Paul Fix
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1901-03-13
Day of Death
1983-10-14 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
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
Acting
(1979)
The Rebels
as Officer
(1979)
Wanda Nevada
as Texas Curly
(1979)
Hanging by a Thread
as Rogers
(1978)
Just Me and You
as The Old Man
(1977)
Grayeagle
as Running Wolf
(1977)
The City
as Jed Haynes
(1973)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Pete Maxwell
(1973)
Cahill: United States Marshal
as Old Man
(1973)
Set This Town on Fire
as Sen. Porter
(1972)
Night of the Lepus
as Sheriff Cody
(1971)
Shoot Out
as Brakeman
(1971)
Something Big
as Chief Yellow Sun
(1971)
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
as Tom Hansen
(1971)
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
as Cap'n Pierre
(1970)
Zabriskie Point
as Cafe Owner
(1970)
Dirty Dingus Magee
as Crazy Blanket
(1970)
House on Greenapple Road
as Orvie
(1969)
The Undefeated
as General Joe Masters
(1969)
Young Billy Young
as Charlie
(1969)
Secrets of the Pirate's Inn
as Vern Padgett
(1968)
Day of the Evil Gun
as Sheriff Kelso
(1968)
The Ballad of Josie
as Alpheus
(1967)
Winchester '73
as Ben McAdam
(1967)
Welcome to Hard Times
as Major Munn
(1966)
El Dorado
as Dr. Miller
(1966)
Nevada Smith
as Sheriff Bonnell
(1966)
Incident at Phantom Hill
as General Hood
(1966)
Ride Beyond Vengeance
as Hanley
(1966)
An Eye for an Eye
as Brian Quince
(1965)
The Sons of Katie Elder
as Sheriff Billy Wilson
(1965)
Shenandoah
as Dr. Tom Witherspoon
(1965)
Baby, the Rain Must Fall
as Juge Ewing
(1964)
The Outrage
as Indian
(1964)
Mail Order Bride
as Sheriff Jess Linley
(1962)
To Kill a Mockingbird
as Judge Taylor
(1959)
Guns, Girls and Gangsters
as Lou Largo
(1958)
Lafayette Escadrille
as U.S. General
(1958)
The Notorious Mr. Monks
as Benjamin Monks
(1957)
Night Passage
as Mr. Feeney
(1957)
Jet Pilot
as Maj. Rexford
(1957)
Man in the Shadow
as Herb Parker
(1957)
The Devil's Hairpin
as Doc Addams
(1956)
Giant
as Dr. Horace Lynnton
(1956)
The Bad Seed
as Richard Bravo
(1956)
Santiago
as Trasker
(1956)
Man in the Vault
as Herbie
(1956)
Star in the Dust
as Mike MacNamara
(1956)
Toward the Unknown
as Lt. Gen. Bryan Shelby
(1956)
Stagecoach To Fury
as Tim O'Connors
(1955)
The Sea Chase
as Max Heinz
(1955)
Blood Alley
as Mr. Tso
(1955)
Top of the World
as Maj. George French
(1954)
Johnny Guitar
as Eddie
(1954)
The High and the Mighty
as Frank Briscoe
(1953)
Hondo
as Major Sherry
(1953)
Island in the Sky
as Wally Miller
(1953)
Fair Wind to Java
as Wilson
(1953)
Devil's Canyon
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
(1953)
Star of Texas
as Luke Andrews
(1952)
Denver and Rio Grande
as Engineer Moynihan
(1952)
Ride the Man Down
as Ray Cavanaugh
(1951)
Warpath
as Pvt. Fiore
(1951)
Bullfighter and the Lady
as Joseph Jamison (uncredited)
(1950)
Force of Evil
as Bill Ficco
(1950)
California Passage
as Whalen
(1950)
Surrender
as Deputy Williams
(1949)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Gunrunner (uncredited)
(1949)
The Fighting Kentuckian
as Beau Merritt
(1949)
Hellfire
as Dusty Stoner
(1949)
Fighting Man of the Plains
