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William Joseph Shields, known professionally as Barry Fitzgerald, was an Irish stage, film and television actor. In a career spanning almost forty years, he appeared in such notable films as Bringing Up Baby (1938), The Long Voyage Home (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), Going My Way (1944), None but the Lonely Heart (1944) and The Quiet Man (1952). For Going My Way (1944), he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and was simultaneously nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He was the older brother of Irish actor Arthur Shields.
Birth Name
William Joseph Shields
Born
Saturday, 10 March 1888
Died
Saturday, 14 January 1961
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2023 |
| Southwest: The Series | Mickey O'Reily | 2013 |
| Ghost Hunters | Himself | 2004 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Father Fitzgibbon (clip from Going My Way (1944)) | 1963 |
| Cradle of Genius | 1961 | |
| Broth of a Boy | Patrick Farrell | 1959 |
| Rooney | Grandfather | 1958 |
| The Catered Affair | Uncle Jack Conlon | 1956 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Harold 'Stretch' Sears | 1955 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2023 |
| Southwest: The Series | Mickey O'Reily | 2013 |
| Ghost Hunters | Himself | 2004 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Father Fitzgibbon (clip from Going My Way (1944)) | 1963 |
| Cradle of Genius | 1961 | |
| Broth of a Boy | Patrick Farrell | 1959 |
| Rooney | Grandfather | 1958 |
| The Catered Affair | Uncle Jack Conlon | 1956 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Harold 'Stretch' Sears | 1955 |
| Tonight's the Night | Thady O'Heggarty | 1954 |
| The Quiet Man | Michaleen Oge Flynn | 1952 |
| I've Got a Secret | Self - Guest | 1952 |
| Ha da venì... don Calogero | Don Calogero | 1952 |
| The Name's the Same | Self - Contestant | 1951 |
| Silver City | R.R. Jarboe | 1951 |
| The Cinematographer | Self - film clip from 'The Naked City' | 1951 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Barry Flynn | 1950 |
| TV Club | Self - Actor | 1950 |
| Union Station | Inspector Donnelly | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| The Story of Seabiscuit | Shawn O'Hara | 1949 |
| Top o' the Morning | Sergeant Briany McNaughton | 1949 |
| Miss Tatlock's Millions | Denno Noonan | 1948 |
| The Ford Theatre Hour | John Duffy | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| The Sainted Sisters | Robbie McCleary | 1948 |
| The Naked City | Lt. Dan Muldoon | 1948 |
| Variety Girl | Barry Fitzgerald | 1947 |
| Welcome Stranger | Dr. Joseph McRory | 1947 |
| Easy Come, Easy Go | Martin L. Donovan | 1947 |
| California | Michael Fabian | 1947 |
| Two Years Before the Mast | Terence O'Feenaghty | 1946 |
| The Stork Club | 'Pop' Bates / Jerry B. 'J.B.' | 1945 |
| And Then There Were None | Judge Francis J. Quincannon / Francis Quinncannon | 1945 |
| Duffy's Tavern | Bing Crosby's Father | 1945 |
| Incendiary Blonde | Michael 'Mike' Guinan | 1945 |
| The Picture of Dorian Gray | Street Preacher | 1945 |
| I Love a Soldier | Murphy | 1944 |
| None But the Lonely Heart | Henry Twite | 1944 |
| Going My Way | Father Fitzgibbon | 1944 |
| Corvette K-225 | Stooky O'Meara / Stooky | 1943 |
| Two Tickets to London | Capt. McCardle | 1943 |
| The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | Timothy Blake | 1943 |
| Tarzan's Secret Treasure | Dennis O'Doul | 1941 |
| How Green Was My Valley | Cyfartha | 1941 |
| The Sea Wolf | Cooky | 1941 |
| San Francisco Docks | Icky / The Icky | 1940 |
| The Long Voyage Home | Cocky | 1940 |
| Full Confession | Michael O'Keefe | 1939 |
| The Saint Strikes Back | Zipper Dyson | 1939 |
| Pacific Liner | Britches | 1939 |
| The Dawn Patrol | Bott | 1938 |
| Marie Antoinette | Peddler | 1938 |
| Four Men and a Prayer | Trooper Mulcahay / Mulcahay | 1938 |
| Bringing Up Baby | Mr. Gogarty / Aloysius Gogarty | 1938 |
| Ebb Tide | Huish | 1937 |
| The Plough and the Stars | Fluther / Fluther Good | 1936 |
| Guests of the Nation | Captured British soldier | 1935 |
| Juno and the Paycock | The Orator | 1929 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1945 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1945 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Won |
| 1945 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actor | Won |
