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Arthur Shields (1896–1970)

Actor | Miscellaneous Crew | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Though not as well known as his nearly decade-older brother Barry Fitzgerald, Shields was a talented actor with well over twice the film roles in his career. Fitzgerald was already a well established player at the renowned Dublin Abbey Theater when Shields, also bitten by the acting bug, joined in 1914... See full bio »

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in Dublin, Ireland

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(age 74) in Santa Barbara, California, USA
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1962 The Pigeon That Took Rome
Monsignor O'Toole
 
1961 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Jebal McSween
– Loophole (1961) … Jebal McSween
 
1961 Harrigan and Son (TV series)
Liam
– They Were All in Step But Jim (1961) … Liam
 
1960 Maverick (TV series)
Terence Fogarty
– The Bold Fenian Men (1960) … Terence Fogarty
 
1960 Play of the Week (TV series)
– The Velvet Glove (1960)
 
1960 For the Love of Mike
Father Walsh
 
1960 Wagon Train (TV series)
Judge Tremayne
– The Amos Gibbon Story (1960) … Judge Tremayne
 
1960 Rawhide (TV series)
Sam Cartwright
– Incident of the Dust Flower (1960) … Sam Cartwright
 
1960 Bonanza (TV series)
Dennis
– The Stranger (1960) … Dennis
 
1959 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (TV series)
Simon Lockhart
– The Stone Cutter (1959) … Simon Lockhart
 
1959 Captain David Grief (TV series)
Angus Macmor
– The Return of Blackbeard (1959) … Angus Macmor
 
1959 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Dana Ruggles
– The Conspiracy: Part 2 (1959) … Dana Ruggles
– The Conspiracy: Part 1 (1959) … Dana Ruggles
 
1959 Night of the Quarter Moon
Captain Tom O'Sullivan
 
1958 Enchanted Island
James 'Jimmy' Dooley
 
1958 Perry Mason (TV series)
Dr. George Barnes
– The Case of the Screaming Woman (1958) … Dr. George Barnes
 
1957 Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
Dr. Lomas
 
1956 The King and Four Queens
Padre
 
1956 The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (TV series)
Boles
– The Tower Treasure (1956) … Boles
– Boys in Danger (1956) … Boles
– Never Say Die (1956) … Boles
– The Tower's Secret (1956) … Boles
– A Strange Confession (1956) … Boles
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1956 The Life of Riley (TV series)
Mr. Winkley
– Destination Del Mar Vista (1956) … Mr. Winkley
 
1956 Crossroads (TV series)
Father George B. Ford / Reverend Zaccara
– Mother O'Brien (1956) … Father George B. Ford
– Through the Window (1956) … Reverend Zaccara
 
1955 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– The Ticket and the Tempest (1955)
– The Braveness of Christy Fellon (1955)
 
1955 Lady Godiva of Coventry
Innkeeper
 
1955 So This Is Hollywood (TV series)
Captain Snowden
– The Wonder Seal (1955) … Captain Snowden
 
1955 The Millionaire (TV series)
Pev Johnson
– The Pev Johnson Story (1955) … Pev Johnson
 
1955 The Star and the Story (TV series)
Fogerty
– The Great Shinin' Saucer of Paddy Faneen (1955) … Fogerty
 
1955 Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal (TV series)
Mr. Sheridan
– Sheridan Story (1955) … Mr. Sheridan
 
1954 River of No Return
Minister at Tent City (uncredited)
 
1954 Pride of the Blue Grass
Wilson
 
1952-1954 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Michael / Uncle Dan
– The Exposure of Michael O'Reilly (1954) … Uncle Dan
– The Man Who Struck It Rich (1952) … Michael
 
1954 Waterfront (TV series)
Jeff Hedges / Jeff Hodges
– Christmas in San Pedro … Jeff Hodges
– Drawbridge Incident … Jeff Hedges
 
