Charles B. Fitzsimons

Charles B. Fitzsimons (born May 8, 1924, Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland — died February 14, 2001, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) was an Irish actor who emigrated to the United States, where he became a film producer after ending his acting career. Fitzsimons was the younger brother of famed actress Maureen O'Hara. His name was sometimes spelled as FitzSimons

Biography

He became a Hollywood film actor and later a supervising production executive before becoming a producer himself. He served as Executive Director of the Producers Guild of America from 1981 to 1999. In 1989, he received an Honorary Lifetime Membership Award from that organization. He died from liver failure in 2001, aged 76.

Selected filmography

Producer

• The Deadly Companions (1961; starring his elder sister, Maureen O'Hara)
• Batman (1966) (assoc.)
• Love American Style (1969 TV series)
• Nanny and the Professor (1970 TV series)
• The Red Badge of Courage (1974)
• Matt Helm (1975 TV series)
• Casablanca (1983 TV series)

Actor

• The Quiet Man (1952; alongside Maureen O'Hara, his elder sister)
• What Price Glory? (1952)
• Titanic (1953)
• The Desert Rats (1953)
• The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)
• Captain Lightfoot (1955)
• The Last Hurrah (1958)

External links

• Charles B. Fitzsimons at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Fitzsimons, Charles B.
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Date of birth	May 8, 1924
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Date of death	February 14, 2001
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