Charles B. Fitzsimons

Charles B. Fitzsimons (8 May 1924 – 14 February 2001) 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 Fitzsimons, an actor and attorney, went to the US in 1951. His previous acting experience was with Dublin's Abbey Theatre. Fitzsimons also studied law in Ireland at the National University of Ireland and King's Inns. Upon their first meeting, Ford believed Fitzsimons would be right for the film role of Forbes in addition to his legal duties. Ford then proceeded to hire O'Hara's brother, James, for the role of Father Paul in the film. James also worked at the Abbey in Dublin, but used his mother's maiden name of Lilburn as a professional name. Both brothers made their film debuts in The Quiet Man and both came to the United States upon completion of the film. In 1957, Maureen O'Hara sued Confidential magazine because of false accusations made about her. Fitzsimons served as his sister's attorney during the trial.

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 organisation.

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) - Chief Officer Wilde (uncredited) The Desert Rats (1953) - Fire Officer (uncredited) The Black Shield of Falworth (1954) - Giles Captain Lightfoot (1955) - Dan Shanley The Last Hurrah (1958) - Kevin McCluskey (uncredited) (final film role)