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)
Wanda Nevada
as Texas Curly
(1979)
The Rebels
as Officer
(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 Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
as Cap'n Pierre
(1971)
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
as Tom Hansen
(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)
The Ballad of Josie
as Alpheus
(1968)
Day of the Evil Gun
as Sheriff Kelso
(1967)
Welcome to Hard Times
as Major Munn
(1967)
Winchester '73
as Ben McAdam
(1966)
Nevada Smith
as Sheriff Bonnell
(1966)
El Dorado
as Dr. Miller
(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)
Man in the Vault
as Herbie
(1956)
Toward the Unknown
as Lt. Gen. Bryan Shelby
(1956)
Star in the Dust
as Mike MacNamara
(1956)
Santiago
as Trasker
(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)
Devil's Canyon
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
(1953)
Fair Wind to Java
as Wilson
(1953)
Star of Texas
as Luke Andrews
(1952)
Ride the Man Down
as Ray Cavanaugh
(1952)
Denver and Rio Grande
as Engineer Moynihan
(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)
The Plunderers
as Calico
(1948)
Angel in Exile
as Carl Spitz
(1947)
Angel and the Badman
as Mouse Marr (uncredited)
(1947)
Tycoon
as Joe
(1945)
Back to Bataan
as Bindle Jackson
(1945)
Dakota
as Carp
(1945)
Flame of Barbary Coast
as Calico Jim
(1945)
Grissly's Millions
as Lewis Bentley
(1944)
Tall in the Saddle
as Bob Clews
(1944)
The Fighting Seabees
as Ding Jacobs
(1943)
In Old Oklahoma
as Cherokee Kid
(1943)
Bombardier
as Big Guy
(1943)
Captive Wild Woman
as Gruen
(1943)
The Unknown Guest
as Fain
(1942)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
as Mueller (uncredited)
(1942)
Kid Glove Killer
as Allison Stacy (uncredited)
(1942)
South of Santa Fe
as Joe Keenan / Harmon
(1942)
Pittsburgh
as Burnside (Mine Operator)
(1942)
Mug Town
as Marco
(1942)
Alias Boston Blackie
as Steve Caveroni
(1942)
Escape from Crime
as Dude Merrill
(1942)
Hitler- Dead or Alive
as Joe 'The Book' Conway
(1942)
Jail House Blues
as Danny
(1942)
Sleepytime Gal
as Johnny Gatto
(1942)
That Other Woman
as Nick
(1942)
Highways by Night
as Gabby
(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)
Gangs Of The City
as Scat
(1941)
A Missouri Outlaw
as Mark Roberts
(1940)
The Ghost Breakers
as Frenchy Duval
(1940)
Virginia City
as Murrell's Henchman (uncredited)
(1940)
Dr. Cyclops
as Dr. Mendoza
(1940)
Black Friday
as William Kane
(1940)
Strange Cargo
as Benet (uncredited)
(1940)
Trail of the Vigilantes
as Lefty
(1940)
Glamour for Sale
as Louis Manell
(1940)
The Fargo Kid
as Deuce Mallory
(1940)
Triple Justice
as Cleary
(1940)
The Great Plane Robbery
as Nick Harmon
(1940)
The Crooked Road
as Nick Romero
(1940)
Black Diamonds
as Matthews
(1940)
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
as Bill Swanson
(1939)
Heritage of the Desert
as Henchman Chick Chance
(1939)
Almost a Gentleman
as Kidnapper
(1939)
Star Reporter
as Clipper
(1939)
Behind Prison Gates
as Convict Petey Ryan
(1939)
They All Come Out
as Varney (uncredited)
(1939)
Code of the Streets
as Tommy Shay
(1939)
Undercover Doctor
as Monk Jackson
(1939)
News Is Made at Night
as Joe Luddy
(1939)
Two Thoroughbreds
as Stablemaster
(1939)
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
as Jock - a Sailor
(1939)
Heroes in Blue
as Thug
(1939)
Those High Grey Walls
as Nightingale
(1939)
The Girl and the Gambler
as Charlie
(1938)
