Fred Shields

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In Kansas City, Shields owned a theatre group, The Playmakers, and performed in stage plays. He also worked as a newscaster for WDAF radio. In 1929, he announced the plane flight of Germany's Graf Zeppelin over the U.S. In 1930, he came to Hollywood, CA, with Ger, his wife, Karena, and daughter, Evelyn. He was employed as the Station Manager for KTM Los Angeles. In 1939, he was President of the American Federation of Radio Artists. From 1940 to he 1965, he was the announcer on the Alka Seltzer News, KHJ, Hollywood. He also played Mr. Archer on "Meet Corliss Archer" both on CBS radio and television (Meet Corliss Archer (1951)). - IMDb Mini Biography By: Evelyn Linda Shields Wheeler (daughter)

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2002
Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
Movie Narrator (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
1946
The Building of a Tire
Movie Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1945
Tiger Trouble
Movie Narrator
1944
The Three Caballeros
Movie (voice)
1944
The Flying Gauchito
Movie Narrator
1944
Contrary Condor
Movie Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1944
How to Play Golf
Movie Narrator (voice)
1943
Victory Vehicles
Movie Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1943
Pluto and the Armadillo
Movie Narrator
1943
Pedro
Movie Narrator
1943
The Spirit of '43
Movie Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1942
How to Play Baseball
Movie Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1942
Saludos Amigos
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1942
El Gaucho Goofy
Movie Narrator
1942
Lake Titicaca
Movie Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1942
Food Will Win the War
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