Paul Fix
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Star Trek
Dr. Piper
1966
Series
Perry Mason
District Attorney Hale
1957
Series
Perry Mason
Prosecutor
1957
Series
Perry Mason
Prosecutor Hale
1957
Series
Bonanza
Barney
1959
Series
Bonanza
Buford Sturgis
1959
Series
The Andy Griffith Show
Mr. McCabe
1960
Series
Lassie
Sam Snow
1954
Series
Lassie
Jake Palmer
1954
Series
The Fugitive
Dan Martin
1963
Series
Mannix
Johnny Gundersen
1967
Series
Wagon Train
Jake
1957
Series
Wagon Train
Amos Billings
1957
Series
Wagon Train
Sean Bannon
1957
Series
Ironside
Cripple
1967
Series
Quincy, M.E.
Jason Randall
1976
Series
The Waltons
Senator Lucas Avery
1972
Series
The Rifleman
Micah Torrance
1958
Series
The Twilight Zone
Colbey
1959
Series
Emergency!
Maxwell Hart
1972
Series
Emergency!
Gus 'Pop' Williams
1972
Series
The Virginian
Ebberly Packis
1962
Series
The Virginian
Dr. Hinton
1962
Series
The Virginian
Arnold Boyle
1962
Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
Sheriff Stinchcomb
1957
Series
Lawman
Pop Marraday
1958
Series
The Rockford Files
Joe Tooley
1974
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Hap Collins
1963
Series
The Six Million Dollar Man
Joe Taylor
1974
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Rufus Stuart
1956
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Steven Burkett
1956
Series
Rawhide
1959
Series
Rawhide
Ellis Williams
1959
Series
Daniel Boone
Quonab
1964
Series
Daniel Boone
Chief Great Bear
1964
Series
The Wild Wild West
Judge Blake
1965
Series
The Wild Wild West
Old Chief
1965
Series
The F.B.I.
Willard Oberley
1965
Series
The F.B.I.
Chester Cranford
1965
Series
The F.B.I.
Matt Williams
1965
Series
The F.B.I.
Farrell
1965
Series
The Big Valley
Greene
1965
Series
The Big Valley
Brahma
1965
Series
The Big Valley
Ben Abbott
1965
Series
Run for Your Life
Joseph Farrell
1965
Series
Barnaby Jones
Amos Barringer
1973
Series
Barnaby Jones
Alfred Sturmer
1973
Series
Barnaby Jones
Jack Tattnal
1973
Series
The High Chaparral
Cochise
1967
Series
The Name of the Game
Old Bob
1968
Series
The Name of the Game
Judge O'Connor
1968
Series
The Lone Ranger
Silk
1949
Series
Gunsmoke
McCready
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Sam Bartell
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Greenwood, Sr.
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Doc Lacey
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Sloan
1955
Series
Here's Lucy
Indian Chief
1968
Series
The Streets of San Francisco
Wade Tillman
1972
Series
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Sam Burke
1964
Series
Switch
Sheriff
1975
Series
Land of the Giants
Dr. Brulle
1968
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
Franklin
1952
Series
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Series
Sugarfoot
Jim Bradshaw
1957
Series
Family Affair
1966
Series
The Texan
Bert Gorman
1958
Series
The Time Tunnel
Henderson
1966
Series
Battlestar Galactica
Commander Kronus
1978
Series
Adventures of Superman
Ollie
1952
Series
Adventures of Superman
Gangster in Montage (archive footage)
1952
Series
Adventures of Superman
Fingers
1952
Series
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Dr. Mel Woodruff
1971
Series
Riverboat
President Zachary Taylor
1959
Series
Ellery Queen
Capt. Benjamin Blake
1975
Series
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Series
The Abbott and Costello Show
Lefty the Shiv
