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Arthur Shields

Cast & creator

Arthur Shields

1896-02-15 (died at 74) Dublin, IrelandIMDb

Best known for Perry Mason, Bonanza, Wagon Train

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

Movies

70

film credits

Series

19

television credits

Career

89

1918–1962 · acting roles

Credit score

6.7

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Dr. George Barnes · 1957

Bonanza

Bonanza

Dennis · 1959

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

Judge Tremayne · 1957

Maverick

Maverick

Terence Fogarty · 1957

Rawhide

Rawhide

Acting · 1959

Across film & television

Filmography (89)

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Showing 89 of 89 credits

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Dr. George Barnes

Bonanza

Bonanza

Dennis

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

Judge Tremayne

Maverick

Maverick

Terence Fogarty

Rawhide

Rawhide

Rawhide

Rawhide

Sam Cartwright

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Jaspar

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

Dana Ruggles

Omnibus

Omnibus

Jacob O'Shaughnessy

Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond

Simon Lockhart

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

J. Peveril 'Pev' Johnson

The Life Of Riley

The Life Of Riley

Mr. Winkley

Lux Video Theatre

Michael

Lux Video Theatre

Uncle Dan

The Hardy Boys

The Hardy Boys

Boles

Crossroads

Crossroads

Reverend Zaccara

Play of the Week

Play of the Week

Monsignor

River of No Return

River of No Return

Minister at Tent City (uncredited)

The Quiet Man

The Quiet Man

Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair

How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley

Mr. Parry

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

Dr. O'Laughlin

The Valley of Decision

The Valley of Decision

Callahan

The Black Swan

The Black Swan

The Bishop (uncredited)

Lady Godiva of Coventry

Lady Godiva of Coventry

Innkeeper

Lassie Come Home

Lassie Come Home

Andrew

Tap Roots

Tap Roots

Reverend Kirkland

The Keys of the Kingdom

The Keys of the Kingdom

Fr. Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell

Drums Along the Mohawk

Drums Along the Mohawk

Reverend Rosenkrantz

The River

The River

Mr. John

The Sign of the Cross

The Sign of the Cross

Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited)

National Velvet

National Velvet

Mr. Hallam

The Corn Is Green

The Corn Is Green

Glyn Thomas

The People Against O'Hara

The People Against O'Hara

Mr. O'Hara

The Long Voyage Home

The Long Voyage Home

Donkeyman

The King and Four Queens

The King and Four Queens

Padre

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

Patrick the Harp (voice, uncredited)

The Verdict

The Verdict

Rev. Holbrook

A Wonderful Life

Pastor

Tarzan and the Slave Girl

Tarzan and the Slave Girl

Dr. E.E. Campbell

Dr. Renault's Secret

Dr. Renault's Secret

Inspector Duval (uncredited)

Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

Father Burke

The Plough and the Stars

The Plough and the Stars

Padraic Pearse

Madame Curie

Madame Curie

Businessman (uncredited)

Three Strangers

Three Strangers

Prosecutor

The White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover

Benson (uncredited)

South Sea Woman

South Sea Woman

'Jimmy-legs' Donovan

Too Young to Know

Too Young to Know

Mr. Enright

Pride of the Blue Grass

Pride of the Blue Grass

Wilson

Confirm or Deny

Confirm or Deny

Jeff, Blind Typist

Main Street to Broadway

Main Street to Broadway

Actor in Fantasy Sequence

Gallant Journey

Gallant Journey

Father Kenton

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

Michael Michael

Daughter of Dr. Jekyll

Daughter of Dr. Jekyll

Dr. Lomas

Above Suspicion

Above Suspicion

Walmer Hotel Porter (Uncredited)

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure

The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure

Boles - Ex-Gardener

This Above All

This Above All

Hospital Chaplain

The Man from Down Under

The Man from Down Under

Father Polycarp

Broadway

Broadway

Pete Dailey

Apache Drums

Apache Drums

Reverend Griffin

The Gay Falcon

The Gay Falcon

Inspector Mike Waldeck

Phantoms, Inc.

Phantoms, Inc.

Dr. Rupert Trykel

For the Love of Mike

For the Love of Mike

Father Walsh

Youth Runs Wild

Youth Runs Wild

Mr. Dunlop

Never Say Goodbye

Never Say Goodbye

McCarthy (uncredited)

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Seven Keys to Baldpate

Prof. Bolton

The Pigeon That Took Rome

The Pigeon That Took Rome

Monsignor O'Toole

My Own True Love

My Own True Love

Iverson

Easy Come, Easy Go

Easy Come, Easy Go

Timothy Mike Donovan

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

Griswald (uncredited)

The Fighting O'Flynn

The Fighting O'Flynn

Dooley

World for Ransom

World for Ransom

Sean O'Connor

Your Show Time

Pacific Rendezvous

Pacific Rendezvous

Prof. Harvey Lessmore

Blue Blood

Blue Blood

Tim Donovan

Challenge to Lassie

Challenge to Lassie

Dr. Lee

Scandal at Scourie

Scandal at Scourie

Father Reilly

The Fabulous Dorseys

The Fabulous Dorseys

Thomas Dorsey Sr.

Lady Scarface

Lady Scarface

Matt Willis

Roughly Speaking

Roughly Speaking

Minister (uncredited)

Nightmare

Nightmare

Sergeant

Little Nellie Kelly

Little Nellie Kelly

Timothy Fogarty

Sealed Cargo

Sealed Cargo

Kevin Dolan

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

The Adventure of the Speckled Band

The Bookshop Man

The Barefoot Mailman

The Barefoot Mailman

Ben Titus

Knocknagow

Knocknagow

Phil Lahy

Fighting Father Dunne

Fighting Father Dunne

Michael O'Donnell

Enchanted Island

Enchanted Island

Jimmy Dooley

Red Light

Red Light

Father Redmond