Actor

Fred Shields

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Movies: 19Series: 0

TMDB ID: 566738

IMDb ID: nm0793195

Known for: Acting

Born: May 18, 1904

Died: June 30, 1974

Age: 70

Place of birth: Kansas City - Missouri - USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1932 - 2002

Years active: 71

Average TMDB rating: 6.17

Wikidata: Q3752659

Also known as

Frederick Hagenstein Shields • Frederick Shields

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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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