Paul Fix

Biography

Paul Fix (March 13, 1901, Dobbs Ferry, New York – October 14, 1983, Los Angeles, California) was an American film and television character actor, best known for his work in westerns. Fix appeared in more than a hundred movies and dozens of television shows over a 56-year career spanning from 1925 to 1981. In the 1950s, Fix was best known for portraying Marshal Micah Torrance alongside Chuck Connors in The Rifleman. Paul Fix died October 14, 1983, Los Angeles, California, of kidney failure. He was survived by his daughter Marilyn Carey and son-in-law Harry "Dobe" Carey, three grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Supposedly Fix taught John Wayne -- a lifelong friend -- his famous and distinctive "rolling walk" when Wayne was starting out in the business. He wanted something to set him apart, so Fix suggested the rolling gait that became his trademark.

Known For

Judge Taylor

To Kill a Mockingbird

Dr. Horace Lynnton

Giant

Teeler Yacey

Red River

Dr. Mendoza

Dr. Cyclops

Cafe Owner

Zabriskie Point

Dr. Tom Witherspoon

Shenandoah

Sheriff Bonnell

Nevada Smith

Major Sherry

Hondo

Ding Jacobs

The Fighting Seabees

The Old Man

Just Me and You

Dr. Miller

El Dorado

Mr. Feeney

Night Passage

Smooch Hanrahan (Uncredited)

Mannequin

Eddie

Johnny Guitar

Lefty

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

Bill Ficco

Force of Evil

Bill Swanson

Outside the Three-Mile Limit

Wally Miller

Island in the Sky

Calico Jim

Flame of Barbary Coast

Antonio 'Ripper' Arrezo

Wake of the Red Witch

Richard Bravo

The Bad Seed

Mr. Tso

Blood Alley

Monk Jackson

Undercover Doctor

Phil Byrnes / Ralph West

After the Thin Man

Frenchy Duval

The Ghost Breakers

Danny

Jail House Blues

Beau Merritt

The Fighting Kentuckian

Burnside (Mine Operator)

Pittsburgh

Sheriff Billy Wilson

The Sons of Katie Elder

Deuce Mallory

The Fargo Kid

Sheriff Cody

Night of the Lepus

Texas Curly

Wanda Nevada

Charlie

Young Billy Young

Herbie

Man in the Vault

Frank Briscoe

The High and the Mighty

Crazy Blanket

Dirty Dingus Magee

Steve Caveroni

Alias Boston Blackie

General Joe Masters

The Undefeated

Joe Hilton

Rocky Rhodes

Spike Travis

The Throwback

Bindle Jackson

Back to Bataan

Benet (uncredited)

Strange Cargo

Dude Merrill

Escape from Crime

Jim

The Desert Trail

Joe the Warehouse Bodyguard (uncredited)

The Crowd Roars

Maj. Rexford

Jet Pilot

Gruen

Captive Wild Woman

Bart Leadly

Somewhere in Sonora

Indian

The Outrage

David Herold

The Prisoner of Shark Island

Juge Ewing

Baby the Rain Must Fall

Hanley

Ride Beyond Vengeance

Joe

Lucky Star

Benjamin Monks

The Notorious Mr. Monks

Lou Pender (uncredited)

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

Fain

The Unknown Guest

Joe 'The Book' Conway

Hitler- Dead or Alive

Mike MacNamara

Star in the Dust

"Twitchy" Burke, the killer thief

The Accusing Finger

U.S. General

Lafayette Escadrille

Pvt. Fiore

Warpath

General Hood

Incident at Phantom Hill

Joe Keenan / Harmon

South of Santa Fe

Lt. Gen. Bryan Shelby

Toward the Unknown

Nightingale

Those High Grey Walls

Carl Spitz

Angel in Exile

Bailey

Bulldog Courage

Mike Masters

Valley of Wanted Men

Calico

The Plunderers

Bellhop (uncredited)

The Perfect Clown

Sheriff Jess Linley

Mail Order Bride

Tim O'Connors

Stagecoach To Fury

Maj. George French

Top of the World

Doley

Border Cafe

Convict Petey Ryan

Behind Prison Gates

Trasker

Santiago

Dynamite

Yellowstone

Henchman Jo-Jo Regan

Phantom Patrol

Harrison Courtney, Jr. aka Harry West

The Bridge of Sighs

Joe Vezie

Navy Born

Clipper

Star Reporter

Jed Haynes

The City

Varney (uncredited)

They All Come Out

Brakeman

Shoot Out

Roach

The Good Bad Girl

Lefty Harkis

Her Husband Lies

Man on Mechanical Horse (uncredited)

Reckless

Benny

Dancers in the Dark

Violinist

Souls at Sea

Phil Elliott (Tom's Brother)

His Fighting Blood

Juan Olivarez

South of the Rio Grande

Tony

The Important Witness

Tony Halcomb (uncredited)

Three Girls Lost

Sam

Let 'em Have It

Joseph Jamison (uncredited)

