Paul Fix

ActorWriter Mar 13 (died age 82) Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA 1925–1979 (54 year career)

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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 w…

Known For

Film

To Kill a Mockingbird

Judge Taylor

Film

Giant

Dr. Horace Lynnton

Film

Scarface

Hood with Gaffney (uncredited)

Film

El Dorado

Dr. Miller

Film

Red River

Teeler Yacey

Film

Johnny Guitar

Eddie

Film

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

Pete Maxwell

Film

Zabriskie Point

Cafe Owner

Filmography

Acting (287)

Movies (215)

Hanging by a Thread

as Rogers

Wanda Nevada

as Texas Curly

The Rebels

as Officer

Just Me and You

as The Old Man

Grayeagle

as Running Wolf

The City

as Jed Haynes

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973

as Pete Maxwell

7.2

Cahill: United States Marshal

1973

as Old Man

6.1

Set This Town on Fire

1973

as Sen. Porter

Night of the Lepus

as Sheriff Cody

Shoot Out

as Brakeman

The Day They Hanged Kid Curry

1971

as Tom Hansen

Something Big

1971

as Chief Yellow Sun

5.1

The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou

1971

as Cap'n Pierre

Zabriskie Point

as Cafe Owner

Dirty Dingus Magee

as Crazy Blanket

House on Greenapple Road

1970

as Orvie

7.0

The Undefeated

1969

as General Joe Masters

6.2

Young Billy Young

1969

as Charlie

6.0

Secrets of the Pirate's Inn

as Vern Padgett

Day of the Evil Gun

as Sheriff Kelso

The Ballad of Josie

as Alpheus

Winchester '73

as Ben McAdam

Welcome to Hard Times

as Major Munn

El Dorado

as Dr. Miller

Ride Beyond Vengeance

as Hanley

Nevada Smith

as Sheriff Bonnell

Incident at Phantom Hill

as General Hood

An Eye for an Eye

as Brian Quince

Shenandoah

as Dr. Tom Witherspoon

7.0

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965

as Sheriff Billy Wilson

7.0

Baby the Rain Must Fall

as Juge Ewing

The Outrage

as Indian

Mail Order Bride

as Sheriff Jess Linley

6.6

To Kill a Mockingbird

1962

as Judge Taylor

8.0

Guns, Girls and Gangsters

as Lou Largo

Lafayette Escadrille

as U.S. General

The Notorious Mr. Monks

1958

as Benjamin Monks

The Devil's Hairpin

as Doc Addams

Jet Pilot

as Maj. Rexford

Night Passage

as Mr. Feeney

Man in the Shadow

as Herb Parker

Clipper Ship

as Dr. Shaw

The Bad Seed

1956

as Richard Bravo

7.1

Giant

1956

as Dr. Horace Lynnton

Santiago

as Trasker

Man in the Vault

as Herbie

Toward the Unknown

as Lt. Gen. Bryan Shelby

Stagecoach To Fury

as Tim O'Connors

Star in the Dust

as Mike MacNamara

Blood Alley

as Mr. Tso

Top of the World

as Maj. George French

The Sea Chase

as Max Heinz

Johnny Guitar

as Eddie

The High and the Mighty

1954

as Frank Briscoe

5.9

Superman's Peril

1954

as Fingers

Hondo

1953

as Major Sherry

6.6

Star of Texas

1953

as Luke Andrews

Island in the Sky

1953

as Wally Miller

6.3

Devil's Canyon

1953

as Prison Guard (uncredited)

Fair Wind to Java

as Wilson

Ride the Man Down

as Ray Cavanaugh

Denver and Rio Grande

1952

as Engineer Moynihan

5.5

Bullfighter and the Lady

1951

as Joseph Jamison (uncredited)

Warpath

as Pvt. Fiore

Force of Evil

as Bill Ficco

Surrender

as Deputy Williams

California Passage

as Whalen

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949

as Gunrunner (uncredited)

6.9

The Fighting Kentuckian

as Beau Merritt

Hellfire

as Dusty Stoner

Fighting Man of the Plains

as Yancey

Red River

as Teeler Yacey

The Plunderers

as Calico

Wake of the Red Witch

1948

as Antonio 'Ripper' Arrezo

Angel in Exile

as Carl Spitz

Angel and the Badman

as Mouse Marr (uncredited)

6.4

Tycoon

1947

as Joe

5.3

Flame of Barbary Coast

as Calico Jim

Grissly's Millions

as Lewis Bentley

Back to Bataan

as Bindle Jackson

Dakota

as Carp

Tall in the Saddle

as Bob Clews

The Fighting Seabees

as Ding Jacobs

Bombardier

as Big Guy

In Old Oklahoma

as Cherokee Kid

Captive Wild Woman

as Gruen

The Unknown Guest

as Fain

Sleepytime Gal

1942

as Johnny Gatto

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

1942

as Mueller (uncredited)

