Arthur Shields
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
Known For
Credits
- 1962 · The Pigeon That Took Rome as Monsignor O'Toole
- 1960 · For the Love of Mike as Father Walsh
- 1959 · Play of the Week as Monsignor
- 1959 · Bonanza as Dennis
- 1959 · One Step Beyond as Simon Lockhart
- 1959 · Rawhide as
- 1959 · Rawhide as Sam Cartwright
- 1958 · Enchanted Island as Jimmy Dooley
- 1958 · Bat Masterson as Dana Ruggles
- 1957 · Maverick as
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Dr. George Barnes
- 1957 · Wagon Train as Judge Tremayne
- 1957 · Daughter of Dr. Jekyll as Dr. Lomas
- 1956 · The King and Four Queens as Padre
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Jaspar
- 1956 · The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure as Boles - Ex-Gardener
- 1956 · The Hardy Boys as Boles
- 1955 · Lady Godiva of Coventry as Innkeeper
- 1955 · The Millionaire as J. Peveril 'Pev' Johnson
- 1954 · River of No Return as Minister at Tent City (uncredited)
- 1954 · Pride of the Blue Grass as Wilson
- 1954 · World for Ransom as Sean O'Connor
- 1953 · Main Street to Broadway as Actor in Fantasy Sequence
- 1953 · South Sea Woman as 'Jimmy-legs' Donovan
- 1953 · Scandal at Scourie as Father Reilly
- 1953 · The Life Of Riley as Mr. Winkley
- 1952 · Omnibus as
- 1952 · The Quiet Man as Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair
- 1952 · Jack and the Beanstalk as Patrick the Harp (uncredited)
- 1951 · The Barefoot Mailman as Ben Titus
- 1951 · The River as Mr. John
- 1951 · The People Against O'Hara as Mr. O'Hara
- 1951 · Sealed Cargo as Kevin Dolan
- 1951 · Apache Drums as Reverend Griffin
- 1951 · Blue Blood as Tim Donovan
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Michael
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Uncle Dan
- 1950 · A Wonderful Life as Pastor
- 1950 · Tarzan and the Slave Girl as Dr. E.E. Campbell
- 1949 · Challenge to Lassie as Dr. Lee
- 1949 · She Wore a Yellow Ribbon as Dr. O'Laughlin
- 1949 · Red Light as Father Redmond
- 1949 · The Adventure of the Speckled Band as The Bookshop Man
- 1949 · The Fighting O'Flynn as Dooley
- 1949 · Your Show Time as
- 1948 · Tap Roots as Reverend Kirkland
- 1948 · My Own True Love as Iverson
- 1948 · Fighting Father Dunne as Michael O'Donnell
- 1947 · Seven Keys to Baldpate as Prof. Bolton
- 1947 · Easy Come, Easy Go as Timothy Mike Donovan
- 1947 · The Fabulous Dorseys as Thomas Dorsey Sr.
- 1947 · The Shocking Miss Pilgrim as Michael Michael
- 1946 · The Verdict as Rev. Holbrook
- 1946 · Never Say Goodbye as McCarthy (uncredited)
- 1946 · Gallant Journey as Father Kenton
- 1946 · Three Strangers as Prosecutor
- 1945 · Too Young to Know as Mr. Enright
- 1945 · Phantoms, Inc. as Dr. Rupert Trykel
- 1945 · The Valley of Decision as Callahan
- 1945 · The Corn Is Green as Glyn Thomas
- 1945 · Roughly Speaking as Minister (uncredited)
- 1945 · National Velvet as Mr. Hallam
- 1944 · The Keys of the Kingdom as Fr. Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell
- 1944 · Youth Runs Wild as Mr. Dunlop
- 1944 · The White Cliffs of Dover as Benson (uncredited)
- 1943 · Madame Curie as Businessman (uncredited)
- 1943 · Lassie Come Home as Andrew
- 1943 · The Man from Down Under as Father Polycarp
- 1943 · Above Suspicion as Walmer Hotel Porter (Uncredited)
- 1942 · The Black Swan as The Bishop (uncredited)
- 1942 · Gentleman Jim as Father Burke
- 1942 · Nightmare as Sergeant
- 1942 · Dr. Renault's Secret as Inspector Duval (uncredited)
- 1942 · The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe as Griswald (uncredited)
- 1942 · Pacific Rendezvous as Prof. Harvey Lessmore
- 1942 · This Above All as Hospital Chaplain
- 1942 · Broadway as Pete Dailey
- 1941 · Confirm or Deny as Jeff, Blind Typist
- 1941 · How Green Was My Valley as Mr. Parry
- 1941 · The Gay Falcon as Inspector Mike Waldeck
- 1941 · Lady Scarface as Matt Willis
- 1940 · Little Nellie Kelly as Timothy Fogarty
- 1940 · The Long Voyage Home as Donkeyman
- 1939 · Drums Along the Mohawk as Reverend Rosenkrantz
- 1936 · The Plough and the Stars as Padraic Pearse
- 1932 · The Sign of the Cross as Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited)
- 1918 · Knocknagow as Phil Lahy