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Arthur Shields

Arthur Shields

Acting February 15, 1896 (74 years old) April 27, 1970 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Shields, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Movies 70

River of No Return 6.7

River of No Return

as Minister at Tent City (uncredited)

1954
How Green Was My Valley 7.3

How Green Was My Valley

as Mr. Parry

1941
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 6.9

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

as Dr. O'Laughlin

1949
The Quiet Man 7.3

The Quiet Man

as Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair

1952
The Black Swan 6.5

The Black Swan

as The Bishop (uncredited)

1942
The King and Four Queens 5.5

The King and Four Queens

as Padre

1956
The Keys of the Kingdom 7.1

The Keys of the Kingdom

as Fr. Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell

1944
The Sign of the Cross 6.5

The Sign of the Cross

as Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited)

1932
The River 7.2

The River

as Mr. John

1951
Drums Along the Mohawk 6.5

Drums Along the Mohawk

as Reverend Rosenkrantz

1939
Jack and the Beanstalk 5.7

Jack and the Beanstalk

as Patrick the Harp (voice, uncredited)

1952
National Velvet 7.2

National Velvet

as Mr. Hallam

1945
Lassie Come Home 6.7

Lassie Come Home

as Andrew

1943
The White Cliffs of Dover 6.7

The White Cliffs of Dover

as Benson (uncredited)

1944
The Valley of Decision 7.2

The Valley of Decision

as Callahan

1945
Lady Godiva of Coventry 5.7

Lady Godiva of Coventry

as Innkeeper

1955
The Long Voyage Home 6.6

The Long Voyage Home

as Donkeyman

1940
Tap Roots 6.9

Tap Roots

as Reverend Kirkland

1948
Madame Curie 7.2

Madame Curie

as Businessman (uncredited)

1943
Gentleman Jim 7.2

Gentleman Jim

as Father Burke

1942
Above Suspicion 6.2

Above Suspicion

as Walmer Hotel Porter (Uncredited)

1943
The Corn Is Green 7.2

The Corn Is Green

as Glyn Thomas

1945
The Verdict 6.5

The Verdict

as Rev. Holbrook

1946
The Plough and the Stars 5.7

The Plough and the Stars

as Padraic Pearse

1936
Never Say Goodbye 6.3

Never Say Goodbye

as McCarthy (uncredited)

1946
Tarzan and the Slave Girl 5.6

Tarzan and the Slave Girl

as Dr. E.E. Campbell

1950
Pride of the Blue Grass 8.0

Pride of the Blue Grass

as Wilson

1954
Seven Keys to Baldpate 6.6

Seven Keys to Baldpate

as Prof. Bolton

1947
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim 8.8

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

as Michael Michael

1947
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe 6.1

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

as Griswald (uncredited)

1942
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll 5.8

Daughter of Dr. Jekyll

as Dr. Lomas

1957
The People Against O'Hara 5.8

The People Against O'Hara

as Mr. O'Hara

1951
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure 8.0

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure

as Boles - Ex-Gardener

1956
Three Strangers 6.4

Three Strangers

as Prosecutor

1946
South Sea Woman 5.0

South Sea Woman

as 'Jimmy-legs' Donovan

1953
Easy Come, Easy Go 7.0

Easy Come, Easy Go

as Timothy Mike Donovan

1947
The Pigeon That Took Rome 5.3

The Pigeon That Took Rome

as Monsignor O'Toole

1962
Main Street to Broadway 7.3

Main Street to Broadway

as Actor in Fantasy Sequence

1953
Apache Drums 6.3

Apache Drums

as Reverend Griffin

1951
Too Young to Know 7.0

Too Young to Know

as Mr. Enright

1945
This Above All 6.8

This Above All

as Hospital Chaplain

1942
Dr. Renault's Secret 5.5

Dr. Renault's Secret

as Inspector Duval (uncredited)

1942
The Gay Falcon 6.3

The Gay Falcon

as Inspector Mike Waldeck

1941
Confirm or Deny 4.8

Confirm or Deny

as Jeff, Blind Typist

1941
Red Light 6.0

Red Light

as Father Redmond

1949
Roughly Speaking 6.8

Roughly Speaking

as Minister (uncredited)

1945
Broadway 6.4

Broadway

as Pete Dailey

1942
For the Love of Mike 6.0

For the Love of Mike

as Father Walsh

1960
The Adventure of the Speckled Band

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

as The Bookshop Man

1949
Pacific Rendezvous 7.5

Pacific Rendezvous

as Prof. Harvey Lessmore

1942
Gallant Journey 6.5

Gallant Journey

as Father Kenton

1946
The Fabulous Dorseys 5.8

The Fabulous Dorseys

as Thomas Dorsey Sr.

1947
Youth Runs Wild 4.5

Youth Runs Wild

as Mr. Dunlop

1944
Fighting Father Dunne 7.5

Fighting Father Dunne

as Michael O'Donnell

1948
My Own True Love 6.2

My Own True Love

as Iverson

1948
Phantoms, Inc. 6.0

Phantoms, Inc.

as Dr. Rupert Trykel

1945
Little Nellie Kelly 6.8

Little Nellie Kelly

as Timothy Fogarty

1940
Blue Blood 10.0

Blue Blood

as Tim Donovan

1951
The Man from Down Under 7.0

The Man from Down Under

as Father Polycarp

1943
Challenge to Lassie 6.2

Challenge to Lassie

as Dr. Lee

1949
Scandal at Scourie 6.9

Scandal at Scourie

as Father Reilly

1953
World for Ransom 5.2

World for Ransom

as Sean O'Connor

1954
Enchanted Island 4.9

Enchanted Island

as Jimmy Dooley

1958
Sealed Cargo 6.5

Sealed Cargo

as Kevin Dolan

1951
A Wonderful Life 9.0

A Wonderful Life

as Pastor

1950
Lady Scarface 5.4

Lady Scarface

as Matt Willis

1941
The Barefoot Mailman 6.5

The Barefoot Mailman

as Ben Titus

1951
The Fighting O'Flynn 7.3

The Fighting O'Flynn

as Dooley

1949
Nightmare 6.5

Nightmare

as Sergeant

1942
Knocknagow 5.8

Knocknagow

as Phil Lahy

1918

TV Shows 19

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