Ernest Shields (August 5, 1884 – December 13, 1944) was an American actor of the
silent era
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...
. 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
''The Voice on the Wire'' is a 1917 American action film serial directed by Stuart Paton. It is presumed to be lost.
Cast
* Ben F. Wilson as John Shirley (as Ben Wilson)
* Neva Gerber as Polly Marion
* Joseph W. Girard as Dr. Reynolds
* Franc ...
'' (1917)
* ''
Mr. Dolan of New York
''Mr. Dolan of New York'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Raymond Wells and starring Jack Mulhall, Noble Johnson and Julia Ray. '' (1917)
* ''
The Reed Case'' (1917)
* ''
The Birth of Patriotism
''The Birth of Patriotism'' is a 1917 American silent war drama film directed by E. Magnus Ingleton and starring Irene Hunt, Ann Forrest, and Leo Pierson.DeBauche p. 45 Based on a story by I.A.R. Wylie, it is set in England during the First Worl ...
'' (1917)
* ''
The Double Room Mystery
''The Double Room Mystery'' is a 1917 American silent thriller film directed by Hobart Henley and starring Gertrude Selby, Hayward Mack and Ed Brady.Connelly p.342
Cast
* Gertrude Selby as Suzanne - a Slavey
* Hayward Mack as Speed Cannon
* E ...
'' (1917)
* ''
The Little Orphan'' (1917)
* ''
The Purple Cipher'' (1920)
* ''
Colleen of the Pines
''Colleen of the Pines'' is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Chester Bennett and starring Jane Novak, Edward Hearn and Alfred Allen.
Cast
* Jane Novak as Joan Cameron
* Edward Hearn as Barry O'Neil
* Alfred Allen as Duncan ...
'' (1922)
* ''
The Purple Riders'' (1922)
* ''
The Ladder Jinx'' (1922)
* ''
Rich But Honest'' (1927)
* ''
Free Lips'' (1928)
* ''
Woman Wise
A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardle ...
'' (1928)
* ''
The Greyhound Limited
''The Greyhound Limited'' is 1929 part-talkie crime drama and railroad theme film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Monte Blue. Warner Bros. produced and distributed releasing the film in the Vitaphone process, with a music score and so ...
'' (1929)
* ''
Wives Never Know
''Wives Never Know'' is a 1936 American black-and-white comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent. Written by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Edwin Justus Mayer and Keene Thompson, the film stars Charlie Ruggles, Mary Boland, and Adolphe Menjou, and wa ...
'' (1936)
References
External links
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1884 births
1944 deaths
American male film actors
American male silent film actors
20th-century American male actors
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