Acting · Dublin, Ireland · Born February 15, 1896
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
MovieThe Pigeon That Took Rome
1962
as Monsignor O'Toole
MovieFor the Love of Mike
1960
as Father Walsh
TVPlay of the Week
1959
as Monsignor
TVBonanza
1959
as Dennis
TVOne Step Beyond
1959
as Simon Lockhart
TVRawhide
1959
MovieEnchanted Island
1958
as Jimmy Dooley
TVBat Masterson
1958
as Dana Ruggles
TVMaverick
1957
as Terence Fogarty
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Dr. George Barnes
TVWagon Train
1957
as Judge Tremayne
MovieDaughter of Dr. Jekyll
1957
as Dr. Lomas
MovieThe King and Four Queens
1956
as Padre
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Jaspar
MovieThe Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
1956
as Boles - Ex-Gardener
TVThe Hardy Boys
1956
as Boles
MovieLady Godiva of Coventry
1955
as Innkeeper
TVThe Millionaire
1955
as J. Peveril 'Pev' Johnson
MovieRiver of No Return
1954
as Minister at Tent City (uncredited)
MoviePride of the Blue Grass
1954
as Wilson
MovieWorld for Ransom
1954
as Sean O'Connor
MovieMain Street to Broadway
1953
as Actor in Fantasy Sequence
MovieSouth Sea Woman
1953
as 'Jimmy-legs' Donovan
MovieScandal at Scourie
1953
as Father Reilly
TVThe Life Of Riley
1953
as Mr. Winkley
TVOmnibus
1952
as Jacob O'Shaughnessy
MovieThe Quiet Man
1952
as Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair
MovieJack and the Beanstalk
1952
as Patrick the Harp (uncredited)
MovieThe Barefoot Mailman
1951
as Ben Titus
MovieThe River
1951
as Mr. John
MovieThe People Against O'Hara
1951
as Mr. O'Hara
MovieSealed Cargo
1951
as Kevin Dolan
MovieApache Drums
1951
as Reverend Griffin
MovieBlue Blood
1951
as Tim Donovan
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Michael
A Wonderful Life
1950
as Pastor
MovieTarzan and the Slave Girl
1950
as Dr. E.E. Campbell
MovieChallenge to Lassie
1949
as Dr. Lee
MovieShe Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
as Dr. O'Laughlin
MovieRed Light
1949
as Father Redmond
MovieThe Adventure of the Speckled Band
1949
as The Bookshop Man
MovieThe Fighting O'Flynn
1949
as Dooley
Your Show Time
1949
MovieTap Roots
1948
as Reverend Kirkland
MovieMy Own True Love
1948
as Iverson
MovieFighting Father Dunne
1948
as Michael O'Donnell
MovieSeven Keys to Baldpate
1947
as Prof. Bolton
TVKraft Television Theatre
1947
MovieEasy Come, Easy Go
1947
as Timothy Mike Donovan
MovieThe Fabulous Dorseys
1947
as Thomas Dorsey Sr.
MovieThe Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947
as Michael Michael
MovieThe Verdict
1946
as Rev. Holbrook
MovieNever Say Goodbye
1946
as McCarthy (uncredited)
MovieGallant Journey
1946
as Father Kenton
MovieThree Strangers
1946
as Prosecutor
MovieToo Young to Know
1945
as Mr. Enright
MoviePhantoms, Inc.
1945
as Dr. Rupert Trykel
MovieThe Valley of Decision
1945
as Callahan
MovieThe Corn Is Green
1945
as Glyn Thomas
MovieRoughly Speaking
1945
as Minister (uncredited)
MovieNational Velvet
1945
as Mr. Hallam
MovieThe Keys of the Kingdom
1944
as Fr. Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell
MovieYouth Runs Wild
1944
as Mr. Dunlop
MovieThe White Cliffs of Dover
1944
as Benson (uncredited)
MovieMadame Curie
1943
as Businessman (uncredited)
MovieLassie Come Home
1943
as Andrew
MovieThe Man from Down Under
1943
as Father Polycarp
MovieAbove Suspicion
1943
as Walmer Hotel Porter (Uncredited)
MovieThe Black Swan
1942
as The Bishop (uncredited)
MovieGentleman Jim
1942
as Father Burke
MovieNightmare
1942
as Sergeant
MovieDr. Renault's Secret
1942
as Inspector Duval (uncredited)
MovieThe Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942
as Griswald (uncredited)
MoviePacific Rendezvous
1942
as Prof. Harvey Lessmore
MovieThis Above All
1942
as Hospital Chaplain
MovieBroadway
1942
as Pete Dailey
MovieConfirm or Deny
1941
as Jeff, Blind Typist
MovieHow Green Was My Valley
1941
as Mr. Parry
MovieThe Gay Falcon
1941
as Inspector Mike Waldeck
MovieLady Scarface
1941
as Matt Willis
MovieLittle Nellie Kelly
1940
as Timothy Fogarty
MovieThe Long Voyage Home
1940
as Donkeyman
MovieDrums Along the Mohawk
1939
as Reverend Rosenkrantz
MovieThe Plough and the Stars
1936
as Padraic Pearse
MovieThe Sign of the Cross
1932
as Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited)
MovieKnocknagow
1918
as Phil Lahy
