Paul Fix

Acting • Born 1901-03-13 – Died 1983-10-14

Acting1Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA

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.

Filmography

316 credits

To Kill a Mockingbird

Movie • 1962

Judge Taylor

Giant

Movie • 1956

Dr. Horace Lynnton

Red River

Movie • 1948

Teeler Yacey

Dr. Cyclops

Movie • 1940

Dr. Mendoza

Zabriskie Point

Movie • 1970

Cafe Owner

Shenandoah

Movie • 1965

Dr. Tom Witherspoon

Nevada Smith

Movie • 1966

Sheriff Bonnell

Hondo

Movie • 1953

Major Sherry

The Fighting Seabees

Movie • 1944

Ding Jacobs

Just Me and You

Movie • 1978

The Old Man

El Dorado

Movie • 1966

Dr. Miller

Night Passage

Movie • 1957

Mr. Feeney

Mannequin

Movie • 1938

Smooch Hanrahan (Uncredited)

Johnny Guitar

Movie • 1954

Eddie

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

Movie • 1936

Lefty

Force of Evil

Movie • 1950

Bill Ficco

Outside the Three-Mile Limit

Movie • 1940

Bill Swanson

Island in the Sky

Movie • 1953

Wally Miller

Flame of Barbary Coast

Movie • 1945

Calico Jim

Wake of the Red Witch

Movie • 1948

Antonio 'Ripper' Arrezo

The Bad Seed

Movie • 1956

Richard Bravo

Blood Alley

Movie • 1955

Mr. Tso

Undercover Doctor

Movie • 1939

Monk Jackson

After the Thin Man

Movie • 1936

Phil Byrnes / Ralph West

The Ghost Breakers

Movie • 1940

Frenchy Duval

Jail House Blues

Movie • 1942

Danny

The Fighting Kentuckian

Movie • 1949

Beau Merritt

Pittsburgh

Movie • 1942

Burnside (Mine Operator)

The Sons of Katie Elder

Movie • 1965

Sheriff Billy Wilson

The Fargo Kid

Movie • 1940

Deuce Mallory

Night of the Lepus

Movie • 1972

Sheriff Cody

Wanda Nevada

Movie • 1979

Texas Curly

Young Billy Young

Movie • 1969

Charlie

Man in the Vault

Movie • 1956

Herbie

The High and the Mighty

Movie • 1954

Frank Briscoe

Dirty Dingus Magee

Movie • 1970

Crazy Blanket

Alias Boston Blackie

Movie • 1942

Steve Caveroni

The Undefeated

Movie • 1969

General Joe Masters

Rocky Rhodes

Movie • 1934

Joe Hilton

The Throwback

Movie • 1935

Spike Travis

Back to Bataan

Movie • 1945

Bindle Jackson

Strange Cargo

Movie • 1940

Benet (uncredited)

Escape from Crime

Movie • 1942

Dude Merrill

The Desert Trail

Movie • 1935

Jim

The Crowd Roars

Movie • 1938

Joe the Warehouse Bodyguard (uncredited)

Jet Pilot

Movie • 1957

Maj. Rexford

Captive Wild Woman

Movie • 1943

Gruen

Somewhere in Sonora

Movie • 1933

Bart Leadly

The Outrage

Movie • 1964

Indian

The Prisoner of Shark Island

Movie • 1936

David Herold

Baby the Rain Must Fall

Movie • 1965

Juge Ewing

Ride Beyond Vengeance

Movie • 1966

Hanley

Lucky Star

Movie • 1929

Joe

The Notorious Mr. Monks

Movie • 1958

Benjamin Monks

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

Movie • 1936

Lou Pender (uncredited)

