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Portrait of Arthur Shields

Acting

Arthur Shields

Career

Active from 1918 to 1960, with a break from 1919 to 1939, busiest in 1951 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The River
The River
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 52 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Arthur Shields Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

87
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

2 titles · average score 54
The Pigeon That Took Rome
The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

as Monsignor O'Toole

For the Love of Mike
For the Love of Mike (1960)

as Father Walsh

1950s

36 titles · average score 64
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Dennis

Rawhide
Rawhide (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Sam Cartwright

Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957)
GoodWatch score 57

as Dr. Lomas

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Dr. George Barnes

Wagon Train
Wagon Train (1957)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Judge Tremayne

Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Terence Fogarty

World for Ransom
World for Ransom (1954)
GoodWatch score 48

as Sean O'Connor

South Sea Woman
South Sea Woman (1953)
GoodWatch score 47

as 'Jimmy-legs' Donovan

The River
The River (1951)
GoodWatch score 83

as Mr. John

Apache Drums
Apache Drums (1951)
GoodWatch score 53

as Reverend Griffin

Blue Blood
Blue Blood (1951)

as Tim Donovan

Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950)
GoodWatch score 41

as Dr. E.E. Campbell

1940s

45 titles · average score 66
Your Show Time
Your Show Time (1949)

TV show

The Adventure of the Speckled Band
The Adventure of the Speckled Band (1949)

as The Bookshop Man

Fighting Father Dunne
Fighting Father Dunne (1948)
GoodWatch score 70

as Michael O'Donnell

Seven Keys to Baldpate
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1947)
GoodWatch score 63

as Prof. Bolton

Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

The Verdict
The Verdict (1946)
GoodWatch score 70

as Rev. Holbrook

Three Strangers
Three Strangers (1946)
GoodWatch score 61

as Prosecutor

The Corn Is Green
The Corn Is Green (1945)
GoodWatch score 74

as Glyn Thomas

Nightmare
Nightmare (1942)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sergeant

The Gay Falcon
The Gay Falcon (1941)
GoodWatch score 58

as Inspector Mike Waldeck

Confirm or Deny
Confirm or Deny (1941)
GoodWatch score 56

as Jeff, Blind Typist

Little Nellie Kelly
Little Nellie Kelly (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Timothy Fogarty

1930s

3 titles · average score 64
Drums Along the Mohawk
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
GoodWatch score 73

as Reverend Rosenkrantz

The Plough and the Stars
The Plough and the Stars (1936)
GoodWatch score 48

as Padraic Pearse

The Sign of the Cross
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
GoodWatch score 72

as Chaplain Costello (1944 Re-Release Prologue) (uncredited)

1910s

1 title
Knocknagow
Knocknagow (1918)

as Phil Lahy