Paul Fix

Born: 1901-03-13 in Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA

Died: 1983-10-14

Known For: Acting

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

1979

The Rebels as Officer
Hanging by a Thread as Rogers
Wanda Nevada as Texas Curly

1978

Battlestar Galactica as Commander Kronus
Just Me and You as The Old Man

1977

How the West Was Won as Portagee
Grayeagle as Running Wolf
The City as Jed Haynes

1976

Quincy, M.E. as Jason Randall

1975

Switch as Sheriff
Ellery Queen as Capt. Benjamin Blake

1974

The Rockford Files as Joe Tooley
The Six Million Dollar Man as Joe Taylor

1973

Barnaby Jones as Amos Barringer
Doc Elliot as Gus Turners
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid as Pete Maxwell
Cahill: United States Marshal as Old Man
Set This Town on Fire as Sen. Porter

1972

The Waltons as Senator Lucas Avery
Emergency! as Maxwell Hart
The Streets of San Francisco as Wade Tillman
Night of the Lepus as Sheriff Cody

1971

Alias Smith and Jones
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Dr. Mel Woodruff
Something Big as Chief Yellow Sun
Shoot Out as Brakeman
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry as Tom Hansen
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou as Cap'n Pierre

1970

Zabriskie Point as Cafe Owner
House on Greenapple Road as Orvie
Dirty Dingus Magee as Crazy Blanket

1969

The Undefeated as General Joe Masters
Young Billy Young as Charlie
Secrets of the Pirate's Inn as Vern Padgett

1968

The Name of the Game as Old Bob
Here's Lucy as Indian Chief
The Doris Day Show as Senator George Bergson
Land of the Giants as Dr. Brulle
The Outcasts
Day of the Evil Gun as Sheriff Kelso

1967

Ironside as Cripple
Mannix as Johnny Gundersen
The High Chaparral as Cochise
The Guns of Will Sonnett as Olenhaussen - Stableman
Judd, for the Defense
Welcome to Hard Times as Major Munn
The Ballad of Josie as Alpheus
Winchester '73 as Ben McAdam

1966

Star Trek as Dr. Piper
Family Affair
The Time Tunnel as Henderson
El Dorado as Dr. Miller
Nevada Smith as Sheriff Bonnell
Incident at Phantom Hill as General Hood
Ride Beyond Vengeance as Hanley
An Eye for an Eye as Brian Quince

1965

The F.B.I. as Willard Oberley
The Wild Wild West as Judge Blake
The Big Valley as Greene
Run for Your Life as Joseph Farrell
The Sons of Katie Elder as Sheriff Billy Wilson
Shenandoah as Dr. Tom Witherspoon
Baby the Rain Must Fall as Juge Ewing

1964

Daniel Boone as Quonab
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Sam Burke
Profiles in Courage as William Brownlow
The Outrage as Indian
Mail Order Bride as Sheriff Jess Linley

1958

The Rifleman as Micah Torrance
Lawman as Pop Marraday
The Texan as Bert Gorman
Bronco
The Notorious Mr. Monks as Benjamin Monks
Lafayette Escadrille as U.S. General

1957

Perry Mason as District Attorney Hale
Wagon Train as Jake
Have Gun, Will Travel as Sheriff Stinchcomb
Sugarfoot as Jim Bradshaw
The Restless Gun as Jake Burnett
Meet McGraw as Wells
The Court of Last Resort
Night Passage as Mr. Feeney
Man in the Shadow as Herb Parker
The Devil's Hairpin as Doc Addams
Jet Pilot as Maj. Rexford
Clipper Ship as Dr. Shaw

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Rufus Stuart
Broken Arrow as Jess Taugus
Wire Service as Thompson
Giant as Horace Lynnton
The Bad Seed as Richard Bravo
Star in the Dust as Mike MacNamara
Santiago as Trasker
Man in the Vault as Herbie
Toward the Unknown as Lt. Gen. Bryan Shelby
Stagecoach To Fury as Tim O'Connors

1955

Gunsmoke as McCready
Blood Alley as Mr. Tso
The Sea Chase as Max Heinz
Top of the World as Maj. George French

1954

Lassie as Sam Snow
The Wonderful World of Disney as Vern Padgett
The High and the Mighty as Frank Briscoe
Johnny Guitar as Eddie
Ring of Fear ... (Screenplay)
Superman's Peril as Fingers

1953

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Hondo as Major Sherry
Island in the Sky as Wally Miller
Fair Wind to Java as Wilson
Devil's Canyon as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Star of Texas as Luke Andrews

1952

The Ford Television Theatre
Adventures of Superman as Ollie
The Abbott and Costello Show as Lefty the Shiv
Cavalcade of America as Mr. Barton
Denver and Rio Grande as Engineer Moynihan
What Price Glory as Gowdy (uncredited)
Ride the Man Down as Ray Cavanaugh

1951

Racket Squad
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Barber
Bullfighter and the Lady as Joseph Jamison (uncredited)
Warpath as Pvt. Fiore

1950

Force of Evil as Bill Ficco
California Passage as Whalen
Surrender as Deputy Williams

1949

The Lone Ranger as Silk
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon as Gunrunner (uncredited)
The Fighting Kentuckian as Beau Merritt
Fighting Man of the Plains as Yancey
Hellfire as Dusty Stoner

1948

Red River as Teeler Yacey
Wake of the Red Witch as Antonio 'Ripper' Arrezo
The Plunderers as Calico
Angel in Exile as Carl Spitz

1947

Angel and the Badman as Mouse Marr (uncredited)
Tycoon as Joe

1945

Back to Bataan as Bindle Jackson
Flame of Barbary Coast as Calico Jim
Grissly's Millions as Lewis Bentley
Dakota as Carp