as Yancey
(1948)
Red River
as Teeler Yacey
(1948)
Wake of the Red Witch
as Antonio 'Ripper' Arrezo
(1948)
Angel in Exile
as Carl Spitz
(1948)
The Plunderers
as Calico
(1947)
Angel and the Badman
as Mouse Marr (uncredited)
(1947)
Tycoon
as Joe
(1945)
Back to Bataan
as Bindle Jackson
(1945)
Flame of Barbary Coast
as Calico Jim
(1945)
Dakota
as Carp
(1945)
Grissly's Millions
as Lewis Bentley
(1944)
Tall in the Saddle
as Bob Clews
(1944)
The Fighting Seabees
as Ding Jacobs
(1943)
Bombardier
as Big Guy
(1943)
Captive Wild Woman
as Gruen
(1943)
In Old Oklahoma
as Cherokee Kid
(1943)
The Unknown Guest
as Fain
(1942)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
as Mueller (uncredited)
(1942)
South of Santa Fe
as Joe Keenan / Harmon
(1942)
Hitler- Dead or Alive
as Joe 'The Book' Conway
(1942)
Mug Town
as Marco
(1942)
Kid Glove Killer
as Allison Stacy (uncredited)
(1942)
Alias Boston Blackie
as Steve Caveroni
(1942)
That Other Woman
as Nick
(1942)
Pittsburgh
as Burnside (Mine Operator)
(1942)
Highways by Night
as Gabby
(1942)
Escape from Crime
as Dude Merrill
(1942)
Jail House Blues
as Danny
(1942)
Sleepytime Gal
as Johnny Gatto
(1941)
Hold That Ghost
as Lefty (uncredited)
(1941)
Down Mexico Way
as Henchman Davis
(1941)
Unfinished Business
as Reporter
(1941)
Roar of the Press
as 'Sparrow' McGraun
(1941)
A Missouri Outlaw
as Mark Roberts
(1941)
Gangs Of The City
as Scat
(1940)
The Ghost Breakers
as Frenchy Duval
(1940)
Virginia City
as Murrell's Henchman (uncredited)
(1940)
Dr. Cyclops
as Dr. Mendoza
(1940)
Strange Cargo
as Benet (uncredited)
(1940)
Black Friday
as William Kane
(1940)
Trail of the Vigilantes
as Lefty
(1940)
Black Diamonds
as Matthews
(1940)
Glamour for Sale
as Louis Manell
(1940)
Triple Justice
as Cleary
(1940)
The Crooked Road
as Nick Romero
(1940)
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
as Bill Swanson
(1940)
The Fargo Kid
as Deuce Mallory
(1940)
The Great Plane Robbery
as Nick Harmon
(1939)
Two Thoroughbreds
as Stablemaster
(1939)
Heritage of the Desert
as Henchman Chick Chance
(1939)
Behind Prison Gates
as Convict Petey Ryan
(1939)
News Is Made at Night
as Joe Luddy
(1939)
Almost a Gentleman
as Kidnapper
(1939)
Star Reporter
as Clipper
(1939)
Heroes in Blue
as Thug
(1939)
Code of the Streets
as Tommy Shay
(1939)
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
as Jock - a Sailor
(1939)
Undercover Doctor
as Monk Jackson
(1939)
Those High Grey Walls
as Nightingale
(1939)
They All Come Out
as Varney (uncredited)
(1939)
The Girl and the Gambler
as Charlie
(1938)
Smashing the Rackets
as Maxie
(1938)
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Gangster (Uncredited)
(1938)
Mannequin
as Smooch Hanrahan (Uncredited)
(1938)
The Saint in New York
as Phil Farrell (Uncredited)
(1938)
King of Alcatraz
as 'Nails' Miller
(1938)
The Crowd Roars
as Joe the Warehouse Bodyguard (uncredited)
(1938)
Crime Ring
as Slim
(1938)
Walking Down Broadway
as Man in Baccarat Club Bar
(1938)
When G-Men Step In
as Clip Phillips, Fred's Henchman
(1938)
The Night Hawk
as Spider
(1938)
Crime Takes a Holiday
as Louie
(1937)
Daughter of Shanghai
as Miles
(1937)
Daughter of Shanghai