1952
Series
The Doris Day Show
Senator George Bergson
1968
Series
Bronco
1958
Series
Cavalcade of America
Mr. Barton
1952
Series
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Olenhaussen - Stableman
1967
Series
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Buck Cobb
1967
Series
How the West Was Won
Portagee
1977
Series
Law of the Plainsman
Mr. Coleman
1959
Series
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Dr. Abel
1959
Broken Arrow
Jess Taugus
1956
Series
Sam Benedict
1962
Series
Racket Squad
1951
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Vern Padgett
1954
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Cap'n Pierre
1954
Series
The Restless Gun
Jake Burnett
1957
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
Profiles in Courage
William Brownlow
1964
Series
Wire Service
Thompson
1956
Series
The Outcasts
1968
Film
Giant
Dr. Horace Lynnton
1956
Film
To Kill a Mockingbird
Judge Taylor
1962
Film
Hondo
Major Sherry
1953
Film
El Dorado
Dr. Miller
1966
Film
Scarface
Hood with Gaffney (uncredited)
1932
Series
Doc Elliot
Gus Turners
1973
Film
The Bad Seed
Richard Bravo
1956
Series
Meet McGraw
Wells
1957
Film
Johnny Guitar
Eddie
1954
Film
The Undefeated
General Joe Masters
1969
Film
Red River
Teeler Yacey
1948
Film
Zabriskie Point
Cafe Owner
1970
Film
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Pete Maxwell
1973
Film
Nevada Smith
Sheriff Bonnell
1966
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Barber
1951
The Court of Last Resort
1957
Film
The Fighting Seabees
Ding Jacobs
1944
Film
The Sons of Katie Elder
Sheriff Billy Wilson
1965
Film
Shoot Out
Brakeman
1971
Film
Shenandoah
Dr. Tom Witherspoon
1965
Film
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Gunrunner (uncredited)
1949
Film
Something Big
Chief Yellow Sun
1971
Film
Warpath
Pvt. Fiore
1951
Film
Mail Order Bride
Sheriff Jess Linley
1964
Series
The Rebels
Officer
1979
Film
The High and the Mighty
Frank Briscoe
1954
Film
Cahill: United States Marshal
Old Man
1973
Film
Virginia City
Murrell's Henchman (uncredited)
1940
Film
Tall in the Saddle
Bob Clews
1944
Film
Force of Evil
Bill Ficco
1950
Film
Night of the Lepus
Sheriff Cody
1972
Film
Young Billy Young
Charlie
1969
Film
Undercover Doctor
Monk Jackson
1939
Film
In Old Oklahoma
Cherokee Kid
1943
Film
The Plunderers
Calico
1948
Film
Blood Alley
Mr. Tso
1955
Film
Grayeagle
Running Wolf
1977
Film
Night Passage
Mr. Feeney
1957
Film
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Mueller (uncredited)
1942
Film
The Outrage
Indian
1964
Film
Wanda Nevada
Texas Curly
1979
Film
Incident at Phantom Hill
General Hood
1966
Film
Surrender
Deputy Williams
1950
Film
Winchester '73
Ben McAdam
1967
Film
Dakota
Carp
1945
Film
Devil's Canyon
Prison Guard (uncredited)
1953
Film
The Fighting Kentuckian
Beau Merritt
1949
Film
Star in the Dust
Mike MacNamara
1956
Film
Triple Justice
Cleary
1940
Film
Roar of the Press
'Sparrow' McGraun
1941
Film
Angel and the Badman
Mouse Marr (uncredited)
1947
Film
Jet Pilot
Maj. Rexford
1957
Film
The Sphinx
Dave Werner
1933
Film
Strange Cargo
Benet (uncredited)
1940
Film
Bad Girl
Nervous Expectant Father (uncredited)
1931
Film
Emergency Call
Dr. Mason (uncredited)
1933
Film
Back to Bataan
Bindle Jackson
1945
Film
Tycoon
Joe
1947
Film
After the Thin Man
Phil
1936
Film
The Ghost Breakers
Frenchy Duval
1940
Film
Island in the Sky
Wally Miller
1953
Film
Man in the Vault
Herbie
