Arthur Shields
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
Known for
ActingBirthday
February 15, 1896Deathday
April 27, 1970Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
70Place of birth
Dublin, Ireland
Cast credits
The Quiet Man
Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair
Red Light
Father Redmond
Three Strangers
Prosecutor
The Verdict
Rev. Holbrook
World for Ransom
Sean O'Connor
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Dr. O'Laughlin
The People Against O'Hara
Mr. O'Hara
How Green Was My Valley
Mr. Parry
The Fabulous Dorseys
Thomas Dorsey Sr.
The Corn Is Green
Glyn Thomas
The Valley of Decision
Callahan
Little Nellie Kelly
Timothy Fogarty
The Gay Falcon
Inspector Mike Waldeck
The River
Mr. John
The Keys of the Kingdom
Fr. Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell
The Sign of the Cross
Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited)
The Long Voyage Home
Donkeyman
Drums Along the Mohawk
Reverend Rosenkrantz
Apache Drums
Reverend Griffin
My Own True Love
Iverson
Youth Runs Wild
Mr. DunlopImages
