Ernest Shields

{{short description|American actor}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Ernest Shields

| image = The Silent Avenger (1920) - Ernest Shields.jpg

| caption = Detail from an ad for The Silent Avenger (1920)

| birth_date = {{birth date|1884|8|5}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, US

| death_date = {{death date and age|1944|12|13|1884|8|5}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, US

| years_active = 1914–1944

| occupation = Actor

| spouse = Betty Schade{{cite magazine |first=Cal|last=York|date=December 1917 |title=Plays and Players |magazine=Photoplay|location=Chicago, Illinois, US |publisher=Macfadden Communications Group |page=92|volume=13}}

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Ernest Shields (August 5, 1884 – December 13, 1944) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1914 and 1944. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and died in Los Angeles, California.