Actor

Barry Fitzgerald

March 9, 1888 · Dublin, Ireland

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.

Notable work

7.5
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
as Mr. Gogarty
7.3
The Quiet Man (1952)
as Michaleen Oge Flynn
7.3
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
as Cyfartha
7
And Then There Were None (1945)
as Francis Quinncannon

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