Barry Fitzgerald: Biography, Facts and Career
Who is Barry Fitzgerald? An evergreen, sourced profile: biography, key facts and career.
William Joseph Shields (10 March 1888 – 4 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), The Sea Wolf (1941), Going My Way (1944), None but the Lonely Heart (1944), and The Quiet Man (1952). For Going My Way, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and was simultaneously nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the same performance. In 2020, he was listed at number 11 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.
Quick facts about Barry Fitzgerald
- Full name: Barry Fitzgerald
- Born: 1888-03-10
- Nationality: Ireland
- Known as: Actor
- Wikidata ID: Q290666
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Who is Barry Fitzgerald?
William Joseph Shields (10 March 1888 – 4 January 1961), known professionally as Barry Fitzgerald, was an Irish stage, film, and television actor.
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Barry Fitzgerald is Ireland.
When was Barry Fitzgerald born?
Barry Fitzgerald was born on 1888-03-10.
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