Arthur Shields

Arthur Shields

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

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: February 15, 1896

Deathday: April 27, 1970

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Known For

The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man

1952-07-21

Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk

1952-04-07

Red Light
Red Light

1949-09-30

Main Street to Broadway
Main Street to Broadway

1953-10-12

Three Strangers
Three Strangers

1946-01-28

World for Ransom
World for Ransom

1954-01-31

The Verdict
The Verdict

1946-11-23

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949-10-22

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

1951-09-01

How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley

1941-10-28

The Fabulous Dorseys
The Fabulous Dorseys

1947-02-26

The Corn Is Green
The Corn Is Green

1945-03-29

Little Nellie Kelly
Little Nellie Kelly

1940-11-22

The Valley of Decision
The Valley of Decision

1945-05-03

Challenge to Lassie
Challenge to Lassie

1949-10-31

The Gay Falcon
The Gay Falcon

1941-10-24

The River
The River

1951-09-10

The Keys of the Kingdom
The Keys of the Kingdom

1944-12-15

The Sign of the Cross
The Sign of the Cross

1932-11-30

The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home

1940-11-16

Drums Along the Mohawk
Drums Along the Mohawk

1939-11-10

Apache Drums
Apache Drums

1951-04-01

Youth Runs Wild
Youth Runs Wild

1944-09-01

My Own True Love
My Own True Love

1948-07-01

Lady Scarface
Lady Scarface

1941-09-26

Broadway
Broadway

1942-05-08

South Sea Woman
South Sea Woman

1953-06-27

Pride of the Blue Grass
Pride of the Blue Grass

1954-04-04

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

1947-01-04

Lady Godiva of Coventry
Lady Godiva of Coventry

1955-11-02

Lassie Come Home
Lassie Come Home

1943-12-01

Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll

1957-06-28

Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Tarzan and the Slave Girl

1950-06-23

The Pigeon That Took Rome
The Pigeon That Took Rome

1962-06-19

Enchanted Island
Enchanted Island

1958-11-08

Scandal at Scourie
Scandal at Scourie

1953-05-17

Knocknagow
Knocknagow

1918-01-30

Easy Come, Easy Go
Easy Come, Easy Go

1947-03-07

The Man from Down Under
The Man from Down Under

1943-08-04

Fighting Father Dunne
Fighting Father Dunne

1948-05-12

The King and Four Queens
The King and Four Queens

1956-12-21

A Wonderful Life
A Wonderful Life

1950-08-10

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

1949-03-25

Roughly Speaking
Roughly Speaking

1945-01-31

The Fighting O'Flynn
The Fighting O'Flynn

1949-02-26

Confirm or Deny
Confirm or Deny

1941-12-12

River of No Return
River of No Return

1954-04-30

The Barefoot Mailman
The Barefoot Mailman

1951-12-03

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

1956-10-02

Too Young to Know
Too Young to Know

1945-12-01

The Plough and the Stars
The Plough and the Stars

1936-12-26

Gentleman Jim
Gentleman Jim

1942-11-14

Never Say Goodbye
Never Say Goodbye

1946-11-09

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

1942-08-28

Phantoms, Inc.
Phantoms, Inc.

1945-06-09

For the Love of Mike
For the Love of Mike

1960-08-28

Seven Keys to Baldpate
Seven Keys to Baldpate

1947-06-05

Tap Roots
Tap Roots

1948-08-25

Sealed Cargo
Sealed Cargo

1951-05-19

The White Cliffs of Dover
The White Cliffs of Dover

1944-05-11

National Velvet
National Velvet

1945-01-26

Gallant Journey
Gallant Journey

1946-09-24

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

1942-10-19

This Above All
This Above All

1942-05-12

Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion

1943-05-31

Madame Curie
Madame Curie

1943-12-16

Pacific Rendezvous
Pacific Rendezvous

1942-05-21

Blue Blood
Blue Blood

1951-01-28

Nightmare
Nightmare

1942-11-10

The Black Swan
The Black Swan

1942-12-04