Paul Fix
217 movies · 71 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 13, 1901
- Died
- Oct 14, 1983 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Peter Paul Fix · Paul P. Fix · Peter Fix · پال فیکس
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.
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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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Paul Fix: movies and TV shows
Acting (287)
- 1979 Wanda Nevada
as Texas Curly
- 1979
- 1979
- 1978
- 1978 Just Me and You
as The Old Man
- 1977 Grayeagle
as Running Wolf
- 1977
- 1977 The City
as Jed Haynes
- 1976
- 1975
- 1975
- 1974
- 1974
- 1973
- 1973 Cahill: United States Marshal
as Old Man
- 1973 Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Pete Maxwell
- 1973
- 1973 Set This Town on Fire
as Sen. Porter
- 1972 Night of the Lepus
as Sheriff Cody
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972
- 1971 Something Big
as Chief Yellow Sun
- 1971 The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
as Tom Hansen
- 1971
- 1971 Shoot Out
as Brakeman
- 1971 The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
as Cap'n Pierre
- 1971
- 1970 Dirty Dingus Magee
as Crazy Blanket
- 1970 Zabriskie Point
as Cafe Owner
- 1970 House on Greenapple Road
as Orvie
- 1969 Secrets of the Pirate's Inn
as Vern Padgett
- 1969 Young Billy Young
as Charlie
- 1969 The Undefeated
as General Joe Masters
- 1968
- 1968
- 1968
- 1968
- 1968
- 1968 Day of the Evil Gun
as Sheriff Kelso
- 1967 The Ballad of Josie
as Alpheus
- 1967
- 1967
- 1967
- 1967
- 1967 Welcome to Hard Times
as Major Munn
- 1967
- 1967 Winchester '73
as Ben McAdam
- 1966 El Dorado
as Dr. Miller
- 1966
- 1966
- 1966
- 1966 Incident at Phantom Hill
as General Hood
- 1966 Nevada Smith
as Sheriff Bonnell
- 1966 An Eye for an Eye
as Brian Quince
- 1966 Ride Beyond Vengeance
as Hanley
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965
- 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
- 1964 The Outrage
as Indian
- 1964
- 1964
- 1964 Mail Order Bride
as Sheriff Jess Linley
- 1963
- 1962 To Kill a Mockingbird
as Judge Taylor
- 1962
- 1962
- 1960
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959 Guns Girls and Gangsters
as Lou Largo
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958 The Notorious Mr. Monks
as Benjamin Monks
- 1958 Lafayette Escadrille
as U.S. General
- 1957 Man in the Shadow
as Herb Parker
- 1957 Jet Pilot
as Maj. Rexford
- 1957 The Devil's Hairpin
as Doc Addams
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957 Night Passage
as Mr. Feeney
- 1957
- 1957 Clipper Ship
as Dr. Shaw
- 1956 Stagecoach To Fury
as Tim O'Connors
- 1956 Man in the Vault
as Herbie
- 1956 Giant
as Horace Lynnton
- 1956
- 1956
- 1956 Toward the Unknown
as Lt. Gen. Bryan Shelby
- 1956
- 1956 The Bad Seed
as Richard Bravo
- 1956 Santiago
as Trasker
- 1956 Star in the Dust
as Mike MacNamara
- 1955 Blood Alley
as Mr. Tso
- 1955
- 1955 The Sea Chase
as Max Heinz
- 1955 Top of the World
as Maj. George French
- 1954 Superman's Peril
as Fingers
- 1954
- 1954
- 1954 The High and the Mighty
as Frank Briscoe
- 1954 Johnny Guitar
as Eddie
- 1953 Hondo
as Major Sherry
- 1953
- 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
- 1952 Ride the Man Down
as Ray Cavanaugh
- 1952
- 1952
- 1952
- 1952 What Price Glory
as Gowdy (uncredited)
- 1952 Denver and Rio Grande
as Engineer Moynihan
- 1951 Warpath
as Pvt. Fiore
- 1951
- 1951
- 1951 Bullfighter and the Lady
as Joseph Jamison (uncredited)
- 1950 California Passage
as Whalen
- 1950 Surrender
as Deputy Williams
- 1950 Force of Evil
as Bill Ficco
- 1949 Fighting Man of the Plains
as Yancey
- 1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Gunrunner (uncredited)
- 1949 The Fighting Kentuckian
as Beau Merritt
- 1949
- 1949 Hellfire
as Dusty Stoner
- 1948 Wake of the Red Witch
as Antonio 'Ripper' Arrezo
- 1948 The Plunderers
as Calico
- 1948 Angel in Exile
as Carl Spitz
- 1948 Red River
as Teeler Yacey
- 1947 Tycoon
as Joe
- 1947 Angel and the Badman
as Mouse Marr (uncredited)
- 1945 Dakota
as Carp
- 1945 Back to Bataan
as Bindle Jackson
- 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 The Unknown Guest
as Fain
- 1943 Captive Wild Woman
as Gruen
- 1943 Bombardier
as Big Guy
- 1942 Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
as Mueller (uncredited)
- 1942 Mug Town
as Marco
- 1942 Pittsburgh
as Burnside (Mine Operator)
- 1942 That Other Woman
as Nick
- 1942 Hitler- Dead or Alive
as Joe 'The Book' Conway
- 1942 Highways by Night
as Gabby
- 1942 Escape from Crime
as Dude Merrill
- 1942 Kid Glove Killer
as Allison Stacy (uncredited)
- 1942 Alias Boston Blackie
as Steve Caveroni
- 1942 Sleepytime Gal
as Johnny Gatto
- 1942 South of Santa Fe
as Joe Keenan / Harmon
- 1942 Jail House Blues
as Danny
- 1941 A Missouri Outlaw
as Mark Roberts
- 1941 Gangs Of The City
as Scat
- 1941 Down Mexico Way
as Henchman Davis
- 1941 Unfinished Business
as Reporter
- 1941 Hold That Ghost
as Lefty
- 1941 Roar of the Press
as 'Sparrow' McGraun
- 1940 Trail of the Vigilantes
as Lefty
- 1940 The Great Plane Robbery
as Nick Harmon
- 1940 The Fargo Kid
as Deuce Mallory
- 1940 Glamour for Sale
as Louis Manell
- 1940 Triple Justice
as Cleary
- 1940 Black Diamonds
as Matthews
- 1940 The Ghost Breakers
as Frenchy Duval
- 1940 The Crooked Road
as Nick Romero
- 1940 Dr. Cyclops
as Dr. Mendoza
- 1940 Virginia City
as Murrell's Henchman (uncredited)
- 1940 Outside the Three-Mile Limit
as Bill Swanson
- 1940 Strange Cargo
as Benet (uncredited)
- 1940 Black Friday
as William Kane
- 1939 Two Thoroughbreds
as Stablemaster
- 1939 Heroes in Blue
as Thug
- 1939 Those High Grey Walls
as Nightingale
- 1939 They All Come Out
as Varney (uncredited)
- 1939 Mutiny on the Blackhawk
as Jock - a Sailor
- 1939 Behind Prison Gates
as Convict Petey Ryan
- 1939 News Is Made at Night
as Joe Luddy
- 1939 Heritage of the Desert
as Henchman Chick Chance
- 1939 The Girl and the Gambler
as Charlie
- 1939 Undercover Doctor
as Monk Jackson
- 1939 Code of the Streets
as Tommy Shay
+ 87 more credits
Behind the camera (3)
- 1958 The Notorious Mr. Monks
Screenplay
- 1954 Ring of Fear
Screenplay
- 1944 Tall in the Saddle
Screenplay
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1 episode