as Miles (uncredited)
(1937)
Border Cafe
as Doley
(1937)
King of Gamblers
as Charlie
(1937)
Souls at Sea
as Violinist
(1937)
Hot Water
as Horner (uncredited)
(1937)
Armored Car
as Slim
(1937)
Woman in Distress
as Emory
(1937)
The Game That Kills
as Dick Adams
(1937)
On Such a Night
as Maxie Barnes
(1937)
Her Husband Lies
as Lefty Harkis
(1937)
It Can't Last Forever
as Mikey
(1937)
Paid to Dance
as Nifty
(1936)
After the Thin Man
as Phil Byrnes / Ralph West
(1936)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as David Herold
(1936)
Winterset
as Joe
(1936)
Wanted: Jane Turner
as Crowley's Henchman (uncredited)
(1936)
The Road to Glory
as Rigaud
(1936)
Yellowstone
as Dynamite
(1936)
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as Lou Pender (uncredited)
(1936)
The Accusing Finger
as "Twitchy" Burke, the killer thief
(1936)
Phantom Patrol
as Henchman Jo-Jo Regan
(1936)
Two in a Crowd
as Bonelli's Henchman
(1936)
The Plot Thickens
as Joe
(1936)
The Bridge of Sighs
as Harrison Courtney, Jr. aka Harry West
(1936)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
as Lefty
(1936)
36 Hours to Kill
as Gangster
(1936)
Navy Born
as Joe Vezie
(1936)
Straight from the Shoulder
as Trigger Benson
(1935)
The Desert Trail
as Jim
(1935)
Reckless
as Man on Mechanical Horse (uncredited)
(1935)
Men Without Names
as The Kid
(1935)
Bulldog Courage
as Bailey
(1935)
Let 'em Have It
as Sam
(1935)
Millions in the Air
as Hank (the Drunk)
(1935)
Bar 20 Rides Again
as Gila
(1935)
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Man Betting $2500 on Caprice (Uncredited)
(1935)
The Eagle's Brood
as Steve
(1935)
Mutiny Ahead
as Teeter Smith
(1935)
The Crimson Trail
as Paul - Bellair Ranch Hand
(1935)
The Throwback
as Spike Travis
(1935)
Valley of Wanted Men
as Mike Masters
(1935)
His Fighting Blood
as Phil Elliott (Tom's Brother)
(1934)
The World Accuses
as John Weymouth
(1934)
Rocky Rhodes
as Joe Hilton
(1933)
The Sphinx
as Dave Werner
(1933)
Zoo in Budapest
as Heinie
(1933)
Emergency Call
as Dr. Mason (uncredited)
(1933)
The Devil's Mate
as Maloney
(1933)
Somewhere in Sonora
as Bart Leadly
(1933)
The Avenger
as Vickers
(1933)
The Important Witness
as Tony
(1933)
Fargo Express
as Mort Clark
(1932)
Scarface
as Hood with Gaffney (uncredited)
(1932)
Free Eats
as Elvira
(1932)
Dancers in the Dark
as Benny
(1932)
Life Begins
as Anxious Expectant Father (uncredited)
(1932)
The Last Mile
as Eddie Werner... Cell 8
(1932)
The Night of June 13
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1932)
South of the Rio Grande
as Juan Olivarez
(1932)
The Racing Strain
as King Kelly
(1931)
Young as You Feel
as Desk Clerk
(1931)
The Avenger
as Juan Murietta (uncredited)
(1931)
Three Girls Lost
as Tony Halcomb (uncredited)
(1931)
The Good Bad Girl
as Roach
(1931)
Bad Girl
as Nervous Expectant Father (uncredited)
(1931)
The Fighting Sheriff
as Jack Cameron
(1930)
Hungarian Rhapsody
as Young Gypsy
(1929)
Lucky Star
as Joe
(1928)
The First Kiss
as Ezra Talbot
(1926)
(1925)
The Perfect Clown
as Bellhop (uncredited)
Crew
(1958)
The Notorious Mr. Monks
Screenplay
(1954)
Ring of Fear
Screenplay
(1944)
Tall in the Saddle
Screenplay