Arthur Shields
Known for: Acting
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
Filmography
Series
Perry Mason
Dr. George Barnes
1957
Series
Bonanza
Dennis
1959
Series
Wagon Train
Judge Tremayne
1957
Series
Maverick
Terence Fogarty
1957
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Jaspar
1956
Series
Rawhide
1959
Series
Rawhide
Sam Cartwright
1959
Series
Omnibus
Jacob O'Shaughnessy
1952
Series
Bat Masterson
Dana Ruggles
1958
Series
One Step Beyond
Simon Lockhart
1959
Series
The Millionaire
J. Peveril 'Pev' Johnson
1955
Series
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Lux Video Theatre
Michael
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Uncle Dan
1950
Series
The Life Of Riley
Mr. Winkley
1953
Series
The Hardy Boys
Boles
1956
Film
The Verdict
Rev. Holbrook
1946
Series
Play of the Week
Monsignor
1959
Film
River of No Return
Minister at Tent City (uncredited)
1954
Film
The Quiet Man
Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair
1952
Film
Lady Godiva of Coventry
Innkeeper
1955
Film
The Sign of the Cross
Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited)
1932
Film
The Black Swan
The Bishop (uncredited)
1942
Film
Madame Curie
Businessman (uncredited)
1943
Film
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Dr. O'Laughlin
1949
Film
National Velvet
Mr. Hallam
1945
Film
How Green Was My Valley
Mr. Parry
1941
Film
Lassie Come Home
Andrew
1943
Film
Never Say Goodbye
McCarthy (uncredited)
1946
Film
Sealed Cargo
Kevin Dolan
1951
Film
Above Suspicion
Walmer Hotel Porter (Uncredited)
1943
Film
The King and Four Queens
Padre
1956
Film
Drums Along the Mohawk
Reverend Rosenkrantz
1939
Film
The Keys of the Kingdom
Fr. Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell
1944
Film
The Valley of Decision
Callahan
1945
Film
Tap Roots
Reverend Kirkland
1948
Film
Jack and the Beanstalk
Patrick the Harp (uncredited)
1952
Film
Apache Drums
Reverend Griffin
1951
Film
Nightmare
Sergeant
1942
Film
The Long Voyage Home
Donkeyman
1940
Film
Gentleman Jim
Father Burke
1942
Film
Three Strangers
Prosecutor
1946
Film
Pacific Rendezvous
Prof. Harvey Lessmore
1942
Film
The White Cliffs of Dover
Benson (uncredited)
1944
Film
Lady Scarface
Matt Willis
1941
Film
Main Street to Broadway
Actor in Fantasy Sequence
1953
Film
This Above All
Hospital Chaplain
1942
Film
Roughly Speaking
Minister (uncredited)
1945
Film
The Corn Is Green
Glyn Thomas
1945
Your Show Time
1949
Film
The People Against O'Hara
Mr. O'Hara
1951
Film
The River
Mr. John
1951
Film
Scandal at Scourie
Father Reilly
1953
Film
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Dr. E.E. Campbell
1950
Film
The Gay Falcon
Inspector Mike Waldeck
1941
Film
World for Ransom
Sean O'Connor
1954
Film
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
Boles - Ex-Gardener
1956
Film
Challenge to Lassie
Dr. Lee
1949
Film
South Sea Woman
'Jimmy-legs' Donovan
1953
Film
For the Love of Mike
Father Walsh
1960
Film
The Barefoot Mailman
Ben Titus
1951
Film
Red Light
Father Redmond
1949
Film
Phantoms, Inc.
Dr. Rupert Trykel
1945
Film
The Plough and the Stars
Padraic Pearse
1936
Film
Youth Runs Wild
Mr. Dunlop
1944
Film
My Own True Love
Iverson
1948
Film
The Fabulous Dorseys
Thomas Dorsey Sr.
1947
Film
Little Nellie Kelly
Timothy Fogarty
1940
Film
Broadway
Pete Dailey
1942
Film
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
Michael Michael
1947
Film
Dr. Renault's Secret
Inspector Duval (uncredited)
1942
Film
Gallant Journey
Father Kenton
1946
Film
The Man from Down Under
Father Polycarp
1943
Film
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Prof. Bolton
1947
Film
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
Griswald (uncredited)
1942
Film
Blue Blood
Tim Donovan
1951
Film
Too Young to Know
Mr. Enright
1945
Film
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
Dr. Lomas
1957
A Wonderful Life
Pastor
1950
Film
Confirm or Deny
Jeff, Blind Typist
1941
Film
Enchanted Island
Jimmy Dooley
1958
Film
The Pigeon That Took Rome
Monsignor O'Toole
1962
Film
Knocknagow
Phil Lahy
1918
Film
Fighting Father Dunne
Michael O'Donnell
1948
Film
Easy Come, Easy Go
Timothy Mike Donovan
1947
Film
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
The Bookshop Man
1949
Film
Pride of the Blue Grass
Wilson
1954
Film
The Fighting O'Flynn
Dooley
1949