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