Arthur Shields
Known For
Acting
Born
1896-02-15 in Dublin, Ireland
Died
1970-04-27
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. 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
Most Known For
Perry Mason
as Dr. George Barnes
Bonanza
as Dennis
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Jaspar
Wagon Train
as Judge Tremayne
Maverick
as Terence Fogarty
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Sam Cartwright
One Step Beyond
as Simon Lockhart
Bat Masterson
as Dana Ruggles
The Millionaire
as J. Peveril 'Pev' Johnson
Kraft Television Theatre
Omnibus
as Jacob O'Shaughnessy
The Life Of Riley
as Mr. Winkley
Lux Video Theatre
as Michael
Lux Video Theatre
as Uncle Dan
Play of the Week
as Monsignor
The River
as Mr. John
Tap Roots
as Reverend Kirkland
Lassie Come Home
as Andrew
The Black Swan
as The Bishop (uncredited)