The Unknown Guest

Movie • 1943

Fain

Hitler- Dead or Alive

Movie • 1942

Joe 'The Book' Conway

Star in the Dust

Movie • 1956

Mike MacNamara

The Accusing Finger

Movie • 1936

"Twitchy" Burke, the killer thief

Lafayette Escadrille

Movie • 1958

U.S. General

Warpath

Movie • 1951

Pvt. Fiore

Incident at Phantom Hill

Movie • 1966

General Hood

South of Santa Fe

Movie • 1942

Joe Keenan / Harmon

Toward the Unknown

Movie • 1956

Lt. Gen. Bryan Shelby

Those High Grey Walls

Movie • 1939

Nightingale

Angel in Exile

Movie • 1948

Carl Spitz

Bulldog Courage

Movie • 1935

Bailey

Valley of Wanted Men

Movie • 1935

Mike Masters

The Plunderers

Movie • 1948

Calico

The Perfect Clown

Movie • 1925

Bellhop (uncredited)

Mail Order Bride

Movie • 1964

Sheriff Jess Linley

Stagecoach To Fury

Movie • 1956

Tim O'Connors

Top of the World

Movie • 1955

Maj. George French

Border Cafe

Movie • 1937

Doley

Behind Prison Gates

Movie • 1939

Convict Petey Ryan

Santiago

Movie • 1956

Trasker

Yellowstone

Movie • 1936

Dynamite

Phantom Patrol

Movie • 1936

Henchman Jo-Jo Regan

The Bridge of Sighs

Movie • 1936

Harrison Courtney, Jr. aka Harry West

Navy Born

Movie • 1936

Joe Vezie

The City

Movie • 1977

Jed Haynes

Star Reporter

Movie • 1939

Clipper

They All Come Out

Movie • 1939

Varney (uncredited)

Shoot Out

Movie • 1971

Brakeman

The Good Bad Girl

Movie • 1931

Roach

Her Husband Lies

Movie • 1937

Lefty Harkis

Reckless

Movie • 1935

Man on Mechanical Horse (uncredited)

Dancers in the Dark

Movie • 1932

Benny

Souls at Sea

Movie • 1937

Violinist

His Fighting Blood

Movie • 1935

Phil Elliott

South of the Rio Grande

Movie • 1932

Juan Olivarez

The Important Witness

Movie • 1933

Tony

Three Girls Lost

Movie • 1931

Tony Halcomb (uncredited)

Let 'em Have It

Movie • 1935

Sam

Bullfighter and the Lady

Movie • 1951

Joseph Jamison (uncredited)

Cahill: United States Marshal

Movie • 1973

Old Man

Fargo Express

Movie • 1933

Mort Clark

The Girl and the Gambler

Movie • 1939

Charlie

The Night Hawk

Movie • 1938

Spider

Heroes in Blue

Movie • 1939

Thug

Armored Car

Movie • 1937

Slim

Life Begins

Movie • 1932

Anxious Expectant Father (uncredited)

The Racing Strain

Movie • 1932

King Kelly

Two in a Crowd

Movie • 1936

Bonelli's Henchman

The Plot Thickens

Movie • 1936

Joe

The Avenger

Movie • 1931

Juan Murietta (uncredited)

Denver and Rio Grande

Movie • 1952

Engineer Moynihan

Man in the Shadow

Movie • 1957

Herb Parker

Smashing the Rackets

Movie • 1938

Maxie

Set This Town on Fire

Movie • 1973

Sen. Porter

Winchester '73

Movie • 1967

Ben McAdam

The Devil's Hairpin

Movie • 1957

Doc Addams

Wanted: Jane Turner

Movie • 1936

Crowley's Henchman (uncredited)

36 Hours to Kill

Movie • 1936

Gangster

Hungarian Rhapsody

Movie • 1930

Young Gypsy

The Sea Chase

Movie • 1955

Max Heinz

Men Without Names

Movie • 1935

Cowardly Gangster in Getaway Launch

Tycoon

Movie • 1947

Joe

Ride the Man Down

Movie • 1952

Ray Cavanaugh

Almost a Gentleman

Movie • 1939

Kidnapper

Two Thoroughbreds

Movie • 1939

Stablemaster

Heritage of the Desert

Movie • 1939

Henchman Chick Chance

News Is Made at Night

Movie • 1939

Joe Luddy

Mutiny on the Blackhawk

Movie • 1939

Jock - a Sailor

Bar 20 Rides Again

Movie • 1935

Gila

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Movie • 1973

Pete Maxwell

The Road to Glory

Movie • 1936

Rigaud

On Such a Night

Movie • 1937

Maxie Barnes

The Crooked Road

Movie • 1940

Nick Romero

Black Friday

Movie • 1940

William Kane

Gangs Of The City

Movie • 1941

Scat

Tall in the Saddle

Movie • 1944

Bob Clews

Dakota

Movie • 1945

Carp

A Missouri Outlaw

Movie • 1941

Mark Roberts

Angel and the Badman

Movie • 1947

Mouse Marr (uncredited)

