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Arthur Shields
Biography:
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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... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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The Pigeon That Took Rome as Monsignor O'Toole | 1962-06-19 |
For the Love of Mike as Father Walsh | 1960-08-28 |
Enchanted Island as Jimmy Dooley | 1958-11-08 |
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll as Dr. Lomas | 1957-06-28 |
The King and Four Queens as Padre | 1956-12-21 |
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure as Boles - Ex-Gardener | 1956-10-02 |
Lady Godiva of Coventry as Innkeeper | 1955-11-02 |
River of No Return as Minister at Tent City (uncredited) | 1954-04-30 |
Pride of the Blue Grass as Wilson | 1954-04-04 |
World for Ransom as Sean O'Connor | 1954-01-31 |
Main Street to Broadway as Actor in Fantasy Sequence | 1953-10-12 |
South Sea Woman as 'Jimmy-legs' Donovan | 1953-06-27 |
Scandal at Scourie as Father Reilly | 1953-05-17 |
The Quiet Man as Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair | 1952-07-21 |
Jack and the Beanstalk as Patrick the Harp (uncredited) | 1952-04-07 |
The Barefoot Mailman as Ben Titus | 1951-12-03 |
The River as Mr. John | 1951-09-10 |
The People Against O'Hara as Mr. O'Hara | 1951-09-01 |
Sealed Cargo as Kevin Dolan | 1951-05-19 |
Apache Drums as Reverend Griffin | 1951-04-01 |
Blue Blood as Tim Donovan | 1951-01-28 |
A Wonderful Life as Pastor | 1950-08-10 |
Tarzan and the Slave Girl as Dr. E.E. Campbell | 1950-06-23 |
Challenge to Lassie as Dr. Lee | 1949-10-31 |
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon as Dr. O'Laughlin | 1949-10-22 |
Red Light as Father Redmond | 1949-09-30 |
The Adventure of the Speckled Band as The Bookshop Man | 1949-03-25 |
The Fighting O'Flynn as Dooley | 1949-02-26 |
Tap Roots as Reverend Kirkland | 1948-08-25 |
My Own True Love as Iverson | 1948-07-01 |
Fighting Father Dunne as Michael O'Donnell | 1948-05-12 |
Seven Keys to Baldpate as Prof. Bolton | 1947-06-05 |
Easy Come, Easy Go as Timothy Mike Donovan | 1947-03-07 |
The Fabulous Dorseys as Thomas Dorsey Sr. | 1947-02-26 |
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim as Michael Michael | 1947-01-04 |
The Verdict as Rev. Holbrook | 1946-11-23 |
Never Say Goodbye as McCarthy (uncredited) | 1946-11-09 |
Gallant Journey as Father Kenton | 1946-09-24 |
Three Strangers as Prosecutor | 1946-01-28 |
Too Young to Know as Mr. Enright | 1945-12-01 |
Phantoms, Inc. as Dr. Rupert Trykel | 1945-06-09 |
The Valley of Decision as Callahan | 1945-05-03 |
The Corn Is Green as Glyn Thomas | 1945-03-29 |
Roughly Speaking as Minister (uncredited) | 1945-01-31 |
National Velvet as Mr. Hallam | 1945-01-26 |
The Keys of the Kingdom as Fr. Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell | 1944-12-15 |
Youth Runs Wild as Mr. Dunlop | 1944-09-01 |
The White Cliffs of Dover as Benson (uncredited) | 1944-05-11 |
Madame Curie as Businessman (uncredited) | 1943-12-16 |
Lassie Come Home as Andrew | 1943-12-01 |
The Man from Down Under as Father Polycarp | 1943-08-04 |
Above Suspicion as Walmer Hotel Porter (Uncredited) | 1943-05-31 |
The Black Swan as The Bishop (uncredited) | 1942-12-04 |
Gentleman Jim as Father Burke | 1942-11-14 |
Nightmare as Sergeant | 1942-11-10 |
Dr. Renault's Secret as Inspector Duval (uncredited) | 1942-10-19 |
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe as Griswald (uncredited) | 1942-08-28 |
Pacific Rendezvous as Prof. Harvey Lessmore | 1942-05-21 |
This Above All as Hospital Chaplain | 1942-05-12 |
Broadway as Pete Dailey | 1942-05-08 |
Confirm or Deny as Jeff, Blind Typist | 1941-12-12 |
How Green Was My Valley as Mr. Parry | 1941-10-28 |
The Gay Falcon as Inspector Mike Waldeck | 1941-10-24 |
Lady Scarface as Matt Willis | 1941-09-26 |
Little Nellie Kelly as Timothy Fogarty | 1940-11-22 |
The Long Voyage Home as Donkeyman | 1940-11-16 |
Drums Along the Mohawk as Reverend Rosenkrantz | 1939-11-10 |
The Plough and the Stars as Padraic Pearse | 1936-12-26 |
The Sign of the Cross as Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited) | 1932-11-30 |
Knocknagow as Phil Lahy | 1918-01-30 |