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Arthur Shields
Actor· Dublin, Ireland
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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. 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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
51 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | The Pigeon That Took Rome | Monsignor O'Toole | Film |
| 1958 | Enchanted Island | Jimmy Dooley | Film |
| 1957 | Daughter of Dr. Jekyll | Dr. Lomas | Film |
| 1956 | The King and Four Queens | Padre | Film |
| 1955 | Lady Godiva of Coventry | Innkeeper | Film |
| 1954 | World for Ransom | Sean O'Connor | Film |
| 1954 | Pride of the Blue Grass | Wilson | Film |
| 1953 | South Sea Woman | 'Jimmy-legs' Donovan | Film |
| 1952 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Patrick the Harp (uncredited) | Film |
| 1952 | The Quiet Man | Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair | Film |
| 1951 | The People Against O'Hara | Mr. O'Hara | Film |
| 1951 | The River | Mr. John | Film |
| 1951 | Apache Drums | Reverend Griffin | Film |
| 1951 | Sealed Cargo | Kevin Dolan | Film |
| 1950 | Tarzan and the Slave Girl | Dr. E.E. Campbell | Film |
| 1949 | Red Light | Father Redmond | Film |
| 1949 | Challenge to Lassie | Dr. Lee | Film |
| 1949 | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon | Dr. O'Laughlin | Film |
| 1948 | Tap Roots | Reverend Kirkland | Film |
| 1948 | My Own True Love | Iverson | Film |
| 1947 | The Fabulous Dorseys | Thomas Dorsey Sr. | Film |
| 1947 | The Shocking Miss Pilgrim | Michael Michael | Film |
| 1947 | Seven Keys to Baldpate | Prof. Bolton | Film |
| 1946 | Three Strangers | Prosecutor | Film |
| 1946 | Never Say Goodbye | McCarthy (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | The Verdict | Rev. Holbrook | Film |
| 1946 | Gallant Journey | Father Kenton | Film |
| 1945 | Roughly Speaking | Minister (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | The Corn Is Green | Glyn Thomas | Film |
| 1945 | National Velvet | Mr. Hallam | Film |
| 1945 | The Valley of Decision | Callahan | Film |
| 1944 | The Keys of the Kingdom | Fr. Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell | Film |
| 1944 | Youth Runs Wild | Mr. Dunlop | Film |
| 1943 | Lassie Come Home | Andrew | Film |
| 1942 | Dr. Renault's Secret | Inspector Duval (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | Gentleman Jim | Father Burke | Film |
| 1942 | Pacific Rendezvous | Prof. Harvey Lessmore | Film |
| 1942 | Broadway | Pete Dailey | Film |
| 1942 | This Above All | Hospital Chaplain | Film |
| 1942 | The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe | Griswald (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | Nightmare | Sergeant | Film |
| 1941 | Lady Scarface | Matt Willis | Film |
| 1941 | The Gay Falcon | Inspector Mike Waldeck | Film |
| 1941 | Confirm or Deny | Jeff, Blind Typist | Film |
| 1941 | How Green Was My Valley | Mr. Parry | Film |
| 1940 | Little Nellie Kelly | Timothy Fogarty | Film |
| 1940 | The Long Voyage Home | Donkeyman | Film |
| 1939 | Drums Along the Mohawk | Reverend Rosenkrantz | Film |
| 1936 | The Plough and the Stars | Padraic Pearse | Film |
| 1932 | The Sign of the Cross | Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1918 | Knocknagow | Phil Lahy | Film |
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