Arthur Shields
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 15, 1896
- Died
- April 27, 1970
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
The Pigeon That Took Rome 1962
as Monsignor O'Toole
For the Love of Mike 1960
as Father Walsh
Enchanted Island 1958
as Jimmy Dooley
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll 1957
as Dr. Lomas
The King and Four Queens 1956
as Padre
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure 1956
as Boles - Ex-Gardener
Lady Godiva of Coventry 1955
as Innkeeper
River of No Return 1954
as Minister at Tent City (uncredited)
Pride of the Blue Grass 1954
as Wilson
World for Ransom 1954
as Sean O'Connor
Main Street to Broadway 1953
as Actor in Fantasy Sequence
South Sea Woman 1953
as 'Jimmy-legs' Donovan
Scandal at Scourie 1953
as Father Reilly
The Quiet Man 1952
as Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair
Jack and the Beanstalk 1952
as Patrick the Harp (voice, uncredited)
The Barefoot Mailman 1951
as Ben Titus
The River 1951
as Mr. John
The People Against O'Hara 1951
as Mr. O'Hara
Sealed Cargo 1951
as Kevin Dolan
Apache Drums 1951
as Reverend Griffin
Blue Blood 1951
as Tim Donovan
- A Wonderful Life
A Wonderful Life 1950
as Pastor
Tarzan and the Slave Girl 1950
as Dr. E.E. Campbell
Challenge to Lassie 1949
as Dr. Lee
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1949
as Dr. O'Laughlin
Red Light 1949
as Father Redmond
The Adventure of the Speckled Band 1949
as The Bookshop Man
The Fighting O'Flynn 1949
as Dooley
Tap Roots 1948
as Reverend Kirkland
My Own True Love 1948
as Iverson
Fighting Father Dunne 1948
as Michael O'Donnell
Seven Keys to Baldpate 1947
as Prof. Bolton
Easy Come, Easy Go 1947
as Timothy Mike Donovan
The Fabulous Dorseys 1947
as Thomas Dorsey Sr.
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim 1947
as Michael Michael
Never Say Goodbye 1946
as McCarthy (uncredited)
The Verdict 1946
as Rev. Holbrook
Gallant Journey 1946
as Father Kenton
Three Strangers 1946
as Prosecutor
Too Young to Know 1945
as Mr. Enright
Phantoms, Inc. 1945
as Dr. Rupert Trykel
The Valley of Decision 1945
as Callahan
The Corn Is Green 1945
as Glyn Thomas
Roughly Speaking 1945
as Minister (uncredited)
National Velvet 1945
as Mr. Hallam
The Keys of the Kingdom 1944
as Fr. Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell
Youth Runs Wild 1944
as Mr. Dunlop
The White Cliffs of Dover 1944
as Benson (uncredited)
Madame Curie 1943
as Businessman (uncredited)
Lassie Come Home 1943
as Andrew
The Man from Down Under 1943
as Father Polycarp
Above Suspicion 1943
as Walmer Hotel Porter (Uncredited)
The Black Swan 1942
as The Bishop (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim 1942
as Father Burke
Nightmare 1942
as Sergeant
Dr. Renault's Secret 1942
as Inspector Duval (uncredited)
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe 1942
as Griswald (uncredited)
Pacific Rendezvous 1942
as Prof. Harvey Lessmore
This Above All 1942
as Hospital Chaplain
Broadway 1942
as Pete Dailey
Confirm or Deny 1941
as Jeff, Blind Typist
How Green Was My Valley 1941
as Mr. Parry
The Gay Falcon 1941
as Inspector Mike Waldeck
Lady Scarface 1941
as Matt Willis
Little Nellie Kelly 1940
as Timothy Fogarty
The Long Voyage Home 1940
as Donkeyman
Drums Along the Mohawk 1939
as Reverend Rosenkrantz
The Plough and the Stars 1936
as Padraic Pearse
The Sign of the Cross 1932
as Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited)
Knocknagow 1918
as Phil Lahy
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