Arthur Shields
Acting
Born 1896-02-15
Died 1970-04-27
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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Perry Mason
Bonanza
Wagon Train
Maverick
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Rawhide
Bat Masterson
One Step Beyond
Omnibus
The Millionaire
The Life Of Riley
Lux Video Theatre
Play of the Week
The Black Swan
The Quiet Man
River of No Return
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
The Hardy Boys
How Green Was My Valley
Lassie Come Home
The River
National Velvet
The Long Voyage Home
The Sign of the Cross
Tap Roots
Gentleman Jim
Lady Godiva of Coventry
The Keys of the Kingdom
The Verdict
Drums Along the Mohawk
Madame Curie
The King and Four Queens
Above Suspicion
Jack and the Beanstalk
Phantoms, Inc.
The Valley of Decision
The White Cliffs of Dover
The Gay Falcon
The People Against O'Hara
Three Strangers
Apache Drums
Red Light
Lady Scarface
Never Say Goodbye
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
The Plough and the Stars
The Corn Is Green
Knocknagow
South Sea Woman
This Above All
Main Street to Broadway
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
Broadway
Roughly Speaking
Sealed Cargo
Gallant Journey
Pride of the Blue Grass
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
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