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Paul Fix

Acting Born Mar 13, 1901 Died Oct 14, 1983 Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA 323 credits

Biography

Paul Fix was an American film and television character actor. Born on March 13, 1901, in Dobbs Ferry, New York, he appeared in over a hundred movies and dozens of television shows over a 56-year career spanning from 1925 to 1981. Fix is known for his work in westerns and portrayed Marshal Micah Torrance in a television series alongside Chuck Connors. He was a character actor with a long and prolific career, with 289 known credits. Fix died on October 14, 1983, at the age of 82, in Los Angeles, California.

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Career

Career overview

Paul Fix was an American film and television character actor. He appeared in over a hundred movies and dozens of television shows during his 56-year career, which spanned from 1925 to 1981. Fix was known for his work in westerns.

Fix's career included a notable role in the 1950s television series The Rifleman, where he portrayed Marshal Micah Torrance alongside Chuck Connors. This series is one of the most well-known aspects of Fix's work.

Fix's acting career consisted of numerous film and television appearances, with a total of 289 known credits.

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Career timeline

The RebelsWanda NevadaHanging by a ThreadHanging by a Thread
Battlestar GalacticaJust Me and You
How the West Was WonGrayeagleThe City
Quincy, M.E.
SwitchEllery Queen
The Rockford FilesThe Six Million Dollar Man
Barnaby JonesBarnaby JonesBarnaby JonesPat Garrett & Billy the KidCahill: United States Marshal
The WaltonsEmergency!Emergency!The Streets of San FranciscoNight of the Lepus
Alias Smith and JonesOwen Marshall: Counselor at LawShoot OutThe Day They Hanged Kid CurrySomething Big
Zabriskie PointDirty Dingus MageeHouse on Greenapple Road
The UndefeatedYoung Billy YoungSecrets of the Pirate's Inn
Here's LucyThe Doris Day ShowLand of the GiantsThe Name of the GameThe Name of the Game
IronsideMannixThe High ChaparralJudd, for the DefenseThe Guns of Will Sonnett
Star TrekThe Time TunnelFamily AffairEl DoradoNevada Smith
The Wild Wild WestThe Wild Wild WestThe F.B.I.The F.B.I.The F.B.I.
Daniel BooneDaniel BooneVoyage to the Bottom of the SeaProfiles in CourageMail Order Bride
The FugitiveBob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
The VirginianThe VirginianThe VirginianTo Kill a MockingbirdSam Benedict
The Andy Griffith Show
BonanzaBonanzaThe Twilight ZoneRawhideRawhide
The RiflemanThe RiflemanLawmanThe TexanBronco
Perry MasonPerry MasonPerry MasonWagon TrainWagon Train
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreBroken ArrowWire ServiceGiant
GunsmokeGunsmokeGunsmokeGunsmokeGunsmoke
LassieLassieThe Wonderful World of DisneyThe Wonderful World of DisneyThe High and the Mighty
The Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseHondoFair Wind to JavaDevil's CanyonIsland in the Sky
Adventures of SupermanAdventures of SupermanAdventures of SupermanThe Abbott and Costello ShowThe Ford Television Theatre
Racket SquadSchlitz Playhouse of StarsWarpathBullfighter and the Lady
Force of EvilCalifornia PassageSurrender
The Lone RangerShe Wore a Yellow RibbonThe Fighting KentuckianHellfireFighting Man of the Plains

