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Apr 27, 2024 · On the anniversary of his death, we remember Irish actor Arthur Shields, who starred in the classic film with his brother Barry Fitzgerald.
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.
Jul 17, 2018 · Who was the Irish character actor Arthur Shields? From the Abbey Theatre to the GPO in Easter week 1916 to Quiet Man fame, Arthur Shields, the brother of Barry Fitzgerald, lived an...
He appeared in seven films with his elder brother Barry Fitzgerald: The Plough and the Stars (1936), The Long Voyage Home (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), Easy Come, Easy Go (1947), Top o' the Morning (1949), The Story of Seabiscuit (1949) and The Quiet Man (1952).
- February 15, 1896
- April 27, 1970
Apr 28, 1970 · SANTA BARBARA, Calif., April 27 (AP)—Arthur Shields, the actor and younger brother of the late Barry Fitzgerald, died today of emphysema at his home. He was 74 years old.
Fitzgerald was born William Joseph Shields in Walworth Road, Portobello, Dublin, Ireland, the son of Fanny Sophia (née Ungerland) and Adolphus Shields. His father was Irish and his mother was German. He was the older brother of Irish actor Arthur Shields.
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Arthur Shields. Actor: The Quiet Man. Though not as well known as his nearly decade-older brother Barry Fitzgerald, Shields was a talented actor with well over twice the film roles in his career.
