
Acting
March 12, 1901 (82 years old)
October 13, 1983
Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
Also Known As
Peter Paul Fix
Paul P. Fix
Peter Fix
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.

Wanda Nevada
1979
as Texas Curly

The Rebels
1979
as Officer

Hanging by a Thread
1979
as Rogers

Battlestar Galactica
1978
as Commander Kronus

Just Me and You
1978
as The Old Man

Grayeagle
1977
as Running Wolf

How the West Was Won
1977
as Portagee

The City
1977
as Jed Haynes

Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Jason Randall

Ellery Queen
1975
as Capt. Benjamin Blake

Switch
1975
as Sheriff

The Rockford Files
1974
as Joe Tooley

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
as Joe Taylor

Doc Elliot
1973
as Gus Turners

Cahill: United States Marshal
1973
as Old Man

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
as Pete Maxwell

Barnaby Jones
1973
as Amos Barringer

Barnaby Jones
1973
as Alfred Sturmer

Barnaby Jones
1973
as Jack Tattnal

Set This Town on Fire
1973
as Sen. Porter