Charles B. Fitzsimons

Production

Charles B. Fitzsimons

Born 1924-05-08 · Ranelagh, County Dublin, Ireland

Charles B. Fitzsimons was an Irish American film and television producer and actor. He was the younger brother and manager of actress Maureen O'Hara.

Acting credits

The Black Shield of Falworth poster
6.2

In the days of King Henry IV, stalwart young Myles and his sister Meg have been raised as peasants, without any knowledge of who their father really was. But one day, they journey to Macworth Castle. There, Myles falls in love with Lady Anne Macworth, makes friends and enemies, and learns to be a knight.

The Black Shield of Falworth

1954

The Quiet Man poster
7.3

An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.

The Quiet Man

1952

The Last Hurrah poster
7.2

In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Frank Skeffington, a veteran and honest politician, mayor of a New England town, tries to be reelected while bankers and captains of industry conspire in the shadows to place a weak and manageable candidate in the city hall.

The Last Hurrah

1958

The Desert Rats poster
6.3

In North Africa, German Field Marshal Rommel and his troops have successfully fended off British forces, and now intend to take Tobruk, an important port city. A ramshackle group of Australian reinforcements sent to combat the Germans is put under the command of British Captain MacRoberts. The unruly Aussies immediately clash with MacRoberts, a gruff, strict disciplinarian, however this unorthodox team must band together to protect Tobruk from the German forces.

The Desert Rats

1953

Captain Lightfoot poster
6.4

In 1815, Michael Martin, member of an Irish revolutionary society, turns highwayman to support it, and soon becomes an outlaw. In Dublin, he meets famous rebel "Captain Thunderbolt" and becomes his second-in-command, under the name "Lightfoot."

Captain Lightfoot

1955

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 poster
9.0

Even big stars need to stand in front of the director and audition for their roles, and some of the best screen tests are from the early years of legends. See some of Hollywood's top names and greatest talents in their very first appearances on celluloid. From Dustin Hoffman's 1966 stock and personality tests to Raquel Welch and James Coburn cavorting for Our Man Flint, from The Three Stooges to Rock Hudson, see stars trying to get on film.

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

1999

Cinerama Adventure poster
7.7

A nostalgic and compelling look into the legendary three camera, three projector process that revolutionized motion pictures and led the industry into the widescreen era.

Cinerama Adventure

2002

Behind the camera

Cover Girls poster
6.5

Two beautiful fashion models work undercover as secret agents.

Cover Girls

1977

The Deadly Companions poster
5.6

An ex-army officer accidentally kills a woman's son and tries to make up for it by escorting the funeral procession through dangerous Indian territory.

The Deadly Companions

1961

Police Story: The Freeway Killings poster
6.3

Thriller/Drama about LAPD detectives tracking down two serial killers who are murdering hookers.

Police Story: The Freeway Killings

1987

The New Adventures of Heidi poster
5.0

The long-familiar Heidi tale is given a contemporary (and musical) setting as the young heroine leaves her familiar Swiss mountain for the bright lights of Manhattan.

The New Adventures of Heidi

1978

Elvis and the Beauty Queen poster
3.9

Don Johnson stars as Elvis Presley in this made-for-TV true story about The King's love affair with Linda Thompson (Stephanie Zimbalist), a young beauty pageant contestant who was his live-in girlfriend and traveling companion for the last four years of his life. The story begins with their first meeting and traces their years together when Thompson tried to keep Presley off drugs in the last years of his career.

Elvis and the Beauty Queen

1981

The Solitary Man poster
7.5

A family man must make an adjustment after his wife of fifteen years one day blurts out that she wants a divorce and leaves him to construct a new life.

The Solitary Man

1979

The Red Badge of Courage poster
7.3

During the Civil War, a young man enthusiastically joins the Union army thirsting to find glory and honor, but his first battle opens his eyes to reality.....

The Red Badge of Courage

1974

Children of Divorce poster
7.5

The conflict and separation of their parents and the impact on four youngsters from three socially different families is the thrust of this drama.

Children of Divorce

1980