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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 a…
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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.
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Wanda Nevada
as Texas Curly
Just Me and You
as The Old Man
Grayeagle
as Running Wolf
The City
as Jed Haynes
Cahill: United States Marshal
as Old Man
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Pete Maxwell
Set This Town on Fire
as Sen. Porter
Night of the Lepus
as Sheriff Cody
Something Big
as Chief Yellow Sun
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
as Tom Hansen
Shoot Out
as Brakeman
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
as Cap'n Pierre
Dirty Dingus Magee
as Crazy Blanket
Zabriskie Point
as Cafe Owner
House on Greenapple Road
as Orvie
Secrets of the Pirate's Inn
as Vern Padgett
Young Billy Young
as Charlie
The Undefeated
as General Joe Masters
Day of the Evil Gun
as Sheriff Kelso
The Ballad of Josie
as Alpheus
Welcome to Hard Times
as Major Munn
Winchester '73
as Ben McAdam
El Dorado
as Dr. Miller
Incident at Phantom Hill
as General Hood
Nevada Smith
as Sheriff Bonnell
An Eye for an Eye
as Brian Quince
Ride Beyond Vengeance
as Hanley
The Sons of Katie Elder
as Sheriff Billy Wilson
Shenandoah
as Dr. Tom Witherspoon
Baby the Rain Must Fall
as Juge Ewing
The Outrage
as Indian
Mail Order Bride
as Sheriff Jess Linley
To Kill a Mockingbird
as Judge Taylor
Guns Girls and Gangsters
as Lou Largo
The Notorious Mr. Monks
as Benjamin Monks
Lafayette Escadrille
as U.S. General
Man in the Shadow
as Herb Parker
Jet Pilot
as Maj. Rexford
The Devil's Hairpin
as Doc Addams
Night Passage
as Mr. Feeney
Clipper Ship
as Dr. Shaw
Stagecoach To Fury
as Tim O'Connors
Man in the Vault
as Herbie
Giant
as Horace Lynnton
Toward the Unknown
as Lt. Gen. Bryan Shelby
The Bad Seed
as Richard Bravo
Santiago
as Trasker
Star in the Dust
as Mike MacNamara
Blood Alley
as Mr. Tso
The Sea Chase
as Max Heinz
Top of the World
as Maj. George French
Superman's Peril
as Fingers
The High and the Mighty
as Frank Briscoe
Johnny Guitar
as Eddie
Hondo
as Major Sherry
Island in the Sky
as Wally Miller
Devil's Canyon
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Fair Wind to Java
as Wilson
Star of Texas
as Luke Andrews
Ride the Man Down
as Ray Cavanaugh
What Price Glory
as Gowdy (uncredited)
Denver and Rio Grande
as Engineer Moynihan
Warpath
as Pvt. Fiore
Bullfighter and the Lady
as Joseph Jamison (uncredited)
California Passage
as Whalen
Surrender
as Deputy Williams
Force of Evil
as Bill Ficco
Fighting Man of the Plains
as Yancey
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Gunrunner (uncredited)
The Fighting Kentuckian
as Beau Merritt
Hellfire
as Dusty Stoner
Wake of the Red Witch
as Antonio 'Ripper' Arrezo
The Plunderers
as Calico
Angel in Exile
as Carl Spitz
Red River
as Teeler Yacey
Tycoon
as Joe
Angel and the Badman
as Mouse Marr (uncredited)
Dakota
as Carp
Back to Bataan
as Bindle Jackson
Flame of Barbary Coast
as Calico Jim
Grissly's Millions
as Lewis Bentley
Tall in the Saddle
as Bob Clews
The Fighting Seabees
as Ding Jacobs
In Old Oklahoma
as Cherokee Kid
The Unknown Guest
as Fain
Captive Wild Woman
as Gruen
Bombardier
as Big Guy
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
as Mueller (uncredited)
Mug Town
as Marco
Pittsburgh
as Burnside (Mine Operator)
That Other Woman
as Nick
Hitler- Dead or Alive
as Joe 'The Book' Conway
Highways by Night
as Gabby
Escape from Crime
as Dude Merrill
Kid Glove Killer
as Allison Stacy (uncredited)
Alias Boston Blackie
as Steve Caveroni
Sleepytime Gal
as Johnny Gatto
South of Santa Fe
as Joe Keenan / Harmon
Jail House Blues
as Danny
A Missouri Outlaw
as Mark Roberts
No Poster
Gangs Of The City
as Scat
Down Mexico Way
as Henchman Davis
Unfinished Business
as Reporter
Hold That Ghost
as Lefty
Roar of the Press
as 'Sparrow' McGraun
Trail of the Vigilantes
as Lefty
The Great Plane Robbery
as Nick Harmon
The Fargo Kid
