1896-02-15 Dublin, Ireland
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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The Pigeon That Took Rome | Monsignor O'Toole | 1962-06-19 |
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For the Love of Mike | Father Walsh | 1960-08-28 |
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Enchanted Island | Jimmy Dooley | 1958-11-08 |
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Daughter of Dr. Jekyll | Dr. Lomas | 1957-06-28 |
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The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure | Boles - Ex-Gardener | 1956-10-02 |
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The King and Four Queens | Padre | 1956-12-21 |
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Lady Godiva of Coventry | Innkeeper | 1955-11-02 |
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World for Ransom | Sean O'Connor | 1954-01-31 |
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Pride of the Blue Grass | Wilson | 1954-04-04 |
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River of No Return | Minister at Tent City (uncredited) | 1954-04-30 |
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Main Street to Broadway | Actor in Fantasy Sequence | 1953-10-12 |
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South Sea Woman | 'Jimmy-legs' Donovan | 1953-06-27 |
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Scandal at Scourie | Father Reilly | 1953-05-17 |
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Jack and the Beanstalk | Patrick the Harp (uncredited) | 1952-04-07 |
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The Quiet Man | Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair | 1952-07-21 |
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The People Against O'Hara | Mr. O'Hara | 1951-09-01 |
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Apache Drums | Reverend Griffin | 1951-04-01 |
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The Barefoot Mailman | Ben Titus | 1951-12-03 |
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Sealed Cargo | Kevin Dolan | 1951-05-19 |
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Blue Blood | Tim Donovan | 1951-01-28 |
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The River | Mr. John | 1951-09-10 |
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A Wonderful Life | Pastor | 1950-08-10 |
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Tarzan and the Slave Girl | Dr. E.E. Campbell | 1950-06-23 |
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Red Light | Father Redmond | 1949-09-30 |
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The Fighting O'Flynn | Dooley | 1949-02-26 |
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The Adventure of the Speckled Band | The Bookshop Man | 1949-03-25 |
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon | Dr. O'Laughlin | 1949-10-22 |
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Challenge to Lassie | Dr. Lee | 1949-10-31 |
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Tap Roots | Reverend Kirkland | 1948-08-25 |
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Fighting Father Dunne | Michael O'Donnell | 1948-05-12 |
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My Own True Love | Iverson | 1948-07-01 |
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Easy Come, Easy Go | Timothy Mike Donovan | 1947-03-07 |
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Seven Keys to Baldpate | Prof. Bolton | 1947-06-05 |
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The Shocking Miss Pilgrim | Michael Michael | 1947-01-04 |
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The Fabulous Dorseys | Thomas Dorsey Sr. | 1947-02-26 |
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The Verdict | Rev. Holbrook | 1946-11-23 |
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Three Strangers | Prosecutor | 1946-01-28 |
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Never Say Goodbye | McCarthy (uncredited) | 1946-11-09 |
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Gallant Journey | Father Kenton | 1946-09-24 |
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National Velvet | Mr. Hallam | 1945-01-26 |
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Too Young to Know | Mr. Enright | 1945-12-01 |
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Roughly Speaking | Minister (uncredited) | 1945-01-31 |
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Phantoms, Inc. | Dr. Rupert Trykel | 1945-06-09 |
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The Corn Is Green | Glyn Thomas | 1945-03-29 |
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The Valley of Decision | Callahan | 1945-05-03 |
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The White Cliffs of Dover | Benson (uncredited) | 1944-05-11 |
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Youth Runs Wild | Mr. Dunlop | 1944-09-01 |
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The Keys of the Kingdom | Fr. Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell | 1944-12-15 |
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Above Suspicion | Walmer Hotel Porter (Uncredited) | 1943-05-31 |
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The Man from Down Under | Father Polycarp | 1943-08-04 |
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Madame Curie | Businessman (uncredited) | 1943-12-16 |
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Lassie Come Home | Andrew | 1943-12-01 |
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Dr. Renault's Secret | Inspector Duval (uncredited) | 1942-10-19 |
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This Above All | Hospital Chaplain | 1942-05-12 |
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Nightmare | Sergeant | 1942-11-10 |
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Pacific Rendezvous | Prof. Harvey Lessmore | 1942-05-21 |
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Broadway | Pete Dailey | 1942-05-08 |
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The Black Swan | The Bishop (uncredited) | 1942-12-04 |
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The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe | Griswald (uncredited) | 1942-08-28 |
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Gentleman Jim | Father Burke | 1942-11-14 |
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The Gay Falcon | Inspector Mike Waldeck | 1941-10-24 |
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Lady Scarface | Matt Willis | 1941-09-26 |
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How Green Was My Valley | Mr. Parry | 1941-10-28 |
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Confirm or Deny | Jeff, Blind Typist | 1941-12-12 |
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The Long Voyage Home | Donkeyman | 1940-11-16 |
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Little Nellie Kelly | Timothy Fogarty | 1940-11-22 |
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Drums Along the Mohawk | Reverend Rosenkrantz | 1939-11-10 |
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The Plough and the Stars | Padraic Pearse | 1936-12-26 |
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The Sign of the Cross | Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited) | 1932-11-30 |
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Knocknagow | Phil Lahy | 1918-01-30 |
