Barry Fitzgerald
Acting
Born March 9, 1888 · Dublin, Ireland
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…
Known For · 40 titles
What's My Line?
The Ed Sullivan Show
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Lux Video Theatre
Play of the Week
General Electric Theater
The Quiet Man
How Green Was My Valley
Bringing Up Baby
And Then There Were None
Going My Way
The Naked City
Tarzan's Secret Treasure
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
The Long Voyage Home
The Sea Wolf
Marie Antoinette
Incendiary Blonde
The Catered Affair
Juno and the Paycock
Union Station
California
The Stork Club
Welcome Stranger
The Story of Seabiscuit
The Plough and the Stars
Happy Ever After
Variety Girl
Silver City
The Dawn Patrol
Four Men and a Prayer
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
None But the Lonely Heart
Corvette K-225
I Love a Soldier
Two Years Before the Mast
Pacific Liner
The Saint Strikes Back
Top o' the Morning
Duffy's Tavern