Arthur Shields

Personal Info

Birthday

February 15, 1896

Day of Death

1970-04-27

(74 years old)

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Arthur Shields

Biography

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.

Known For

Perry Mason

Bonanza

Maverick

Wagon Train

Rawhide

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

One Step Beyond

The Life Of Riley

Filmography

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