1956
Film
Hold That Ghost
Lefty
1941
Film
Lafayette Escadrille
U.S. General
1958
Film
Wake of the Red Witch
Antonio 'Ripper' Arrezo
1948
Film
The Ballad of Josie
Alpheus
1968
Film
Reckless
Man on Mechanical Horse (uncredited)
1935
Film
Winterset
Joe
1936
Film
Rocky Rhodes
Joe Hilton
1934
Film
The Sea Chase
Max Heinz
1955
Film
Dirty Dingus Magee
Crazy Blanket
1970
Film
Baby the Rain Must Fall
Juge Ewing
1965
Film
Toward the Unknown
Lt. Gen. Bryan Shelby
1956
Film
Ride Beyond Vengeance
Hanley
1966
Film
Armored Car
Slim
1937
Film
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Gangster (Uncredited)
1938
Series
Hanging by a Thread
Rogers
1979
Film
Mannequin
Smooch Hanrahan (Uncredited)
1938
Film
The Prisoner of Shark Island
David Herold
1936
Film
Black Friday
William Kane
1940
Film
Flame of Barbary Coast
Calico Jim
1945
Film
Dr. Cyclops
Dr. Mendoza
1940
Film
Unfinished Business
Reporter
1941
Film
The Road to Glory
Rigaud
1936
Film
Man in the Shadow
Herb Parker
1957
Film
Denver and Rio Grande
Engineer Moynihan
1952
Film
Ride the Man Down
Ray Cavanaugh
1952
Film
Bombardier
Big Guy
1943
Film
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
Tom Hansen
1971
Film
Santiago
Trasker
1956
Film
The City
Jed Haynes
1977
Film
The Unknown Guest
Fain
1943
Film
The Saint in New York
Phil Farrell (Uncredited)
1938
Film
Welcome to Hard Times
Major Munn
1967
Film
Daughter of Shanghai
Miles
1937
Film
Daughter of Shanghai
Miles (uncredited)
1937
Film
An Eye for an Eye
Brian Quince
1966
Film
Day of the Evil Gun
Sheriff Kelso
1968
Film
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Lou Pender (uncredited)
1936
Film
Don't Bet on Blondes
Man Betting $2500 on Caprice (Uncredited)
1935
Film
Two Thoroughbreds
Stablemaster
1939
Film
Escape from Crime
Dude Merrill
1942
Film
Walking Down Broadway
Man in Baccarat Club Bar
1938
Film
The Crooked Road
Nick Romero
1940
Film
South of Santa Fe
Joe Keenan / Harmon
1942
Film
The Desert Trail
Jim
1935
Film
Hanging by a Thread
Rogers
1979
Film
The Avenger
Juan Murietta (uncredited)
1931
Film
Border Cafe
Doley
1937
Hoodoo Ranch
1926
Film
The Accusing Finger
"Twitchy" Burke, the killer thief
1936
Film
The Devil's Mate
Maloney
1933
Film
Fair Wind to Java
Wilson
1953
Film
The Fargo Kid
Deuce Mallory
1940
Film
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Lefty
1936
Millions in the Air
Hank (the Drunk)
1935
Film
Hellfire
Dusty Stoner
1949
Film
Down Mexico Way
Henchman Davis
1941
Film
They All Come Out
Varney (uncredited)
1939
Film
Stagecoach To Fury
Tim O'Connors
1956
Film
Bullfighter and the Lady
Joseph Jamison (uncredited)
1951
Film
Wanted: Jane Turner
Crowley's Henchman (uncredited)
1936
Film
The Night Hawk
Spider
1938
Film
Somewhere in Sonora
Bart Leadly
1933
Film
House on Greenapple Road
Orvie
1970
Film
The Crowd Roars
Joe the Warehouse Bodyguard (uncredited)
1938
Film
Heritage of the Desert
Henchman Chick Chance
1939
Film
Life Begins
Anxious Expectant Father (uncredited)
1932
Film
Yellowstone
Dynamite
1936
Film
Superman's Peril
Fingers
1954
Film
California Passage
Whalen
1950
Film
The Devil's Hairpin
Doc Addams
1957
Film
Lucky Star
Joe
1929
Film
Navy Born
Joe Vezie
1936
Film
The Plot Thickens
Joe
1936
Film
Souls at Sea
Violinist
1937
Film
Pittsburgh
Burnside (Mine Operator)
1942
Film
The Important Witness
Tony
1933
Film
Zoo in Budapest
Heinie
1933
Film
King of Alcatraz
'Nails' Miller
1938
Film
On Such a Night
Maxie Barnes
