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Fred Shields

Acting Born May 18, 1904 Kansas City - Missouri - USA 19 credits

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)

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Known for

Film

The Three Caballeros

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Full filmography

  • The Three Caballeros (1944) as (voice)
  • Saludos Amigos (1942) as Narrator
  • The Spirit of '43 (1943) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  • Tiger Trouble (1945) as Narrator
  • El Gaucho Goofy (1942) as Narrator
  • How to Play Baseball (1942) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  • The New Spirit (1942) as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
  • Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy (2002) as Narrator (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
  • Victory Vehicles (1943) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  • Pluto and the Armadillo (1943) as Narrator
  • The Flying Gauchito (1944) as Narrator
  • Food Will Win the War (1942) as Narrator
  • How to Play Golf (1944) as Narrator (voice)
  • Contrary Condor (1944) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  • The Amazon Head Hunters (1932) as Narrator
  • Pedro (1943) as Narrator
  • Lake Titicaca (1942) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  • Voodoo (1933) as Narrator
  • The Building of a Tire (1946) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)