Arthur Shields
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 15, 1896
- Died
- Apr 27, 1970 (aged 74)
- Place of birth
- Dublin, Ireland
- Credits
- 87
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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.
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Known for
The Quiet Man
1952Movie
Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair
Bonanza
1959TV
Dennis
River of No Return
1954Movie
Minister at Tent City (uncredited)
How Green Was My Valley
1941Movie
Mr. Parry
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949Movie
Dr. O'Laughlin
Lassie Come Home
1943Movie
Andrew
Filmography
The Pigeon That Took Rome
1962Movie
Monsignor O'Toole
For the Love of Mike
1960Movie
Father Walsh
Play of the Week
1959TV
Monsignor
Bonanza
1959TV
Dennis
One Step Beyond
1959TV
Simon Lockhart
Rawhide
1959TV
Sam Cartwright
Enchanted Island
1958Movie
Jimmy Dooley
Bat Masterson
1958TV
Dana Ruggles
Maverick
1957TV
Terence Fogarty
Perry Mason
1957TV
Dr. George Barnes
Wagon Train
1957TV
Judge Tremayne
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
1957Movie
Dr. Lomas
The King and Four Queens
1956Movie
Padre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956TV
Jaspar
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
1956Movie
Boles - Ex-Gardener
The Hardy Boys
1956TV
Boles
Lady Godiva of Coventry
1955Movie
Innkeeper
Crossroads
1955TV
Reverend Zaccara
The Millionaire
1955TV
J. Peveril 'Pev' Johnson
River of No Return
1954Movie
Minister at Tent City (uncredited)
Pride of the Blue Grass
1954Movie
Wilson
World for Ransom
1954Movie
Sean O'Connor
Main Street to Broadway
1953Movie
Actor in Fantasy Sequence
South Sea Woman
1953Movie
'Jimmy-legs' Donovan
Scandal at Scourie
1953Movie
Father Reilly
The Life Of Riley
1953TV
Mr. Winkley
Omnibus
1952TV
Jacob O'Shaughnessy
The Quiet Man
1952Movie
Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair
Jack and the Beanstalk
1952Movie
Patrick the Harp (voice, uncredited)
The Barefoot Mailman
1951Movie
Ben Titus
The River
1951Movie
Mr. John
The People Against O'Hara
1951Movie
Mr. O'Hara
Sealed Cargo
1951Movie
Kevin Dolan
Apache Drums
1951Movie
Reverend Griffin
Blue Blood
1951Movie
Tim Donovan
Lux Video Theatre
1950TV
Michael, Uncle Dan
A Wonderful Life
1950Movie
Pastor
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
1950Movie
Dr. E.E. Campbell
Challenge to Lassie
1949Movie
Dr. Lee
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949Movie
Dr. O'Laughlin
Red Light
1949Movie
Father Redmond
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
1949Movie
The Bookshop Man
The Fighting O'Flynn
1949Movie
Dooley
Your Show Time
1949TV
Tap Roots
1948Movie
Reverend Kirkland
My Own True Love
1948Movie
Iverson
Fighting Father Dunne
1948Movie
Michael O'Donnell
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1947Movie
Prof. Bolton
Kraft Television Theatre
1947TV
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947Movie
Timothy Mike Donovan
The Fabulous Dorseys
1947Movie
Thomas Dorsey Sr.
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947Movie
Michael Michael
Never Say Goodbye
1946Movie
McCarthy (uncredited)
The Verdict
1946Movie
Rev. Holbrook
Gallant Journey
1946Movie
Father Kenton
Three Strangers
1946Movie
Prosecutor
Too Young to Know
1945Movie
Mr. Enright
Phantoms, Inc.
1945Movie
Dr. Rupert Trykel
The Valley of Decision
1945Movie
Callahan
The Corn Is Green
1945Movie
Glyn Thomas
Roughly Speaking
1945Movie
Minister (uncredited)
National Velvet
1945Movie
Mr. Hallam
The Keys of the Kingdom
1944Movie
Fr. Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell
Youth Runs Wild
1944Movie
Mr. Dunlop
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944Movie
Benson (uncredited)
Madame Curie
1943Movie
Businessman (uncredited)
Lassie Come Home
1943Movie
Andrew
The Man from Down Under
1943Movie
Father Polycarp
Above Suspicion
1943Movie
Walmer Hotel Porter (Uncredited)
The Black Swan
1942Movie
The Bishop (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
1942Movie
Father Burke
Nightmare
1942Movie
Sergeant
Dr. Renault's Secret
1942Movie
Inspector Duval (uncredited)
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942Movie
Griswald (uncredited)
Pacific Rendezvous
1942Movie
Prof. Harvey Lessmore
This Above All
1942Movie
Hospital Chaplain
Broadway
1942Movie
Pete Dailey
Confirm or Deny
1941Movie
Jeff, Blind Typist
How Green Was My Valley
1941Movie
Mr. Parry
The Gay Falcon
1941Movie
Inspector Mike Waldeck
Lady Scarface
1941Movie
Matt Willis
Little Nellie Kelly
1940Movie
Timothy Fogarty
The Long Voyage Home
1940Movie
Donkeyman
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939Movie
Reverend Rosenkrantz
The Plough and the Stars
1936Movie
Padraic Pearse
The Sign of the Cross
1932Movie
Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited)
Knocknagow
1918Movie
Phil Lahy