Arthur Shields

Arthur Shields

Date of Birth:

Feb 15, 1896

Place of Birth:

Dublin, Ireland

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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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filmography:

The Barefoot Mailman The Barefoot Mailman

1951

River of No Return River of No Return

1954

Confirm or Deny Confirm or Deny

1941

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure

1956

Too Young to Know Too Young to Know

1945

Gentleman Jim Gentleman Jim

1942

The Plough and the Stars The Plough and the Stars

1936

The Fighting O'Flynn The Fighting O'Flynn

1949

Roughly Speaking Roughly Speaking

1945

The Man from Down Under The Man from Down Under

1943

Easy Come, Easy Go Easy Come, Easy Go

1947

Knocknagow Knocknagow

1918

Fighting Father Dunne Fighting Father Dunne

1948

The King and Four Queens The King and Four Queens

1956

The Adventure of the Speckled Band The Adventure of the Speckled Band

1949

A Wonderful Life A Wonderful Life

1950

Never Say Goodbye Never Say Goodbye

1946

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

1942

Madame Curie Madame Curie

1943

Above Suspicion Above Suspicion

1943

This Above All This Above All

1942

Pacific Rendezvous Pacific Rendezvous

1942

Blue Blood Blue Blood

1951

The Black Swan The Black Swan

1942

Nightmare Nightmare

1942

Dr. Renault's Secret Dr. Renault's Secret

1942

Gallant Journey Gallant Journey

1946

Seven Keys to Baldpate Seven Keys to Baldpate

1947

For the Love of Mike For the Love of Mike

1960

Phantoms, Inc. Phantoms, Inc.

1945

Tap Roots Tap Roots

1948

Sealed Cargo Sealed Cargo

1951

National Velvet National Velvet

1945

The White Cliffs of Dover The White Cliffs of Dover

1944

Scandal at Scourie Scandal at Scourie

1953

Enchanted Island Enchanted Island

1958

Little Nellie Kelly Little Nellie Kelly

1940

The Corn Is Green The Corn Is Green

1945

The Fabulous Dorseys The Fabulous Dorseys

1947

The Valley of Decision The Valley of Decision

1945

Challenge to Lassie Challenge to Lassie

1949

The River The River

1951

The Gay Falcon The Gay Falcon

1941

How Green Was My Valley How Green Was My Valley

1941

The People Against O'Hara The People Against O'Hara

1951

Main Street to Broadway Main Street to Broadway

1953

Red Light Red Light

1949

Jack and the Beanstalk Jack and the Beanstalk

1952

World for Ransom World for Ransom

1954

Three Strangers Three Strangers

1946

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949

The Verdict The Verdict

1946

The Keys of the Kingdom The Keys of the Kingdom

1944

The Sign of the Cross The Sign of the Cross

1932

Lady Godiva of Coventry Lady Godiva of Coventry

1955

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

1947

Pride of the Blue Grass Pride of the Blue Grass

1954

Lassie Come Home Lassie Come Home

1943

Daughter of Dr. Jekyll Daughter of Dr. Jekyll

1957

The Pigeon That Took Rome The Pigeon That Took Rome

1962

Tarzan and the Slave Girl Tarzan and the Slave Girl

1950

South Sea Woman South Sea Woman

1953

Broadway Broadway

1942

Drums Along the Mohawk Drums Along the Mohawk

1939

The Long Voyage Home The Long Voyage Home

1940

Apache Drums Apache Drums

1951

Youth Runs Wild Youth Runs Wild

1944

Lady Scarface Lady Scarface

1941

My Own True Love My Own True Love

1948

The Quiet Man The Quiet Man

1952

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