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.
Known For
Scarface
(1932)
Hood with Gaffney (uncredited)
Giant
(1956)
Dr. Horace Lynnton
To Kill a Mockingbird
(1962)
Judge Taylor
El Dorado
(1966)
Dr. Miller
Red River
(1948)
Teeler Yacey
Johnny Guitar
(1954)
Eddie
Zabriskie Point
(1970)
Cafe Owner
Shoot Out
(1971)
Brakeman
Hondo
(1953)
Major Sherry
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
(1973)
Pete Maxwell
Wanda Nevada
(1979)
Texas Curly
Jet Pilot
(1957)
Maj. Rexford
Nevada Smith
(1966)
Sheriff Bonnell
Grayeagle
(1977)
Running Wolf
Something Big
(1971)
Chief Yellow Sun
The Sons of Katie Elder
(1965)
Sheriff Billy Wilson
Full Filmography
Acting
The Perfect Clown
(1925)
Bellhop (uncredited)
Hoodoo Ranch
(1926)
The First Kiss
(1928)
Ezra Talbot
Lucky Star
(1929)
Joe
Hungarian Rhapsody
(1930)
Young Gypsy
The Good Bad Girl
(1931)
Roach
The Avenger
(1931)
Juan Murietta (uncredited)
Bad Girl
(1931)
Nervous Expectant Father (uncredited)
The Fighting Sheriff
(1931)
Jack Cameron
Young as You Feel
(1931)
Desk Clerk
Three Girls Lost
(1931)
Tony Halcomb (uncredited)
South of the Rio Grande
(1932)
Juan Olivarez
Dancers in the Dark
(1932)
Benny
The Racing Strain
(1932)
King Kelly
Life Begins
(1932)
Anxious Expectant Father (uncredited)
Scarface
(1932)
Hood with Gaffney (uncredited)
The Last Mile
(1932)
Eddie Werner... Cell 8
The Night of June 13
(1932)
Reporter (uncredited)
Somewhere in Sonora
(1933)
Bart Leadly
The Important Witness
(1933)
Tony
Fargo Express
(1933)
Mort Clark
Emergency Call
(1933)
Dr. Mason (uncredited)
The Sphinx
(1933)
Dave Werner
Zoo in Budapest
(1933)
Heinie
The Avenger
(1933)
Vickers
The Devil's Mate
(1933)
Maloney
The World Accuses
(1934)
John Weymouth
Rocky Rhodes
(1934)
Joe Hilton
The Desert Trail
(1935)
Jim
Bulldog Courage
(1935)
Bailey
Valley of Wanted Men
(1935)
Mike Masters
His Fighting Blood
(1935)
Phil Elliott (Tom's Brother)
Reckless
(1935)
Man on Mechanical Horse (uncredited)
Let 'em Have It
(1935)
Sam
Men Without Names
(1935)
The Kid
Bar 20 Rides Again
(1935)
Gila
The Eagle's Brood
(1935)
Steve
The Crimson Trail
(1935)
Paul - Bellair Ranch Hand
Mutiny Ahead
(1935)
Teeter Smith
Don't Bet on Blondes
(1935)
Man Betting $2500 on Caprice (Uncredited)
The Throwback
(1935)
Spike Travis
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
(1936)
Lefty
After the Thin Man
(1936)
Phil Byrnes / Ralph West
The Prisoner of Shark Island
(1936)
David Herold
The Accusing Finger
(1936)
"Twitchy" Burke, the killer thief
Yellowstone
(1936)
Dynamite
Phantom Patrol
(1936)
Henchman Jo-Jo Regan
The Bridge of Sighs
(1936)
Harrison Courtney, Jr. aka Harry West
Navy Born
(1936)
Joe Vezie
Two in a Crowd
(1936)
Bonelli's Henchman
The Plot Thickens
(1936)
Joe
Wanted: Jane Turner
(1936)
Crowley's Henchman (uncredited)
36 Hours to Kill
(1936)
Gangster
Winterset
(1936)
Joe
Straight from the Shoulder
(1936)
Trigger Benson
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
