1896Born, Dublin
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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…
Known for
The Quiet ManRev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair
BonanzaDennis
River of No ReturnMinister at Tent City (uncredited)
How Green Was My ValleyMr. Parry
She Wore a Yellow RibbonDr. O'Laughlin1962The Pigeon That Took RomeMonsignor O'TooleMovie
1960For the Love of MikeFather WalshMovie
1959Play of the WeekMonsignor · 1 episodeShow
1959BonanzaDennis · 1 episodeShow
1959One Step BeyondSimon Lockhart · 1 episodeShow
1959RawhideSam Cartwright · 1 episodeShow
1958Enchanted IslandJimmy DooleyMovie
1958Bat MastersonDana Ruggles · 2 episodesShow
1957MaverickTerence Fogarty · 1 episodeShow
1957Wagon TrainJudge Tremayne · 1 episodeShow
1957Daughter of Dr. JekyllDr. LomasMovie
1956The King and Four QueensPadreMovie
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreJaspar · 1 episodeShow
1956The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate TreasureBoles - Ex-GardenerMovie
1956The Hardy BoysBoles · 20 episodesShow
1955Lady Godiva of CoventryInnkeeperMovie
1955CrossroadsReverend Zaccara · 1 episodeShow
1955The MillionaireJ. Peveril 'Pev' Johnson · 1 episodeShow
1954River of No ReturnMinister at Tent City (uncredited)Movie
1954Pride of the Blue GrassWilsonMovie
1954World for RansomSean O'ConnorMovie
1953Main Street to BroadwayActor in Fantasy SequenceMovie
1953South Sea Woman'Jimmy-legs' DonovanMovie
1953Scandal at ScourieFather ReillyMovie
1953The Life Of RileyMr. Winkley · 1 episodeShow
1952The Quiet ManRev. Cyril 'Snuffy' PlayfairMovie
1952Jack and the BeanstalkPatrick the Harp (voice, uncredited)Movie
1951The Barefoot MailmanBen TitusMovie
1951The RiverMr. JohnMovie
1951The People Against O'HaraMr. O'HaraMovie
1951Sealed CargoKevin DolanMovie
1951Apache DrumsReverend GriffinMovie
1951Blue BloodTim DonovanMovie
1950Lux Video TheatreMichael, Uncle Dan · 1 episodeShow
1950A Wonderful LifePastorMovie
1950Tarzan and the Slave GirlDr. E.E. CampbellMovie
1949Challenge to LassieDr. LeeMovie
1949She Wore a Yellow RibbonDr. O'LaughlinMovie
1949Red LightFather RedmondMovie
1949The Adventure of the Speckled BandThe Bookshop ManMovie
1949The Fighting O'FlynnDooleyMovie
1949Your Show Time26 episodesShow
1948Tap RootsReverend KirklandMovie
1948My Own True LoveIversonMovie
1948Fighting Father DunneMichael O'DonnellMovie
1947Seven Keys to BaldpateProf. BoltonMovie
1947Kraft Television Theatre2 episodesShow
1947Easy Come, Easy GoTimothy Mike DonovanMovie
1947The Fabulous DorseysThomas Dorsey Sr.Movie
1947The Shocking Miss PilgrimMichael MichaelMovie
1946Never Say GoodbyeMcCarthy (uncredited)Movie
1946The VerdictRev. HolbrookMovie
1946Gallant JourneyFather KentonMovie
1946Three StrangersProsecutorMovie
1945Too Young to KnowMr. EnrightMovie
1945Phantoms, Inc.Dr. Rupert TrykelMovie
1945The Valley of DecisionCallahanMovie
1945The Corn Is GreenGlyn ThomasMovie
1945Roughly SpeakingMinister (uncredited)Movie
1945National VelvetMr. HallamMovie
1944The Keys of the KingdomFr. Fitzgerald, Dean at HolywellMovie
1944Youth Runs WildMr. DunlopMovie
1944The White Cliffs of DoverBenson (uncredited)Movie
1943Madame CurieBusinessman (uncredited)Movie
1943Lassie Come HomeAndrewMovie
1943The Man from Down UnderFather PolycarpMovie
1943Above SuspicionWalmer Hotel Porter (Uncredited)Movie
1942The Black SwanThe Bishop (uncredited)Movie
1942Gentleman JimFather BurkeMovie
1942NightmareSergeantMovie
1942Dr. Renault's SecretInspector Duval (uncredited)Movie
1942The Loves of Edgar Allan PoeGriswald (uncredited)Movie
1942Pacific RendezvousProf. Harvey LessmoreMovie
1942This Above AllHospital ChaplainMovie
1942BroadwayPete DaileyMovie
1941Confirm or DenyJeff, Blind TypistMovie
1941How Green Was My ValleyMr. ParryMovie
1941The Gay FalconInspector Mike WaldeckMovie
1941Lady ScarfaceMatt WillisMovie
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