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 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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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 4.124 |
| Birthday | 1896-02-15 |
| Place of Birth | Dublin, Ireland |
| Also Known As |
1952
The Quiet Man
7.3/532
An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.
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The Quiet Man
1952
Jack and the Beanstalk
5.6/52
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Jack and the Beanstalk
1949
Red Light
5.5/20
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Red Light
1953
Main Street to Broadway
6.5/2
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Main Street to Broadway
1946
Three Strangers
6.375/36
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Three Strangers
1954
World for Ransom
5/19
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1946
The Verdict
6.5/43
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1949
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
6.9/356
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1951
The People Against O'Hara
5.7/26
A defense attorney jeopardizes his career to save his client.
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The People Against O'Hara
1941
How Green Was My Valley
7.271/402
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How Green Was My Valley
1947
The Fabulous Dorseys
6/12
The story of Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey from their boyhood in Pennsylvania through their rise, their breakup, and their personal reunion.
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The Fabulous Dorseys
1945
The Corn Is Green
7.1/33
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The Corn Is Green
1940
Little Nellie Kelly
6/5
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Little Nellie Kelly
1945
The Valley of Decision
7.3/25
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The Valley of Decision
1949
Challenge to Lassie
4.8/10
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Challenge to Lassie
1941
The Gay Falcon
6.2/22
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The Gay Falcon
1951
The River
7.2/111
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The River
1944
The Keys of the Kingdom
7/48
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The Keys of the Kingdom
1932
The Sign of the Cross
6.2/41
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The Sign of the Cross
1940
The Long Voyage Home
6.578/83
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The Long Voyage Home
1939
Drums Along the Mohawk
6.4/109
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Drums Along the Mohawk
1951
Apache Drums
6.2/27
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Apache Drums
1944
Youth Runs Wild
4.2/9
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Youth Runs Wild
1948
My Own True Love
5.5/1
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My Own True Love
1941
Lady Scarface
5.1/11
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Lady Scarface
1942
Broadway
5.5/3
Gangsters, nightclubs and the Roaring '20s.
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Broadway
1953
South Sea Woman
5.4/8
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South Sea Woman
1954
Pride of the Blue Grass
0/0
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Pride of the Blue Grass
1947
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
8.5/5
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The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1955
Lady Godiva of Coventry
5.5/15
Fictionalized account of events leading up the famous nude ride (alas, her hair covers everything) of the militant Saxon lady.
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Lady Godiva of Coventry
1943
Lassie Come Home
6.6/125
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Lassie Come Home
1957
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
5.7/20
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Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
1950
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
5.2/13
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Tarzan and the Slave Girl
1962
The Pigeon That Took Rome
5.3/6
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The Pigeon That Took Rome
1958
Enchanted Island
4.5/10
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Enchanted Island
1953
Scandal at Scourie
6.7/5
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1918
Knocknagow
4.3/3
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Knocknagow
1947
Easy Come, Easy Go
0/0
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Easy Come, Easy Go
1943
The Man from Down Under
6.5/2
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1948
Fighting Father Dunne
6/1
A dedicated priest tries to reform a group of homeless boys in turn-of-the-century St. Louis.
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Fighting Father Dunne
1956
The King and Four Queens
5.5/27
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1950
A Wonderful Life
0/0
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A Wonderful Life
1949
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
0/0
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The Adventure of the Speckled Band
1945
Roughly Speaking
6.8/4
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1949
The Fighting O'Flynn
6/2
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The Fighting O'Flynn
1941
Confirm or Deny
3.8/2
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Confirm or Deny
1954
River of No Return
6.7/444
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River of No Return
1951
The Barefoot Mailman
4/1
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The Barefoot Mailman
1956
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
9/1
Frank and Joe Hardy are the sons of Fenton Hardy, a famous private detective. Finding everyday life at home in Bayport dull, the boys hope their fathe...
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The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure
1945
Too Young to Know
0/0
A returning GI searches for the wife who left him and gave away their son.
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Too Young to Know
1936
The Plough and the Stars
5.6/15
A husband clashes with his wife over his membership to the Irish citizen army during the Easter rebellion.
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The Plough and the Stars
1942
Gentleman Jim
7.2/60
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Gentleman Jim
1946
Never Say Goodbye
6.3/15
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Never Say Goodbye
1942
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
5.7/6
Biography of Edgar Allan Poe and the women in his life.
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The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1945
Phantoms, Inc.
5.333/3
This Crime Does Not Pay entry focuses on fake spiritualists. A mother is worried about her son, who is missing in action. Over time, she gives a con m...
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Phantoms, Inc.
1960
For the Love of Mike
5/1
An orphan trains a racehorse so he can win the money to build a new church.
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For the Love of Mike
1947
Seven Keys to Baldpate
6.2/5
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Seven Keys to Baldpate
1948
Tap Roots
6.4/9
Set at the beginning of the Civil War, Tap Roots is all about a county in Mississippi which chooses to secede from the state rather than enter the con...
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Tap Roots
1951
Sealed Cargo
6.4/22
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Sealed Cargo
1944
The White Cliffs of Dover
6.7/21
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The White Cliffs of Dover
1945
National Velvet
7.2/109
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National Velvet
1946
Gallant Journey
6.1/10
Director William A. Wellman adds another to his long line of salutes-to-aviation films in this bio of an aviation pioneer, John Montgomery (Glenn Ford...
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Gallant Journey
1942
Dr. Renault's Secret
5.2/14
A remake of the 1927 horror film "The Wizard". Dr. Larry Forbes arrives in a remote French village to visit his fiancée who lives with her scientist...
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Dr. Renault's Secret
1942
This Above All
6.639/18
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This Above All
1943
Above Suspicion
6.5/30
Two newlyweds spy on the Nazis for the British Secret Service during their honeymoon in Europe.
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Above Suspicion
1943
Madame Curie
7.171/38
Poor physics student Marie is studying at the Sorbonne in 1890s Paris. One of the few women studying in her field, Marie encounters skepticism concern...
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Madame Curie
1942
Pacific Rendezvous
6/1
A code expert working for Naval Intelligence is assigned to decode enemy messages despite his desire for active duty.
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Pacific Rendezvous
1951
Blue Blood
0/0
An out of work racehorse trainer is adopted by the daughters of a wealthy breeder and trains a cast-off horse for the big race of the season.
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Blue Blood
1942
Nightmare
4/1
An ex-gambler helps a beautiful widow, and becomes involved with a murder, secret agents, and saboteurs.
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Nightmare
1942
The Black Swan
6.4/84
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