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

Perry Mason

Bonanza

Maverick

Wagon Train

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Rawhide

Rawhide

Bat Masterson

All Movies (70)

• The Pigeon That Took Rome1962 · as Monsignor O'Toole
• For the Love of Mike1960 · as Father Walsh
• Enchanted Island1958 · as Jimmy Dooley
• Daughter of Dr. Jekyll1957 · as Dr. Lomas
• The King and Four Queens1956 · as Padre
• The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure1956 · as Boles - Ex-Gardener
• Lady Godiva of Coventry1955 · as Innkeeper
• River of No Return1954 · as Minister at Tent City (uncredited)
• Pride of the Blue Grass1954 · as Wilson
• World for Ransom1954 · as Sean O'Connor
• Main Street to Broadway1953 · as Actor in Fantasy Sequence
• South Sea Woman1953 · as 'Jimmy-legs' Donovan
• Scandal at Scourie1953 · as Father Reilly
• The Quiet Man1952 · as Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair
• Jack and the Beanstalk1952 · as Patrick the Harp (uncredited)
• The Barefoot Mailman1951 · as Ben Titus
• The River1951 · as Mr. John
• The People Against O'Hara1951 · as Mr. O'Hara
• Sealed Cargo1951 · as Kevin Dolan
• Apache Drums1951 · as Reverend Griffin
• Blue Blood1951 · as Tim Donovan
• A Wonderful Life1950 · as Pastor
• Tarzan and the Slave Girl1950 · as Dr. E.E. Campbell
• Challenge to Lassie1949 · as Dr. Lee
• She Wore a Yellow Ribbon1949 · as Dr. O'Laughlin
• Red Light1949 · as Father Redmond
• The Adventure of the Speckled Band1949 · as The Bookshop Man
• The Fighting O'Flynn1949 · as Dooley
• Tap Roots1948 · as Reverend Kirkland
• My Own True Love1948 · as Iverson
• Fighting Father Dunne1948 · as Michael O'Donnell
• Seven Keys to Baldpate1947 · as Prof. Bolton
• Easy Come, Easy Go1947 · as Timothy Mike Donovan
• The Fabulous Dorseys1947 · as Thomas Dorsey Sr.
• The Shocking Miss Pilgrim1947 · as Michael Michael
• The Verdict1946 · as Rev. Holbrook
• Never Say Goodbye1946 · as McCarthy (uncredited)
• Gallant Journey1946 · as Father Kenton
• Three Strangers1946 · as Prosecutor
• Too Young to Know1945 · as Mr. Enright
• Phantoms, Inc.1945 · as Dr. Rupert Trykel
• The Valley of Decision1945 · as Callahan
• The Corn Is Green1945 · as Glyn Thomas
• Roughly Speaking1945 · as Minister (uncredited)
• National Velvet1945 · as Mr. Hallam
• The Keys of the Kingdom1944 · as Fr. Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell
• Youth Runs Wild1944 · as Mr. Dunlop
• The White Cliffs of Dover1944 · as Benson (uncredited)
• Madame Curie1943 · as Businessman (uncredited)
• Lassie Come Home1943 · as Andrew
• The Man from Down Under1943 · as Father Polycarp
• Above Suspicion1943 · as Walmer Hotel Porter (Uncredited)
• The Black Swan1942 · as The Bishop (uncredited)
• Gentleman Jim1942 · as Father Burke
• Nightmare1942 · as Sergeant
• Dr. Renault's Secret1942 · as Inspector Duval (uncredited)
• The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe1942 · as Griswald (uncredited)
• Pacific Rendezvous1942 · as Prof. Harvey Lessmore
• This Above All1942 · as Hospital Chaplain
• Broadway1942 · as Pete Dailey
• Confirm or Deny1941 · as Jeff, Blind Typist
• How Green Was My Valley1941 · as Mr. Parry
• The Gay Falcon1941 · as Inspector Mike Waldeck
• Lady Scarface1941 · as Matt Willis
• Little Nellie Kelly1940 · as Timothy Fogarty
• The Long Voyage Home1940 · as Donkeyman
• Drums Along the Mohawk1939 · as Reverend Rosenkrantz
• The Plough and the Stars1936 · as Padraic Pearse
• The Sign of the Cross1932 · as Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited)
• Knocknagow1918 · as Phil Lahy

All TV Shows (18)

• Play of the Week1959 · as Monsignor
• Bonanza1959 · as Dennis
• One Step Beyond1959 · as Simon Lockhart
• Rawhide1959
• Rawhide1959 · as Sam Cartwright
• Bat Masterson1958 · as Dana Ruggles
• Maverick1957 · as Terence Fogarty
• Perry Mason1957 · as Dr. George Barnes
• Wagon Train1957 · as Judge Tremayne
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Jaspar
• The Hardy Boys1956 · as Boles
• The Millionaire1955 · as J. Peveril 'Pev' Johnson
• The Life Of Riley1953 · as Mr. Winkley
• Omnibus1952 · as Jacob O'Shaughnessy
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Michael
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Uncle Dan
• Your Show Time1949
• Kraft Television Theatre1947