Smashing the Rackets
as Maxie
(1938)
The Saint in New York
as Phil Farrell (Uncredited)
(1938)
The Crowd Roars
as Joe the Warehouse Bodyguard (uncredited)
(1938)
Mannequin
as Smooch Hanrahan (Uncredited)
(1938)
King of Alcatraz
as 'Nails' Miller
(1938)
Crime Ring
as Slim
(1938)
Walking Down Broadway
as Man in Baccarat Club Bar
(1938)
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Gangster (Uncredited)
(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)
Souls at Sea
as Violinist
(1937)
Daughter of Shanghai
as Miles
(1937)
Daughter of Shanghai
as Miles (uncredited)
(1937)
Woman in Distress
as Emory
(1937)
Hot Water
as Horner (uncredited)
(1937)
Border Cafe
as Doley
(1937)
King of Gamblers
as Charlie
(1937)
Armored Car
as Slim
(1937)
On Such a Night
as Maxie Barnes
(1937)
The Game That Kills
as Dick Adams
(1937)
It Can't Last Forever
as Mikey
(1937)
Paid to Dance
as Nifty
(1937)
Her Husband Lies
as Lefty Harkis
(1936)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as David Herold
(1936)
After the Thin Man
as Phil Byrnes / Ralph West
(1936)
The Accusing Finger
as "Twitchy" Burke, the killer thief
(1936)
Yellowstone
as Dynamite
(1936)
Two in a Crowd
as Bonelli's Henchman
(1936)
Winterset
as Joe
(1936)
36 Hours to Kill
as Gangster
(1936)
The Road to Glory
as Rigaud
(1936)
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as Lou Pender (uncredited)
(1936)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
as Lefty
(1936)
Straight from the Shoulder
as Trigger Benson
(1936)
The Bridge of Sighs
as Harrison Courtney, Jr. aka Harry West
(1936)
Navy Born
as Joe Vezie
(1936)
Wanted: Jane Turner
as Crowley's Henchman (uncredited)
(1936)
The Plot Thickens
as Joe
(1936)
Phantom Patrol
as Henchman Jo-Jo Regan
(1935)
Reckless
as Man on Mechanical Horse (uncredited)
(1935)
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Man Betting $2500 on Caprice (Uncredited)
(1935)
Let 'em Have It
as Sam
(1935)
Men Without Names
as The Kid
(1935)
Millions in the Air
as Hank (the Drunk)
(1935)
Bulldog Courage
as Bailey
(1935)
The Desert Trail
as Jim
(1935)
The Eagle's Brood
as Steve
(1935)
Valley of Wanted Men
as Mike Masters
(1935)
Bar 20 Rides Again
as Gila
(1935)
The Throwback
as Spike Travis
(1935)
The Crimson Trail
as Paul - Bellair Ranch Hand
(1935)
His Fighting Blood
as Phil Elliott (Tom's Brother)
(1935)
Mutiny Ahead
as Teeter Smith
(1934)
Rocky Rhodes
as Joe Hilton
(1934)
The World Accuses
as John Weymouth
(1933)
Emergency Call
as Dr. Mason (uncredited)
(1933)
The Sphinx
as Dave Werner
(1933)
The Avenger
as Vickers
(1933)
Zoo in Budapest
as Heinie
(1933)
Somewhere in Sonora
as Bart Leadly
(1933)
The Important Witness
as Tony
(1933)
Fargo Express
as Mort Clark
(1933)
The Devil's Mate
as Maloney
(1932)
Scarface
as Hood with Gaffney (uncredited)
(1932)
Dancers in the Dark
as Benny
(1932)
The Last Mile
as Eddie Werner... Cell 8
(1932)
Life Begins
as Anxious Expectant Father (uncredited)
(1932)
Free Eats
as Elvira
(1932)
The Night of June 13
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1932)
The Racing Strain
as King Kelly
(1932)
South of the Rio Grande
as Juan Olivarez
(1931)
Bad Girl
as Nervous Expectant Father (uncredited)
(1931)
The Fighting Sheriff
as Jack Cameron
(1931)
Three Girls Lost
as Tony Halcomb (uncredited)
(1931)
Young as You Feel
as Desk Clerk
(1931)
The Good Bad Girl
as Roach
(1931)
The Avenger
as Juan Murietta (uncredited)
(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