Paul Fix facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Paul Fix
Fix in a dual role in a 1962 episode of The Rifleman as "Charming Billy" Carraway
Born	Peter Paul Fix (1901-03-13)March 13, 1901 Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S.
Died	October 14, 1983(1983-10-14) (aged 82) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1925–1981
Spouse(s)	Frances Harvey ​ ​ (m. 1922; div. 1945)​ Beverly Pratt ​ ​ (m. 1949; died 1979)​
Children	1
Relatives	Harry Carey Jr. (son-in-law)

Peter Paul Fix (born March 13, 1901 – died October 14, 1983) was an American actor. He was famous for playing many different characters in movies and TV shows, especially in Westerns. Paul Fix had a long career, acting for 56 years from 1925 to 1981. He appeared in more than 100 movies and many television series. One of his most well-known roles was Marshal Micah Torrance in the TV show The Rifleman, where he acted alongside Chuck Connors.

Early Life and Joining the Military

Paul Fix was born on March 13, 1901, in Dobbs Ferry, New York. His father was a brewer from Germany.

When the United States joined World War I in 1917, Paul Fix decided to serve his country. He first joined the National Guard. Later, he joined the U.S. Army and then the U.S. Navy. While in the Navy, he even performed on stage in a play called H.M.S. Pinafore. He also worked as a hospital corpsman, helping transport American soldiers. He left the military in 1919.

Becoming a Star: Stage and Film Career

After his military service, Paul Fix began his acting career in New York. By the 1920s, he moved to Hollywood. There, he started appearing in movies and TV shows, eventually making almost 350 appearances!

Working with John Wayne

In the 1930s, Paul Fix became good friends with the famous actor John Wayne. Fix even helped Wayne with his acting. He appeared in about 27 of John Wayne's films, often playing important supporting roles.

Famous Movies Paul Fix Appeared In

Paul Fix acted in many early films like Lucky Star (1929) and Ladies Love Brutes (1930). He worked many times with director Frank Borzage.

He also appeared in several classic movies:

• The Bad Seed (1956)
• The Sea Chase (1955) with John Wayne
• Giant (1956), where he played Elizabeth Taylor's father

In 1962, he played the judge in the well-known film To Kill a Mockingbird, starring Gregory Peck. He was also the sheriff in The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) with John Wayne and Dean Martin. In 1966, he appeared in El Dorado with Wayne and Robert Mitchum. Later, he played a rancher named Pete Maxwell in Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973). Paul Fix even helped write the movie script for the John Wayne film Tall in the Saddle.

Television Roles

Paul Fix was a familiar face on television.

The Rifleman

His most famous TV role was Marshal Micah Torrance on the ABC Western series The Rifleman. He was a regular character on the show from 1958 to 1963.

Fix as Marshal Torrance in The Rifleman.

Other TV Appearances

Paul Fix appeared in many other popular TV shows. He was in an episode of Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre in 1958. He also guest-starred on Western shows like The Texan and The Restless Gun.

In 1960, he played U.S. President Zachary Taylor in an episode of the NBC Western series Riverboat. He also appeared in Adventures of Superman and Northwest Passage.

Paul Fix played Dr. Mark Piper in the second pilot episode of Star Trek, called "Where No Man Has Gone Before". Later, his character was replaced by Dr. Leonard McCoy.

He also appeared five times as District Attorney Hale on Perry Mason. Other TV shows he was in include:

• Rawhide (1959)
• Wagon Train (1962)
• The Twilight Zone (1964)
• The F.B.I. (1965–1973)
• Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1966)
• The Time Tunnel (1966)
• The Wild Wild West (1966–1967)
• Gunsmoke (1967)
• Daniel Boone (1969)
• The Rockford Files (1978)
• Battlestar Galactica (1979)

Personal Life and Passing Away

Paul Fix was married twice. His first wife was Frances Harvey, and they had one daughter. They divorced in 1945. He then married Beverly Pratt in 1949, and she passed away in 1979.

His daughter, Marilyn, married actor Harry Carey Jr. in 1944. They had four children together.

Paul Fix passed away in Los Angeles in 1983 at the age of 82. He is buried next to his second wife in Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica.

Selected Filmography

Film Writer

• Tall in the Saddle (Screenplay)
• Ring of Fear (Original Screenplay)

Television Appearances

• The Lone Ranger (1950)
• Adventures of Superman (1953–1954)
• Perry Mason (1957, 1958)
• The Restless Gun (1957)
• The Rifleman (1958–1963)
• Wagon Train (1958, 1962, 1964)
• Lassie (1959)
• Ripcord (1963)
• The Twilight Zone (1964)
• The F.B.I. (1965, 1969, 1970, 1973)
• Death Valley Days (1965, 1969)
• Star Trek: The Original Series (1966)
• Daniel Boone (1964 TV series) (1966, 1969)
• A Man Called Shenandoah (1966)
• Wild Wild West (1966)
• Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1966)
• Bonanza (1967, 1971)
• Gunsmoke (1967)
• The Big Valley (1967)
• The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967)
• Land Of The Giants (1968, 1969)
• The Andy Griffith Show (1968)
• Ironside (1970)
• Alias Smith and Jones (1971, 1973)
• Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971)
• Mannix (1972)
• Emergency! (1972, 1975)
• The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
• Barnaby Jones (1974, 1975)
• Doc Elliot (1974)
• The Waltons (1974)
• Lincoln (1975)
• Ellery Queen (1976)
• How The West Was Won (1977–1978)
• The Rockford Files (1978)
• Battlestar Galactica (1979)
• Quincy M.E. (1981)

See also

In Spanish: Paul Fix para niños