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Paul Fix
Known for: ActingPaul 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.
Filmography 100
The Rifleman
+3
as Micah Torrance 
Giant
+1
as Horace Lynnton 
Hondo
+1
as Major Sherry 
To Kill a Mockingbird
+3
as Judge Taylor 
Red River
+3
as Teeler Yacey 
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
+3
as Gunrunner (uncredited) 
Nevada Smith
as Sheriff Bonnell 
Back to Bataan
as Bindle Jackson 
The Ghost Breakers
as Frenchy Duval 
El Dorado
+2
as Dr. Miller 
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
+1
as Pete Maxwell 
The Sons of Katie Elder
+4
as Sheriff Billy Wilson 
Angel and the Badman
+3
as Mouse Marr (uncredited) 
The Bad Seed
+1
as Richard Bravo 
The Undefeated
+2
as General Joe Masters 
Grayeagle
as Running Wolf 
Zabriskie Point
as Cafe Owner 
Cahill: United States Marshal
+2
as Old Man 
Johnny Guitar
+1
as Eddie 
In Old Oklahoma
as Cherokee Kid 
The High and the Mighty
+1
as Frank Briscoe 
Night of the Lepus
+1
as Sheriff Cody 
Shoot Out
as Brakeman 
The Sea Chase
+1
as Max Heinz 
Blood Alley
+1
as Mr. Tso 
After the Thin Man
as Phil 
Tall in the Saddle
+1
as Bob Clews 
Wake of the Red Witch
as Antonio 'Ripper' Arrezo 
The Fighting Kentuckian
as Beau Merritt 
Day of the Evil Gun
as Sheriff Kelso 
Dakota
as Carp 
What Price Glory
as Gowdy (uncredited) 
Night Passage
as Mr. Feeney 
Jet Pilot
as Maj. Rexford 
Shenandoah
as Dr. Tom Witherspoon 
Young Billy Young
as Charlie 
Wanda Nevada
as Texas Curly 
The Ballad of Josie
as Alpheus 
Incident at Phantom Hill
as General Hood 
The Prisoner of Shark Island
+1
as David Herold 
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
+3
as Mueller (uncredited) 
Welcome to Hard Times
as Major Munn 
Island in the Sky
as Wally Miller 
The Fighting Seabees
as Ding Jacobs 
Mail Order Bride
as Sheriff Jess Linley 
Something Big
as Chief Yellow Sun 
The Outrage
+2
as Indian 
Man in the Shadow
as Herb Parker 
The Crowd Roars
as Joe the Warehouse Bodyguard (uncredited) 
Fair Wind to Java
as Wilson 
Dirty Dingus Magee
as Crazy Blanket 
Flame of Barbary Coast
as Calico Jim 
The Saint in New York
as Phil Farrell (Uncredited) 
Force of Evil
as Bill Ficco 
Ride Beyond Vengeance
+1
as Hanley 
Bad Girl
as Nervous Expectant Father (uncredited) 
Denver and Rio Grande
+1
as Engineer Moynihan 
The Desert Trail
+1
as Jim 
Tycoon
+3
as Joe 
South of Santa Fe
as Joe Keenan / Harmon 
Captive Wild Woman
as Gruen 
Ride the Man Down
as Ray Cavanaugh 
Fighting Man of the Plains
as Yancey 
Warpath
+1
as Pvt. Fiore 
Baby the Rain Must Fall
as Juge Ewing 
Top of the World
as Maj. George French 
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
as Lefty 
Superman's Peril
as Fingers 
The Plot Thickens
as Joe 
Lafayette Escadrille
as U.S. General 
Dr. Cyclops
as Dr. Mendoza 
An Eye for an Eye
as Brian Quince 
Hellfire
as Dusty Stoner 
Santiago
as Trasker 
Toward the Unknown
as Lt. Gen. Bryan Shelby 
Heritage of the Desert
as Henchman Chick Chance 
Phantom Patrol
as Henchman Jo-Jo Regan 
Just Me and You
as The Old Man 
The Last Mile
as Eddie Werner... Cell 8 
The Sphinx
+2
as Dave Werner 
Black Friday
as William Kane 
The City
as Jed Haynes 
Guns Girls and Gangsters
as Lou Largo 
The Plunderers
as Calico 
Ring of Fear
+1
Screenplay 
Let 'em Have It
as Sam 
Man in the Vault
as Herbie 
Star Reporter
as Clipper 
The Perfect Clown
as Bellhop (uncredited) 
The Bridge of Sighs
as Harrison Courtney, Jr. aka Harry West 
Valley of Wanted Men
as Mike Masters 
Smashing the Rackets
as Maxie 
Lucky Star
as Joe 
Mannequin
as Smooch Hanrahan (Uncredited) 
Winterset
as Joe 
California Passage
as Whalen 
Roar of the Press
as 'Sparrow' McGraun 
Bar 20 Rides Again
as Gila 
Hitler- Dead or Alive
as Joe 'The Book' Conway 
Alias Boston Blackie
as Steve Caveroni