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Paul Fix

Actor / Screenwriter | * 03/13/1901 († 82, 10/14/1983) | Dobbs Ferry, New York (United States of America (USA))
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Peter Paul Fix (March 13, 1901 – October 14, 1983) was an American film and television character actor who was best known for his work in Westerns. Fix appeared in more than 100 movies and dozens of television shows over a 56-year career between 1925 and 1981. Fix portrayed Marshal Micah Torrance, opposite Chuck Connors's character in The Rifleman from 1958 to 1963. He later appeared with Connors in the 1966 Western film Ride Beyond Vengeance. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Western | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

Headstrong Thomas Dunson starts a thriving Texas cattle ranch with the help of his faithful trail hand, Groot, and his protégé, Matthew Garth, an orphan Dunson took under his wing when Matt was a bo ...

Red River

NR

1948 | 3.7/5 | 2h 13min
Western, Adventure, Drama, Romance / Love
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Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When At ...

To Kill a Mockingbird

NR

1962 | 4.0/5 | 2h 9min
Drama
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Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial ...

Giant

NR

1956 | 3.8/5 | 3h 21min
Drama, Western
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Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Harrah. Together with a fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is tryi ...

El Dorado

G

1966 | 3.7/5 | 2h
Western, Adventure, Action, Romance / Love
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Movies with Paul Fix as Actor(203)

