Barry Fitzgerald

    Barry Fitzgerald

    Acting

    March 9, 1888
    Died January 14, 1961 (72 years old)
    Dublin, Ireland

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    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 ...

    Known For

    Filmography

    Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

    Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

    2014

    as Self (archive footage)

    7
    Cradle of Genius

    Cradle of Genius

    1960

    as Self

    10

    Broth of a Boy

    1959

    as Patrick Farrell

    5
    Play of the Week

    Play of the Week

    1959

    8
    Rooney

    Rooney

    1958

    as Grandfather

    6
    The Catered Affair

    The Catered Affair

    1956

    as Jack Conlon

    7.2
    Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue Kid

    Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue Kid

    1955

    as Harold "Stretch" Sears

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    1955

    as Harold 'Stretch' Sears

    7.8
    Happy Ever After

    Happy Ever After

    1954

    as Thady O'Heggarty

    5.5
    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    1953

    6.8
    The Quiet Man

    The Quiet Man

    1952

    as Michaleen Oge Flynn

    7.3
    Ha da venì... don Calogero!

    Ha da venì... don Calogero!

    1952

    as Don Calogero

    8
    Silver City

    Silver City

    1951

    as R.R. Jarboe

    6.6
    Union Station

    Union Station

    1950

    as Inspector Donnelly

    6.5

    Lux Video Theatre

    1950

    as Barry Flynn

    6.7
    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    1950

    as Self

    7
    The Story of Seabiscuit

    The Story of Seabiscuit

    1949

    as Shawn O'Hara

    6
    Top o' the Morning

    Top o' the Morning

    1949

    as Sergeant Briany McNaughton

    5.6
    The Naked City

    The Naked City

    1948

    as Lt. Dan Muldoon

    7.2
    The Sainted Sisters

    The Sainted Sisters

    1948

    as Robbie McCleary

    7.3
    Miss Tatlock's Millions

    Miss Tatlock's Millions

    1948

    as Denno Noonan

    6.3
    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    1948

    as Self

    6.8
    California

    California

    1947

    as Michael Fabian

    6.8
    Welcome Stranger

    Welcome Stranger

    1947

    as Dr. Joseph McRory

    6.9
    Variety Girl

    Variety Girl

    1947

    as Barry Fitzgerald

    6.5
    Easy Come, Easy Go

    Easy Come, Easy Go

    1947

    as Martin L. Donovan

    7
    Two Years Before the Mast

    Two Years Before the Mast

    1946

    as Terence O'Feenaghty

    6.5
    And Then There Were None

    And Then There Were None

    1945

    as Francis Quinncannon

    7.1
    The Stork Club

    The Stork Club

    1945

    as Jerry B. 'J.B.' / 'Pop' Bates

    5.2
    Incendiary Blonde

    Incendiary Blonde

    1945

    as Michael 'Mike' Guinan

    5.1
    Duffy's Tavern

    Duffy's Tavern

    1945

    as Bing Crosby's Father

    6.4
    Going My Way

    Going My Way

    1944

    as Father Fitzgibbon

    6.7
    None But the Lonely Heart

    None But the Lonely Heart

    1944

    as Henry Twite

    6.3
    I Love a Soldier

    I Love a Soldier

    1944

    as Murphy

    6
    The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

    The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

    1943

    as Timothy Blake

    6.7
    Two Tickets to London

    Two Tickets to London

    1943

    as Capt. McCardle

    7.5
    Corvette K-225

    Corvette K-225

    1943

    as Stooky

    6.2
    The Sea Wolf

    The Sea Wolf

    1941

    as Cooky

    7.2
    Tarzan's Secret Treasure

    Tarzan's Secret Treasure

    1941

    as Dennis O'Doul

    5.9
    How Green Was My Valley

    How Green Was My Valley

    1941

    as Cyfartha

    7.3
    The Long Voyage Home

    The Long Voyage Home

    1940

    as Cocky

    6.6
    San Francisco Docks

    San Francisco Docks

    1940

    as The Icky

    7.3
    The Saint Strikes Back

    The Saint Strikes Back

    1939

    as Zipper Dyson

    5.8
    Full Confession

    Full Confession

    1939

    as Michael O'Keefe

    5.6
    Pacific Liner

    Pacific Liner

    1939

    as Britches

    5.5
    Bringing Up Baby

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938

    as Mr. Gogarty

    7.5
    The Dawn Patrol

    The Dawn Patrol

    1938

    as Bott

    6.8
    Four Men and a Prayer

    Four Men and a Prayer

    1938

    as Mulcahay

    6.5
    Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

    1938

    as Peddler (uncredited)

    6.6
    Ebb Tide

    Ebb Tide

    1937

    as Huish

    7
    The Plough and the Stars

    The Plough and the Stars

    1936

    as Fluther Good

    5.7
    Guests of The Nation

    Guests of The Nation

    1935

    as Captured British soldier

    5
    Juno and the Paycock

    Juno and the Paycock

    1930

    as The Orator

    4.6