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name: "James O'Hara"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-ohara-30500"
roles: []
born: "11 September 1927"
died: "3 December 1992"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-20T02:33:57.966844+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# James O'Hara

Actor. Born 11 September 1927 in Dublin, Ireland. Died 3 December 1992.

## Details

- **Born:** 11 September 1927, Dublin, Ireland
- **Died:** 3 December 1992
- **Also known as:** James O'Hara (I),  James Lilborn, James Lilburn, Jimmy O'Hara, Jim O'Hara, James FitzSimons
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 78 (1), 1960s 73 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_O%27Hara_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21469237, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0510181/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/30500

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Quiet Man*](https://film.one/film/the-quiet-man.md) (78)

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## Biography

James O'Hara (born James Fitzsimons) was an Irish-born American actor. He was born on 11 September 1927 in Ranelagh, Dublin, and died on 3 December 1992 in Glendale, California. He was the younger brother of actress Maureen O'Hara and appeared alongside her in several films.

O'Hara made his screen debut as Father Paul in John Ford's *The Quiet Man* (1952), credited as James Lilburn. He had roles in *Suddenly* (1954), *Mohawk* (1956), *Darby O'Gill and the Little People* (1959) and *Titanic* (1953), and appeared in episodes of *Batman* (1966–1967) and other television series. His career spanned feature films and television from 1952 to 1979, often in supporting or uncredited parts.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1)

- *The Quiet Man* (1952), Fi1m 78, as Father Paul — [page](https://film.one/film/the-quiet-man.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Batman* (1966), Fi1m 73, as Airport Control Tower Man (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/batman-1966.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Driller Killer* (1979), as Man in Church
- *Raid on Rommel* (1971), as Lt. Executive Officer (uncredited)
- *Death of a Gunfighter* (1969), as Father Sweeney
- *Batman* (1966), as Airport Control Tower Man (uncredited) — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-1966.md)
- *The Rare Breed* (1966), as Sagamon
- *Batman* (1966), series, as Policeman
- *Brainstorm* (1965), as Party Guest (uncredited)
- *Cheyenne Autumn* (1964), as Trooper (uncredited)
- *Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.* (1964), series, as Hotel Clerk
- *Spencer's Mountain* (1963), as Spencer Brother (uncredited)
- *The Deadly Companions* (1961), as Cal, General Store
- *Darby O'Gill and the Little People* (1959), as Pub Patron
- *Friendly Persuasion* (1956), as Forager (uncredited) — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/friendly-persuasion.md)
- *Mohawk* (1956), as Sergeant (as James Lilburn)
- *Battle Stations* (1956), Actor
- *At Gunpoint* (1955), as Wally
- *The Desperate Hours* (1955), as Gas Station Attendant
- *Fort Yuma* (1955), as Cpl. Taylor
- *Hell's Outpost* (1954), as Waiter (uncredited)
- *Suddenly* (1954), as Jud Hobson
- *King Richard and the Crusaders* (1954), as Castelaine Knight (uncredited)
- *Malaga* (1954), as Danny Boy
- *The Sun Shines Bright* (1953), Actor
- *Titanic* (1953), as Devlin - Lookout (uncredited)
- *The Desert Rats* (1953), as Communications Man (uncredited)
- *San Antone* (1953), as Jim Dane (as James Lilburn)
- *The Quiet Man* (1952), as Father Paul — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-quiet-man.md)

## Gallery

- ![James O'Hara (credited as James Lilburn) in American film Suddenly (1954)](https://film.one/media/person/1072499/gallery-4f82dd6c56fe.jpg) James O'Hara (credited as James Lilburn) in American film Suddenly (1954) — Film screenshot (United Artists), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/James_O%27Hara_in_Suddenly_%281954%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![James O'Hara (credited as James Lilburn) in American film Suddenly (1954)](https://film.one/media/person/1072499/gallery-45b664206959.jpg) James O'Hara (credited as James Lilburn) in American film Suddenly (1954) — Film screenshot (United Artists), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/James_Lilburn_in_Suddenly_%281954%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![James O'Hara](https://film.one/media/person/1072499/gallery-bb6a75394100.jpg) James O'Hara — Image via TMDB

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