Arthur Shields
Acting
- Born:
- 1896-02-15
- Died:
- 1970-04-27
- Place of birth:
- Dublin, Ireland
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
Filmography
The Pigeon That Took Rome
For the Love of Mike
Play of the Week
Bonanza
One Step Beyond
Rawhide
Enchanted Island
Bat Masterson
Maverick
Perry Mason
Wagon Train
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
The King and Four Queens
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
The Hardy Boys
Lady Godiva of Coventry
Crossroads
The Millionaire
River of No Return
Pride of the Blue Grass
World for Ransom
Main Street to Broadway
South Sea Woman
Scandal at Scourie
The Life Of Riley
Omnibus
The Quiet Man
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Barefoot Mailman
The River
The People Against O'Hara
Sealed Cargo
Apache Drums
Blue Blood
Lux Video Theatre
A Wonderful Life
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Challenge to Lassie
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Red Light
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
The Fighting O'Flynn
Your Show Time
Tap Roots
My Own True Love
Fighting Father Dunne
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Kraft Television Theatre
Easy Come, Easy Go
The Fabulous Dorseys
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
Never Say Goodbye
The Verdict
Gallant Journey
Three Strangers
Too Young to Know
Phantoms, Inc.
The Valley of Decision
The Corn Is Green
Roughly Speaking
National Velvet
The Keys of the Kingdom
Youth Runs Wild
The White Cliffs of Dover
Madame Curie
Lassie Come Home
The Man from Down Under
Above Suspicion
The Black Swan
Gentleman Jim
Nightmare
Dr. Renault's Secret
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
Pacific Rendezvous
This Above All
Broadway
Confirm or Deny
How Green Was My Valley
The Gay Falcon
Lady Scarface
Little Nellie Kelly
The Long Voyage Home
Drums Along the Mohawk
The Plough and the Stars
The Sign of the Cross
Knocknagow