Arthur Shields
Born
February 15, 1896
Died
April 27, 1970 (74 years old)
Known For
Acting
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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Known For

The Pigeon That Took Rome
Monsignor O'Toole
1962

For the Love of Mike
Father Walsh
1960

Play of the Week
Monsignor · (1 episode)
1959

Bonanza
Dennis · (1 episode)
1959

One Step Beyond
Simon Lockhart · (1 episode)
1959

Rawhide
(0 episode)
1959

Rawhide
Sam Cartwright · (1 episode)
1959

Enchanted Island
Jimmy Dooley
1958

Bat Masterson
Dana Ruggles · (2 episodes)
1958

Maverick
Terence Fogarty · (1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Dr. George Barnes · (1 episode)
1957

Wagon Train
Judge Tremayne · (1 episode)
1957

Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
Dr. Lomas
1957

The King and Four Queens
Padre
1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Jaspar · (1 episode)
1956

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
Boles - Ex-Gardener
1956

The Hardy Boys
Boles · (20 episodes)
1956

Lady Godiva of Coventry
Innkeeper
1955

The Millionaire
J. Peveril 'Pev' Johnson · (1 episode)
1955

River of No Return
Minister at Tent City (uncredited)
1954

Pride of the Blue Grass
Wilson
1954

World for Ransom
Sean O'Connor
1954

Main Street to Broadway
Actor in Fantasy Sequence
1953

South Sea Woman
'Jimmy-legs' Donovan
1953

Scandal at Scourie
Father Reilly
1953

The Life Of Riley
Mr. Winkley · (1 episode)
1953

Omnibus
Jacob O'Shaughnessy · (1 episode)
1952

The Quiet Man
Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair
1952

Jack and the Beanstalk
Patrick the Harp (uncredited)
1952

The Barefoot Mailman
Ben Titus
1951

The River
Mr. John
1951

The People Against O'Hara
Mr. O'Hara
1951

Sealed Cargo
Kevin Dolan
1951

Apache Drums
Reverend Griffin
1951

Blue Blood
Tim Donovan
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Michael · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Uncle Dan · (1 episode)
1950
A Wonderful Life
Pastor
1950

Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Dr. E.E. Campbell
1950

Challenge to Lassie
Dr. Lee
1949

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Dr. O'Laughlin
1949

Red Light
Father Redmond
1949

The Adventure of the Speckled Band
The Bookshop Man
1949

The Fighting O'Flynn
Dooley
1949
Your Show Time
(26 episodes)
1949

Tap Roots
Reverend Kirkland
1948

My Own True Love
Iverson
1948

Fighting Father Dunne
Michael O'Donnell
1948

Seven Keys to Baldpate
Prof. Bolton
1947

Kraft Television Theatre
(2 episodes)
1947

Easy Come, Easy Go
Timothy Mike Donovan
1947

The Fabulous Dorseys
Thomas Dorsey Sr.
1947

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
Michael Michael
1947

The Verdict
Rev. Holbrook
1946

Never Say Goodbye
McCarthy (uncredited)
1946

Gallant Journey
Father Kenton
1946

Three Strangers
Prosecutor
1946

Too Young to Know
Mr. Enright
1945

Phantoms, Inc.
Dr. Rupert Trykel
1945

The Valley of Decision
Callahan
1945

The Corn Is Green
Glyn Thomas
1945

Roughly Speaking
Minister (uncredited)
1945

National Velvet
Mr. Hallam
1945

The Keys of the Kingdom
Fr. Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell
1944

Youth Runs Wild
Mr. Dunlop
1944

The White Cliffs of Dover
Benson (uncredited)
1944

Madame Curie
Businessman (uncredited)
1943

Lassie Come Home
Andrew
1943

The Man from Down Under
Father Polycarp
1943

Above Suspicion
Walmer Hotel Porter (Uncredited)
1943

The Black Swan
The Bishop (uncredited)
1942

Gentleman Jim
Father Burke
1942

Nightmare
Sergeant
1942

Dr. Renault's Secret
Inspector Duval (uncredited)
1942

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
Griswald (uncredited)
1942

Pacific Rendezvous
Prof. Harvey Lessmore
1942

This Above All
Hospital Chaplain
1942

Broadway
Pete Dailey
1942

Confirm or Deny
Jeff, Blind Typist
1941

How Green Was My Valley
Mr. Parry
1941

The Gay Falcon
Inspector Mike Waldeck
1941

Lady Scarface
Matt Willis
1941

Little Nellie Kelly
Timothy Fogarty
1940

The Long Voyage Home
Donkeyman
1940

Drums Along the Mohawk
Reverend Rosenkrantz
1939

The Plough and the Stars
Padraic Pearse
1936

The Sign of the Cross
Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited)
1932

Knocknagow
Phil Lahy
1918