Paul Fix

Known for ActingBorn 1901-03-13Died 1983-10-14Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA

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.Read more

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The Rebels

The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou

Down Mexico Way

Trail of the Vigilantes

Behind Prison Gates

The Night Hawk

Our Little Wife

Millions in the Air

The Racing Strain

The Fighting Sheriff

The Court of Last Resort

Wire Service

Jail House Blues

Sleepytime Gal

The Great Plane Robbery

Crime Takes a Holiday

Fargo Express

Young as You Feel

The First Kiss

The Twilight Zone

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

Mug Town

Secrets of the Pirate's Inn

Emergency!

Star Trek

To Kill a Mockingbird

The Wonderful World of Disney

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Almost a Gentleman

Mutiny on the Blackhawk

Woman in Distress

Judd, for the Defense

The Bridge of Sighs

Two in a Crowd

The Rockford Files

The Crimson Trail

Rocky Rhodes

The Avenger

The Devil's Mate

The Woman Who Dared

Three Girls Lost

The Time Tunnel

Perry Mason

The Ford Television Theatre

Quincy, M.E.

Hoodoo Ranch

Ellery Queen

The Andy Griffith Show