1944

Tall in the Saddle as Bob Clews
The Fighting Seabees as Ding Jacobs

1943

In Old Oklahoma as Cherokee Kid
Bombardier as Big Guy
Captive Wild Woman as Gruen
The Unknown Guest as Fain

1942

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon as Mueller (uncredited)
South of Santa Fe as Joe Keenan / Harmon
Kid Glove Killer as Allison Stacy (uncredited)
Hitler- Dead or Alive as Joe 'The Book' Conway
Jail House Blues as Danny
Pittsburgh as Burnside (Mine Operator)
Escape from Crime as Dude Merrill
That Other Woman as Nick
Highways by Night as Gabby
Alias Boston Blackie as Steve Caveroni
Mug Town as Marco
Sleepytime Gal as Johnny Gatto

1941

Hold That Ghost as Lefty
Gangs Of The City as Scat
Roar of the Press as 'Sparrow' McGraun
A Missouri Outlaw as Mark Roberts
Down Mexico Way as Henchman Davis
Unfinished Business as Reporter

1940

The Ghost Breakers as Frenchy Duval
Trail of the Vigilantes as Lefty
Strange Cargo as Benet (uncredited)
Virginia City as Murrell's Henchman (uncredited)
The Great Plane Robbery as Nick Harmon
Dr. Cyclops as Dr. Mendoza
Black Friday as William Kane
Outside the Three-Mile Limit as Bill Swanson
Glamour for Sale as Louis Manell
The Fargo Kid as Deuce Mallory
Triple Justice as Cleary
The Crooked Road as Nick Romero
Black Diamonds as Matthews

1939

Heritage of the Desert as Henchman Chick Chance
Those High Grey Walls as Nightingale
Star Reporter as Clipper
They All Come Out as Varney (uncredited)
Undercover Doctor as Monk Jackson
Code of the Streets as Tommy Shay
Mutiny on the Blackhawk as Jock - a Sailor
The Girl and the Gambler as Charlie
Almost a Gentleman as Kidnapper
News Is Made at Night as Joe Luddy
Two Thoroughbreds as Stablemaster
Behind Prison Gates as Convict Petey Ryan
Heroes in Blue as Thug

1938

Mr. Moto's Gamble as Gangster (Uncredited)
The Saint in New York as Phil Farrell (Uncredited)
The Night Hawk as Spider
Crime Takes a Holiday as Louie
The Crowd Roars as Joe the Warehouse Bodyguard (uncredited)
When G-Men Step In as Clip Phillips, Fred's Henchman
King of Alcatraz as 'Nails' Miller
Smashing the Rackets as Maxie
Walking Down Broadway as Man in Baccarat Club Bar
Crime Ring as Slim
Mannequin as Smooch Hanrahan (Uncredited)
Our Little Wife

1937

On Such a Night as Maxie Barnes
It Can't Last Forever as Mikey
Souls at Sea as Violinist
Daughter of Shanghai as Miles
Her Husband Lies as Lefty Harkis
The Game That Kills as Dick Adams
Woman in Distress as Emory
Armored Car as Slim
King of Gamblers as Charlie
Hot Water as Horner (uncredited)
Paid to Dance as Nifty
Border Cafe as Doley

1936

After the Thin Man as Phil
The Prisoner of Shark Island as David Herold
Charlie Chan at the Race Track as Lefty
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford as Lou Pender (uncredited)
Two in a Crowd as Bonelli's Henchman
The Road to Glory as Rigaud
The Bridge of Sighs as Harrison Courtney, Jr. aka Harry West
36 Hours to Kill as Gangster
Straight from the Shoulder as Trigger Benson
Phantom Patrol as Henchman Jo-Jo Regan
Wanted: Jane Turner as Crowley's Henchman (uncredited)
The Accusing Finger as "Twitchy" Burke, the killer thief
The Plot Thickens as Joe
Winterset as Joe
Navy Born as Joe Vezie
Yellowstone as Dynamite

1935

Don't Bet on Blondes as Man Betting $2500 on Caprice (Uncredited)
Bar 20 Rides Again as Gila
The Eagle's Brood as Steve
The Desert Trail as Jim
Let 'em Have It as Sam
Reckless as Man on Mechanical Horse (uncredited)
Valley of Wanted Men as Mike Masters
Millions in the Air as Hank (the Drunk)
On the Run as Jim
Men Without Names as Cowardly Gangster in Getaway Launch
The Crimson Trail as Paul - Bellair Ranch Hand
The Throwback as Spike Travis
Bulldog Courage as Bailey
His Fighting Blood as Phil Elliott
Mutiny Ahead as Teeter Smith

1934

The World Accuses as John Weymouth
Rocky Rhodes as Joe Hilton

1933

The Devil's Mate as Maloney
The Woman Who Dared as Racketeer
Emergency Call as Dr. Mason (uncredited)
The Sphinx as Dave Werner
Zoo in Budapest as Heinie
The Important Witness as Tony
Somewhere in Sonora as Bart Leadly
The Avenger as Vickers
Fargo Express as Mort Clark

1932

Scarface as Hood with Gaffney (uncredited)
South of the Rio Grande as Juan Olivarez
Dancers in the Dark as Benny
The Night of June 13 as Reporter (uncredited)
The Last Mile as Eddie Werner... Cell 8
Life Begins as Anxious Expectant Father (uncredited)
Free Eats as Elvira
The Racing Strain as King Kelly

1931

Bad Girl as Nervous Expectant Father (uncredited)
The Good Bad Girl as Roach
Young as You Feel as Desk Clerk
Three Girls Lost as Tony Halcomb (uncredited)
The Avenger as Juan Murietta (uncredited)
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

Hoodoo Ranch

1925

The Perfect Clown as Bellhop (uncredited)