1954 World for Ransom
Sean O'Connor
 
1954 Omnibus (TV series)
– Nothing So Monstrous (1954)
 
1953 Main Street to Broadway
Actor in Fantasy Sequence
 
1953 South Sea Woman
'Jimmy-legs' Donovan
 
1953 Scandal at Scourie
Father Reilly
 
1953 Your Jeweler's Showcase (TV series)
– The Woman of Bally Runion (1953)
 
1952 The Quiet Man
Reverend Cyril Playfair
 
1952 Jack and the Beanstalk
Patrick the Harp (voice) (as ?)
 
1951 The Barefoot Mailman
Ben Titus
 
1951 The River
Mr. John
 
1951 The People Against O'Hara
Mr. O'Hara
 
1951 Sealed Cargo
Kevin Dolan
 
1951 Apache Drums
Rev. Griffin
 
1951 Blue Blood
Tim Donovan
 
1950 A Wonderful Life (short)
Pastor/Narrator
 
1950 Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Dr. E.E. Campbell
 
1949 Challenge to Lassie
Dr. Lee
 
1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Dr. O'Laughlin
 
1949 Red Light
Father Redmond
 
1949 Your Show Time (TV series)
The Bookshop Man
– A Lodging for the Night (1949) … The Bookshop Man
– Cricket on the Hearth (1949) … The Bookshop Man
– Colonel Starbottle for the Plaintiff (1949) … The Bookshop Man
– An Only Son (1949) … The Bookshop Man
– The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County (1949) … The Bookshop Man
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1949 The Adventure of the Speckled Band (TV short)
The Bookshop Man
 
1949 My Own True Love
Iverson
 
1949 The Fighting O'Flynn
Dooley
 
1948 Tap Roots
Reverend Kirkland
 
1948 Fighting Father Dunne
Mr. Michael O'Donnell
 
1947 Seven Keys to Baldpate
Prof. Bolton
 
1947 The Fabulous Dorseys
Mr. Dorsey
 
1947 Easy Come, Easy Go
Timothy Mike Donovan
 
1947 The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
Michael
 
1946 The Verdict
Rev. Holbrook
 
1946 Never Say Goodbye
McCarthy (uncredited)
 
1946 Gallant Journey
Father Kenton
 
1946 Three Strangers
Prosecutor
 
1945 Too Young to Know
Mr. Enright
 
1945 Phantoms, Inc. (short)
Dr. Rupert Trykel (uncredited)
 
1945 The Valley of Decision
Callahan
 
1945 The Corn Is Green
Glyn Thomas
 
1945 The Picture of Dorian Gray
Street Preacher (uncredited)
 
1945 Roughly Speaking
Minister (uncredited)
 
1944 The Keys of the Kingdom
Father Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell
 
1944 National Velvet
Mr. Hallam
 
1944 Youth Runs Wild
Mr. Dunlop
 
1944 The White Cliffs of Dover
Benson (uncredited)
 
1943 Madame Curie
Businessman (uncredited)
 
1943 Lassie Come Home
Andrew
 
1943 The Man from Down Under
Father Polycarp
 
1943 Above Suspicion
Walmer Hotel Porter (uncredited)
 
1942 Random Harvest
Liverpool Chemist (uncredited)
 
1942 The Black Swan
The Bishop (uncredited)
 
1942 Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
Mr. Kipp (uncredited)
 
1942 Gentleman Jim
Father Burke
 
1942 Nightmare
Sergeant
 
1942 Dr. Renault's Secret
Inspector Duval (uncredited)
 
1942 The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
Griswald, Broadway Journal (uncredited)
 
1942 Pacific Rendezvous
Prof. Harvey Lessmore
 
1942 This Above All
Chaplain
 
1942 Broadway
Pete Dailey
 
1941 Confirm or Deny
Jeff, Blind Typist
 
1941 How Green Was My Valley
Mr. Parry
 
1941 The Gay Falcon
Inspector Mike Waldeck
 
1941 Lady Scarface
Matt Willis
 
1940 Little Nellie Kelly
Timothy Fogarty
 
1940 The Long Voyage Home
Donkeyman
 
1939 Drums Along the Mohawk
Reverend Rosenkrantz
 
1936 The Plough and the Stars
Padraic Pearse
 
1932 The Sign of the Cross
Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited)
 
1918 Rafferty's Rise (short)
Kitty's successful lover
 
1918 Knocknagow
Phil Lahy
 
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1949 The Story of Seabiscuit (dialogue director - uncredited)
 
1949 Top o' the Morning (technical advisor)
 
1936 The Plough and the Stars (assistant director)
 

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Was a spokesperson and did many television commercials for Italian Swiss Colony Wine in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Irish Protestant nationalist. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius