Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 13, 1901
Place of Birth:
Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Wanda Nevada | Texas Curly |
| 1979 | The Rebels | Officer |
| 1979 | Hanging by a Thread | Rogers |
| 1978 | Just Me and You | The Old Man |
| 1977 | The City | Jed Haynes |
| 1977 | Grayeagle | Running Wolf |
| 1973 | Cahill: United States Marshal | Old Man |
| 1973 | Set This Town on Fire | Sen. Porter |
| 1973 | Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid | Pete Maxwell |
| 1972 | Night of the Lepus | Sheriff Cody |
| 1971 | Shoot Out | Brakeman |
| 1971 | Something Big | Chief Yellow Sun |
| 1971 | The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou | Cap'n Pierre |
| 1971 | The Day They Hanged Kid Curry | Tom Hansen |
| 1970 | Zabriskie Point | Cafe Owner |
| 1970 | Dirty Dingus Magee | Crazy Blanket |
| 1970 | House on Greenapple Road | Orvie |
| 1969 | Young Billy Young | Charlie |
| 1969 | The Undefeated | General Joe Masters |
| 1969 | Secrets of the Pirate's Inn | Vern Padgett |
| 1968 | Day of the Evil Gun | Sheriff Kelso |
| 1968 | The Ballad of Josie | Alpheus |
| 1967 | Winchester '73 | Ben McAdam |
| 1967 | Welcome to Hard Times | Major Munn |
| 1966 | Nevada Smith | Sheriff Bonnell |
| 1966 | El Dorado | Dr. Miller |
| 1966 | Ride Beyond Vengeance | Hanley |
| 1966 | Incident at Phantom Hill | General Hood |
| 1966 | An Eye for an Eye | Brian Quince |
| 1965 | Shenandoah | Dr. Tom Witherspoon |
| 1965 | The Sons of Katie Elder | Sheriff Billy Wilson |
| 1965 | Baby the Rain Must Fall | Juge Ewing |
| 1964 | The Outrage | Indian |
| 1964 | Mail Order Bride | Sheriff Jess Linley |
| 1962 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Judge Taylor |
| 1959 | Guns, Girls and Gangsters | Lou Largo |
| 1958 | The Notorious Mr. Monks | Benjamin Monks |
| 1958 | Lafayette Escadrille | U.S. General |
| 1957 | Night Passage | Mr. Feeney |
| 1957 | Jet Pilot | Maj. Rexford |
| 1957 | Man in the Shadow | Herb Parker |
| 1957 | The Devil's Hairpin | Doc Addams |
| 1956 | Giant | Dr. Horace Lynnton |
| 1956 | The Bad Seed | Richard Bravo |
| 1956 | Man in the Vault | Herbie |
| 1956 | Star in the Dust | Mike MacNamara |
| 1956 | Toward the Unknown | Lt. Gen. Bryan Shelby |
| 1956 | Stagecoach To Fury | Tim O'Connors |
| 1956 | Santiago | Trasker |
| 1955 | Blood Alley | Mr. Tso |
| 1955 | Top of the World | Maj. George French |
| 1955 | The Sea Chase | Max Heinz |
| 1954 | Johnny Guitar | Eddie |
| 1954 | The High and the Mighty | Frank Briscoe |
| 1953 | Hondo | Major Sherry |
| 1953 | Island in the Sky | Wally Miller |
| 1953 | Fair Wind to Java | Wilson |
| 1953 | Devil's Canyon | Prison Guard (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Star of Texas | Luke Andrews |
| 1952 | Denver and Rio Grande | Engineer Moynihan |
| 1952 | Ride the Man Down | Ray Cavanaugh |
| 1951 | Warpath | Pvt. Fiore |
| 1951 | Bullfighter and the Lady | Joseph Jamison (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Force of Evil | Bill Ficco |
| 1950 | California Passage | Whalen |
| 1950 | Surrender | Deputy Williams |
| 1949 | The Fighting Kentuckian | Beau Merritt |
| 1949 | Hellfire | Dusty Stoner |
| 1949 | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon | Gunrunner (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Fighting Man of the Plains | Yancey |
| 1948 | Red River | Teeler Yacey |
| 1948 | Wake of the Red Witch | Antonio 'Ripper' Arrezo |
| 1948 | Angel in Exile | Carl Spitz |
| 1948 | The Plunderers | Calico |
| 1947 | Tycoon | Joe |
| 1947 | Angel and the Badman | Mouse Marr (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Flame of Barbary Coast | Calico Jim |
| 1945 | Back to Bataan | Bindle Jackson |
| 1945 | Dakota | Carp |
| 1945 | Grissly's Millions | Lewis Bentley |
| 1944 | The Fighting Seabees | Ding Jacobs |
| 1944 | Tall in the Saddle | Bob Clews |
| 1943 | Captive Wild Woman | Gruen |
| 1943 | The Unknown Guest | Fain |
| 1943 | In Old Oklahoma | Cherokee Kid |
| 1943 | Bombardier | Big Guy |
| 1942 | Jail House Blues | Danny |
| 1942 | Pittsburgh | Burnside (Mine Operator) |
| 1942 | Alias Boston Blackie | Steve Caveroni |
| 1942 | Escape from Crime | Dude Merrill |
| 1942 | Hitler- Dead or Alive | Joe 'The Book' Conway |
| 1942 | South of Santa Fe | Joe Keenan / Harmon |
| 1942 | Highways by Night | Gabby |
| 1942 | Mug Town | Marco |
| 1942 | Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon | Mueller (uncredited) |
| 1942 | That Other Woman | Nick |
| 1942 | Sleepytime Gal | Johnny Gatto |
| 1942 | Kid Glove Killer | Allison Stacy (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Gangs Of The City | Scat |
| 1941 | A Missouri Outlaw | Mark Roberts |
| 1941 | Down Mexico Way | Henchman Davis |
| 1941 | Roar of the Press | 'Sparrow' McGraun |
| 1941 | Hold That Ghost | Lefty (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Unfinished Business | Reporter |
| 1940 | Dr. Cyclops | Dr. Mendoza |
| 1940 | Outside the Three-Mile Limit | Bill Swanson |
| 1940 | The Ghost Breakers | Frenchy Duval |
| 1940 | The Fargo Kid | Deuce Mallory |
| 1940 | Strange Cargo | Benet (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Crooked Road | Nick Romero |
| 1940 | Black Friday | William Kane |
| 1940 | Triple Justice | Cleary |
| 1940 | Trail of the Vigilantes | Lefty |
| 1940 | Virginia City | Murrell's Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Black Diamonds | Matthews |
| 1940 | Glamour for Sale | Louis Manell |
| 1940 | The Great Plane Robbery | Nick Harmon |
| 1939 | Undercover Doctor | Monk Jackson |
| 1939 | Those High Grey Walls | Nightingale |
| 1939 | Behind Prison Gates | Convict Petey Ryan |
| 1939 | Star Reporter | Clipper |
| 1939 | They All Come Out | Varney (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Girl and the Gambler | Charlie |
| 1939 | Heroes in Blue | Thug |
| 1939 | Almost a Gentleman | Kidnapper |
| 1939 | Two Thoroughbreds | Stablemaster |
| 1939 | Heritage of the Desert | Henchman Chick Chance |
| 1939 | News Is Made at Night | Joe Luddy |
| 1939 | Mutiny on the Blackhawk | Jock - a Sailor |
| 1939 | Code of the Streets | Tommy Shay |
| 1938 | Mannequin | Smooch Hanrahan (Uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Crowd Roars | Joe the Warehouse Bodyguard (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Night Hawk | Spider |
| 1938 | Smashing the Rackets | Maxie |
| 1938 | When G-Men Step In | Clip Phillips, Fred's Henchman |
| 1938 | Mr. Moto's Gamble | Gangster (Uncredited) |
| 1938 | Walking Down Broadway | Man in Baccarat Club Bar |
| 1938 | King of Alcatraz | 'Nails' Miller |
| 1938 | Crime Ring | Slim |
| 1938 | The Saint in New York | Phil Farrell (Uncredited) |
| 1938 | Crime Takes a Holiday | Louie |
| 1937 | Border Cafe | Doley |
| 1937 | Her Husband Lies | Lefty Harkis |
| 1937 | Souls at Sea | Violinist |
| 1937 | Armored Car | Slim |
| 1937 | On Such a Night | Maxie Barnes |
| 1937 | Paid to Dance | Nifty |
| 1937 | The Game That Kills | Dick Adams |
| 1937 | Daughter of Shanghai | Miles |
| 1937 | King of Gamblers | Charlie |
| 1937 | It Can't Last Forever | Mikey |
| 1937 | Woman in Distress | Emory |
| 1937 | Hot Water | Horner (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Daughter of Shanghai | Miles (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Charlie Chan at the Race Track | Lefty |
| 1936 | After the Thin Man | Phil Byrnes / Ralph West |
| 1936 | The Prisoner of Shark Island | David Herold |
| 1936 | The Ex-Mrs. Bradford | Lou Pender (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Accusing Finger | "Twitchy" Burke, the killer thief |
| 1936 | Yellowstone | Dynamite |
| 1936 | Phantom Patrol | Henchman Jo-Jo Regan |
| 1936 | The Bridge of Sighs | Harrison Courtney, Jr. aka Harry West |
| 1936 | Navy Born | Joe Vezie |
| 1936 | Two in a Crowd | Bonelli's Henchman |
| 1936 | The Plot Thickens | Joe |
| 1936 | Wanted: Jane Turner | Crowley's Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1936 | 36 Hours to Kill | Gangster |
| 1936 | The Road to Glory | Rigaud |
| 1936 | Winterset | Joe |
| 1936 | Straight from the Shoulder | Trigger Benson |
| 1935 | The Throwback | Spike Travis |
| 1935 | The Desert Trail | Jim |
| 1935 | Bulldog Courage | Bailey |
| 1935 | Valley of Wanted Men | Mike Masters |
| 1935 | Reckless | Man on Mechanical Horse (uncredited) |
| 1935 | His Fighting Blood | Phil Elliott (Tom's Brother) |
| 1935 | Let 'em Have It | Sam |
| 1935 | Men Without Names | The Kid |
| 1935 | Bar 20 Rides Again | Gila |
| 1935 | The Eagle's Brood | Steve |
| 1935 | The Crimson Trail | Paul - Bellair Ranch Hand |
| 1935 | Mutiny Ahead | Teeter Smith |
| 1935 | Don't Bet on Blondes | Man Betting $2500 on Caprice (Uncredited) |
| 1935 | Millions in the Air | Hank (the Drunk) |
| 1934 | Rocky Rhodes | Joe Hilton |
| 1934 | The World Accuses | John Weymouth |
| 1933 | Somewhere in Sonora | Bart Leadly |
| 1933 | The Important Witness | Tony |
| 1933 | Fargo Express | Mort Clark |
| 1933 | Emergency Call | Dr. Mason (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Sphinx | Dave Werner |
| 1933 | Zoo in Budapest | Heinie |
| 1933 | The Avenger | Vickers |
| 1933 | The Devil's Mate | Maloney |
| 1932 | Dancers in the Dark | Benny |
| 1932 | South of the Rio Grande | Juan Olivarez |
| 1932 | Life Begins | Anxious Expectant Father (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Racing Strain | King Kelly |
| 1932 | Scarface | Hood with Gaffney (uncredited) |
| 1932 | The Last Mile | Eddie Werner... Cell 8 |
| 1932 | The Night of June 13 | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Free Eats | Elvira |
| 1931 | The Good Bad Girl | Roach |
| 1931 | Three Girls Lost | Tony Halcomb (uncredited) |
| 1931 | The Avenger | Juan Murietta (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Bad Girl | Nervous Expectant Father (uncredited) |
| 1931 | The Fighting Sheriff | Jack Cameron |
| 1931 | Young as You Feel | Desk Clerk |
| 1930 | Hungarian Rhapsody | Young Gypsy |
| 1929 | Lucky Star | Joe |
| 1928 | The First Kiss | Ezra Talbot |
| 1926 | Hoodoo Ranch | |
| 1925 | The Perfect Clown | Bellhop (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Battlestar Galactica | Commander Kronus |
| 1977 | How the West Was Won | Portagee |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Jason Randall |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen | Capt. Benjamin Blake |
| 1975 | Switch | Sheriff |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Joe Tooley |
| 1974 | The Six Million Dollar Man | Joe Taylor |
| 1973 | Doc Elliot | Gus Turners |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Amos Barringer |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Alfred Sturmer |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Jack Tattnal |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | Wade Tillman |
| 1972 | Emergency! | Maxwell Hart |
| 1972 | The Waltons | Senator Lucas Avery |
| 1972 | Emergency! | Gus 'Pop' Williams |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones | |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law | Dr. Mel Woodruff |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy | Indian Chief |
| 1968 | Land of the Giants | Dr. Brulle |
| 1968 | The Outcasts | |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | Old Bob |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | Judge O'Connor |
| 1968 | The Doris Day Show | Senator George Bergson |
| 1967 | Mannix | Johnny Gundersen |
| 1967 | Ironside | Cripple |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral | Cochise |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense | |
| 1967 | The Guns of Will Sonnett | Olenhaussen - Stableman |
| 1967 | The Guns of Will Sonnett | Buck Cobb |
| 1966 | The Time Tunnel | Henderson |
| 1966 | Family Affair | |
| 1966 | Star Trek | Dr. Piper |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Willard Oberley |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life | Joseph Farrell |
| 1965 | The Big Valley | Greene |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West | Judge Blake |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Chester Cranford |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Matt Williams |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Farrell |
| 1965 | The Big Valley | Brahma |
| 1965 | The Big Valley | Ben Abbott |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West | Old Chief |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone | Quonab |
| 1964 | Profiles in Courage | William Brownlow |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone | Chief Great Bear |
| 1964 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Sam Burke |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Dan Martin |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Hap Collins |
| 1962 | Sam Benedict | |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Ebberly Packis |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Dr. Hinton |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Arnold Boyle |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show | Mr. McCabe |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Colbey |
| 1959 | Rawhide | |
| 1959 | Law of the Plainsman | Mr. Coleman |
| 1959 | Riverboat | President Zachary Taylor |
| 1959 | The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Dr. Abel |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Barney |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Buford Sturgis |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Ellis Williams |
| 1958 | Bronco | |
| 1958 | Lawman | Pop Marraday |
| 1958 | The Texan | Bert Gorman |
| 1958 | The Rifleman | Micah Torrance |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | District Attorney Hale |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | Sheriff Stinchcomb |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot | Jim Bradshaw |
| 1957 | The Court of Last Resort | |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Prosecutor |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Prosecutor Hale |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun | Jake Burnett |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Jake |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Amos Billings |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Sean Bannon |
| 1957 | Meet McGraw | Wells |
| 1956 | Wire Service | Thompson |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Rufus Stuart |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Steven Burkett |
| 1956 | Broken Arrow | Jess Taugus |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | McCready |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Sam Bartell |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Greenwood, Sr. |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Doc Lacey |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Sloan |
| 1954 | Lassie | Sam Snow |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Vern Padgett |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Cap'n Pierre |
| 1954 | Lassie | Jake Palmer |
| 1953 | The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | Ollie |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America | Mr. Barton |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | Gangster in Montage (archive footage) |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | Fingers |
| 1952 | The Abbott and Costello Show | Lefty the Shiv |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | Franklin |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Barber |
| 1951 | Racket Squad | |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger | Silk |