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
Red River Teeler Yacey
Dr. Cyclops Dr. Mendoza
Zabriskie Point Cafe Owner
Shenandoah Dr. Tom Witherspoon
Nevada Smith Sheriff Bonnell
Hondo Major Sherry
The Fighting Seabees Ding Jacobs
Just Me and You The Old Man
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
Outside the Three-Mile Limit Bill Swanson
Island in the Sky Wally Miller
Flame of Barbary Coast Calico Jim
Wake of the Red Witch Antonio 'Ripper' Arrezo
The Bad Seed Richard Bravo
Blood Alley Mr. Tso
Undercover Doctor Monk Jackson
After the Thin Man Phil Byrnes / Ralph West
The Ghost Breakers Frenchy Duval
Jail House Blues Danny
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
Man in the Vault Herbie
The High and the Mighty Frank Briscoe
Dirty Dingus Magee Crazy Blanket
Alias Boston Blackie Steve Caveroni
The Undefeated General Joe Masters
Rocky Rhodes Joe Hilton
The Throwback Spike Travis
Back to Bataan Bindle Jackson
Strange Cargo Benet (uncredited)
Escape from Crime Dude Merrill
The Desert Trail Jim
The Crowd Roars Joe the Warehouse Bodyguard (uncredited)
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
Lucky Star Joe
The Notorious Mr. Monks Benjamin Monks
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford Lou Pender (uncredited)
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
Warpath Pvt. Fiore
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
Angel in Exile Carl Spitz
Bulldog Courage Bailey
Valley of Wanted Men Mike Masters
The Plunderers Calico
The Perfect Clown Bellhop (uncredited)
Mail Order Bride Sheriff Jess Linley
Stagecoach To Fury Tim O'Connors
Top of the World Maj. George French
Border Cafe Doley
Behind Prison Gates Convict Petey Ryan
Santiago Trasker
Yellowstone Dynamite
Phantom Patrol Henchman Jo-Jo Regan
The Bridge of Sighs Harrison Courtney, Jr. aka Harry West
Navy Born Joe Vezie
The City Jed Haynes
Star Reporter Clipper
They All Come Out Varney (uncredited)
Shoot Out Brakeman
The Good Bad Girl Roach
Her Husband Lies Lefty Harkis
Reckless Man on Mechanical Horse (uncredited)
Dancers in the Dark Benny
Souls at Sea Violinist
His Fighting Blood Phil Elliott (Tom's Brother)
South of the Rio Grande Juan Olivarez
The Important Witness Tony
Three Girls Lost Tony Halcomb (uncredited)
Let 'em Have It Sam
Bullfighter and the Lady Joseph Jamison (uncredited)
Cahill: United States Marshal Old Man
Fargo Express Mort Clark
The Girl and the Gambler Charlie
The Night Hawk Spider
Heroes in Blue Thug
Armored Car Slim
Life Begins Anxious Expectant Father (uncredited)
The Racing Strain King Kelly
The Plot Thickens Joe
Two in a Crowd Bonelli's Henchman
The Avenger Juan Murietta (uncredited)
Denver and Rio Grande Engineer Moynihan
Man in the Shadow Herb Parker
Smashing the Rackets Maxie
Set This Town on Fire Sen. Porter
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
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
The Road to Glory Rigaud
On Such a Night Maxie Barnes
The Crooked Road Nick Romero
Black Friday William Kane
Gangs Of The City Scat
The Rebels Officer
Tall in the Saddle Bob Clews
Dakota Carp
A Missouri Outlaw Mark Roberts
Angel and the Badman Mouse Marr (uncredited)
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
Mr. Moto's Gamble Gangster (Uncredited)
Paid to Dance Nifty
The Game That Kills Dick Adams
Daughter of Shanghai Miles
Highways by Night Gabby
Code of the Streets Tommy Shay
Grissly's Millions Lewis Bentley
Scarface Hood with Gaffney (uncredited)
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
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
Hoodoo Ranch
Mug Town Marco
Down Mexico Way Henchman Davis
Zoo in Budapest Heinie
The First Kiss Ezra Talbot
Fighting Man of the Plains Yancey
The Fighting Sheriff Jack Cameron
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
Mutiny Ahead Teeter Smith
Glamour for Sale Louis Manell
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
Bombardier Big Guy
Hot Water Horner (uncredited)
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
Free Eats Elvira
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry Tom Hansen
Daughter of Shanghai Miles (uncredited)
Shows
The Time Tunnel Henderson
The Andy Griffith Show Mr. McCabe
Family Affair
Star Trek Dr. Piper
Here's Lucy Indian Chief
The F.B.I. Willard Oberley
The Streets of San Francisco Wade Tillman
Alias Smith and Jones
Land of the Giants Dr. Brulle
Mannix Johnny Gundersen
Perry Mason District Attorney Hale
Gunsmoke McCready
Lassie Sam Snow
Emergency! Maxwell Hart
The Twilight Zone Colbey
The Waltons Senator Lucas Avery
Ironside Cripple
Sam Benedict
Rawhide
Run for Your Life Joseph Farrell
Have Gun, Will Travel Sheriff Stinchcomb
The Outcasts
Daniel Boone Quonab
The Fugitive Dan Martin
The High Chaparral Cochise
The Virginian Ebberly Packis
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Barber
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Hap Collins
The Big Valley Greene
Adventures of Superman Ollie
Bronco
Judd for the Defense
Profiles in Courage William Brownlow
Lawman Pop Marraday
Sugarfoot Jim Bradshaw
Law of the Plainsman Mr. Coleman
Racket Squad
Riverboat President Zachary Taylor
Wire Service Thompson
The Texan Bert Gorman
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Rufus Stuart
Cavalcade of America Mr. Barton
The Court of Last Resort
The DuPont Show with June Allyson Dr. Abel
Doc Elliot Gus Turners
The Rifleman Micah Torrance
Bonanza Barney
The Lone Ranger Silk
Adventures of Superman Gangster in Montage (archive footage)
The Rockford Files Joe Tooley
The Wild Wild West Judge Blake
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.
Adventures of Superman Fingers
Gunsmoke Doc Lacey
Gunsmoke Sloan
Bonanza Buford Sturgis
Battlestar Galactica Commander Kronus
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Steven Burkett
Barnaby Jones Amos Barringer
The Abbott and Costello Show Lefty the Shiv
Daniel Boone Chief Great Bear
The Six Million Dollar Man Joe Taylor
The Name of the Game Old Bob
The Name of the Game Judge O'Connor
Perry Mason Prosecutor
Ellery Queen Capt. Benjamin Blake
Quincy, M.E. Jason Randall
How the West Was Won Portagee
The Wonderful World of Disney Vern Padgett
Emergency! Gus 'Pop' Williams
The Guns of Will Sonnett Olenhaussen - Stableman
The Virginian Arnold Boyle
Perry Mason Prosecutor Hale
The Guns of Will Sonnett Buck Cobb
Rawhide Ellis Williams
Switch Sheriff
Barnaby Jones Alfred Sturmer
Barnaby Jones Jack Tattnal
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law Dr. Mel Woodruff
The Doris Day Show Senator George Bergson
The Wild Wild West Old Chief
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Sam Burke
The Restless Gun Jake Burnett
Wagon Train Jake
Wagon Train Amos Billings
Wagon Train Sean Bannon
Meet McGraw Wells
Broken Arrow Jess Taugus
The Wonderful World of Disney Cap'n Pierre
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Lassie Jake Palmer
The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre Franklin
