Charles B. Fitzsimons
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Charles B. Fitzsimons (May 8, 1924 in Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland - February 14, 2001 in Los Angeles, California from liver failure) was an Irish actor before emigrating to the USA.
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[edit] 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. Fitzsimons is the younger brother of famed actress Maureen O'Hara.
[edit] Selected filmography
[edit] Producer
- The Deadly Companions (1961), starring 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)
[edit] Actor
- The Quiet Man (1952), alongside his sister
- What Price Glory? (1952)
- Titanic (1953)
- The Desert Rats (1953)
- The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)
- Captain Lightfoot (1955), as Charles FitzSimons
- The Last Hurrah (1958)

