Fred Shields

Biography

In Kansas City, Shields owned a theatre group, The Playmakers, and performed in stage plays. He also worked as a newscaster for WDAF radio. In 1929, he announced the plane flight of Germany's Graf Zeppelin over the U.S. In 1930, he came to Hollywood, CA, with Ger, his wife, Karena, and daughter, Evelyn. He was employed as the Station Manager for KTM Los Angeles. In 1939, he was President of the American Federation of Radio Artists. From 1940 to he 1965, he was the announcer on the Alka Seltzer News, KHJ, Hollywood. He also played Mr. Archer on "Meet Corliss Archer" both on CBS radio and television (Meet Corliss Archer (1951)). - IMDb Mini Biography By: Evelyn Linda Shields Wheeler (daughter)

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Three Caballeros (1944) — (voice)
2. Saludos Amigos (1942) — Narrator
3. How to Play Baseball (1942) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
4. How to Play Golf (1944) — Narrator (voice)
5. Tiger Trouble (1945) — Narrator
6. Victory Vehicles (1943) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
7. The Spirit of '43 (1943) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
8. Contrary Condor (1944) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
9. The New Spirit (1942) — Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
10. Pluto and the Armadillo (1943) — Narrator
11. Food Will Win the War (1942) — Narrator
12. El Gaucho Goofy (1942) — Narrator
13. Pedro (1943) — Narrator
14. Lake Titicaca (1942) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
15. The Flying Gauchito (1944) — Narrator
16. Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy (2002) — Narrator (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
17. The Amazon Head Hunters (1932) — Narrator
18. Voodoo (1933) — Narrator
19. The Building of a Tire (1946) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)