Arthur Shields

Birthday: Feb 15, 1896

Bio: The younger brother of Irish actor Barry Fitzgerald, Arthur Shields joined Fitzgerald at Dublin's famed Abbey as a Player in 1914, where he directed as well as acted. Though in films fitfully since 1910, Shield's formal movie career didn't begin until he joined several other Abbey veterans in the cast of John Ford's Plough and the Stars (1936). He went on to appear… More Bio: The younger brother of Irish actor Barry Fitzgerald, Arthur Shields joined Fitzgerald at Dublin's famed Abbey as a Player in 1914, where he directed as well as acted. Though in films fitfully since 1910, Shield's formal movie career didn't begin until he joined several other Abbey veterans in the cast of John Ford's Plough and the Stars (1936). He went on to appear in several other Ford films, generally cast in more introverted roles than those offered his brother. Unlike his sibling, Shields was not confined to Irish parts; he often as not played Americans, and in 1943's Dr. Renault's Secret, he was seen as a French police inspector. Never as prominent a film personality as his brother, Arthur Shields nonetheless remained a dependable second-echelon character player into the 1960s. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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National Velvet

The Long Voyage Home

Gentleman Jim

Lassie Come Home

Filmography

National Velvet (2000)
- Mr. Hallam
- 100%
The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962)
- Monsignor O'Toole
Enchanted Island (1958)
- Jimmy Dooley
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957)
- Dr. Lomas, Director
The King and Four Queens (1956)
- Father
Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
- Innkeeper
River of No Return (1954)
- The Minister
- 64%
World for Ransom (1954)
- Sean O'Connor
South Sea Woman (1953)
- Jimmylegs Donovan
Main Street to Broadway (1953)
- Himself
The Quiet Man (1952)
- Rev. Cyril Playfair
- 89%
The River (1951)
- Mr. John
- 86%
Sealed Cargo (1951)
- Dolan
People Against O'Hara (1951)
- Mr. O'Hara
Apache Drums (1951)
- Rev. Griffin
Tarzan And The Slave Girl (1950)
- Randini Doctor
Red Light (1949)
- Father Raymond
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
- Dr. O'Laughlin
- 94%
Challenge to Lassie (1949)
- Dr. Lee
Tap Roots (1948)
- Rev. Kirkland
Fighting Father Dunne (1948)
- Mr. O'Donnell
The Fabulous Dorseys (1947)
- Mr.Dorsey
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)
- Michael Michael
The Verdict (1946)
- Rev. Holbrook
Three Strangers (1946)
- Prosecutor
Never Say Goodbye (1946)
- McCarthy
The Valley of Decision (1945)
- Callahan
The Corn is Green (1945)
- William Davis
Roughly Speaking (1945)
- Minister
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
- Father Tarrant
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
- Benson
Youth Runs Wild (1944)
- Mr. Dunlop
Madame Curie (1943)
- Businessman
- 83%
Lassie Come Home (1943)
- Jock
- 94%
The Man from Down Under (1943)
- Father Polycorp
Above Suspicion (1943)
- Porter
Random Harvest (1942)
- Chemist
- 89%
The Black Swan (1942)
- Bishop
Dr. Renault's Secret (1942)
- Inspector Duval
This Above All (1942)
- Chaplain
Gentleman Jim (1942)
- Father Burke
- 100%
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
- Mr. Parry
- 89%
Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
- Timothy Fogarty
The Long Voyage Home (1940)
- Donkeyman
- 100%
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
- Father Rosenkranz
- 80%
The Plough and the Stars (1936)
- Padraic Pearse
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
- Chaplain Costello (1944 prologue)
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Arthur Shields Videos
                        
The Quiet Man1 minutes 20 seconds

River Of No Return1 minutes 13 seconds

Lassie Come Home1 minutes 40 seconds

She Wore A Yellow Ribbon2 minutes 16 seconds

The Valley Of Decision2 minutes 13 seconds

The Corn Is Green27 seconds

Roughly Speaking29 seconds

Tarzan And The Slave Girl3 minutes 56 seconds

White Cliffs Of Dover3 minutes 46 seconds

Madame Curie2 minutes 1 seconds

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