Fred Shields
Date of birth: 1904-05-18
Place of birth: Kansas City - Missouri - USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Frederick Hagenstein Shields, Frederick Shields
Biography
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)
Movie Credits
The Three Caballeros
1944-12-21
For Donald's birthday he receives a box with three gifts inside. The gifts, a movie projector, a pop
Saludos Amigos
1942-08-24
A whimsical blend of live action and animation, "Saludos Amigos" is a colorful kaleidoscope of art,
Food Will Win the War
1942-07-20
World War II propaganda film on the importance of American farming. A morale booster film stressing
The New Spirit
1942-01-22
Animated documentary promoting timely filing and payment of Federal income taxes, demonstrated by Do
The Amazon Head Hunters
1932-11-12
The Marquis de Wavrin, a Belgian explorer, spends four years in the Amazon jungle in Ecuador looking
Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
2002-12-03
This generous collection includes 46 of the 48 shorts that starred Goofy between 1939 and 1961 (but
Lake Titicaca
1942-08-24
Donald is visiting South America, where he is first overcome by altitude sickness. He spends some ti
Pedro
1943-02-19
Pedro, a small airplane from Chile, engaging in his very first flight to pick up air mail from Mendo
El Gaucho Goofy
1942-08-24
American cowboy Goofy gets taken mysteriously to the Argentine pampas to learn the ways of the nativ
Pluto and the Armadillo
1943-02-19
Mickey and Pluto make a short stopover on a South American flight. Mickey throws Pluto's ball into t
Voodoo
1933-03-31
In 1925, during the occupation of Haiti, a U.S. Marine Corps sergeant was stationed in charge of the
The Spirit of '43
1943-01-07
Donald Duck deals with income taxes and their benefit to the American war effort in this inspiration
The Flying Gauchito
1944-12-21
A brave gaucho lad arms himself with a knife and bolo. He leaves the floor of the pampas and climbs
The Building of a Tire
1946-02-14
The Building of a Tire is a 1946 Disney animated short film. It was sponsored by the Firestone Tire
Victory Vehicles
1943-07-30
Goofy demonstrates a number of crazy vehicles.
How to Play Baseball
1942-09-04
Goofy shows us the national pastime. After a brief overview, we have a demonstration of the many pos
Contrary Condor
1944-04-21
Donald is trying to collect a condor's egg when the condor returns. He hides inside an empty egg and
How to Play Golf
1944-03-10
Goofy shows us, in his inimitable way, the fundamentals of golf, guided as usual by the somewhat sar
Tiger Trouble
1945-01-06
Big game hunter Goofy and his trusty elephant search for a tiger to hunt.