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Paul 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.
As actor
Wanda Nevada
Hanging by a Thread
Just Me and You
The City
Grayeagle
Cahill: United States Marshal
Set This Town on Fire
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Night of the Lepus
Shoot Out
Something Big
The Boy from Dead Man's Bayou
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
Zabriskie Point
Dirty Dingus Magee
House on Greenapple Road
Young Billy Young
The Undefeated
Secrets of the Pirate's Inn
Day of the Evil Gun
The Ballad of Josie
Winchester '73
Welcome to Hard Times
Nevada Smith
El Dorado
Ride Beyond Vengeance
Incident at Phantom Hill
An Eye for an Eye
Shenandoah
The Sons of Katie Elder