- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 15, 1896
- Place of Birth
- Dublin, Ireland
- Died
- April 27, 1970
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, Ba…
Filmography
movieThe Pigeon That Took Rome
1962 · Monsignor O'Toole
movieFor the Love of Mike
1960 · Father Walsh
tvPlay of the Week
1959 · Monsignor
tvBonanza
1959 · Dennis
tvOne Step Beyond
1959 · Simon Lockhart
tvRawhide
1959 · , Sam Cartwright
movieEnchanted Island
1958 · Jimmy Dooley
tvBat Masterson
1958 · Dana Ruggles
tvMaverick
1957 · Terence Fogarty
tvPerry Mason
1957 · Dr. George Barnes
tvWagon Train
1957 · Judge Tremayne
movieDaughter of Dr. Jekyll
1957 · Dr. Lomas
movieThe King and Four Queens
1956 · Padre
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Jaspar
movieThe Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
1956 · Boles - Ex-Gardener
tvThe Hardy Boys
1956 · Boles
movieLady Godiva of Coventry
1955 · Innkeeper
tvThe Millionaire
1955 · J. Peveril 'Pev' Johnson
movieRiver of No Return
1954 · Minister at Tent City (uncredited)
moviePride of the Blue Grass
1954 · Wilson
movieWorld for Ransom
1954 · Sean O'Connor
movieMain Street to Broadway
1953 · Actor in Fantasy Sequence
movieSouth Sea Woman
1953 · 'Jimmy-legs' Donovan
movieScandal at Scourie
1953 · Father Reilly
tvThe Life Of Riley
1953 · Mr. Winkley
tvOmnibus
1952 · Jacob O'Shaughnessy
movieThe Quiet Man
1952 · Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair
movieJack and the Beanstalk
1952 · Patrick the Harp (uncredited)
movieThe Barefoot Mailman
1951 · Ben Titus
movieThe River
1951 · Mr. John
movieThe People Against O'Hara
1951 · Mr. O'Hara
movieSealed Cargo
1951 · Kevin Dolan
movieApache Drums
1951 · Reverend Griffin
movieBlue Blood
1951 · Tim Donovan
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Michael, Uncle Dan
A Wonderful Life
1950 · Pastor
movieTarzan and the Slave Girl
1950 · Dr. E.E. Campbell
movieChallenge to Lassie
1949 · Dr. Lee
movieShe Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949 · Dr. O'Laughlin
movieRed Light
1949 · Father Redmond
movieThe Adventure of the Speckled Band
1949 · The Bookshop Man
movieThe Fighting O'Flynn
1949 · Dooley
Your Show Time
1949
movieTap Roots
1948 · Reverend Kirkland
movieMy Own True Love
1948 · Iverson
movieFighting Father Dunne
1948 · Michael O'Donnell
movieSeven Keys to Baldpate
1947 · Prof. Bolton
tvKraft Television Theatre
1947
movieEasy Come, Easy Go
1947 · Timothy Mike Donovan
movieThe Fabulous Dorseys
1947 · Thomas Dorsey Sr.
movieThe Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947 · Michael Michael
movieThe Verdict
1946 · Rev. Holbrook
movieNever Say Goodbye
1946 · McCarthy (uncredited)
movieGallant Journey
1946 · Father Kenton
movieThree Strangers
1946 · Prosecutor
movieToo Young to Know
1945 · Mr. Enright
moviePhantoms, Inc.
1945 · Dr. Rupert Trykel
movieThe Valley of Decision
1945 · Callahan
movieThe Corn Is Green
1945 · Glyn Thomas
movieRoughly Speaking
1945 · Minister (uncredited)
movieNational Velvet
1945 · Mr. Hallam
movieThe Keys of the Kingdom
1944 · Fr. Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell
movieYouth Runs Wild
1944 · Mr. Dunlop
movieThe White Cliffs of Dover
1944 · Benson (uncredited)
movieMadame Curie
1943 · Businessman (uncredited)
movieLassie Come Home
1943 · Andrew
movieThe Man from Down Under
1943 · Father Polycarp
movieAbove Suspicion
1943 · Walmer Hotel Porter (Uncredited)
movieThe Black Swan
1942 · The Bishop (uncredited)
movieGentleman Jim
1942 · Father Burke
movieNightmare
1942 · Sergeant
movieDr. Renault's Secret
1942 · Inspector Duval (uncredited)
movieThe Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942 · Griswald (uncredited)
moviePacific Rendezvous
1942 · Prof. Harvey Lessmore
movieThis Above All
1942 · Hospital Chaplain
movieBroadway
1942 · Pete Dailey
movieConfirm or Deny
1941 · Jeff, Blind Typist
movieHow Green Was My Valley
1941 · Mr. Parry
movieThe Gay Falcon
1941 · Inspector Mike Waldeck
movieLady Scarface
1941 · Matt Willis
movieLittle Nellie Kelly
1940 · Timothy Fogarty
movieThe Long Voyage Home
1940 · Donkeyman
movieDrums Along the Mohawk
1939 · Reverend Rosenkrantz
movieThe Plough and the Stars
1936 · Padraic Pearse
movieThe Sign of the Cross
1932 · Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited)
movieKnocknagow
1918 · Phil Lahy