About Ernest Shields
Lived 1884 – 1944 (aged 60). Ernest Shields was an American actor.
Ernest Shields (August 5, 1884 – December 13, 1944) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1914 and 1944. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in Los Angeles, California.
Selected filmography Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery (1914) The Broken Coin (1915) Behind the Lines (1916) It Can't Be True! (1916) The Voice on the Wire (1917) Mr. Dolan of New York (1917) The Reed Case (1917) The Birth of Patriotism (1917) The Double Room Mystery (1917) The Little Orphan (1917) The Purple Cipher (1920) Colleen of the Pines (1922) The Purple Riders (1922) The Ladder Jinx (1922) Rich But Honest (1927) Free Lips (1928) Woman Wise (1928) The Greyhound Limited (1929) Wives Never Know (1936)
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Who was Ernest Shields?
American actor (1884-1944)
When was Ernest Shields born?
Ernest Shields was born on 5 August 1884 in Chicago.
When did Ernest Shields die?
Ernest Shields died on 13 December 1944 in Los Angeles.
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Ernest Shields was an actor.
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Ernest Shields was American.
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