Fred Shields
Acting
1904-05-18 · Kansas City - Missouri - USA
In Kansas City, Shields owned a theatre group, The Playmakers, and performed in stage plays. He also worked as a newscaster for WDAF radio. In 1929, he announced the plane flight of Germany's Graf Zeppelin over the U.S. In 1930, he came to Hollywood, CA, with Ger, his wife, Karena, and daughter, Evelyn. He was employed as the Station Manager for KTM Los Angeles. In 1939, he was President of the American Federation of Radio Artists. From 1940 to he 1965, he was the announcer on the Alka Seltzer News, KHJ, Hollywood. He also played Mr. Archer on "Meet Corliss Archer" both on CBS radio and television (Meet Corliss Archer (1951)). - IMDb Mini Biography By: Evelyn Linda Shields Wheeler (daughter)
Filmography(19)
movieWalt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
as Narrator (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited) · 2002 · 7.5
movieThe Building of a Tire
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 1946 · 5.0
movieTiger Trouble
as Narrator · 1945 · 6.9
movieThe Three Caballeros
as (voice) · 1944 · 6.3
movieThe Flying Gauchito
as Narrator · 1944 · 6.5
movieContrary Condor
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 1944 · 5.9
movieHow to Play Golf
as Narrator (voice) · 1944 · 6.7
movieVictory Vehicles
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 1943 · 6.6
moviePedro
as Narrator · 1943 · 6.2
moviePluto and the Armadillo
as Narrator · 1943 · 6.1
movieThe Spirit of '43
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 1943 · 4.9
movieHow to Play Baseball
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 1942 · 7.0
movieSaludos Amigos
as Narrator · 1942 · 5.8
movieLake Titicaca
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 1942 · 6.7
movieEl Gaucho Goofy
as Narrator · 1942 · 6.5
movieFood Will Win the War
as Narrator · 1942 · 5.8
movieThe New Spirit
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) · 1942 · 5.8
movieVoodoo
as Narrator · 1933 · 9.0
movieThe Amazon Head Hunters
as Narrator · 1932 · 8.0