Bullfighter and the Lady

Old Man

Cahill: United States Marshal

Mort Clark

Fargo Express

Charlie

The Girl and the Gambler

Spider

The Night Hawk

Thug

Heroes in Blue

Slim

Armored Car

Anxious Expectant Father (uncredited)

Life Begins

King Kelly

The Racing Strain

Bonelli's Henchman

Two in a Crowd

Joe

The Plot Thickens

Juan Murietta (uncredited)

The Avenger

Engineer Moynihan

Denver and Rio Grande

Herb Parker

Man in the Shadow

Maxie

Smashing the Rackets

Sen. Porter

Set This Town on Fire

Ben McAdam

Winchester '73

Doc Addams

The Devil's Hairpin

Crowley's Henchman (uncredited)

Wanted: Jane Turner

Gangster

36 Hours to Kill

Young Gypsy

Hungarian Rhapsody

Max Heinz

The Sea Chase

The Kid

Men Without Names

Joe

Tycoon

Ray Cavanaugh

Ride the Man Down

Kidnapper

Almost a Gentleman

Stablemaster

Two Thoroughbreds

Henchman Chick Chance

Heritage of the Desert

Joe Luddy

News Is Made at Night

Jock - a Sailor

Mutiny on the Blackhawk

Gila

Bar 20 Rides Again

Pete Maxwell

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Rigaud

The Road to Glory

Maxie Barnes

On Such a Night

Nick Romero

The Crooked Road

William Kane

Black Friday

Scat

Gangs Of The City

Officer

The Rebels

Bob Clews

Tall in the Saddle

Carp

Dakota

Mark Roberts

A Missouri Outlaw

Mouse Marr (uncredited)

Angel and the Badman

Joe

Winterset

Steve

The Eagle's Brood

Sheriff Kelso

Day of the Evil Gun

Chief Yellow Sun

Something Big

Brian Quince

An Eye for an Eye

Clip Phillips, Fred's Henchman

When G-Men Step In

Gangster (Uncredited)

Mr. Moto's Gamble

Nifty

Paid to Dance

Dick Adams

The Game That Kills

Miles

Daughter of Shanghai

Gabby

Highways by Night

Tommy Shay

Code of the Streets

Lewis Bentley

Grissly's Millions

Hood with Gaffney (uncredited)

Scarface

Cleary

Triple Justice

Lefty

Trail of the Vigilantes

Murrell's Henchman (uncredited)

Virginia City

Dusty Stoner

Hellfire

Wilson

Fair Wind to Java

Cherokee Kid

In Old Oklahoma

Running Wolf

Grayeagle

Charlie

King of Gamblers

Prison Guard (uncredited)

Devil's Canyon

Eddie Werner... Cell 8

The Last Mile

Matthews

Black Diamonds

Dr. Mason (uncredited)

Emergency Call

Major Munn

Welcome to Hard Times

Gunrunner (uncredited)

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

Whalen

California Passage

Mikey

It Can't Last Forever

Paul - Bellair Ranch Hand

The Crimson Trail

Nervous Expectant Father (uncredited)

Bad Girl

Deputy Williams

Surrender

Dave Werner

The Sphinx

Hoodoo Ranch

Marco

Mug Town

Henchman Davis

Down Mexico Way

Heinie

Zoo in Budapest

Ezra Talbot

The First Kiss

Yancey

Fighting Man of the Plains

Jack Cameron

The Fighting Sheriff

Luke Andrews

Star of Texas

Mueller (uncredited)

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

'Sparrow' McGraun

Roar of the Press

Vern Padgett

Secrets of the Pirate's Inn

Lefty (uncredited)

Hold That Ghost

Man in Baccarat Club Bar

Walking Down Broadway

Desk Clerk

Young as You Feel

Reporter (uncredited)

The Night of June 13

Reporter

Unfinished Business

Teeter Smith

Mutiny Ahead

Louis Manell

Glamour for Sale

Emory

Woman in Distress

Nick

That Other Woman

'Nails' Miller

King of Alcatraz

Johnny Gatto

Sleepytime Gal

Slim

Crime Ring

John Weymouth

The World Accuses

Big Guy

Bombardier

Horner (uncredited)

Hot Water

Phil Farrell (Uncredited)

The Saint in New York

Rogers

Hanging by a Thread

Alpheus

The Ballad of Josie

Nick Harmon

The Great Plane Robbery

Lou Largo

Guns Girls and Gangsters

Allison Stacy (uncredited)

Kid Glove Killer

Man Betting $2500 on Caprice (Uncredited)

Don't Bet on Blondes

Trigger Benson

Straight from the Shoulder

Cap'n Pierre

The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou

Orvie

House on Greenapple Road

Louie

Crime Takes a Holiday

Vickers

The Avenger

Maloney

The Devil's Mate

Elvira

Free Eats

Tom Hansen

The Day They Hanged Kid Curry

Miles (uncredited)

Daughter of Shanghai

Hank (the Drunk)

Millions in the Air

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

213

Gender

Male

Birthday

1901-03-13

Place of Birth

Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA

Also Known As

Peter Paul Fix