About
Brother of actor Arthur Shields, with whom he performed in several films, most notably John Ford's The Quiet Man (1952). One of the very few character actors ever to achieve star status. Fitzgerald was the only player ever nominated for the Academy Award for both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor in the same year for the same role. The recognition was for Going My Way (1944). After he received this double nomination, the Academy immediately changed their rules to prevent this from happening again, rules which have remained unchanged to this day. One of Hollywood's finest character actors and most accomplished scene stealers, Barry Fitzgerald was born William Joseph Shields in 1888 in Dublin, Ireland. Educated to enter the banking business, the diminutive Irishman with the irresistible brogue was bitten by the acting bug in the 1920s and joined Dublin's world-famous Abbey...
Known for
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955
Lux Video TheatreSeries • 1950
Play of the WeekSeries • 1959
Bringing Up BabyMovie • 1938
And Then There Were NoneMovie • 1945
The Quiet ManMovie • 1952
How Green Was My ValleyMovie • 1941
The Naked CityMovie • 1948
Tarzan's Secret TreasureMovie • 1941
Going My WayMovie • 1944
The Long Voyage HomeMovie • 1940
The Sea WolfMovie • 1941
Marie AntoinetteMovie • 1938
The Dawn PatrolMovie • 1938
CaliforniaMovie • 1947
Union StationMovie • 1950
The Catered AffairMovie • 1956
The Plough and the StarsMovie • 1936
Juno and the PaycockMovie • 1930
None But the Lonely HeartMovie • 1944
The Saint Strikes BackMovie • 1939