6.4

Pittsburgh

1942

as Burnside (Mine Operator)

That Other Woman

as Nick

Highways by Night

as Gabby

Kid Glove Killer

as Allison Stacy (uncredited)

6.2

South of Santa Fe

1942

as Joe Keenan / Harmon

4.5

Jail House Blues

1942

as Danny

Hitler- Dead or Alive

1942

as Joe 'The Book' Conway

Mug Town

as Marco

Escape from Crime

as Dude Merrill

Alias Boston Blackie

as Steve Caveroni

Hold That Ghost

as Lefty (uncredited)

Unfinished Business

as Reporter

A Missouri Outlaw

as Mark Roberts

Down Mexico Way

1941

as Henchman Davis

Gangs Of The City

1941

as Scat

Roar of the Press

as 'Sparrow' McGraun

The Crooked Road

as Nick Romero

Dr. Cyclops

as Dr. Mendoza

Virginia City

as Murrell's Henchman (uncredited)

The Ghost Breakers

as Frenchy Duval

The Fargo Kid

as Deuce Mallory

Black Diamonds

as Matthews

Glamour for Sale

as Louis Manell

Black Friday

as William Kane

Strange Cargo

as Benet (uncredited)

7.0

Trail of the Vigilantes

1940

as Lefty

Outside the Three-Mile Limit

as Bill Swanson

Triple Justice

as Cleary

The Great Plane Robbery

1940

as Nick Harmon

Almost a Gentleman

as Kidnapper

Star Reporter

as Clipper

Heritage of the Desert

1939

as Henchman Chick Chance

5.8

Undercover Doctor

1939

as Monk Jackson

5.5

Those High Grey Walls

1939

as Nightingale

6.2

They All Come Out

1939

as Varney (uncredited)

5.6

Code of the Streets

1939

as Tommy Shay

7.0

The Girl and the Gambler

as Charlie

Two Thoroughbreds

as Stablemaster

Heroes in Blue

as Thug

News Is Made at Night

1939

as Joe Luddy

4.0

Mutiny on the Blackhawk

1939

as Jock - a Sailor

Behind Prison Gates

1939

as Convict Petey Ryan

The Night Hawk

1938

as Spider

The Crowd Roars

1938

as Joe the Warehouse Bodyguard (uncredited)

King of Alcatraz

as 'Nails' Miller

Mannequin

as Smooch Hanrahan (Uncredited)

5.9

Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938

as Gangster (Uncredited)

6.3

The Saint in New York

1938

as Phil Farrell (Uncredited)

6.4

Crime Takes a Holiday

1938

as Louie

Smashing the Rackets

as Maxie

Crime Ring

as Slim

Walking Down Broadway

1938

as Man in Baccarat Club Bar

5.7

When G-Men Step In

1938

as Clip Phillips, Fred's Henchman

The Game That Kills

as Dick Adams

Daughter of Shanghai

as Miles

Hot Water

as Horner (uncredited)

Paid to Dance

as Nifty

Souls at Sea

as Violinist

Her Husband Lies

as Lefty Harkis

Armored Car

as Slim

Border Cafe

as Doley

King of Gamblers

as Charlie

It Can't Last Forever

as Mikey

Woman in Distress

as Emory

On Such a Night

as Maxie Barnes

Straight from the Shoulder

1936

as Trigger Benson

4.7

The Bridge of Sighs

1936

as Harrison Courtney, Jr. aka Harry West

6.0

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936

as David Herold

6.8

Two in a Crowd

1936

as Bonelli's Henchman

Yellowstone

1936

as Dynamite

4.4

After the Thin Man

1936

as Phil Byrnes / Ralph West

The Road to Glory

as Rigaud

Winterset

as Joe

Phantom Patrol

as Henchman Jo-Jo Regan

4.5

The Accusing Finger

1936

as "Twitchy" Burke, the killer thief

4.7

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

1936

as Lou Pender (uncredited)

6.2

Navy Born

1936

as Joe Vezie

4.5

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

as Lefty

The Plot Thickens

as Joe

36 Hours to Kill

as Gangster

Wanted: Jane Turner

as Crowley's Henchman (uncredited)

The Desert Trail

as Jim

Reckless

as Man on Mechanical Horse (uncredited)

5.0

Men Without Names

1935

as Cowardly Gangster in Getaway Launch

6.0

The Crimson Trail

1935

as Paul - Bellair Ranch Hand

Mutiny Ahead

as Teeter Smith

Valley of Wanted Men

as Mike Masters

His Fighting Blood

as Phil Elliott

Bar 20 Rides Again

as Gila

Bulldog Courage

as Bailey

Let 'em Have It

as Sam

Don't Bet on Blondes

as Man Betting $2500 on Caprice (Uncredited)

