1944Nominee
Best Performance
The Three Caballeros
Fred Shields
Actor
Kansas City - Missouri - USA
May 18, 1904
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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1942Nominee
Best Performance
Saludos Amigos
1942Nominee
Best Performance
How to Play Baseball
Career Highlights
2002Highlight
Best Performance
Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
1944Highlight
Best Performance
Contrary Condor
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The Three Caballeros
Saludos Amigos