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Arthur Shields

Arthur Shields

Actor · Born 1896-02-15 · Dublin, Ireland

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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 …

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Quiet Man (1952) — Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair
  2. Bonanza (1959) — Dennis
  3. River of No Return (1954) — Minister at Tent City (uncredited)
  4. How Green Was My Valley (1941) — Mr. Parry
  5. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) — Dr. O'Laughlin
  6. Lassie Come Home (1943) — Andrew
  7. Perry Mason (1957) — Dr. George Barnes
  8. The River (1951) — Mr. John
  9. Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) — Reverend Rosenkrantz
  10. National Velvet (1945) — Mr. Hallam
  11. The Long Voyage Home (1940) — Donkeyman
  12. The Black Swan (1942) — The Bishop (uncredited)
  13. Gentleman Jim (1942) — Father Burke
  14. Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) — Patrick the Harp (uncredited)
  15. The Verdict (1946) — Rev. Holbrook
  16. The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) — Fr. Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell
  17. Madame Curie (1943) — Businessman (uncredited)
  18. The Sign of the Cross (1932) — Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited)
  19. Rawhide (1959)
  20. Maverick (1957) — Terence Fogarty
  21. The Corn Is Green (1945) — Glyn Thomas
  22. Above Suspicion (1943) — Walmer Hotel Porter (Uncredited)
  23. Three Strangers (1946) — Prosecutor
  24. The King and Four Queens (1956) — Padre
  25. The People Against O'Hara (1951) — Mr. O'Hara
  26. Apache Drums (1951) — Reverend Griffin
  27. Wagon Train (1957) — Judge Tremayne
  28. The Valley of Decision (1945) — Callahan
  29. Red Light (1949) — Father Redmond
  30. The Gay Falcon (1941) — Inspector Mike Waldeck
  31. Sealed Cargo (1951) — Kevin Dolan
  32. The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) — Benson (uncredited)
  33. World for Ransom (1954) — Sean O'Connor
  34. Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955) — Innkeeper
  35. Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957) — Dr. Lomas
  36. This Above All (1942) — Hospital Chaplain
  37. The Plough and the Stars (1936) — Padraic Pearse
  38. Never Say Goodbye (1946) — McCarthy (uncredited)
  39. Dr. Renault's Secret (1942) — Inspector Duval (uncredited)
  40. Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950) — Dr. E.E. Campbell