(1936)
Lou Pender (uncredited)
The Road to Glory
(1936)
Rigaud
Border Cafe
(1937)
Doley
Her Husband Lies
(1937)
Lefty Harkis
Souls at Sea
(1937)
Violinist
Armored Car
(1937)
Slim
Paid to Dance
(1937)
Nifty
The Game That Kills
(1937)
Dick Adams
King of Gamblers
(1937)
Charlie
It Can't Last Forever
(1937)
Mikey
Woman in Distress
(1937)
Emory
Hot Water
(1937)
Horner (uncredited)
On Such a Night
(1937)
Maxie Barnes
Mannequin
(1938)
Smooch Hanrahan (Uncredited)
Smashing the Rackets
(1938)
Maxie
When G-Men Step In
(1938)
Clip Phillips, Fred's Henchman
Walking Down Broadway
(1938)
Man in Baccarat Club Bar
King of Alcatraz
(1938)
'Nails' Miller
Crime Ring
(1938)
Slim
The Saint in New York
(1938)
Phil Farrell (Uncredited)
Crime Takes a Holiday
(1938)
Louie
The Night Hawk
(1938)
Spider
The Crowd Roars
(1938)
Joe the Warehouse Bodyguard (uncredited)
Those High Grey Walls
(1939)
Nightingale
Behind Prison Gates
(1939)
Convict Petey Ryan
Star Reporter
(1939)
Clipper
They All Come Out
(1939)
Varney (uncredited)
The Girl and the Gambler
(1939)
Charlie
Heroes in Blue
(1939)
Thug
Almost a Gentleman
(1939)
Kidnapper
Two Thoroughbreds
(1939)
Stablemaster
Heritage of the Desert
(1939)
Henchman Chick Chance
News Is Made at Night
(1939)
Joe Luddy
Mutiny on the Blackhawk
(1939)
Jock - a Sailor
Code of the Streets
(1939)
Tommy Shay
Undercover Doctor
(1939)
Monk Jackson
Dr. Cyclops
(1940)
Dr. Mendoza
The Ghost Breakers
(1940)
Frenchy Duval
The Fargo Kid
(1940)
Deuce Mallory
Strange Cargo
(1940)
Benet (uncredited)
The Crooked Road
(1940)
Nick Romero
Black Friday
(1940)
William Kane
Triple Justice
(1940)
Cleary
Trail of the Vigilantes
(1940)
Lefty
Virginia City
(1940)
Murrell's Henchman (uncredited)
Black Diamonds
(1940)
Matthews
Glamour for Sale
(1940)
Louis Manell
The Great Plane Robbery
(1940)
Nick Harmon
Outside the Three-Mile Limit
(1940)
Bill Swanson
Down Mexico Way
(1941)
Henchman Davis
Gangs Of The City
(1941)
Scat
A Missouri Outlaw
(1941)
Mark Roberts
Roar of the Press
(1941)
'Sparrow' McGraun
Hold That Ghost
(1941)
Lefty (uncredited)
Unfinished Business
(1941)
Reporter
Pittsburgh
(1942)
Burnside (Mine Operator)
Alias Boston Blackie
(1942)
Steve Caveroni
Escape from Crime
(1942)
Dude Merrill
Hitler- Dead or Alive
(1942)
Joe 'The Book' Conway
South of Santa Fe
(1942)
Joe Keenan / Harmon
Highways by Night
(1942)
Gabby
Mug Town
(1942)
Marco
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
(1942)
Mueller (uncredited)
That Other Woman
(1942)
Nick
Sleepytime Gal
(1942)
Johnny Gatto
Kid Glove Killer
(1942)
Allison Stacy (uncredited)
Jail House Blues
(1942)
Danny
Captive Wild Woman
(1943)
Gruen
The Unknown Guest
(1943)
Fain
In Old Oklahoma
(1943)
Cherokee Kid
Bombardier
(1943)
Big Guy
The Fighting Seabees
(1944)
Ding Jacobs
Tall in the Saddle
(1944)
Bob Clews
Flame of Barbary Coast
(1945)
Calico Jim
Back to Bataan
(1945)
Bindle Jackson
Dakota
(1945)
Carp
Grissly's Millions
(1945)
