Fred Shields
Birthday
1904/05/18
Day of death
1974/06/30 (70 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Kansas City - Missouri - USA
Also know 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 Se...Read more
Acting
(1944) The Three Caballeros
as (voice)
(1942) Saludos Amigos
as Narrator
(1942) Food Will Win the War
as Narrator
(1942) The New Spirit
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
(1932) The Amazon Head Hunters
as Narrator
(2002) Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy
as Narrator
(1942) Lake Titicaca
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1943) Pedro
as Narrator
(1942) El Gaucho Goofy
as Narrator
(1943) Pluto and the Armadillo
as Narrator
(1933) Voodoo
as Narrator
(1943) The Spirit of '43
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1944) The Flying Gauchito
as Narrator
(1946) The Building of a Tire
as Narrator(voice)(uncredited)
(1943) Victory Vehicles
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1942) How to Play Baseball
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1944) Contrary Condor
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
(1944) How to Play Golf
as Narrator (voice)
(1945) Tiger Trouble
as Narrator