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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 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.
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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The King and Four Queens (1956) | Padre | - | - |
| 2 | World for Ransom (1954) | Sean O'Connor | 5 | |
| 3 | River of No Return (1954) | Minister at Tent City (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 4 | South Sea Woman (1953) | 'Jimmy-legs' Donovan | - | - |
| 5 | The Quiet Man (1952) | Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair | 6.8 | |
| 6 | Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) | Patrick the Harp (uncredited) | 5.3 | |
| 7 | The River (1951) | Mr. John | 6 | |
| 8 | The People Against O'Hara (1951) | Mr. O'Hara | 5 | |
| 9 | Apache Drums (1951) | Reverend Griffin | 4 | |
| 10 | Red Light (1949) | Father Redmond | 6 | |
| 11 | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) | Dr. O'Laughlin | 7 | |
| 12 | My Own True Love (1948) | Iverson | - | - |
| 13 | The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947) | Michael Michael | - | - |
| 14 | Three Strangers (1946) | Prosecutor | 4 | |
| 15 | The Verdict (1946) | Rev. Holbrook | 6 | |
| 16 | National Velvet (1945) | Mr. Hallam | 4 | |
| 17 | Youth Runs Wild (1944) | Mr. Dunlop | - | - |
| 18 | Madame Curie (1943) | Businessman (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 19 | Lassie Come Home (1943) | Andrew | 4 | |
| 20 | Gentleman Jim (1942) | Father Burke | 5 | |
| 21 | The Black Swan (1942) | The Bishop (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 22 | This Above All (1942) | Hospital Chaplain | - | - |
| 23 | Lady Scarface (1941) | Matt Willis | - | - |
| 24 | How Green Was My Valley (1941) | Mr. Parry | 4.8 | |
| 25 | The Gay Falcon (1941) | Inspector Mike Waldeck | 7 | |
| 26 | The Long Voyage Home (1940) | Donkeyman | 7 | |
| 27 | The Sign of the Cross (1932) | Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited) | 6 |
