Acting
Arthur Shields
EN cinema · 70 credits
Born
15 February 1896
Died
27 April 1970 (aged 74)
Birthplace
Dublin, Ireland
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
Known for
Filmography
The Pigeon That Took Rome
as Monsignor O'Toole
For the Love of Mike
as Father Walsh
Enchanted Island
as Jimmy Dooley
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
as Dr. Lomas
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
as Boles - Ex-Gardener
Lady Godiva of Coventry
as Innkeeper
World for Ransom
as Sean O'Connor
Pride of the Blue Grass
as Wilson
River of No Return
as Minister at Tent City (uncredited)
Main Street to Broadway
as Actor in Fantasy Sequence
South Sea Woman
as 'Jimmy-legs' Donovan
Scandal at Scourie
as Father Reilly
The Quiet Man
as Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair
Jack and the Beanstalk
as Patrick the Harp (voice, uncredited)
The People Against O'Hara
as Mr. O'Hara
The River
as Mr. John
Apache Drums
as Reverend Griffin
The Barefoot Mailman
as Ben Titus
Sealed Cargo
as Kevin Dolan
Blue Blood
as Tim Donovan
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
as Dr. E.E. Campbell
Red Light
as Father Redmond
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Dr. O'Laughlin
Challenge to Lassie
as Dr. Lee
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
as The Bookshop Man
The Fighting O'Flynn
as Dooley
My Own True Love
as Iverson
Fighting Father Dunne
as Michael O'Donnell
Tap Roots
as Reverend Kirkland
The Fabulous Dorseys
as Thomas Dorsey Sr.
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
as Michael Michael
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Timothy Mike Donovan
Seven Keys to Baldpate
as Prof. Bolton
Three Strangers
as Prosecutor
The Verdict
as Rev. Holbrook
Never Say Goodbye
as McCarthy (uncredited)
Gallant Journey
as Father Kenton
The Corn Is Green
as Glyn Thomas
The Valley of Decision
as Callahan
Roughly Speaking
as Minister (uncredited)
Too Young to Know
as Mr. Enright
Phantoms, Inc.
as Dr. Rupert Trykel
National Velvet
as Mr. Hallam
The Keys of the Kingdom
as Fr. Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell
Youth Runs Wild
as Mr. Dunlop
The White Cliffs of Dover
as Benson (uncredited)
Lassie Come Home
as Andrew
The Man from Down Under
as Father Polycarp
Above Suspicion
as Walmer Hotel Porter (Uncredited)
Madame Curie
as Businessman (uncredited)
Broadway
as Pete Dailey
Gentleman Jim
as Father Burke
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
as Griswald (uncredited)
Dr. Renault's Secret
as Inspector Duval (uncredited)
This Above All
as Hospital Chaplain
Pacific Rendezvous
as Prof. Harvey Lessmore
Nightmare
as Sergeant
The Black Swan
as The Bishop (uncredited)
How Green Was My Valley
as Mr. Parry
The Gay Falcon
as Inspector Mike Waldeck
Lady Scarface
as Matt Willis
Confirm or Deny
as Jeff, Blind Typist
Little Nellie Kelly
as Timothy Fogarty
The Long Voyage Home
as Donkeyman
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Reverend Rosenkrantz
The Plough and the Stars
as Padraic Pearse
The Sign of the Cross
as Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited)
Knocknagow
as Phil Lahy