Winterset

Movie • 1936

Joe

The Eagle's Brood

Movie • 1935

Steve

Day of the Evil Gun

Movie • 1968

Sheriff Kelso

Something Big

Movie • 1971

Chief Yellow Sun

An Eye for an Eye

Movie • 1966

Brian Quince

When G-Men Step In

Movie • 1938

Clip Phillips, Fred's Henchman

Mr. Moto's Gamble

Movie • 1938

Gangster (Uncredited)

Paid to Dance

Movie • 1937

Nifty

The Game That Kills

Movie • 1937

Dick Adams

Daughter of Shanghai

Movie • 1937

Miles

Highways by Night

Movie • 1942

Gabby

Code of the Streets

Movie • 1939

Tommy Shay

Grissly's Millions

Movie • 1945

Lewis Bentley

Scarface

Movie • 1932

Hood with Gaffney (uncredited)

Triple Justice

Movie • 1940

Cleary

Trail of the Vigilantes

Movie • 1940

Lefty

Virginia City

Movie • 1940

Murrell's Henchman (uncredited)

Hellfire

Movie • 1949

Dusty Stoner

Fair Wind to Java

Movie • 1953

Wilson

In Old Oklahoma

Movie • 1943

Cherokee Kid

Grayeagle

Movie • 1977

Running Wolf

King of Gamblers

Movie • 1937

Charlie

Devil's Canyon

Movie • 1953

Prison Guard (uncredited)

The Last Mile

Movie • 1932

Eddie Werner... Cell 8

Black Diamonds

Movie • 1940

Matthews

Emergency Call

Movie • 1933

Dr. Mason (uncredited)

Welcome to Hard Times

Movie • 1967

Major Munn

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

Movie • 1949

Gunrunner (uncredited)

California Passage

Movie • 1950

Whalen

It Can't Last Forever

Movie • 1937

Mikey

The Crimson Trail

Movie • 1935

Paul - Bellair Ranch Hand

Bad Girl

Movie • 1931

Nervous Expectant Father (uncredited)

Surrender

Movie • 1950

Deputy Williams

The Sphinx

Movie • 1933

Dave Werner

Hoodoo Ranch

Movie • 1926

Mug Town

Movie • 1942

Marco

Down Mexico Way

Movie • 1941

Henchman Davis

Zoo in Budapest

Movie • 1933

Heinie

The First Kiss

Movie • 1928

Ezra Talbot

Fighting Man of the Plains

Movie • 1949

Yancey

The Fighting Sheriff

Movie • 1931

Jack Cameron

Star of Texas

Movie • 1953

Luke Andrews

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

Movie • 1942

Mueller (uncredited)

Roar of the Press

Movie • 1941

'Sparrow' McGraun

Secrets of the Pirate's Inn

Movie • 1969

Vern Padgett

Hold That Ghost

Movie • 1941

Lefty (uncredited)

Walking Down Broadway

Movie • 1938

Man in Baccarat Club Bar

Young as You Feel

Movie • 1931

Desk Clerk

The Night of June 13

Movie • 1932

Reporter (uncredited)

Unfinished Business

Movie • 1941

Reporter

Mutiny Ahead

Movie • 1935

Teeter Smith

Glamour for Sale

Movie • 1940

Louis Manell

Woman in Distress

Movie • 1937

Emory

That Other Woman

Movie • 1942

Nick

King of Alcatraz

Movie • 1938

'Nails' Miller

Sleepytime Gal

Movie • 1942

Johnny Gatto

Crime Ring

Movie • 1938

Slim

The World Accuses

Movie • 1934

John Weymouth

Bombardier

Movie • 1943

Big Guy

Hot Water

Movie • 1937

Horner (uncredited)

