Arthur Shields
Born in Dublin, Ireland — Feb 15 1896• Died Apr 27 1970
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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…
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Perry Mason
Dr. George Barnes
Bonanza
Dennis
Wagon Train
Judge Tremayne
Maverick
Terence Fogarty
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Jaspar
Rawhide
Bat Masterson
Dana Ruggles
One Step Beyond
Simon Lockhart
Kraft Television Theatre
The Life Of Riley
Mr. Winkley
The Millionaire
J. Peveril 'Pev' Johnson
Lux Video Theatre
Michael
Play of the Week
Monsignor
The Quiet Man
Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair
The Hardy Boys
Boles
River of No Return
Minister at Tent City (uncredited)
How Green Was My Valley
Mr. Parry
The Black Swan
The Bishop (uncredited)
Madame Curie
Businessman (uncredited)
Gentleman Jim
Father Burke
Red Light
Father Redmond
Drums Along the Mohawk
Reverend Rosenkrantz
The Valley of Decision
Callahan
The River
Mr. John
The White Cliffs of Dover
Benson (uncredited)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Dr. O'Laughlin
National Velvet
Mr. Hallam
Roughly Speaking
Minister (uncredited)
South Sea Woman
'Jimmy-legs' Donovan
Tap Roots
Reverend Kirkland
The Sign of the Cross
Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited)
The Verdict
Rev. Holbrook
Youth Runs Wild
Mr. Dunlop
The Keys of the Kingdom
Fr. Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell
The Gay Falcon
Inspector Mike Waldeck
Lady Godiva of Coventry
Innkeeper
This Above All
Hospital Chaplain
Three Strangers
Prosecutor
Lassie Come Home
Andrew
Scandal at Scourie
Father Reilly
Main Street to Broadway
Actor in Fantasy Sequence
Lady Scarface
Matt Willis
Pride of the Blue Grass
Wilson
Apache Drums
Reverend Griffin
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
Michael Michael
The Long Voyage Home
Donkeyman
The Fabulous Dorseys
Thomas Dorsey Sr.
The People Against O'Hara
Mr. O'Hara
Confirm or Deny
Jeff, Blind Typist
Above Suspicion
Walmer Hotel Porter (Uncredited)
Jack and the Beanstalk
Patrick the Harp (uncredited)
Blue Blood
Tim Donovan
Easy Come, Easy Go
Timothy Mike Donovan
Sealed Cargo
Kevin Dolan
World for Ransom
Sean O'Connor
A Wonderful Life
Pastor
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Dr. E.E. Campbell
The King and Four Queens
Padre
Enchanted Island
Jimmy Dooley
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
The Bookshop Man
Challenge to Lassie
Dr. Lee
The Barefoot Mailman
Ben Titus
Pacific Rendezvous
Prof. Harvey Lessmore
Little Nellie Kelly
Timothy Fogarty
Gallant Journey
Father Kenton
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
Griswald (uncredited)
Broadway
Pete Dailey
Never Say Goodbye
McCarthy (uncredited)
For the Love of Mike
Father Walsh
The Corn Is Green
Glyn Thomas
The Man from Down Under
Father Polycarp
Nightmare
Sergeant
The Plough and the Stars
Padraic Pearse
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
Boles - Ex-Gardener
My Own True Love
Iverson
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
Dr. Lomas
The Pigeon That Took Rome
Monsignor O'Toole
Fighting Father Dunne
Michael O'Donnell
Too Young to Know
Mr. Enright
Phantoms, Inc.
Dr. Rupert Trykel
Your Show Time
Seven Keys to Baldpate
Prof. Bolton
The Fighting O'Flynn
Dooley
Dr. Renault's Secret
Inspector Duval (uncredited)
Knocknagow
Phil Lahy