5.0

The Throwback

1935

as Spike Travis

Millions in the Air

1935

as Hank (the Drunk)

The Eagle's Brood

1935

as Steve

4.8

On the Run

1935

as Jim

The World Accuses

1934

as John Weymouth

6.0

Rocky Rhodes

1934

as Joe Hilton

Zoo in Budapest

as Heinie

The Sphinx

as Dave Werner

Emergency Call

as Dr. Mason (uncredited)

5.8

The Devil's Mate

1933

as Maloney

Fargo Express

1933

as Mort Clark

The Important Witness

as Tony

The Avenger

as Vickers

Somewhere in Sonora

as Bart Leadly

Scarface

as Hood with Gaffney (uncredited)

Free Eats

as Elvira

Life Begins

as Anxious Expectant Father (uncredited)

6.0

South of the Rio Grande

1932

as Juan Olivarez

8.0

The Racing Strain

1932

as King Kelly

The Last Mile

1932

as Eddie Werner... Cell 8

Dancers in the Dark

as Benny

The Night of June 13

as Reporter (uncredited)

7.0

Bad Girl

1931

as Nervous Expectant Father (uncredited)

5.9

Three Girls Lost

1931

as Tony Halcomb (uncredited)

The Good Bad Girl

1931

as Roach

5.5

Young as You Feel

1931

as Desk Clerk

The Avenger

1931

as Juan Murietta (uncredited)

5.8

The Fighting Sheriff

1931

as Jack Cameron

Hungarian Rhapsody

1930

as Young Gypsy

Lucky Star

1929

as Joe

7.6

The First Kiss

1928

as Ezra Talbot

Hoodoo Ranch

1926

The Perfect Clown

1925

as Bellhop (uncredited)

6.2

Television (72)

The Rebels

1979

as Officer

Hanging by a Thread

1979

as Rogers

Battlestar Galactica

as Commander Kronus

How the West Was Won

as Portagee

Quincy, M.E.

as Jason Randall

Ellery Queen

as Capt. Benjamin Blake

7.5

Switch

1975

as Sheriff

6.7

The Six Million Dollar Man

as Joe Taylor

The Rockford Files

as Joe Tooley

Barnaby Jones

as Amos Barringer

Doc Elliot

as Gus Turners

Emergency!

1972

as Gus 'Pop' Williams

7.9

The Waltons

1972

as Senator Lucas Avery

7.2

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

as Wade Tillman

7.0

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971

as Dr. Mel Woodruff

6.3

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

7.0

The Doris Day Show

1968

as Senator George Bergson

The Name of the Game

as Old Bob

Here's Lucy

as Indian Chief

Land of the Giants

as Dr. Brulle

The Outcasts

Ironside

as Cripple

Mannix

as Johnny Gundersen

The High Chaparral

as Cochise

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967

as Olenhaussen - Stableman

Judd for the Defense

Star Trek

as Dr. Piper

The Time Tunnel

as Henderson

Family Affair

The F.B.I.

as Willard Oberley

The Big Valley

as Greene

The Wild Wild West

as Old Chief

Run for Your Life

as Joseph Farrell

Daniel Boone

as Quonab

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

as Sam Burke

Profiles in Courage

as William Brownlow

The Fugitive

as Dan Martin

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Hap Collins

The Virginian

as Ebberly Packis

Sam Benedict

The Andy Griffith Show

as Mr. McCabe

Bonanza

as Barney

The Twilight Zone

as Colbey

Rawhide

as Ellis Williams

Riverboat

as President Zachary Taylor

6.2

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as Dr. Abel

Law of the Plainsman

as Mr. Coleman

The Rifleman

as Micah Torrance

Lawman

as Pop Marraday

Bronco

The Texan

as Bert Gorman

Perry Mason

as District Attorney Hale

7.7

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

as Sheriff Stinchcomb

Wagon Train

as Jake

Sugarfoot

as Jim Bradshaw

The Restless Gun

as Jake Burnett

Meet McGraw

as Wells

The Court of Last Resort

1957

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Rufus Stuart

Broken Arrow

as Jess Taugus

Wire Service

as Thompson

Gunsmoke

as McCready

Lassie

as Sam Snow

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

as Vern Padgett

7.8

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

1953

7.0

Adventures of Superman

1952

as Ollie

6.6

The Ford Television Theatre

1952

7.3

The Abbott and Costello Show

as Lefty the Shiv

Cavalcade of America

as Mr. Barton

Racket Squad

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Barber

The Lone Ranger

as Silk

Crew (3)

Movies (3)

The Notorious Mr. Monks

1958

Screenplay

Ring of Fear

Screenplay

Tall in the Saddle

Screenplay