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

Also Known As

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

Acting

The Quiet Man

1952

The Quiet Man

as

Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair

Jack and the Beanstalk

1952

Jack and the Beanstalk

as

Patrick the Harp (uncredited)

Red Light

1949

Red Light

as

Father Redmond

Main Street to Broadway

1953

Main Street to Broadway

as

Actor in Fantasy Sequence

World for Ransom

1954

World for Ransom

as

Sean O'Connor

Three Strangers

1946

Three Strangers

as

Prosecutor

The Verdict

1946

The Verdict

as

Rev. Holbrook

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

as

Dr. O'Laughlin

The People Against O'Hara

1951

The People Against O'Hara

as

Mr. O'Hara

How Green Was My Valley

1941

How Green Was My Valley

as

Mr. Parry

The Fabulous Dorseys

1947

The Fabulous Dorseys

as

Thomas Dorsey Sr.

The Corn Is Green

1945

The Corn Is Green

as

Glyn Thomas

Little Nellie Kelly

1940

Little Nellie Kelly

as

Timothy Fogarty

The Valley of Decision

1945

The Valley of Decision

as

Callahan

Challenge to Lassie

1949

Challenge to Lassie

as

Dr. Lee

The Gay Falcon

1941

The Gay Falcon

as

Inspector Mike Waldeck

The River

1951

The River

as

Mr. John

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944

The Keys of the Kingdom

as

Fr. Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell

The Sign of the Cross

1932

The Sign of the Cross

as

Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited)

The Long Voyage Home

1940

The Long Voyage Home

as

Donkeyman

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939

Drums Along the Mohawk

as

Reverend Rosenkrantz

Apache Drums

1951

Apache Drums

as

Reverend Griffin

Youth Runs Wild

1944

Youth Runs Wild

as

Mr. Dunlop

My Own True Love

1948

My Own True Love

as

Iverson

Lady Scarface

1941

Lady Scarface

as

Matt Willis

Broadway

1942

Broadway

as

Pete Dailey

South Sea Woman

1953

South Sea Woman

as

'Jimmy-legs' Donovan

Pride of the Blue Grass

1954

Pride of the Blue Grass

as

Wilson

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

1947

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

as

Michael Michael

Lady Godiva of Coventry

1955

Lady Godiva of Coventry

as

Innkeeper

Lassie Come Home

1943

Lassie Come Home

as

Andrew

Daughter of Dr. Jekyll

1957

Daughter of Dr. Jekyll

as

Dr. Lomas

Tarzan and the Slave Girl

1950

Tarzan and the Slave Girl

as

Dr. E.E. Campbell

The Pigeon That Took Rome

1962

The Pigeon That Took Rome

as

Monsignor O'Toole

Enchanted Island

1958

Enchanted Island

as

Jimmy Dooley

Scandal at Scourie

1953

Scandal at Scourie

as

Father Reilly

Knocknagow

1918

Knocknagow

as

Phil Lahy

Easy Come, Easy Go

1947

Easy Come, Easy Go

as

Timothy Mike Donovan

The Man from Down Under

1943

The Man from Down Under

as

Father Polycarp

Fighting Father Dunne

1948

Fighting Father Dunne

as

Michael O'Donnell

The King and Four Queens

1956

The King and Four Queens

as

Padre

A Wonderful Life

1950

A Wonderful Life

as

Pastor

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

1949

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

as

The Bookshop Man

Roughly Speaking

1945

Roughly Speaking

as

Minister (uncredited)

The Fighting O'Flynn

1949

The Fighting O'Flynn

as

Dooley

Confirm or Deny

1941

Confirm or Deny

as

Jeff, Blind Typist

River of No Return

1954

River of No Return

as

Minister at Tent City (uncredited)

The Barefoot Mailman

1951

The Barefoot Mailman

as

Ben Titus

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure

1956

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure

as

Boles - Ex-Gardener

Too Young to Know

1945

Too Young to Know

as

Mr. Enright

The Plough and the Stars

1936

The Plough and the Stars

as

Padraic Pearse

Gentleman Jim

1942

Gentleman Jim

as

Father Burke

Never Say Goodbye

1946

Never Say Goodbye

as

McCarthy (uncredited)

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

1942

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

as

Griswald (uncredited)

Phantoms, Inc.

1945

Phantoms, Inc.

as

Dr. Rupert Trykel

For the Love of Mike

1960

For the Love of Mike

as

Father Walsh

Seven Keys to Baldpate

1947

Seven Keys to Baldpate

as

Prof. Bolton

Tap Roots

1948

Tap Roots

as

Reverend Kirkland

Sealed Cargo

1951

Sealed Cargo

as

Kevin Dolan

The White Cliffs of Dover

1944

The White Cliffs of Dover

as

Benson (uncredited)

National Velvet

1945

National Velvet

as

Mr. Hallam

Gallant Journey

1946

Gallant Journey

as

Father Kenton

Dr. Renault's Secret

1942

Dr. Renault's Secret

as

Inspector Duval (uncredited)

This Above All

1942

This Above All

as

Hospital Chaplain

Above Suspicion

1943

Above Suspicion

as

Walmer Hotel Porter (Uncredited)

Madame Curie

1943

Madame Curie

as

Businessman (uncredited)

Pacific Rendezvous

1942

Pacific Rendezvous

as

Prof. Harvey Lessmore

Blue Blood

1951

Blue Blood

as

Tim Donovan

Nightmare

1942

Nightmare

as

Sergeant

The Black Swan

1942

The Black Swan

as

The Bishop (uncredited)

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

Jacob O'Shaughnessy

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Dr. George Barnes

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

as

J. Peveril 'Pev' Johnson

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Michael

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond

as

Simon Lockhart

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

as

Dana Ruggles

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Sam Cartwright

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Jaspar

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Dennis

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

as

Judge Tremayne

Your Show Time

Your Show Time

as

Maverick

Maverick

as

Terence Fogarty

The Hardy Boys

The Hardy Boys

as

Boles

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Uncle Dan

Play of the Week

Play of the Week

as

Monsignor

The Life Of Riley

The Life Of Riley

as

Mr. Winkley

Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre

as

Production

Crew

Directing