as Texas Curly1979 Wanda Nevada
as Rogers1979 Hanging by a Thread
as Officer1979 The Rebels
as The Old Man1978 Just Me and You
as Running Wolf1977 Grayeagle
as Jed Haynes1977 The City
as Old Man1973 Cahill U.S. Marshal
as Sen. Porter1973 Set This Town on Fire
as Pete Maxwell1973 Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Sheriff Cody1972 Night of the Lepus
as Cap'n Pierre1971 The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
as Chief Yellow Sun1971 Something Big
as Brakeman1971 Shoot Out
as Orvie1970 House on Greenapple Road
as Cafe Owner1970 Zabriskie Point
as Crazy Blanket1970 Dirty Dingus Magee
as Vern Padgett1969 Secrets of the Pirate's Inn
as General Joe Masters1969 The Undefeated
as Charlie1969 Young Billy Young
as Sheriff Kelso1968 Day of the Evil Gun
as Alpheus1968 The Ballad of Josie
as Major Munn1967 Welcome to Hard Times
as Ben McAdam1967 Winchester '73
as Sheriff Bonnell1966 Nevada Smith
as Hanley1966 Ride Beyond Vengeance
as Brian Quince1966 An Eye for an Eye
as General Hood1966 Incident at Phantom Hill
as Dr. Miller1966 El Dorado
as Sheriff Billy Wilson1965 The Sons of Katie Elder
as Juge Ewing1965 Baby the Rain Must Fall
as Dr. Tom Witherspoon1965 Shenandoah
as Indian1964 The Outrage
as Sheriff Jess Linley1964 Mail Order Bride
as Judge Taylor1962 To Kill a Mockingbird
as Lou Largo1959 Guns Girls and Gangsters
as Benjamin Monks1958 The Notorious Mr. Monks
as U.S. General1958 Lafayette Escadrille
as Doc Addams1957 The Devil's Hairpin
as Herb Parker1957 Man in the Shadow
as Mr. Feeney1957 Night Passage
as Maj. Rexford1957 Jet Pilot
as Lt. Gen. Bryan Shelby1956 Toward the Unknown
as Trasker1956 Santiago
as Richard Bravo1956 The Bad Seed
as Mike MacNamara1956 Star in the Dust
as Dr. Horace Lynnton1956 Giant
as Herbie1956 Man in the Vault
as Tim O'Connors1956 Stagecoach To Fury
as Mr. Tso1955 Blood Alley
as Max Heinz1955 The Sea Chase
as Maj. George French1955 Top Of The World
as Eddie1954 Johnny Guitar
as Frank Briscoe1954 The High and the Mighty
as Luke Andrews1953 Star of Texas
as Major Sherry1953 Hondo
as Prison Guard1953 Devil's Canyon
as Wally Miller1953 Island in the Sky
as Wilson1953 Fair Wind to Java
as Ray Cavanaugh1952 Ride the Man Down
as Engineer Moynihan1952 Denver and Rio Grande
as Pvt. Fiore1951 Warpath
as Joseph Jamison (uncredited)1951 Bullfighter and the Lady
as Deputy Williams1950 Surrender
as Whalen1950 California Passage
as Gunrunner (uncredited)1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Yancey1949 Fighting Man of the Plains
as Beau Merritt1949 The Fighting Kentuckian
as Dusty Stoner1949 Hellfire
as Teeler Yacey1948 Red River
as Calico1948 The Plunderers
as Bill Ficco1948 Force of Evil
as Antonio 'Ripper' Arrezo1948 Wake of the Red Witch
as Carl Spitz1948 Angel in Exile
as Mouse Marr (uncredited)1947 Angel and the Badman
as Joe1947 Tycoon
as Calico Jim1945 Flame of Barbary Coast
as Lewis Bentley1945 Grissly's Millions
as Bindle Jackson1945 Back to Bataan
as Carp1945 Dakota
as Ding Jacobs1944 The Fighting Seabees
as Bob Clews1944 Tall in the Saddle
as Gruen, the handler1943 Captive Wild Woman
as Cherokee Kid1943 In Old Oklahoma
as Fain1943 The Unknown Guest
as Big Guy1943 Bombardier
as Allison Stacy (uncredited)1942 Kid Glove Killer
as Gabby1942 Highways by Night
as Dude Merrill1942 Escape from Crime
as Steve Caveroni1942 Alias Boston Blackie
as Mueller (uncredited)1942 Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
as Burnside (Mine Operator)1942 Pittsburgh
as Johnny Gatto1942 Sleepytime Gal
as Joe Keenan / Harmon1942 South of Santa Fe
as Nick1942 That Other Woman
as Joe 'The Book' Conway1942 Hitler- Dead or Alive
as Danny1942 Jail House Blues
as Marco1942 Mug Town
as Mark Roberts1941 A Missouri Outlaw
as Lefty (uncredited)1941 Hold That Ghost
as 'Sparrow' McGraun1941 Roar of the Press
as Henchman Davis1941 Down Mexico Way
as Scat1941 Gangs Of The City
as Reporter1941 Unfinished Business
as Lefty1940 Trail of the Vigilantes
as Deuce Mallory1940 The Fargo Kid
as Cleary1940 Triple Justice
as Nick Romero1940 The Crooked Road
as Matthews1940 Black Diamonds
as Louis Manell1940 Glamour for Sale
as Bill Swanson1940 Outside the Three-Mile Limit
as William Kane1940 Black Friday
as Frenchy Duval1940 The Ghost Breakers
as Murrell's Henchman (uncredited)1940 Virginia City
as Nick Harmon1940 The Great Plane Robbery
as Dr. Mendoza1940 Dr. Cyclops
as Benet (uncredited)1940 Strange Cargo
as Monk Jackson1939 Undercover Doctor
as Convict Petey Ryan1939 Behind Prison Gates
as Joe Luddy1939 News Is Made at Night
as Clipper1939 Star Reporter
as Jock - a Sailor1939 Mutiny on the Blackhawk
as Henchman Chick Chance1939 Heritage of the Desert
as Thug1939 Heroes in Blue
as Nightingale1939 Those High Grey Walls
as Kidnapper1939 Almost a Gentleman
as Charlie1939 The Girl and the Gambler
as Varney (uncredited)1939 They All Come Out
as Tommy Shay1939 Code of the Streets
as Stablemaster1939 Two Thoroughbreds
as Spider1938 The Night Hawk
as Louie1938 Crime Takes a Holiday
as 'Nails' Miller1938 King of Alcatraz
as Phil Farrell (Uncredited)1938 The Saint in New York
as Man in Baccarat Club Bar1938 Walking Down Broadway
as Maxie1938 Smashing the Rackets
as Slim1938 Crime Ring
as Smooch Hanrahan (Uncredited)1938 Mannequin
as Clip Phillips, Fred's Henchman1938 When G-Men Step In
as Nifty1937 Paid to Dance
as Emory1937 Woman in Distress
as Slim1937 Armored Car
as Lefty Harkis1937 Her Husband Lies
as Dick Adams1937 The Game That Kills
as Charlie1937 King of Gamblers
as Violinist1937 Souls at Sea
as Horner (uncredited)1937 Hot Water
as Doley1937 Border Cafe
as Mikey1937 It Can't Last Forever
as Bonelli's Henchman1936 Two in a Crowd
as Trigger Benson1936 Straight from the Shoulder
as Phil Byrnes / Ralph West1936 After the Thin Man
as Harrison Courtney, Jr. aka Harry West1936 The Bridge of Sighs
as Henchman Jo-Jo Regan1936 Phantom Patrol
as Lefty1936 Charlie Chan at the Race Track
as Gangster1936 36 Hours to Kill
as Dynamite1936 Yellowstone
as Crowley's Henchman (uncredited)1936 Wanted: Jane Turner
as Joe Vezie1936 Navy Born
as "Twitchy" Burke, the killer thief1936 The Accusing Finger
as Joe1936 Winterset
as Lou Pender (uncredited)1936 The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as Joe1936 The Plot Thickens
as David Herold1936 The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Bailey1935 Bulldog Courage
as Man Betting $2500 on Caprice (Uncredited)1935 Don't Bet on Blondes
as Teeter Smith1935 Mutiny Ahead
as Sam1935 Let 'em Have It
as Man on Mechanical Horse (uncredited)1935 Reckless
as Spike Travis1935 The Throwback
as Paul - Bellair Ranch Hand1935 The Crimson Trail
as Steve1935 The Eagle's Brood
as Gila1935 Bar 20 Rides Again
as Phil Elliott (Tom's Brother)1935 His Fighting Blood
as Jim1935 The Desert Trail
as The Kid1935 Men Without Names
as Mike Masters1935 Valley of Wanted Men
as John Weymouth1934 The World Accuses
as Joe Hilton1934 Rocky Rhodes
as Heinie1933 Zoo in Budapest
as Dave Werner1933 The Sphinx
as Vickers1933 The Avenger
as Bart Leadly1933 Somewhere in Sonora
as Maloney1933 The Devil's Mate
as Tony1933 The Important Witness
as Mort Clark1933 Fargo Express
as Dr. Mason (uncredited)1933 Emergency Call
as Anxious Expectant Father (uncredited)1932 Life Begins
as Eddie Werner... Cell 81932 The Last Mile
as Hood with Gaffney (uncredited)1932 Scarface
as King Kelly1932 The Racing Strain
as Benny1932 Dancers in the Dark
as Reporter1932 The Night of June 13
as Juan Olivarez1932 South of the Rio Grande
as Tony Halcomb (uncredited)1931 Three Girls Lost
as Nervous Expectant Father (uncredited)1931 Bad Girl
as Desk Clerk1931 Young as You Feel
as Juan Murietta (uncredited)1931 The Avenger
as Jack Cameron1931 The Fighting Sheriff
as Roach1931 The Good Bad Girl
as Young Gypsy1930 Hungarian Rhapsody
as Joe1929 Lucky Star
as Ezra Talbot1928 The First Kiss
1926 Hoodoo Ranch

