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
1957
Bonanza
1959
Maverick
1957
Wagon Train
1957
Rawhide
1959
Rawhide
1959
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
One Step Beyond
1959
Omnibus
1952
Bat Masterson
1958
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
The Millionaire
1955
Filmography
Perry Mason
as Dr. George Barnes · 1957
Bonanza
as Dennis · 1959
Maverick
as Terence Fogarty · 1957
Wagon Train
as Judge Tremayne · 1957
Rawhide
· 1959
Rawhide
as Sam Cartwright · 1959
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Jaspar · 1956
One Step Beyond
as Simon Lockhart · 1959
Omnibus
as Jacob O'Shaughnessy · 1952
Bat Masterson
as Dana Ruggles · 1958
Kraft Television Theatre
· 1947
The Millionaire
as J. Peveril 'Pev' Johnson · 1955
The Life Of Riley
as Mr. Winkley · 1953
Lux Video Theatre
as Michael · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
as Uncle Dan · 1950
The Hardy Boys
as Boles · 1956
Play of the Week
as Monsignor · 1959
Crossroads
as Reverend Zaccara · 1955
The Quiet Man
as Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair · 1952
How Green Was My Valley
as Mr. Parry · 1941
River of No Return
as Minister at Tent City (uncredited) · 1954
The Black Swan
as The Bishop (uncredited) · 1942
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Dr. O'Laughlin · 1949
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Reverend Rosenkrantz · 1939
Lassie Come Home
as Andrew · 1943
Lady Godiva of Coventry
as Innkeeper · 1955
Tap Roots
as Reverend Kirkland · 1948
The Sign of the Cross
as Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited) · 1932
The Keys of the Kingdom
as Fr. Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell · 1944
The Valley of Decision
as Callahan · 1945
The Long Voyage Home
as Donkeyman · 1940
National Velvet
as Mr. Hallam · 1945
The River
as Mr. John · 1951
The King and Four Queens
as Padre · 1956
Gallant Journey
as Father Kenton · 1946
The People Against O'Hara
as Mr. O'Hara · 1951
The Corn Is Green
as Glyn Thomas · 1945
Gentleman Jim
as Father Burke · 1942
Three Strangers
as Prosecutor · 1946
The White Cliffs of Dover
as Benson (uncredited) · 1944
The Verdict
as Rev. Holbrook · 1946
Madame Curie
as Businessman (uncredited) · 1943
Jack and the Beanstalk
as Patrick the Harp (voice, uncredited) · 1952
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
as Dr. E.E. Campbell · 1950
A Wonderful Life
as Pastor · 1950
Above Suspicion
as Walmer Hotel Porter (Uncredited) · 1943
Dr. Renault's Secret
as Inspector Duval (uncredited) · 1942
Apache Drums
as Reverend Griffin · 1951
Never Say Goodbye
as McCarthy (uncredited) · 1946
The Plough and the Stars
as Padraic Pearse · 1936
South Sea Woman
as 'Jimmy-legs' Donovan · 1953
Pride of the Blue Grass
as Wilson · 1954
Phantoms, Inc.
as Dr. Rupert Trykel · 1945
Main Street to Broadway
as Actor in Fantasy Sequence · 1953
Too Young to Know
as Mr. Enright · 1945
The Gay Falcon
as Inspector Mike Waldeck · 1941
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
as Dr. Lomas · 1957
This Above All
as Hospital Chaplain · 1942
Seven Keys to Baldpate
as Prof. Bolton · 1947
Youth Runs Wild
as Mr. Dunlop · 1944
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
as Michael Michael · 1947
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Timothy Mike Donovan · 1947
My Own True Love
as Iverson · 1948
Your Show Time
· 1949
The Man from Down Under
as Father Polycarp · 1943
For the Love of Mike
as Father Walsh · 1960
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
as Boles - Ex-Gardener · 1956
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
as Griswald (uncredited) · 1942
The Pigeon That Took Rome
as Monsignor O'Toole · 1962
Confirm or Deny
as Jeff, Blind Typist · 1941
World for Ransom
as Sean O'Connor · 1954
Broadway
as Pete Dailey · 1942
Sealed Cargo
as Kevin Dolan · 1951
Red Light
as Father Redmond · 1949
The Fighting O'Flynn
as Dooley · 1949
Roughly Speaking
as Minister (uncredited) · 1945
Little Nellie Kelly
as Timothy Fogarty · 1940
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
as The Bookshop Man · 1949
Pacific Rendezvous
as Prof. Harvey Lessmore · 1942
Scandal at Scourie
as Father Reilly · 1953
The Fabulous Dorseys
as Thomas Dorsey Sr. · 1947
Challenge to Lassie
as Dr. Lee · 1949
Lady Scarface
as Matt Willis · 1941
The Barefoot Mailman
as Ben Titus · 1951
Knocknagow
as Phil Lahy · 1918
Fighting Father Dunne
as Michael O'Donnell · 1948
Blue Blood
as Tim Donovan · 1951
Nightmare
as Sergeant · 1942
Enchanted Island
as Jimmy Dooley · 1958