Barry Fitzgerald

Barry Fitzgerald

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1888-03-10
Deathday: 1961-01-14 (72 years old)

Biography

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.

Filmography

all 53

Movies 47

self 6

TV Shows 6

Michaleen Oge Flynn
The Quiet Man

The Quiet Man (1952)

Movie
6
Self - film clip from 'The Naked City'
The Cinematographer

The Cinematographer (1951)

Movie
Inspector Donnelly
Union Station

Union Station (1950)

Movie
Self - Mystery Guest
What's My Line?

What's My Line? (1950)

TV
Sergeant Briany McNaughton
Top o' the Morning

Top o' the Morning (1949)

Movie
Barry Fitzgerald
Variety Girl

Variety Girl (1947)

Movie
Judge Francis J. Quincannon
And Then There Were None

And Then There Were None (1945)

Movie
Bing Crosby's Father
Duffy's Tavern

Duffy's Tavern (1945)

Movie
Michael 'Mike' Guinan
Incendiary Blonde

Incendiary Blonde (1945)

Movie
Father Fitzgibbon
Going My Way

Going My Way (1944)

Movie
6
Peddler (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette (1938)

Movie
Captured British soldier
Guests of The Nation

Guests of The Nation (1935)

Movie

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1888-03-10

Deathday
1961-01-14 (72 years old)

Birth Name
William Joseph Shields

Birth Place
Dublin, Ireland

Height
160-centimeter

Siblings
Arthur Shields

Citizenships
Republic of Ireland

Also Known As
William Joseph Shields, Барри Фитцджеральд

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

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