Full filmography

  • The Rebels (1979) as Officer
  • Wanda Nevada (1979) as Texas Curly
  • Hanging by a Thread (1979) as Rogers
  • Hanging by a Thread (1979) as Rogers
  • Battlestar Galactica (1978) as Commander Kronus
  • Just Me and You (1978) as The Old Man
  • How the West Was Won (1977) as Portagee
  • Grayeagle (1977) as Running Wolf
  • The City (1977) as Jed Haynes
  • Quincy, M.E. (1976) as Jason Randall
  • Switch (1975) as Sheriff
  • Ellery Queen (1975) as Capt. Benjamin Blake
  • The Rockford Files (1974) as Joe Tooley
  • The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) as Joe Taylor
  • Barnaby Jones (1973) as Amos Barringer
  • Barnaby Jones (1973) as Alfred Sturmer
  • Barnaby Jones (1973) as Jack Tattnal
  • Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) as Pete Maxwell
  • Cahill: United States Marshal (1973) as Old Man
  • Doc Elliot (1973) as Gus Turners
  • Set This Town on Fire (1973) as Sen. Porter
  • The Waltons (1972) as Senator Lucas Avery
  • Emergency! (1972) as Maxwell Hart
  • Emergency! (1972) as Gus 'Pop' Williams
  • The Streets of San Francisco (1972) as Wade Tillman
  • Night of the Lepus (1972) as Sheriff Cody
  • Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
  • Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971) as Dr. Mel Woodruff
  • Shoot Out (1971) as Brakeman
  • The Day They Hanged Kid Curry (1971) as Tom Hansen
  • Something Big (1971) as Chief Yellow Sun
  • The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou (1971) as Cap'n Pierre
  • Zabriskie Point (1970) as Cafe Owner
  • Dirty Dingus Magee (1970) as Crazy Blanket
  • House on Greenapple Road (1970) as Orvie
  • The Undefeated (1969) as General Joe Masters
  • Young Billy Young (1969) as Charlie
  • Secrets of the Pirate's Inn (1969) as Vern Padgett
  • Here's Lucy (1968) as Indian Chief
  • The Doris Day Show (1968) as Senator George Bergson
  • Land of the Giants (1968) as Dr. Brulle
  • The Name of the Game (1968) as Old Bob
  • The Name of the Game (1968) as Judge O'Connor
  • The Outcasts (1968)
  • Day of the Evil Gun (1968) as Sheriff Kelso
  • The Ballad of Josie (1968) as Alpheus
  • Ironside (1967) as Cripple
  • Mannix (1967) as Johnny Gundersen
  • The High Chaparral (1967) as Cochise
  • Judd, for the Defense (1967)
  • The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967) as Olenhaussen - Stableman
  • The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967) as Buck Cobb
  • Welcome to Hard Times (1967) as Major Munn
  • Winchester '73 (1967) as Ben McAdam
  • Star Trek (1966) as Dr. Piper
  • The Time Tunnel (1966) as Henderson
  • Family Affair (1966)
  • El Dorado (1966) as Dr. Miller
  • Nevada Smith (1966) as Sheriff Bonnell
  • Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966) as Hanley
  • Incident at Phantom Hill (1966) as General Hood
  • An Eye for an Eye (1966) as Brian Quince
  • The Wild Wild West (1965) as Judge Blake
  • The Wild Wild West (1965) as Old Chief
  • The F.B.I. (1965) as Willard Oberley
  • The F.B.I. (1965) as Chester Cranford
  • The F.B.I. (1965) as Matt Williams
  • The F.B.I. (1965) as Farrell
  • Run for Your Life (1965) as Joseph Farrell
  • The Big Valley (1965) as Greene
  • The Big Valley (1965) as Brahma
  • The Big Valley (1965) as Ben Abbott
  • The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) as Sheriff Billy Wilson
  • Shenandoah (1965) as Dr. Tom Witherspoon
  • Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965) as Juge Ewing
  • Daniel Boone (1964) as Quonab
  • Daniel Boone (1964) as Chief Great Bear
  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964) as Sam Burke
  • Profiles in Courage (1964) as William Brownlow
