Paul Fix
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Giant
1956
as Dr. Horace Lynnton
Scarface
1932
as Hood with Gaffney (uncredited)
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
as Judge Taylor
El Dorado
1966
as Dr. Miller
Hondo
1953
as Major Sherry
The Undefeated
1969
as General Joe Masters
Red River
1948
as Teeler Yacey
Shoot Out
1971
as Brakeman
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
as Gunrunner (uncredited)
Johnny Guitar
1954
as Eddie
Angel and the Badman
1947
as Mouse Marr (uncredited)
The High and the Mighty
1954
as Frank Briscoe
Tall in the Saddle
1944
as Bob Clews
Tall in the Saddle
1944
Screenplay
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
as Pete Maxwell
The Sea Chase
1955
as Max Heinz
Night Passage
1957
as Mr. Feeney
Island in the Sky
1953
as Wally Miller
The Fighting Kentuckian
1949
as Beau Merritt
Shenandoah
1965
as Dr. Tom Witherspoon