as Deuce Mallory
Glamour for Sale
as Louis Manell
Triple Justice
as Cleary
Black Diamonds
as Matthews
The Ghost Breakers
as Frenchy Duval
The Crooked Road
as Nick Romero
Dr. Cyclops
as Dr. Mendoza
Virginia City
as Murrell's Henchman (uncredited)
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
as Bill Swanson
Strange Cargo
as Benet (uncredited)
Black Friday
as William Kane
Two Thoroughbreds
as Stablemaster
Heroes in Blue
as Thug
Those High Grey Walls
as Nightingale
They All Come Out
as Varney (uncredited)
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
as Jock - a Sailor
Behind Prison Gates
as Convict Petey Ryan
News Is Made at Night
as Joe Luddy
Heritage of the Desert
as Henchman Chick Chance
The Girl and the Gambler
as Charlie
Undercover Doctor
as Monk Jackson
Code of the Streets
as Tommy Shay
Almost a Gentleman
as Kidnapper
Star Reporter
as Clipper
Crime Takes a Holiday
as Louie
The Night Hawk
as Spider
King of Alcatraz
as 'Nails' Miller
Our Little Wife
Smashing the Rackets
as Maxie
The Crowd Roars
as Joe the Warehouse Bodyguard (uncredited)
Crime Ring
as Slim
The Saint in New York
as Phil Farrell (Uncredited)
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Gangster (Uncredited)
When G-Men Step In
as Clip Phillips, Fred's Henchman
Walking Down Broadway
as Man in Baccarat Club Bar
Mannequin
as Smooch Hanrahan (Uncredited)
Daughter of Shanghai
as Miles
Daughter of Shanghai
as Miles (uncredited)
Paid to Dance
as Nifty
Hot Water
as Horner (uncredited)
The Game That Kills
as Dick Adams
Souls at Sea
as Violinist
On Such a Night
as Maxie Barnes
It Can't Last Forever
as Mikey
Border Cafe
as Doley
Armored Car
as Slim
King of Gamblers
as Charlie
Her Husband Lies
as Lefty Harkis
Woman in Distress
as Emory
After the Thin Man
as Phil
The Plot Thickens
as Joe
Wanted: Jane Turner
as Crowley's Henchman (uncredited)
Winterset
as Joe
The Accusing Finger
as "Twitchy" Burke, the killer thief
Two in a Crowd
as Bonelli's Henchman
Phantom Patrol
as Henchman Jo-Jo Regan
The Road to Glory
as Rigaud
Yellowstone
as Dynamite
Straight from the Shoulder
as Trigger Benson
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
as Lefty
36 Hours to Kill
as Gangster
Navy Born
as Joe Vezie
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as Lou Pender (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as David Herold
The Bridge of Sighs
as Harrison Courtney, Jr. aka Harry West
Bulldog Courage
as Bailey
Millions in the Air
as Hank (the Drunk)
Bar 20 Rides Again
as Gila
The Eagle's Brood
as Steve
Valley of Wanted Men
as Mike Masters
His Fighting Blood
as Phil Elliott
The Throwback
as Spike Travis
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Man Betting $2500 on Caprice (Uncredited)
Men Without Names
as Cowardly Gangster in Getaway Launch
Let 'em Have It
as Sam
On the Run
as Jim
The Desert Trail
as Jim
Reckless
as Man on Mechanical Horse (uncredited)
The Crimson Trail
as Paul - Bellair Ranch Hand
Mutiny Ahead
as Teeter Smith
The World Accuses
as John Weymouth
Rocky Rhodes
as Joe Hilton
Fargo Express
as Mort Clark
The Devil's Mate
as Maloney
The Avenger
as Vickers
The Important Witness
as Tony
Emergency Call
as Dr. Mason (uncredited)
The Sphinx
as Dave Werner
Somewhere in Sonora
as Bart Leadly
Zoo in Budapest
as Heinie
The Woman Who Dared
as Racketeer
The Racing Strain
as King Kelly
The Night of June 13
as Reporter (uncredited)
Life Begins
as Anxious Expectant Father (uncredited)
The Last Mile
as Eddie Werner... Cell 8
Scarface
as Hood with Gaffney (uncredited)
Dancers in the Dark
as Benny
South of the Rio Grande
as Juan Olivarez
Free Eats
as Elvira
Bad Girl
as Nervous Expectant Father (uncredited)
Young as You Feel
as Desk Clerk
The Good Bad Girl
as Roach
The Fighting Sheriff
as Jack Cameron
Three Girls Lost
as Tony Halcomb (uncredited)
The Avenger
as Juan Murietta (uncredited)
No Poster
Hungarian Rhapsody
as Young Gypsy
Lucky Star
as Joe
The First Kiss
as Ezra Talbot
No Poster
Hoodoo Ranch
The Perfect Clown
as Bellhop (uncredited)