  • Mail Order Bride (1964) as Sheriff Jess Linley
  • The Outrage (1964) as Indian
  • The Fugitive (1963) as Dan Martin
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) as Hap Collins
  • The Virginian (1962) as Ebberly Packis
  • The Virginian (1962) as Dr. Hinton
  • The Virginian (1962) as Arnold Boyle
  • To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) as Judge Taylor
  • Sam Benedict (1962)
  • The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as Mr. McCabe
  • Bonanza (1959) as Barney
  • Bonanza (1959) as Buford Sturgis
  • The Twilight Zone (1959) as Colbey
  • Rawhide (1959)
  • Rawhide (1959) as Ellis Williams
  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959) as Dr. Abel
  • Riverboat (1959) as President Zachary Taylor
  • Law of the Plainsman (1959) as Mr. Coleman
  • Guns Girls and Gangsters (1959) as Lou Largo
  • The Rifleman (1958) as Micah Torrance
  • The Rifleman (1958) as Micah
  • Lawman (1958) as Pop Marraday
  • The Texan (1958) as Bert Gorman
  • Bronco (1958)
  • Lafayette Escadrille (1958) as U.S. General
  • The Notorious Mr. Monks (1958) as Benjamin Monks
  • The Notorious Mr. Monks (1958) Screenplay
  • Perry Mason (1957) as District Attorney Hale
  • Perry Mason (1957) as Prosecutor
  • Perry Mason (1957) as Prosecutor Hale
  • Wagon Train (1957) as Jake
  • Wagon Train (1957) as Amos Billings
  • Wagon Train (1957) as Sean Bannon
  • Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) as Sheriff Stinchcomb
  • Sugarfoot (1957) as Jim Bradshaw
  • The Restless Gun (1957) as Jake Burnett
  • The Court of Last Resort (1957)
  • Night Passage (1957) as Mr. Feeney
  • Meet McGraw (1957) as Wells
  • Jet Pilot (1957) as Maj. Rexford
  • Man in the Shadow (1957) as Herb Parker
  • Clipper Ship (1957) as Dr. Shaw
  • The Devil's Hairpin (1957) as Doc Addams
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Rufus Stuart
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Steven Burkett
  • Broken Arrow (1956) as Jess Taugus
  • Wire Service (1956) as Thompson
  • Giant (1956) as Dr. Horace Lynnton
  • The Bad Seed (1956) as Richard Bravo
  • Santiago (1956) as Trasker
  • Star in the Dust (1956) as Mike MacNamara
  • Man in the Vault (1956) as Herbie
  • Toward the Unknown (1956) as Lt. Gen. Bryan Shelby
  • Stagecoach To Fury (1956) as Tim O'Connors
  • Gunsmoke (1955) as McCready
  • Gunsmoke (1955) as Sam Bartell
  • Gunsmoke (1955) as Greenwood, Sr.
  • Gunsmoke (1955) as Doc Lacey
  • Gunsmoke (1955) as Sloan
  • Blood Alley (1955) as Mr. Tso
  • The Sea Chase (1955) as Max Heinz
  • Top of the World (1955) as Maj. George French
  • Lassie (1954) as Sam Snow
  • Lassie (1954) as Jake Palmer
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Vern Padgett
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Cap'n Pierre
  • The High and the Mighty (1954) as Frank Briscoe
  • Johnny Guitar (1954) as Eddie
  • Ring of Fear (1954) Screenplay
  • Superman's Peril (1954) as Fingers
  • The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953)
  • Hondo (1953) as Major Sherry
  • Fair Wind to Java (1953) as Wilson
  • Devil's Canyon (1953) as Prison Guard (uncredited)
  • Island in the Sky (1953) as Wally Miller
  • Star of Texas (1953) as Luke Andrews
  • Adventures of Superman (1952) as Ollie
  • Adventures of Superman (1952) as Gangster in Montage (archive footage)
  • Adventures of Superman (1952) as Fingers
  • The Abbott and Costello Show (1952) as Lefty the Shiv
  • The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
  • The Ford Television Theatre (1952) as Franklin
  • Cavalcade of America (1952) as Mr. Barton
