Barry Fitzgerald, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Barry Fitzgerald

actor

Date of Birth: 10-Mar-1888

Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Date of Death: 14-Jan-1961

Profession: stage actor, film actor

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

William Joseph Shields (10 March 1888 – 14 January 1961), known professionally as Barry Fitzgerald, was an Irish stage, film and television actor.
In a career spanning almost forty years, he appeared in such notable films as Bringing Up Baby (1938), The Long Voyage Home (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), Going My Way (1944), None but the Lonely Heart (1944) and The Quiet Man (1952).
For Going My Way (1944), he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and was simultaneously nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
He was the older brother of Irish actor Arthur Shields.