Charles B. Fitzsimons
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Charles B. Fitzsimons (born 8 May 1924, Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland – died 14 February 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. He was a younger brother of famed actress Maureen O'Hara. His name was sometimes spelled as FitzSimons.
Life
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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 1981-99. In 1989, he received an Honorary Lifetime Membership Award from that organization.
Death
Fitzsimons died from liver failure in 2001, aged 76. He was survived by his wife, Cherie Bromley, and their five children, as well as three sisters: Maureen O'Hara, Mrs. Margot Edwards, and Sister Mary Margaret, R.S.C., a nun.
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)
