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Barry Fitzgerald

Barry Fitzgerald

Acting·1888–1961·46 films

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.

Filmography

Bringing Up Baby
Bringing Up Baby (1938)Mr. Gogarty
The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man (1952)Michaleen Oge Flynn
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley (1941)Cyfartha
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None (1945)Francis Quinncannon
The Naked City
The Naked City (1948)Lt. Dan Muldoon
Going My Way
Going My Way (1944)Father Fitzgibbon
The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home (1940)Cocky
Tarzan's Secret Treasure
Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)Dennis O'Doul
The Sea Wolf
The Sea Wolf (1941)Cooky
Juno and the Paycock
Juno and the Paycock (1930)The Orator
None But the Lonely Heart
None But the Lonely Heart (1944)Henry Twite
Union Station
Union Station (1950)Inspector Donnelly
The Catered Affair
The Catered Affair (1956)Jack Conlon
The Dawn Patrol
The Dawn Patrol (1938)Bott
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette (1938)Peddler (uncredited)
California
California (1947)Michael Fabian
The Saint Strikes Back
The Saint Strikes Back (1939)Zipper Dyson
The Plough and the Stars
The Plough and the Stars (1936)Fluther Good
Happy Ever After
Happy Ever After (1954)Thady O'Heggarty
The Story of Seabiscuit
The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)Shawn O'Hara
Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225 (1943)Stooky
Four Men and a Prayer
Four Men and a Prayer (1938)Mulcahay
Silver City
Silver City (1951)R.R. Jarboe
Pacific Liner
Pacific Liner (1939)Britches
Variety Girl
Variety Girl (1947)Barry Fitzgerald
The Stork Club
The Stork Club (1945)Jerry B. 'J.B.' / 'Pop' Bates
Two Years Before the Mast
Two Years Before the Mast (1946)Terence O'Feenaghty
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)Timothy Blake
Incendiary Blonde
Incendiary Blonde (1945)Michael 'Mike' Guinan
Duffy's Tavern
Duffy's Tavern (1945)Bing Crosby's Father
Top o' the Morning
Top o' the Morning (1949)Sergeant Briany McNaughton
Welcome Stranger
Welcome Stranger (1947)Dr. Joseph McRory
Full Confession
Full Confession (1939)Michael O'Keefe
Miss Tatlock's Millions
Miss Tatlock's Millions (1948)Denno Noonan
Rooney
Rooney (1958)Grandfather
I Love a Soldier
I Love a Soldier (1944)Murphy
The Sainted Sisters
The Sainted Sisters (1948)Robbie McCleary
San Francisco Docks
San Francisco Docks (1940)The Icky
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered (2014)Self (archive footage)
Two Tickets to London
Two Tickets to London (1943)Capt. McCardle
Ebb Tide
Ebb Tide (1937)Huish
Easy Come, Easy Go
Easy Come, Easy Go (1947)Martin L. Donovan
Cradle of Genius
Cradle of Genius (1960)Self
Guests of The Nation
Guests of The Nation (1935)Captured British soldier
Ha da venì... don Calogero!
Ha da venì... don Calogero! (1952)Don Calogero
Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue Kid
Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue Kid (1955)Harold "Stretch" Sears