1937
Film
Smashing the Rackets
Maxie
1938
Film
Free Eats
Elvira
1932
Film
Jail House Blues
Danny
1942
Film
Captive Wild Woman
Gruen
1943
Film
Young as You Feel
Desk Clerk
1931
Film
News Is Made at Night
Joe Luddy
1939
Film
The Eagle's Brood
Steve
1935
Film
Fighting Man of the Plains
Yancey
1949
Film
The Bridge of Sighs
Harrison Courtney, Jr. aka Harry West
1936
Film
Guns Girls and Gangsters
Lou Largo
1959
Film
The World Accuses
John Weymouth
1934
Film
Alias Boston Blackie
Steve Caveroni
1942
Film
Hot Water
Horner (uncredited)
1937
Film
King of Gamblers
Charlie
1937
Film
The Notorious Mr. Monks
Benjamin Monks
1958
Film
Grissly's Millions
Lewis Bentley
1945
Film
Fargo Express
Mort Clark
1933
Film
Star of Texas
Luke Andrews
1953
Film
The Night of June 13
Reporter (uncredited)
1932
Film
Three Girls Lost
Tony Halcomb (uncredited)
1931
Film
Clipper Ship
Dr. Shaw
1957
Film
Top of the World
Maj. George French
1955
Film
Star Reporter
Clipper
1939
Film
Two in a Crowd
Bonelli's Henchman
1936
Film
The Good Bad Girl
Roach
1931
Film
Code of the Streets
Tommy Shay
1939
Film
The Avenger
Vickers
1933
Film
Angel in Exile
Carl Spitz
1948
Film
Highways by Night
Gabby
1942
Film
Straight from the Shoulder
Trigger Benson
1936
Film
Set This Town on Fire
Sen. Porter
1973
Film
Heroes in Blue
Thug
1939
Film
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
Cap'n Pierre
1971
Film
The Crimson Trail
Paul - Bellair Ranch Hand
1935
Film
Just Me and You
The Old Man
1978
Film
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
Jock - a Sailor
1939
Film
Black Diamonds
Matthews
1940
Film
South of the Rio Grande
Juan Olivarez
1932
Film
Bar 20 Rides Again
Gila
1935
Film
That Other Woman
Nick
1942
Film
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
Bill Swanson
1940
Film
Men Without Names
Cowardly Gangster in Getaway Launch
1935
Film
The First Kiss
Ezra Talbot
1928
Film
Her Husband Lies
Lefty Harkis
1937
Film
Kid Glove Killer
Allison Stacy (uncredited)
1942
Film
The Game That Kills
Dick Adams
1937
Film
Secrets of the Pirate's Inn
Vern Padgett
1969
Film
Mutiny Ahead
Teeter Smith
1935
Film
Let 'em Have It
Sam
1935
Film
Bulldog Courage
Bailey
1935
Film
Behind Prison Gates
Convict Petey Ryan
1939
Film
It Can't Last Forever
Mikey
1937
Film
Trail of the Vigilantes
Lefty
1940
Film
Phantom Patrol
Henchman Jo-Jo Regan
1936
Film
36 Hours to Kill
Gangster
1936
Film
Woman in Distress
Emory
1937
Film
A Missouri Outlaw
Mark Roberts
1941
Film
The Girl and the Gambler
Charlie
1939
Film
Those High Grey Walls
Nightingale
1939
Film
Crime Ring
Slim
1938
Film
The Fighting Sheriff
Jack Cameron
1931
Film
When G-Men Step In
Clip Phillips, Fred's Henchman
1938
Film
Hitler- Dead or Alive
Joe 'The Book' Conway
1942
Film
The Last Mile
Eddie Werner... Cell 8
1932
Film
The Great Plane Robbery
Nick Harmon
1940
Film
Paid to Dance
Nifty
1937
Film
Almost a Gentleman
Kidnapper
1939
Film
Mug Town
Marco
1942
Film
On the Run
Jim
1935
Film
Sleepytime Gal
Johnny Gatto
1942
Film
Dancers in the Dark
Benny
1932
Film
Crime Takes a Holiday
Louie
1938
Hungarian Rhapsody
Young Gypsy
1930
Film
His Fighting Blood
Phil Elliott
1935
Film
Glamour for Sale
Louis Manell
1940
Film
The Racing Strain
King Kelly
1932
Gangs Of The City
Scat
1941
Film
The Throwback
Spike Travis
1935
Film
The Woman Who Dared
Racketeer
1933
Film
The Perfect Clown
Bellhop (uncredited)
1925
Film
Valley of Wanted Men
Mike Masters
1935
Film
Our Little Wife
1938