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Paul Fix
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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 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.
Notable films
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Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.
Johnny Guitar
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Red River
As Teeler Yacey
To Kill a Mockingbird
As Judge Taylor
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
As Gunrunner (uncredited)
Nevada Smith
As Sheriff Bonnell
Cahill: United States Marshal
As Old Man
Angel and the Badman
As Mouse Marr (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
As Mueller (uncredited)
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
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Cahill: United States Marshal
1973 · Old Man
Nevada Smith
1966 · Sheriff Bonnell
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962 · Judge Taylor
Santiago
1956 · Trasker
Star in the Dust
1956 · Mike MacNamara
Johnny Guitar
1954 · Eddie
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949 · Gunrunner (uncredited)
Red River
1948 · Teeler Yacey
Tycoon
1947 · Joe
Angel and the Badman
1947 · Mouse Marr (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942 · Mueller (uncredited)
Black Friday
1940 · William Kane
Heroes in Blue
1939 · Thug