Tom Fitzsimmons
Born (1947-10-28) October 28, 1947
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Alma materFairfield College Preparatory School
Yale University (MFA)
OccupationTelevision actor
Years active1974–2000
Known forThe Paper Chase
PartnerTim Donoghue

Tom Fitzsimmons (born October 28, 1947)[1] is an American television actor.[2] He is known for playing Franklin Ford III in the American drama television series The Paper Chase.[3]

Born in San Francisco, California.[1] Fitzsimmons attended at the Fairfield College Preparatory School.[1] He then attended at Yale University, where he earned his Master of Fine Arts degree.[1] After earning his degree, Fitzsimmons made his theatre debut in the Broadway play Scapino.[1] He began his television career in 1974, where he first appeared in the soap opera television series Love of Life, where Fitzsimmons played Price Madden. Fitzsimmons guest-starred in television programs including The Bob Newhart Show, One Day at a Time, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Dallas, The Facts of Life, Murder, She Wrote and All in the Family.[4]

In 1978, Fitzsimmons joined the cast of the new CBS drama television series The Paper Chase, where he played Franklin Ford III.[3] In 1980, he had an audition having his hair curled, in which according to The Republic he was a model.[5] He played Dr. Meeker in All My Children. His last television credit was from the legal drama and police procedural television series Law & Order. But he did continue to act on stage into the late 1990s, such as in the 1999 play "Bedroom Farce" with his real-life partner Tim Donoghue.[6]

Personal life

He is openly gay, and he lives with his partner, actor Tim Donoghue, in Roxbury, Connecticut.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "TVQ&A". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 19, 1978. p. 290. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  2. ↑ Gearty, Robert (July 18, 1992). "Heel stealers are harmless". Daily News. New York, New York. p. 127. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  3. 1 2 Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. p. 1048. ISBN 9780345429230 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "Tom Fitzsimmons List of Movies and TV Shows". TV Guide. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Here's a Story That'll Curl Your Hair". The Republic. Columbus, Indiana. February 20, 1980. p. 7. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  6. ↑ "Last Chance: SD's Old Globe Says Goodnight To Ayckbourn's Bedroom Farce, May 9 | Playbill".
  7. ↑ "If One is Good, Many is Better".
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