Arthur Shields

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...

Known For

The Quiet Man

as Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

as Dr. O'Laughlin

Cast Credits

The Pigeon That Took Rome

as Monsignor O'Toole

For the Love of Mike

as Father Walsh

Enchanted Island

as Jimmy Dooley

River of No Return

as Minister at Tent City (uncredited)

World for Ransom

as Sean O'Connor

Main Street to Broadway

as Actor in Fantasy Sequence

South Sea Woman

as 'Jimmy-legs' Donovan

Scandal at Scourie

as Father Reilly

The Quiet Man

as Rev. Cyril 'Snuffy' Playfair

Jack and the Beanstalk

as Patrick the Harp (uncredited)

The River

as Mr. John

Sealed Cargo

as Kevin Dolan

Apache Drums

as Reverend Griffin

Blue Blood

as Tim Donovan

Tarzan and the Slave Girl

as Dr. E.E. Campbell

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

as Dr. O'Laughlin

Red Light

as Father Redmond

Tap Roots

as Reverend Kirkland