Paul Fix

Known for

Acting

Born

March 13, 1901

Birthplace

Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA

Died

October 14, 1983 (aged 82)

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.

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Best known work

To Kill a Mockingbird

1962

Star Trek

1966

The Twilight Zone

1959

Giant

1956

Scarface

1932

Red River

1948

El Dorado

1966

Bonanza

1959

Johnny Guitar

1954

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973

Filmography

1979
Wanda Nevada
as Texas Curly
1979
The RebelsTV
as Officer (2 episodes)
1979
Hanging by a ThreadTV
as Rogers (2 episodes)
1978
Battlestar GalacticaTV
as Commander Kronus (1 episode)
1978
Just Me and You
as The Old Man
1977
Grayeagle
as Running Wolf
1977
How the West Was WonTV
as Portagee (2 episodes)
1977
The City
as Jed Haynes
1976
Quincy, M.E.TV
as Jason Randall (1 episode)
1975
Ellery QueenTV
as Capt. Benjamin Blake (1 episode)
1975
SwitchTV
as Sheriff (1 episode)
1974
The Rockford FilesTV
as Joe Tooley (1 episode)
1974
The Six Million Dollar ManTV
as Joe Taylor (1 episode)
1973
Doc ElliotTV
as Gus Turners (1 episode)
1973
Cahill: United States Marshal
as Old Man
1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Pete Maxwell
1973
Barnaby JonesTV
as Amos Barringer (1 episode), as Alfred Sturmer (1 episode), as Jack Tattnal (1 episode)
1973
Set This Town on Fire
as Sen. Porter
1972
Night of the Lepus
as Sheriff Cody
1972
The Streets of San FranciscoTV
as Wade Tillman (2 episodes)
1972
The WaltonsTV
as Senator Lucas Avery (1 episode)
1972
Emergency!TV
as Maxwell Hart (1 episode), as Gus 'Pop' Williams (1 episode)
1971
Something Big
as Chief Yellow Sun
1971
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
as Tom Hansen
1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawTV
as Dr. Mel Woodruff (1 episode)