Portrait of Ernest Shields

Acting

Ernest Shields

Career

Active from 1914 to 1929, busiest in 1917 and 1920 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
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What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ernest Shields Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.5, average 5.5
  • Violence
    2.3, average 4.1
  • Tension
    4.3, average 6.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
No Soup
No Soup

as The American Consul

1940s

1 title ยท average score 82
I Married a Witch
I Married a Witch (1942)
GoodWatch score 82

as Waiter (uncredited)

1930s

7 titles ยท average score 73
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
GoodWatch score 86

as Man (uncredited)

Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo (1937)
GoodWatch score 59

as Minor Role

Devil's Playground
Devil's Playground (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

as Waiter

Wives Never Know
Wives Never Know (1936)

as Drunk (uncredited)

Life Begins at Forty
Life Begins at Forty (1935)
GoodWatch score 83

as Townsman

Music Is Magic
Music Is Magic (1935)

as Photographer (uncredited)

Stolen Harmony
Stolen Harmony (1935)

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

1920s

7 titles
The Greyhound Limited
The Greyhound Limited (1929)

as Limpy

Woman Wise
Woman Wise (1928)

as Valet

Colleen of the Pines
Colleen of the Pines (1922)

as Jules Perrault

The Ladder Jinx
The Ladder Jinx (1922)

as Cheyenne Harry

The Silent Avenger
The Silent Avenger (1920)

as Jack Durham

The Purple Cipher
The Purple Cipher (1920)

as Jack Baldwin

Square Shooter
Square Shooter (1920)

as Harold Montague Jr.

1910s

12 titles
The Speed Maniac
The Speed Maniac (1919)

as Cigarette Keefe

The Voice on the Wire
The Voice on the Wire (1917)

as Howard Van Cleft

The Birth of Patriotism
The Birth of Patriotism (1917)

as Sam Peters

Mr. Dolan of New York
Mr. Dolan of New York (1917)

as Prince Frederick

The Double Room Mystery
The Double Room Mystery (1917)

as James

The Reed Case
The Reed Case (1917)

as Schuyler Hastings

The Little Orphan
The Little Orphan (1917)

as Jean Bourget (as Ernie Shields)

Wanted- A Home
Wanted- A Home (1916)

as Roberts

The Wrong Door
The Wrong Door (1916)

as Bumps

The Broken Coin
The Broken Coin (1915)

as Count Sacchio

Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery (1914)

as Thompson - the Butler

Washington at Valley Forge
Washington at Valley Forge (1914)

as LaFayette