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Arthur Shields
Actor
Died April 27, 1970 (74 years)
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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.[1] 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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Filmography
| 1971 | The American West of John Ford · as actor 'She Wore a Yellow Ribbon' |
| 1960 | For the Love of Mike · as Father Walsh |
| 1959 | Night of the Quarter Moon · as Captain Tom O'Sullivan |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Sam Cartwright |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | One Step Beyond (TV Series) · as Simon Lockhart |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson (TV Series) · as Dana Ruggles |
| 1957 | Daughter of Dr. Jekyll · as Dr. Lomas |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Dr. George Barnes |
| 1957 | Maverick (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Judge Tremayne |
| 1956 | The King and Four Queens · as Padre |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) · as Jaspar |
| 1956 | The Hardy Boys (1956) (TV Series) · as Boles - Ex-Gardener |
| 1955 | Lady Godiva of Coventry · as Innkeeper |
| 1955 | The Star and the Story (TV Series) · as Fogerty |
| 1954 | River of No Return · as Minister |
| 1953 | South Sea Woman · as 'Jimmy-legs' Donovan |
| 1953 | The Life of Riley (1953) (TV Series) · as Mr. Winkley |
| 1952 | Jack and the Beanstalk · as Patrick the Harp |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Jebal McSween |
| 1952 | The Quiet Man · as Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair |
| 1951 | The People Against O'Hara · as Mr. O'Hara |
| 1951 | The River · as Mr. John |
| 1950 | Tarzan and the Slave Girl · as Dr. E.E. Campbell |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Uncle Dan |
| 1949 | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon · as Dr. O'Laughlin |
| 1949 | Challenge to Lassie · as Dr. Lee |
| 1949 | The Fighting O'Flynn · as Dooley |
| 1948 | My Own True Love · as Iverson |
| 1947 | The Fabulous Dorseys · as Thomas Dorsey Sr. |
| 1947 | The Shocking Miss Pilgrim · as Michael Michael |
| 1946 | Three Strangers · as Prosecutor |
| 1946 | Never Say Goodbye · as McCarthy (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Picture of Dorian Gray · as Street Preacher |
| 1945 | The Corn Is Green · as Glyn Thomas |
| 1945 | The Valley of Decision · as Callahan |
| 1944 | National Velvet · as Mr. Hallam |
| 1944 | The Keys of the Kingdom · as Father Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell |
| 1943 | Lassie Come Home · as Andrew |
| 1943 | Above Suspicion · as Walmer Hotel Porter (Uncredited) |
| 1943 | Madame Curie · as Businessman (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Random Harvest · as Liverpool Chemist |
| 1942 | The Black Swan · as The Bishop (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Gentleman Jim · as Father Burke |
| 1942 | This Above All · as Hospital Chaplain |
| 1941 | How Green Was My Valley · as Mr. Parry |
| 1941 | Lady Scarface · as Matt Willis |
| 1941 | Confirm or Deny · as Jeff, Blind Typist |
| 1940 | The Long Voyage Home · as Donkeyman |
| 1939 | Drums Along the Mohawk · as Reverend Rosenkrantz |
| 1936 | The Plough and the Stars · as Padraic Pearse |
| 1932 | The Sign of the Cross · as Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited) |
| 1918 | Knocknagow · as Phil Lahy |
| 1918 | Rafferty's Rise · as Kitty's successful lover |