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Barry Fitzgerald

Barry Fitzgerald

Actor

Born March 9, 1888 in Dublin, Ireland

Died January 14, 1961

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Now TV
General Electric Theater
Classix
The Quiet Man
Amazon Prime Video
I've Got a Secret
Amazon Prime Video
What's My Line?
Classix
The Naked City
HBO Max
California
Starz
And Then There Were None
Amazon Prime Video
The Stork Club
Amazon Prime Video
Going My Way
Amazon Prime Video
The Sea Wolf
HBO Max
How Green Was My Valley
Amazon Prime Video
The Long Voyage Home
HBO Max
Bringing Up Baby
HBO Max
Marie Antoinette
Now TV
Juno and the Paycock
Amazon Prime Video

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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 Players. He subsequently starred in the Abbey Theatre production of Sean O'Casey's Juno And The Paycock, a role that he recreated in his film debut for director Alfred Hitchcock in 1930. He was coaxed to the U.S. in 1935 by John Ford to appear in Ford's film adaptation of another O'Casey masterpiece, The Plough and the Stars (1936). Fitzgerald took up residence in Hollywood and went on to give outstanding performances in such films as The Long Voyage Home (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), None But the Lonely Heart (1944), And Then There Were None (1945), Two Years Before the Mast (1946) and what is probably the role for which he is most fondly remembered, The Quiet Man (1952). He won the Academy Award For Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of gruff, aging Father Fitzgibbon in Going My Way (1944). He was also nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for the same role and was the only actor to ever be so honored. Barry Fitzgerald died in his beloved Dublin in 1961.

Barry Fitzgerald Photos

Barry Fitzgerald Videos

The Quiet Man - Trailer

Union Station - Trailer

The Story of Seabiscuit - Trailer

John Sayles talks THE NAKED CITY

The Naked City (1948) - Trailer

"The Stork Club" Trailer (1945)

AND THEN THERE WERE NONE Original 1945 British release trailer

And then There Were None Trailer 1945

Going My Way (1944) - Official Trailer

None But the Lonely Heart (1944) Trailer

Filmography

Actor

60

Type

Year

The Abbey Theatre: The First 100 Years Documentary2004

Grand Hotel TV Movie1964

Cradle of Genius Poster

Cradle of Genius Documentary1961

Broth of a Boy Poster

Broth of a Boy Feature Film1959

Play of the Week Poster

Play of the Week TV Series1959

Rooney Feature Film1958

The Catered Affair Poster

The Catered Affair Feature Film1956

Alfred Hitchcock Presents Poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV Series1955

Tonight's the Night Poster

Tonight's the Night Feature Film1954

General Electric Theater Poster

General Electric Theater TV Series1953

Ha da venì... don Calogero Poster

Ha da venì... don Calogero Feature Film1952

I've Got a Secret Poster

I've Got a Secret TV Series1952

The Quiet Man Poster

The Quiet Man Feature Film1952

Silver City Poster

Silver City Feature Film1951

The Cinematographer Poster

The Cinematographer Documentary1951

The Name's the Same Poster

The Name's the Same TV Series1951

Lux Video Theatre Poster

Lux Video Theatre TV Series1950

TV Club TV Series1950

Union Station Poster

Union Station Feature Film1950

What's My Line? Poster

What's My Line? TV Series1950

The Story of Seabiscuit Poster

The Story of Seabiscuit Feature Film1949

Top o' the Morning Poster

Top o' the Morning Feature Film1949

Miss Tatlock's Millions Poster

Miss Tatlock's Millions Feature Film1948

The Ed Sullivan Show Poster

The Ed Sullivan Show TV Series1948

The Ford Theatre Hour Poster

The Ford Theatre Hour TV Series1948

The Naked City Poster

The Naked City Feature Film1948

The Sainted Sisters Poster

The Sainted Sisters Feature Film1948

California Poster

California Feature Film1947

Easy Come, Easy Go Poster

Easy Come, Easy Go Feature Film1947

Variety Girl Poster

Variety Girl Feature Film1947

Welcome Stranger Poster

Welcome Stranger Feature Film1947

Two Years Before the Mast Poster

Two Years Before the Mast Feature Film1946

And Then There Were None Poster

And Then There Were None Feature Film1945

Duffy's Tavern Poster

Duffy's Tavern Feature Film1945

Incendiary Blonde Poster

Incendiary Blonde Feature Film1945

The Picture of Dorian Gray Poster

The Picture of Dorian Gray Feature Film1945

The Stork Club Poster

The Stork Club Feature Film1945

Going My Way Poster

Going My Way Feature Film1944

I Love a Soldier Poster

I Love a Soldier Feature Film1944

None But the Lonely Heart Poster

None But the Lonely Heart Feature Film1944

Corvette K-225 Poster

Corvette K-225 Feature Film1943

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday Poster

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday Feature Film1943

Two Tickets to London Poster

Two Tickets to London Feature Film1943

How Green Was My Valley Poster

How Green Was My Valley Feature Film1941

Tarzan's Secret Treasure Poster

Tarzan's Secret Treasure Feature Film1941

The Sea Wolf Poster

The Sea Wolf Feature Film1941

San Francisco Docks Poster

San Francisco Docks Feature Film1940

The Long Voyage Home Poster

The Long Voyage Home Feature Film1940

Full Confession Poster

Full Confession Feature Film1939

Pacific Liner Poster

Pacific Liner Feature Film1939

The Saint Strikes Back Poster

The Saint Strikes Back Feature Film1939

Bringing Up Baby Poster

Bringing Up Baby Feature Film1938

Four Men and a Prayer Poster

Four Men and a Prayer Feature Film1938

Marie Antoinette Poster

Marie Antoinette Feature Film1938

The Dawn Patrol Poster

The Dawn Patrol Feature Film1938

Ebb Tide Poster

Ebb Tide Feature Film1937

The Plough and the Stars Poster

The Plough and the Stars Feature Film1936

Guests of the Nation Poster

Guests of the Nation Feature Film1935

Juno and the Paycock Poster

Juno and the Paycock Feature Film1929

Land of Her Fathers Poster

Land of Her Fathers Feature Film1924

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