TV Shows/Series with Paul Fix as Actor(69)

as Commander Kronus1978 Battlestar Galactica
1976 Quincy, M.E.
as Joe Tooley1974 The Rockford Files
as Joe Taylor1974 The Six Million Dollar Man
as Wade Tillman1972 The Streets of San Francisco
1972 The Waltons
1972 Emergency!
1971 Alias Smith and Jones
as Old Bob1968 The Name of the Game
as Judge O'Connor1968 The Name of the Game
as Dr. Brulle1968 Land of the Giants
1968 Here's Lucy
1968 The Outcasts
1967 Judd for the Defense
as Cochise1967 The High Chaparral
1967 Ironside
1967 Mannix
1967 The Guns of Will Sonnett
as Buck Cobb1967 The Guns of Will Sonnett
as Henderson1966 The Time Tunnel
1966 Family Affair
as Dr. Piper1966 Star Trek
1965 The Wild Wild West
as Greene1965 The Big Valley
as Brahma1965 The Big Valley
as Ben Abbott1965 The Big Valley
as Willard Oberley1965 The F.B.I.
as Chester Cranford1965 The F.B.I.
as Matt Williams1965 The F.B.I.
as Farrell1965 The F.B.I.
as Joseph Farrell1965 Run for Your Life
as William Brownlow1964 Profiles in Courage
as Quonab1964 Daniel Boone
as Chief Great Bear1964 Daniel Boone
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Dan Martin1963 The Fugitive
1962 Sam Benedict
as Ebberly Packis1962 The Virginian
as Dr. Hinton1962 The Virginian
1960 The Andy Griffith Show
as Dr. Abel1959 The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959 Rawhide
as President Zachary Taylor1959 Riverboat
as Mr. Coleman1959 Law of the Plainsman
as Newspaper Editor Colbey1959 The Twilight Zone
1958 The Texan
1958 Lawman
as Micah Torrance1958 The Rifleman
1958 Bronco
1957 The Court of Last Resort
1957 Have Gun, Will Travel
as District Attorney Hale1957 Perry Mason
as Prosecutor Jonathan Hale1957 Perry Mason
as Prosecutor1957 Perry Mason
as Jim Bradshaw1957 Sugarfoot
as Thompson1956 Wire Service
as Rufus Stuart1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Steven Burkett1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as McCready1955 Gunsmoke
as Sam Bartell1955 Gunsmoke
as Greenwood, Sr.1955 Gunsmoke
as Doc Lacey1955 Gunsmoke
as Sloan1955 Gunsmoke
1954 Lassie
1952 Adventures of Superman
1952 The Abbott and Costello Show
as Mr. Barton1952 Cavalcade of America
1951 Racket Squad
as Barber1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Movies with Paul Fix as Crew(3)

Writing/Screenplay1958 The Notorious Mr. Monks
Writing/Screenplay1954 Ring of Fear
Writing/Screenplay1944 Tall in the Saddle

Full Name: Paul Peter Fix
Born: Wednesday, 03/13 1901 (March) in Dobbs Ferry, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 10/14 1983 (October) in Los Angeles (aged: 82)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for Paul Fix (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Peter Paul Fix"
"Paul P. Fix"
"Peter Fix"
Paul Fix frequently works together with these people:
Dabbs Greer (49x, Actor)
Bing Russell (48x, Actor)
Harry Lauter (48x, Actor)
John Pickard (47x, Actor)
John Dehner (46x, Actor)
John Anderson (46x, Actor)
Karl Swenson (45x, Actor)
Denver Pyle (45x, Actor)
J. Pat O'Malley (45x, Actor)
Virginia Gregg (44x, Actress)
Harry Harvey (43x, Actor)
John Wayne (34x, Actor)
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