Fred Shields

Acting

Born May 18, 1904, Kansas City - Missouri - USA

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)

Filmography

• 2002Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy — Narrator (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
• 1946The Building of a Tire — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• 1945Tiger Trouble — Narrator
• 1944Contrary Condor — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• 1944How to Play Golf — Narrator (voice)
• 1944The Flying Gauchito — Narrator
• 1944The Three Caballeros — (voice)
• 1943Pedro — Narrator
• 1943Pluto and the Armadillo — Narrator
• 1943The Spirit of '43 — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• 1943Victory Vehicles — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• 1942El Gaucho Goofy — Narrator
• 1942Food Will Win the War — Narrator
• 1942How to Play Baseball — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• 1942Lake Titicaca — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
• 1942Saludos Amigos — Narrator
• 1942The New Spirit — Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
• 1933Voodoo — Narrator
• 1931The Amazon Head Hunters — Narrator