Robert Shields
Acting Born Mar 26, 1951 Los Angeles, California, USA 21 credits
Biography
Robert Shields works in acting. Born March 26, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Archytele tracks 21 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
Robert Shields: My Life as a Robot
Buskers; For Love or Money
Count DeClues' Mystery Castle
Enchanted Musical PlayhouseThe Steadfast Tin Soldier
Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983
The Big Show
The Wild Wild West RevisitedBob Hope on the Road to China
Mickey's 50Christmas at Walt Disney World
TomcatsShields and Yarnell
The Muppet ShowThe Sonny and Cher Show
Wonder Woman
The Conversation
Fol-de-RolCatch the Black Sunshine
Banyon
The Mike Douglas Show
Full Filmography
21 titles- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- The Muppet Show (1976) as Self - Special Guest Star
- Wonder Woman (1975) as Doug
- The Sonny and Cher Show (1976) as Regular Performer
- The Conversation (1974) as The Mime
- The Big Show (1980) as Self
- Mickey's 50 (1978) as Self
- Enchanted Musical Playhouse (1984)
- Fol-de-Rol (1972) as Mime
- Banyon (1971) as Mechanical Man
- Tomcats (1977) as Chief Henderson
- The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979) as Alan
- Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983 (1983)
- Bob Hope on the Road to China (1979) as Self (as Shields and Yarnell)
- Count DeClues' Mystery Castle (1993) as Botler
- Catch the Black Sunshine (1972)
- Robert Shields: My Life as a Robot (2025) as Self
- Christmas at Walt Disney World (1978) as Mr. Clinker
- The Steadfast Tin Soldier (1984) as Tin Soldier
- Buskers; For Love or Money (2008) as Self
- Shields and Yarnell (1977) as Self
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Robert Shields best known for?
Robert Shields is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Italian Job (1969), The Muppet Show (1976), Wonder Woman (1975), The Thing (1982).
When and where was Robert Shields born?
Robert Shields was born on March 26, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
How many credits does Robert Shields have?
Robert Shields has accumulated over 21 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1961 to 2025.
What is Robert Shields's background in cinema and television?
Artist probably best known as a street mime that went on to appear in television in the 1970s. He and his partner Lorene Yarnell had their own Prime Television show "Shields and Yarnell" on CBS.
Robert Shields by the numbers
21credits
14films
7TV series
1961–2025active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- The Muppet Show (1976) as Self - Special Guest Star — aged about 25
- The Conversation (1974) as The Mime — aged about 23
- The Sonny and Cher Show (1976) as Regular Performer — aged about 25
- Wonder Woman (1975) as Doug — aged about 24
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self — aged about 10
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