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Arthur Shields
Dublin, Ireland
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, D…
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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 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
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1962
The Pigeon That Took Rome
Movie Monsignor O'Toole
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1960
For the Love of Mike
Movie Father Walsh
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1959
Play of the Week
TV show Monsignor
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1959
Bonanza
TV show Dennis
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1959
One Step Beyond
TV show Simon Lockhart
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1959
Rawhide
TV show
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1958
Enchanted Island
Movie Jimmy Dooley
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1958
Bat Masterson
TV show Dana Ruggles
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1957
Maverick
TV show Terence Fogarty
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1957
Perry Mason
TV show Dr. George Barnes
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1957
Wagon Train
TV show Judge Tremayne
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1957
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
Movie Dr. Lomas
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1956
The King and Four Queens
Movie Padre
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1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV show Jaspar
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1956
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
Movie Boles - Ex-Gardener
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1956
The Hardy Boys
TV show Boles
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1955
Lady Godiva of Coventry
Movie Innkeeper
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1955
Crossroads
TV show Reverend Zaccara
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1955
The Millionaire
TV show J. Peveril 'Pev' Johnson
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1954
River of No Return
Movie Minister at Tent City (uncredited)
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1954
Pride of the Blue Grass
Movie Wilson
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1954
World for Ransom
Movie Sean O'Connor
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1953
Main Street to Broadway
Movie Actor in Fantasy Sequence
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1953
South Sea Woman
Movie 'Jimmy-legs' Donovan
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1953
Scandal at Scourie
Movie Father Reilly
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1953
The Life Of Riley
TV show Mr. Winkley
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1952
Omnibus
TV show Jacob O'Shaughnessy
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1952
The Quiet Man
Movie Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair
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1952
Jack and the Beanstalk
Movie Patrick the Harp (voice, uncredited)
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1951
The Barefoot Mailman
Movie Ben Titus
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1951
The River
Movie Mr. John
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1951
The People Against O'Hara
Movie Mr. O'Hara
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1951
Sealed Cargo
Movie Kevin Dolan
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1951
Apache Drums
Movie Reverend Griffin
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1951
Blue Blood
Movie Tim Donovan
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1950
Lux Video Theatre
TV show Michael
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1950
A Wonderful Life
Movie Pastor
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1950
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Movie Dr. E.E. Campbell
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1949
Challenge to Lassie
Movie Dr. Lee
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1949
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Movie Dr. O'Laughlin
