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Known credits:
70
Birthday:
1896-02-15
Place of birth:
Dublin, Ireland
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Arthur Shields

Overview

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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

Acting
1962 The Pigeon That Took Rome Actor Monsignor O'Toole 58
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1960 For the Love of Mike Actor Father Walsh 58
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1958 Enchanted Island Actor Jimmy Dooley 58
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1957 Daughter of Dr. Jekyll Actor Dr. Lomas 58
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1956 The King and Four Queens Actor Padre 58
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1955 Lady Godiva of Coventry Actor Innkeeper 58
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1954 River of No Return Actor Minister at Tent City (uncredited) 62
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1954 Pride of the Blue Grass Actor Wilson N/A
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1954 World for Ransom Actor Sean O'Connor 58
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1953 Main Street to Broadway Actor Actor in Fantasy Sequence 59
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1953 South Sea Woman Actor 'Jimmy-legs' Donovan 58
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1953 Scandal at Scourie Actor Father Reilly 59
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1952 The Quiet Man Actor Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair 66
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1952 Jack and the Beanstalk Actor Patrick the Harp (uncredited) 58
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1951 The Barefoot Mailman Actor Ben Titus 58
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1951 The River Actor Mr. John 61
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1951 The People Against O'Hara Actor Mr. O'Hara 58
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1951 Sealed Cargo Actor Kevin Dolan 59
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1951 Apache Drums Actor Reverend Griffin 59
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1951 Blue Blood Actor Tim Donovan N/A
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1950 A Wonderful Life Actor Pastor N/A
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1950 Tarzan and the Slave Girl Actor Dr. E.E. Campbell 58
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1949 Challenge to Lassie Actor Dr. Lee 58
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1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Actor Dr. O'Laughlin 62
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1949 Red Light Actor Father Redmond 58
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1949 The Adventure of the Speckled Band Actor The Bookshop Man N/A
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1949 The Fighting O'Flynn Actor Dooley 59
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1949 Your Show Time Actor N/A
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1948 Tap Roots Actor Reverend Kirkland 59
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1948 My Own True Love Actor Iverson 59
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1948 Fighting Father Dunne Actor Michael O'Donnell 59
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1947 Seven Keys to Baldpate Actor Prof. Bolton 58
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1947 Easy Come, Easy Go Actor Timothy Mike Donovan N/A
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1947 The Fabulous Dorseys Actor Thomas Dorsey Sr. 59
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1947 The Shocking Miss Pilgrim Actor Michael Michael 59
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1946 The Verdict Actor Rev. Holbrook 59
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1946 Never Say Goodbye Actor McCarthy (uncredited) 58
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1946 Gallant Journey Actor Father Kenton 59
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1946 Three Strangers Actor Prosecutor 59
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1945 Too Young to Know Actor Mr. Enright N/A
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1945 Phantoms, Inc. Actor Dr. Rupert Trykel 59
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1945 The Valley of Decision Actor Callahan 59
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1945 The Corn Is Green Actor Glyn Thomas 59
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1945 Roughly Speaking Actor Minister (uncredited) 59
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1945 National Velvet Actor Mr. Hallam 61
Fair
1944 The Keys of the Kingdom Actor Fr. Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell 60
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1944 Youth Runs Wild Actor Mr. Dunlop 59
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1944 The White Cliffs of Dover Actor Benson (uncredited) 59
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1943 Madame Curie Actor Businessman (uncredited) 59
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1943 Lassie Come Home Actor Andrew 60
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1943 The Man from Down Under Actor Father Polycarp 59
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1943 Above Suspicion Actor Walmer Hotel Porter (Uncredited) 59
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1942 The Black Swan Actor The Bishop (uncredited) 59
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1942 Gentleman Jim Actor Father Burke 60
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1942 Nightmare Actor Sergeant 59
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1942 Dr. Renault's Secret Actor Inspector Duval (uncredited) 58
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1942 The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe Actor Griswald (uncredited) 59
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1942 Pacific Rendezvous Actor Prof. Harvey Lessmore 59
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1942 This Above All Actor Hospital Chaplain 59
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1942 Broadway Actor Pete Dailey 59
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1941 Confirm or Deny Actor Jeff, Blind Typist 58
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1941 How Green Was My Valley Actor Mr. Parry 65
Fair
1941 The Gay Falcon Actor Inspector Mike Waldeck 59
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1941 Lady Scarface Actor Matt Willis 58
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1940 Little Nellie Kelly Actor Timothy Fogarty 59
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1940 The Long Voyage Home Actor Donkeyman 59
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1939 Drums Along the Mohawk Actor Reverend Rosenkrantz 59
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1936 The Plough and the Stars Actor Padraic Pearse 58
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1932 The Sign of the Cross Actor Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited) 59
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1918 Knocknagow Actor Phil Lahy 58
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