Arthur Shields
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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
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.
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Born
Feb 15, 1896
Dublin, Ireland
Died
Apr 27, 1970
Known For
Acting
Movies
70 acting
0 crew
Popularity
1.3
Known For
The Quiet Man
1952
as Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair
How Green Was My Valley
1941
as Mr. Parry
River of No Return
1954
as Minister at Tent City (uncredited)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
as Dr. O'Laughlin
Lassie Come Home
1943
as Andrew
The River
1951
as Mr. John
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
as Reverend Rosenkrantz
National Velvet
1945
as Mr. Hallam
The Long Voyage Home
1940
as Donkeyman
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