  • Denver and Rio Grande (1952) as Engineer Moynihan
  • Ride the Man Down (1952) as Ray Cavanaugh
  • Racket Squad (1951)
  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Barber
  • Warpath (1951) as Pvt. Fiore
  • Bullfighter and the Lady (1951) as Joseph Jamison (uncredited)
  • Force of Evil (1950) as Bill Ficco
  • California Passage (1950) as Whalen
  • Surrender (1950) as Deputy Williams
  • The Lone Ranger (1949) as Silk
  • She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) as Gunrunner (uncredited)
  • The Fighting Kentuckian (1949) as Beau Merritt
  • Hellfire (1949) as Dusty Stoner
  • Fighting Man of the Plains (1949) as Yancey
  • Red River (1948) as Teeler Yacey
  • Wake of the Red Witch (1948) as Antonio 'Ripper' Arrezo
  • Angel in Exile (1948) as Carl Spitz
  • The Plunderers (1948) as Calico
  • Tycoon (1947) as Joe
  • Angel and the Badman (1947) as Mouse Marr (uncredited)
  • Back to Bataan (1945) as Bindle Jackson
  • Dakota (1945) as Carp
  • Flame of Barbary Coast (1945) as Calico Jim
  • Grissly's Millions (1945) as Lewis Bentley
  • Tall in the Saddle (1944) as Bob Clews
  • Tall in the Saddle (1944) Screenplay
  • The Fighting Seabees (1944) as Ding Jacobs
  • In Old Oklahoma (1943) as Cherokee Kid
  • The Unknown Guest (1943) as Fain
  • Captive Wild Woman (1943) as Gruen
  • Bombardier (1943) as Big Guy
  • Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) as Mueller (uncredited)
  • Jail House Blues (1942) as Danny
  • Highways by Night (1942) as Gabby
  • That Other Woman (1942) as Nick
  • Hitler- Dead or Alive (1942) as Joe 'The Book' Conway
  • Pittsburgh (1942) as Burnside (Mine Operator)
  • South of Santa Fe (1942) as Joe Keenan / Harmon
  • Escape from Crime (1942) as Dude Merrill
  • Kid Glove Killer (1942) as Allison Stacy (uncredited)
  • Alias Boston Blackie (1942) as Steve Caveroni
  • Sleepytime Gal (1942) as Johnny Gatto
  • Mug Town (1942) as Marco
  • Hold That Ghost (1941) as Lefty
  • Down Mexico Way (1941) as Henchman Davis
  • Gangs Of The City (1941) as Scat
  • Unfinished Business (1941) as Reporter
  • Roar of the Press (1941) as 'Sparrow' McGraun
  • A Missouri Outlaw (1941) as Mark Roberts
  • The Ghost Breakers (1940) as Frenchy Duval
  • Strange Cargo (1940) as Benet (uncredited)
  • Virginia City (1940) as Murrell's Henchman (uncredited)
  • Black Friday (1940) as William Kane
  • Glamour for Sale (1940) as Louis Manell
  • Dr. Cyclops (1940) as Dr. Mendoza
  • The Great Plane Robbery (1940) as Nick Harmon
  • Trail of the Vigilantes (1940) as Lefty
  • Outside the Three-Mile Limit (1940) as Bill Swanson
  • Triple Justice (1940) as Cleary
  • Black Diamonds (1940) as Matthews
  • The Crooked Road (1940) as Nick Romero
  • The Fargo Kid (1940) as Deuce Mallory
  • Those High Grey Walls (1939) as Nightingale
  • Undercover Doctor (1939) as Monk Jackson
  • They All Come Out (1939) as Varney (uncredited)
  • Star Reporter (1939) as Clipper
  • Code of the Streets (1939) as Tommy Shay
  • Behind Prison Gates (1939) as Convict Petey Ryan
  • The Girl and the Gambler (1939) as Charlie
  • News Is Made at Night (1939) as Joe Luddy
  • Almost a Gentleman (1939) as Kidnapper
  • Heritage of the Desert (1939) as Henchman Chick Chance
  • Heroes in Blue (1939) as Thug
  • Mutiny on the Blackhawk (1939) as Jock - a Sailor
  • Two Thoroughbreds (1939) as Stablemaster
  • Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938) as Gangster (Uncredited)
  • Smashing the Rackets (1938) as Maxie
  • Walking Down Broadway (1938) as Man in Baccarat Club Bar
  • The Crowd Roars (1938) as Joe the Warehouse Bodyguard (uncredited)
  • Crime Ring (1938) as Slim
  • The Saint in New York (1938) as Phil Farrell (Uncredited)
