Paul Fix
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 13, 1901
- Place of birth
- Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
- Died
- October 14, 1983
Biography
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 with Paul Fix
- To Kill a Mockingbird 1962 · ★ 8.0
- Giant 1956 · ★ 7.6
- Scarface 1932 · ★ 7.4
- Red River 1948 · ★ 7.3
- El Dorado 1966 · ★ 7.4
- Johnny Guitar 1954 · ★ 7.4
- Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid 1973 · ★ 7.2
- Zabriskie Point 1970 · ★ 7.0
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1949 · ★ 6.9
- The Sons of Katie Elder 1965 · ★ 7.0
- The Bad Seed 1956 · ★ 7.1
- Hondo 1953 · ★ 6.5
- After the Thin Man 1936 · ★ 7.4
- Nevada Smith 1966 · ★ 6.7
- Shenandoah 1965 · ★ 7.0
- Cahill: United States Marshal 1973 · ★ 6.1
- Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon 1942 · ★ 6.5
- Force of Evil 1950 · ★ 6.6
- The Undefeated 1969 · ★ 6.3
- Angel and the Badman 1947 · ★ 6.4
- Night of the Lepus 1972 · ★ 4.4
- Shoot Out 1971 · ★ 6.3
- The High and the Mighty 1954 · ★ 5.9
- The Ghost Breakers 1940 · ★ 6.5
- Night Passage 1957 · ★ 6.4
- Hold That Ghost 1941 · ★ 6.8
- Island in the Sky 1953 · ★ 6.2
- Tall in the Saddle 1944 · ★ 6.6
- Dr. Cyclops 1940 · ★ 6.2
- Back to Bataan 1945 · ★ 6.1
- The Fighting Kentuckian 1949 · ★ 6.0
- The Prisoner of Shark Island 1936 · ★ 6.8
- Black Friday 1940 · ★ 6.0
- Blood Alley 1955 · ★ 6.0
- The Fighting Seabees 1944 · ★ 6.2
- Strange Cargo 1940 · ★ 7.0
- Wake of the Red Witch 1948 · ★ 5.9
- The Sea Chase 1955 · ★ 6.3
- Man in the Shadow 1957 · ★ 6.7
- Jet Pilot 1957 · ★ 5.5