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.
Acting (211 movies)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
Giant
1956
Red River
1948
Dr. Cyclops
1940
Zabriskie Point
1970
Shenandoah
1965
Nevada Smith
1966
Hondo
1953
The Fighting Seabees
1944
Just Me and You
1978
El Dorado
1966
Night Passage
1957
Mannequin
1938
Johnny Guitar
1954
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
1936
Force of Evil
1950
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
1940
Island in the Sky
1953
Flame of Barbary Coast
1945
Wake of the Red Witch
1948
The Bad Seed
1956
Blood Alley
1955
Undercover Doctor
1939
After the Thin Man
1936
The Ghost Breakers
1940
Jail House Blues
1942
The Fighting Kentuckian
1949
Pittsburgh
1942
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965
The Fargo Kid
1940
Night of the Lepus
1972
Wanda Nevada
1979
Young Billy Young
1969
Man in the Vault
1956
The High and the Mighty
1954
Dirty Dingus Magee
1970
Alias Boston Blackie
1942
The Undefeated
1969
Rocky Rhodes
1934
The Throwback
1935
Back to Bataan
1945
Strange Cargo
1940
Escape from Crime
1942
The Desert Trail
1935
The Crowd Roars
1938
Jet Pilot
1957
Captive Wild Woman
1943
Somewhere in Sonora
1933
The Outrage
1964
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
Baby the Rain Must Fall
1965
Ride Beyond Vengeance
1966
Lucky Star
1929
The Notorious Mr. Monks
1958
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936
The Unknown Guest
1943
Hitler- Dead or Alive
1942
Star in the Dust
1956
The Accusing Finger
1936
Lafayette Escadrille
1958
Warpath
1951
Incident at Phantom Hill
1966
South of Santa Fe
1942
Toward the Unknown
1956
Those High Grey Walls
1939
Angel in Exile
1948
Bulldog Courage
1935
Valley of Wanted Men
1935
The Plunderers
1948
The Perfect Clown
1925
Mail Order Bride
1964
Stagecoach To Fury
1956
Top of the World
1955
Border Cafe
1937
Behind Prison Gates
1939
Santiago
1956
Yellowstone
1936
Phantom Patrol
1936
The Bridge of Sighs
1936
Navy Born
1936
Star Reporter
1939
The City
1977
They All Come Out
1939
Shoot Out
1971
The Good Bad Girl
1931
Her Husband Lies
1937
Reckless
1935
Dancers in the Dark
1932
Souls at Sea
1937
His Fighting Blood
1935
South of the Rio Grande
1932
The Important Witness
1933
Three Girls Lost
1931
Let 'em Have It
1935
Bullfighter and the Lady
1951
Cahill: United States Marshal
1973
Fargo Express
1933
The Girl and the Gambler
1939
The Night Hawk
1938
Heroes in Blue
1939
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Tall in the Saddle | 1944 | Screenplay |
| Ring of Fear | 1954 | Screenplay |
| The Notorious Mr. Monks | 1958 | Screenplay |