
Monsignor O'Toole
1962Movie
For the Love of Mike
Father Walsh
1960Movie
Rawhide
1959TV
One Step Beyond
Simon Lockhart
1959TV
Bonanza
Dennis
1959TV
Play of the Week
Monsignor
1959TV
Enchanted Island
Jimmy Dooley
1958Movie
Bat Masterson
Dana Ruggles
1958TV
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
Dr. Lomas
1957Movie
Perry Mason
Dr. George Barnes
1957TV
Wagon Train
Judge Tremayne
1957TV
Maverick
Terence Fogarty
1957TV
The King and Four Queens
Padre
1956Movie
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
Boles - Ex-Gardener
1956Movie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Jaspar
1956TV
The Hardy Boys
Boles
1956TV
Lady Godiva of Coventry
Innkeeper
1955Movie
The Millionaire
J. Peveril 'Pev' Johnson
1955TV
World for Ransom
Sean O'Connor
1954Movie
Pride of the Blue Grass
Wilson
1954Movie
River of No Return
Minister at Tent City (uncredited)
1954Movie
Main Street to Broadway
Actor in Fantasy Sequence
1953Movie
South Sea Woman
'Jimmy-legs' Donovan
1953Movie
Scandal at Scourie
Father Reilly
1953Movie
The Life Of Riley
Mr. Winkley
1953TV
The Quiet Man
Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair
1952Movie
Jack and the Beanstalk
Patrick the Harp (uncredited)
1952Movie
Omnibus
Jacob O'Shaughnessy
1952TV
The People Against O'Hara
Mr. O'Hara
1951Movie
The River
Mr. John
1951Movie
Apache Drums
Reverend Griffin
1951Movie
The Barefoot Mailman
Ben Titus
1951Movie
Sealed Cargo
Kevin Dolan
1951Movie
Blue Blood
Tim Donovan
1951Movie
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Dr. E.E. Campbell
1950Movie
A Wonderful Life
Pastor
1950Movie
Lux Video Theatre
Michael
1950TV
Red Light
Father Redmond
1949Movie
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Dr. O'Laughlin
1949Movie
Challenge to Lassie
Dr. Lee
1949Movie
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
The Bookshop Man
1949Movie
The Fighting O'Flynn
Dooley
1949Movie
Your Show Time
1949TV
My Own True Love
Iverson
1948Movie
Fighting Father Dunne
Michael O'Donnell
1948Movie
Tap Roots
Reverend Kirkland
1948Movie
The Fabulous Dorseys
Thomas Dorsey Sr.
1947Movie
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
Michael Michael
1947Movie
Easy Come, Easy Go
Timothy Mike Donovan
1947Movie
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Prof. Bolton
1947Movie
Kraft Television Theatre
1947TV
Three Strangers
Prosecutor
1946Movie
The Verdict
Rev. Holbrook
1946Movie
Never Say Goodbye
McCarthy (uncredited)
1946Movie
Gallant Journey
Father Kenton
1946Movie
The Corn Is Green
Glyn Thomas
1945Movie
The Valley of Decision
Callahan
1945Movie
Roughly Speaking
Minister (uncredited)
1945Movie
Too Young to Know
Mr. Enright
1945Movie
Phantoms, Inc.
Dr. Rupert Trykel
1945Movie
National Velvet
Mr. Hallam
1945Movie
The Keys of the Kingdom
Fr. Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell
1944Movie
Youth Runs Wild
Mr. Dunlop
1944Movie
The White Cliffs of Dover
Benson (uncredited)
1944Movie
Lassie Come Home
Andrew
1943Movie
The Man from Down Under
Father Polycarp
1943Movie
Above Suspicion
Walmer Hotel Porter (Uncredited)
1943Movie
Madame Curie
Businessman (uncredited)
1943Movie
Broadway
Pete Dailey
1942Movie
Gentleman Jim
Father Burke
1942Movie
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
Griswald (uncredited)
1942Movie
Dr. Renault's Secret
Inspector Duval (uncredited)
1942Movie
This Above All
Hospital Chaplain
1942Movie
Pacific Rendezvous
Prof. Harvey Lessmore
1942Movie
Nightmare
Sergeant
1942Movie
The Black Swan
The Bishop (uncredited)
1942Movie
How Green Was My Valley
Mr. Parry
1941Movie
The Gay Falcon
Inspector Mike Waldeck
1941Movie
Lady Scarface
Matt Willis
1941Movie
Confirm or Deny
Jeff, Blind Typist
1941Movie
Little Nellie Kelly
Timothy Fogarty
1940Movie
The Long Voyage Home
Donkeyman
1940Movie
Drums Along the Mohawk
Reverend Rosenkrantz
1939Movie
The Plough and the Stars
Padraic Pearse
1936Movie
The Sign of the Cross
Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited)
1932Movie
Knocknagow
Phil Lahy
1918Movie