Lewis Bentley
Tycoon
(1947)
Joe
Angel and the Badman
(1947)
Mouse Marr (uncredited)
Red River
(1948)
Teeler Yacey
Force of Evil
(1948)
Bill Ficco
Wake of the Red Witch
(1948)
Antonio 'Ripper' Arrezo
The Plunderers
(1948)
Calico
Angel in Exile
(1948)
Carl Spitz
The Fighting Kentuckian
(1949)
Beau Merritt
Hellfire
(1949)
Dusty Stoner
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
(1949)
Gunrunner (uncredited)
Fighting Man of the Plains
(1949)
Yancey
California Passage
(1950)
Whalen
Surrender
(1950)
Deputy Williams
Warpath
(1951)
Pvt. Fiore
Bullfighter and the Lady
(1951)
Joseph Jamison (uncredited)
Denver and Rio Grande
(1952)
Engineer Moynihan
Ride the Man Down
(1952)
Ray Cavanaugh
Hondo
(1953)
Major Sherry
Island in the Sky
(1953)
Wally Miller
Fair Wind to Java
(1953)
Wilson
Devil's Canyon
(1953)
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Star of Texas
(1953)
Luke Andrews
Johnny Guitar
(1954)
Eddie
The High and the Mighty
(1954)
Frank Briscoe
Blood Alley
(1955)
Mr. Tso
Top Of The World
(1955)
Maj. George French
The Sea Chase
(1955)
Max Heinz
Giant
(1956)
Dr. Horace Lynnton
The Bad Seed
(1956)
Richard Bravo
Man in the Vault
(1956)
Herbie
Star in the Dust
(1956)
Mike MacNamara
Toward the Unknown
(1956)
Lt. Gen. Bryan Shelby
Stagecoach To Fury
(1956)
Tim O'Connors
Santiago
(1956)
Trasker
Night Passage
(1957)
Mr. Feeney
Jet Pilot
(1957)
Maj. Rexford
The Devil's Hairpin
(1957)
Doc Addams
Man in the Shadow
(1957)
Herb Parker
The Notorious Mr. Monks
(1958)
Benjamin Monks
Lafayette Escadrille
(1958)
U.S. General
Guns, Girls and Gangsters
(1959)
Lou Largo
To Kill a Mockingbird
(1962)
Judge Taylor
The Outrage
(1964)
Indian
Mail Order Bride
(1964)
Sheriff Jess Linley
Shenandoah
(1965)
Dr. Tom Witherspoon
The Sons of Katie Elder
(1965)
Sheriff Billy Wilson
Baby, the Rain Must Fall
(1965)
Juge Ewing
Nevada Smith
(1966)
Sheriff Bonnell
El Dorado
(1966)
Dr. Miller
Ride Beyond Vengeance
(1966)
Hanley
Incident at Phantom Hill
(1966)
General Hood
An Eye for an Eye
(1966)
Brian Quince
Winchester '73
(1967)
Ben McAdam
Welcome to Hard Times
(1967)
Major Munn
Day of the Evil Gun
(1968)
Sheriff Kelso
The Ballad of Josie
(1968)
Alpheus
Young Billy Young
(1969)
Charlie
The Undefeated
(1969)
General Joe Masters
Secrets of the Pirate's Inn
(1969)
Vern Padgett
Zabriskie Point
(1970)
Cafe Owner
Dirty Dingus Magee
(1970)
Crazy Blanket
House on Greenapple Road
(1970)
Orvie
Something Big
(1971)
Chief Yellow Sun
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
(1971)
Cap'n Pierre
Shoot Out
(1971)
Brakeman
Night of the Lepus
(1972)
Sheriff Cody
Cahill: United States Marshall
(1973)
Old Man
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
(1973)
Pete Maxwell
Set This Town on Fire
(1973)
Sen. Porter
The City
(1977)
Jed Haynes
Grayeagle
(1977)
Running Wolf
Just Me and You
(1978)
The Old Man
Wanda Nevada
(1979)
Texas Curly
Hanging by a Thread
(1979)
Rogers
The Rebels
(1979)
Officer
Writing