  • Our Little Wife (1938)
  • King of Alcatraz (1938) as 'Nails' Miller
  • When G-Men Step In (1938) as Clip Phillips, Fred's Henchman
  • Mannequin (1938) as Smooch Hanrahan (Uncredited)
  • The Night Hawk (1938) as Spider
  • Crime Takes a Holiday (1938) as Louie
  • Her Husband Lies (1937) as Lefty Harkis
  • Daughter of Shanghai (1937) as Miles
  • Daughter of Shanghai (1937) as Miles (uncredited)
  • Souls at Sea (1937) as Violinist
  • On Such a Night (1937) as Maxie Barnes
  • King of Gamblers (1937) as Charlie
  • The Game That Kills (1937) as Dick Adams
  • Hot Water (1937) as Horner (uncredited)
  • Border Cafe (1937) as Doley
  • It Can't Last Forever (1937) as Mikey
  • Woman in Distress (1937) as Emory
  • Armored Car (1937) as Slim
  • Paid to Dance (1937) as Nifty
  • After the Thin Man (1936) as Phil
  • The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) as David Herold
  • Phantom Patrol (1936) as Henchman Jo-Jo Regan
  • The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936) as Lou Pender (uncredited)
  • The Accusing Finger (1936) as "Twitchy" Burke, the killer thief
  • Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936) as Lefty
  • The Plot Thickens (1936) as Joe
  • Winterset (1936) as Joe
  • The Road to Glory (1936) as Rigaud
  • Two in a Crowd (1936) as Bonelli's Henchman
  • Straight from the Shoulder (1936) as Trigger Benson
  • Yellowstone (1936) as Dynamite
  • Wanted: Jane Turner (1936) as Crowley's Henchman (uncredited)
  • Navy Born (1936) as Joe Vezie
  • 36 Hours to Kill (1936) as Gangster
  • The Bridge of Sighs (1936) as Harrison Courtney, Jr. aka Harry West
  • The Crimson Trail (1935) as Paul - Bellair Ranch Hand
  • The Desert Trail (1935) as Jim
  • Bar 20 Rides Again (1935) as Gila
  • The Eagle's Brood (1935) as Steve
  • Let 'em Have It (1935) as Sam
  • Mutiny Ahead (1935) as Teeter Smith
  • Reckless (1935) as Man on Mechanical Horse (uncredited)
  • Valley of Wanted Men (1935) as Mike Masters
  • Don't Bet on Blondes (1935) as Man Betting $2500 on Caprice (Uncredited)
  • Millions in the Air (1935) as Hank (the Drunk)
  • Men Without Names (1935) as Cowardly Gangster in Getaway Launch
  • On the Run (1935) as Jim
  • His Fighting Blood (1935) as Phil Elliott
  • The Throwback (1935) as Spike Travis
  • Bulldog Courage (1935) as Bailey
  • The World Accuses (1934) as John Weymouth
  • Rocky Rhodes (1934) as Joe Hilton
  • The Woman Who Dared (1933) as Racketeer
  • The Devil's Mate (1933) as Maloney
  • Zoo in Budapest (1933) as Heinie
  • Emergency Call (1933) as Dr. Mason (uncredited)
  • Somewhere in Sonora (1933) as Bart Leadly
  • The Sphinx (1933) as Dave Werner
  • The Important Witness (1933) as Tony
  • Fargo Express (1933) as Mort Clark
  • The Avenger (1933) as Vickers
  • Scarface (1932) as Hood with Gaffney (uncredited)
  • South of the Rio Grande (1932) as Juan Olivarez
  • The Last Mile (1932) as Eddie Werner... Cell 8
  • Dancers in the Dark (1932) as Benny
  • Life Begins (1932) as Anxious Expectant Father (uncredited)
  • Free Eats (1932) as Elvira
  • The Night of June 13 (1932) as Reporter (uncredited)
  • The Racing Strain (1932) as King Kelly
  • Bad Girl (1931) as Nervous Expectant Father (uncredited)
  • Three Girls Lost (1931) as Tony Halcomb (uncredited)
  • The Good Bad Girl (1931) as Roach
  • The Fighting Sheriff (1931) as Jack Cameron
  • Young as You Feel (1931) as Desk Clerk
  • The Avenger (1931) as Juan Murietta (uncredited)
  • Hungarian Rhapsody (1930) as Young Gypsy
  • Lucky Star (1929) as Joe
  • The First Kiss (1928) as Ezra Talbot
  • Hoodoo Ranch (1926)
  • The Perfect Clown (1925) as Bellhop (uncredited)