Arthur Shields

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

88

Gender

Male

Birthday

1896-02-15

Day of death

1970-04-27 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Arthur Shields

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

Known For

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • One Step Beyond

    One Step Beyond

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • The Life Of Riley

    The Life Of Riley

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lassie Come Home

    Lassie Come Home

  • The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

    The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

  • The Fabulous Dorseys

    The Fabulous Dorseys

  • Main Street to Broadway

    Main Street to Broadway

  • Jack and the Beanstalk

    Jack and the Beanstalk

  • The White Cliffs of Dover

    The White Cliffs of Dover

  • The Quiet Man

    The Quiet Man

  • Daughter of Dr. Jekyll

    Daughter of Dr. Jekyll

  • The Man from Down Under

    The Man from Down Under

  • River of No Return

    River of No Return

  • The People Against O'Hara

    The People Against O'Hara

  • Nightmare

    Nightmare

  • National Velvet

    National Velvet

  • The Valley of Decision

    The Valley of Decision

  • Lady Scarface

    Lady Scarface

  • She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

    She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

  • The Verdict

    The Verdict

  • Never Say Goodbye

    Never Say Goodbye

  • The Plough and the Stars

    The Plough and the Stars

  • A Wonderful Life

    A Wonderful Life

  • Madame Curie

    Madame Curie

  • The Long Voyage Home

    The Long Voyage Home

  • Apache Drums

    Apache Drums

  • The King and Four Queens

    The King and Four Queens

  • The Keys of the Kingdom

    The Keys of the Kingdom

  • Broadway

    Broadway

  • The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

    The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

  • Fighting Father Dunne

    Fighting Father Dunne

  • The Adventure of the Speckled Band

    The Adventure of the Speckled Band

  • Play of the Week

    Play of the Week

  • World for Ransom

    World for Ransom

  • The Sign of the Cross

    The Sign of the Cross

  • The Barefoot Mailman

    The Barefoot Mailman

  • The Hardy Boys

    The Hardy Boys

  • Gallant Journey

    Gallant Journey

  • Blue Blood

    Blue Blood

  • Red Light

    Red Light

  • Drums Along the Mohawk

    Drums Along the Mohawk

  • Little Nellie Kelly

    Little Nellie Kelly

  • Confirm or Deny

    Confirm or Deny

  • Tap Roots

    Tap Roots

  • Gentleman Jim

    Gentleman Jim

  • Above Suspicion

    Above Suspicion

  • Enchanted Island

    Enchanted Island

  • The Black Swan

    The Black Swan

  • Easy Come, Easy Go

    Easy Come, Easy Go

  • The Pigeon That Took Rome

    The Pigeon That Took Rome

  • Too Young to Know

    Too Young to Know

  • Three Strangers

    Three Strangers

  • Scandal at Scourie

    Scandal at Scourie

  • Dr. Renault's Secret

    Dr. Renault's Secret

  • The River

    The River

  • Youth Runs Wild

    Youth Runs Wild

  • My Own True Love

    My Own True Love

  • Sealed Cargo

    Sealed Cargo

  • How Green Was My Valley

    How Green Was My Valley

  • The Gay Falcon

    The Gay Falcon

  • Seven Keys to Baldpate

    Seven Keys to Baldpate

  • Lady Godiva of Coventry

    Lady Godiva of Coventry

  • Your Show Time

    Your Show Time

  • For the Love of Mike

    For the Love of Mike

  • The Fighting O'Flynn

    The Fighting O'Flynn

  • Tarzan and the Slave Girl

    Tarzan and the Slave Girl

  • South Sea Woman

    South Sea Woman

  • Pacific Rendezvous

    Pacific Rendezvous

  • Roughly Speaking

    Roughly Speaking

  • Challenge to Lassie

    Challenge to Lassie

  • The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure

    The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure

  • This Above All

    This Above All

  • The Corn Is Green

    The Corn Is Green

  • Pride of the Blue Grass

    Pride of the Blue Grass

  • Phantoms, Inc.

    Phantoms, Inc.

  • Knocknagow

    Knocknagow