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 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
Acted in 85
1960s
- 1962
The Pigeon That Took Rome
Monsignor O'Toole
- 1960
For the Love of Mike
Father Walsh
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
Enchanted Island
Jimmy Dooley
- 1957
- 1956
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
Boles - Ex-Gardener
- 1955
Crossroads
Reverend Zaccara · 1 episode
- 1954
Pride of the Blue Grass
Wilson
World for Ransom
Sean O'Connor
- 1953
Main Street to Broadway
Actor in Fantasy Sequence
Scandal at Scourie
Father Reilly
- 1952
- 1951
The Barefoot Mailman
Ben Titus
The People Against O'Hara
Mr. O'Hara
Sealed Cargo
Kevin Dolan
Apache Drums
Reverend Griffin
Blue Blood
Tim Donovan
- 1950
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Dr. E.E. Campbell
1940s
- 1949
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
The Bookshop Man
The Fighting O'Flynn
Dooley
- 1948
My Own True Love
Iverson
Fighting Father Dunne
Michael O'Donnell
- 1947
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Prof. Bolton
Easy Come, Easy Go
Timothy Mike Donovan
The Fabulous Dorseys
Thomas Dorsey Sr.
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
Michael Michael
- 1946
Never Say Goodbye
McCarthy (uncredited)
Gallant Journey
Father Kenton
- 1945
Too Young to Know
Mr. Enright
Roughly Speaking
Minister (uncredited)
- 1944
Youth Runs Wild
Mr. Dunlop
The White Cliffs of Dover
Benson (uncredited)
- 1943
Lassie Come Home
Andrew
The Man from Down Under
Father Polycarp
Above Suspicion
Walmer Hotel Porter (Uncredited)
- 1942
Nightmare
Sergeant
Dr. Renault's Secret
Inspector Duval (uncredited)
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
Griswald (uncredited)
Pacific Rendezvous
Prof. Harvey Lessmore
This Above All
Hospital Chaplain
Broadway
Pete Dailey
- 1941
Confirm or Deny
Jeff, Blind Typist
The Gay Falcon
Inspector Mike Waldeck
Lady Scarface
Matt Willis
- 1940
Little Nellie Kelly
Timothy Fogarty
1930s
- 1939
Drums Along the Mohawk
Reverend Rosenkrantz
- 1936
The Plough and the Stars
Padraic Pearse
- 1932
1910s
- 1918
Knocknagow
Phil Lahy