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.[1] 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
Movie | The Pigeon That Took Rome | Monsignor O'Toole | 1962-06-19 |
Movie | For the Love of Mike | Father Walsh | 1960-08-28 |
Series | Rawhide | Unknown | 1959-01-09 |
Series | One Step Beyond | Unknown | 1959-01-20 |
Series | Bat Masterson | Unknown | 1958-10-08 |
Movie | Enchanted Island | Jimmy Dooley | 1958-11-08 |
Movie | Daughter of Dr. Jekyll | Dr. Lomas | 1957-06-28 |
Series | Perry Mason | Unknown | 1957-09-21 |
Series | Maverick | Unknown | 1957-09-22 |
Movie | The King and Four Queens | Padre | 1956-12-21 |
Movie | Lady Godiva of Coventry | Innkeeper | 1955-11-02 |
Series | The Millionaire | Unknown | 1955-01-19 |
Movie | Pride of the Blue Grass | Wilson | 1954-04-04 |
Movie | World for Ransom | Sean O'Connor | 1954-01-31 |
Movie | River of No Return | Minister at Tent City (uncredited) | 1954-04-30 |
Movie | Scandal at Scourie | Father Reilly | 1953-05-17 |
Movie | South Sea Woman | 'Jimmy-legs' Donovan | 1953-06-27 |
Movie | Main Street to Broadway | Actor in Fantasy Sequence | 1953-10-12 |
Movie | Jack and the Beanstalk | Patrick the Harp (uncredited) | 1952-04-07 |
Series | Omnibus | Unknown | 1952-11-09 |
Movie | The Quiet Man | Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair | 1952-07-21 |
Movie | Apache Drums | Reverend Griffin | 1951-04-01 |
Movie | The People Against O'Hara | Mr. O'Hara | 1951-09-01 |
Movie | Sealed Cargo | Kevin Dolan | 1951-05-19 |
Movie | The Barefoot Mailman | Ben Titus | 1951-12-03 |
Movie | The River | Mr. John | 1951-09-10 |
Movie | Tarzan and the Slave Girl | Dr. E.E. Campbell | 1950-06-23 |
Movie | A Wonderful Life | Pastor | 1950-08-10 |
Movie | The Fighting O'Flynn | Dooley | 1949-02-26 |
Movie | The Adventure of the Speckled Band | The Bookshop Man | 1949-03-25 |
Movie | Challenge to Lassie | Dr. Lee | 1949-10-31 |
Movie | Red Light | Father Redmond | 1949-09-30 |
Movie | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon | Dr. O'Laughlin | 1949-10-22 |
Movie | Fighting Father Dunne | Michael O'Donnell | 1948-05-12 |
Movie | My Own True Love | Iverson | 1948-07-01 |
Movie | Tap Roots | Reverend Kirkland | 1948-08-25 |
Movie | The Fabulous Dorseys | Thomas Dorsey Sr. | 1947-02-26 |
Movie | The Shocking Miss Pilgrim | Michael Michael | 1947-01-04 |
Movie | Easy Come, Easy Go | Timothy Mike Donovan | 1947-03-07 |
Movie | Seven Keys to Baldpate | Prof. Bolton | 1947-06-05 |
Movie | Three Strangers | Prosecutor | 1946-01-28 |
Movie | Gallant Journey | Father Kenton | 1946-09-24 |
Movie | Never Say Goodbye | McCarthy (uncredited) | 1946-11-09 |
Movie | The Verdict | Rev. Holbrook | 1946-11-23 |
Movie | Roughly Speaking | Minister (uncredited) | 1945-01-31 |
Movie | National Velvet | Mr. Hallam | 1945-01-26 |
Movie | The Corn Is Green | Glyn Thomas | 1945-03-29 |
Movie | The Valley of Decision | Callahan | 1945-05-03 |
Movie | Too Young to Know | Mr. Enright | 1945-12-01 |
Movie | Phantoms, Inc. | Dr. Rupert Trykel | 1945-06-09 |
Movie | The White Cliffs of Dover | Benson (uncredited) | 1944-05-11 |
Movie | The Keys of the Kingdom | Fr. Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell | 1944-12-15 |
Movie | Youth Runs Wild | Mr. Dunlop | 1944-09-01 |
Movie | The Man from Down Under | Father Polycarp | 1943-08-04 |
Movie | Above Suspicion | Walmer Hotel Porter (Uncredited) | 1943-05-31 |
Movie | Madame Curie | Businessman (uncredited) | 1943-12-16 |
Movie | Lassie Come Home | Andrew | 1943-12-01 |
Movie | Pacific Rendezvous | Prof. Harvey Lessmore | 1942-05-21 |
Movie | This Above All | Hospital Chaplain | 1942-05-12 |
Movie | The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe | Griswald (uncredited) | 1942-08-28 |
Movie | Broadway | Pete Dailey | 1942-05-08 |
Movie | The Black Swan | The Bishop (uncredited) | 1942-12-04 |
Movie | Dr. Renault's Secret | Inspector Duval (uncredited) | 1942-10-19 |
Movie | Gentleman Jim | Father Burke | 1942-11-14 |
Movie | Nightmare | Sergeant | 1942-11-10 |
Movie | Lady Scarface | Matt Willis | 1941-09-26 |
Movie | The Gay Falcon | Inspector Mike Waldeck | 1941-10-24 |
Movie | Confirm or Deny | Jeff, Blind Typist | 1941-12-12 |
Movie | How Green Was My Valley | Mr. Parry | 1941-10-28 |
Movie | The Long Voyage Home | Donkeyman | 1940-11-16 |
Movie | Little Nellie Kelly | Timothy Fogarty | 1940-11-22 |
Movie | Drums Along the Mohawk | Reverend Rosenkrantz | 1939-11-10 |
Movie | The Plough and the Stars | Padraic Pearse | 1936-12-26 |
Movie | The Sign of the Cross | Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited) | 1932-11-30 |
Movie | Knocknagow | Phil Lahy | 1918-01-30 |