What is Paul Fix's full name?
Peter Paul Fix
Paul Fix nickname(s):
Paul Peter
Paul Fix date of birth:
March 13, 1901
How old was Paul Fix when died?
82
Where was Paul Fix born?
Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
When did Paul Fix die?
October 14, 1983
Where did Paul Fix die?
Los Angeles, California, USA
Why did Paul Fix die?
Kidney Failure
How tall is Paul Fix?
6' (183 cm)
Paul Fix body shape:
Slim
What color is Paul Fix's hair?
Brown - Dark
Is Paul Fix gay or straight?
Straight
What is Paul Fix's ethnicity?
White
What is Paul Fix nationality?
American
What is Paul Fix's occupation?
Actor
Paul Fix claim to fame:
The Rifleman (1958)
Short Biography
Paul FixActive - 1928 - 1979 | Born - Mar 13, 1901 in Dobbs Ferry, NY | Died - Oct 14, 1983 in California | Genres - Western, Drama, Crime, Action, MysteryBiography by Hal Erickson The son of a brewery owner, steely-eyed American character actor Paul Fix went the vaudeville and stock-company route before settling in Hollywood in 1926. During the 1930s and 1940s he appeared prolifically in varied fleeting roles: a transvestite jewel thief in the Our Gang two-reeler Free Eats (1932), a lascivious zookeeper (appropriately named Heinie) in Zoo in Budapest (1933), a humorless gangster who puts Bob Hope "on the spot" in The Ghost Breakers (1940), and a bespectacled ex-convict who muscles his way into Berlin in Hitler: Dead or Alive (1943), among others. During this period, Fix was most closely associated with westerns, essaying many a villainous (or at least untrustworthy) role at various "B"-picture mills. In the mid-1930s, Fix befriended young John Wayne and helped coach the star-to-be in the whys and wherefores of effective screen acting. Fix ended up appearing in 27 films with "The Duke, " among them Pittsburgh (1942), The Fighting Seabees (1943), Tall in the Saddle (1944), Back to Bataan (1945), Red River (1948) and The High and the Mighty (1954). Busy in TV during the 1950s, Fix often found himself softening his bad-guy image to portray crusty old gents with golden hearts-- characters not far removed from the real Fix, who by all reports was a 100% nice guy. His most familiar role was as the honest but often ineffectual sheriff Micah Torrance on the TV series The Rifleman. In the 1960s, Fix was frequently cast as sagacious backwoods judges and attorneys, as in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).