Tom Fitzsimmons (actor)

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Tom Fitzsimmons
Born (1947-10-28) October 28, 1947 (age 76)
Alma mater Fairfield College Preparatory School
Yale University (MFA)
OccupationTelevision actor
Years active1974–2000
Known for The 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]

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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]

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  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 logo transparent.svg
  6. https://playbill.com/article/last-chance-sds-old-globe-says-goodnight-to-ayckbourns-bedroom-farce-may-9-com-81754
  7. "If One is Good, Many is Better".