The Saint in New York

Movie • 1938

Phil Farrell (Uncredited)

Hanging by a Thread

Movie • 1979

Rogers

The Ballad of Josie

Movie • 1968

Alpheus

The Great Plane Robbery

Movie • 1940

Nick Harmon

Guns, Girls and Gangsters

Movie • 1959

Lou Largo

Kid Glove Killer

Movie • 1942

Allison Stacy (uncredited)

Don't Bet on Blondes

Movie • 1935

Man Betting $2500 on Caprice (Uncredited)

Straight from the Shoulder

Movie • 1936

Trigger Benson

The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou

Movie • 1971

Cap'n Pierre

House on Greenapple Road

Movie • 1970

Orvie

Crime Takes a Holiday

Movie • 1938

Louie

The Avenger

Movie • 1933

Vickers

The Devil's Mate

Movie • 1933

Maloney

Free Eats

Movie • 1932

Elvira

The Day They Hanged Kid Curry

Movie • 1971

Tom Hansen

Daughter of Shanghai

Movie • 1937

Miles (uncredited)

Millions in the Air

Movie • 1935

Hank (the Drunk)

On the Run

Movie • 1935

Jim

Superman's Peril

Movie • 1954

Fingers

Clipper Ship

Movie • 1957

Dr. Shaw

The Time Tunnel

TV • 1966

Henderson

The Andy Griffith Show

TV • 1960

Mr. McCabe

Family Affair

TV • 1966

Star Trek

TV • 1966

Dr. Piper

Here's Lucy

TV • 1968

Indian Chief

The F.B.I.

TV • 1965

Willard Oberley

The Streets of San Francisco

TV • 1972

Wade Tillman

Alias Smith and Jones

TV • 1971

Land of the Giants

TV • 1968

Dr. Brulle

Mannix

TV • 1967

Johnny Gundersen

Perry Mason

TV • 1957

District Attorney Hale

Gunsmoke

TV • 1955

McCready

Lassie

TV • 1954

Sam Snow

Emergency!

TV • 1972

Maxwell Hart

The Twilight Zone

TV • 1959

Colbey

The Waltons

TV • 1972

Senator Lucas Avery

Ironside

TV • 1967

Cripple

Sam Benedict

TV • 1962

Rawhide

TV • 1959

Run for Your Life

TV • 1965

Joseph Farrell

Have Gun, Will Travel

TV • 1957

Sheriff Stinchcomb

The Outcasts

TV • 1968

Daniel Boone

TV • 1964

Quonab

The Fugitive

TV • 1963

Dan Martin

The High Chaparral

TV • 1967

Cochise

The Virginian

TV • 1962

Ebberly Packis

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV • 1951

Barber

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

TV • 1963

Hap Collins

The Big Valley

TV • 1965

Greene

Adventures of Superman

TV • 1952

Ollie

Bronco

TV • 1958

Judd for the Defense

TV • 1967

Profiles in Courage

TV • 1964

William Brownlow

Lawman

TV • 1958

Pop Marraday

Sugarfoot

TV • 1957

Jim Bradshaw

Law of the Plainsman

TV • 1959

Mr. Coleman

Riverboat

TV • 1959

President Zachary Taylor

Racket Squad

TV • 1951

The Texan

TV • 1958

Bert Gorman

Wire Service

TV • 1956

Thompson

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

TV • 1956

Rufus Stuart

Cavalcade of America

TV • 1952

Mr. Barton

The Court of Last Resort

TV • 1957

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

TV • 1959

Dr. Abel

Doc Elliot

TV • 1973

Gus Turners

The Rifleman

TV • 1958

Micah Torrance

Bonanza

TV • 1959

Barney

The Lone Ranger

TV • 1949

Silk

Adventures of Superman

TV • 1952

Gangster in Montage (archive footage)

The Rockford Files

TV • 1974

Joe Tooley