AKA Peter Paul Fix

Born: 13-Mar-1901
Birthplace: Dobbs Ferry, NY
Died: 14-Oct-1983
Location of death: Los Angeles, CA
Cause of death: Kidney failure
Remains: Buried, Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, CA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Marshal Torrance on The Rifleman

Military service: US Navy (WWI, 1918-19)

Father: Wilhelm Fix
Mother: Louise C. Walz
Wife: Frances Harvey ("Taddy", m. 1922, div. 1945, one daughter)
Daughter: Marilyn (m. Harry Carey, Jr.)
Wife: Beverly Pratt (m. 1949, d. 1979)

    TELEVISION
    The Rifleman Marshal Micah Torrance (1958-1963)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Wanda Nevada (17-Aug-1979)
    The Rebels (14-May-1979)
    Just Me and You (22-May-1978)
    Grayeagle (28-Dec-1977) · Running Wolf
    How the West Was Won (6-Feb-1977)
    The City (12-Jan-1977)
    Cahill U.S. Marshal (11-Jul-1973)
    Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (23-May-1973) · Maxwell
    Night of the Lepus (4-Oct-1972)
    Something Big (1-Dec-1971)
    Shoot Out (16-Aug-1971) · Brakeman
    Dirty Dingus Magee (18-Nov-1970) · Crazy Blanket
    Zabriskie Point (9-Feb-1970)
    House on Greenapple Road (11-Jan-1970)
    The Undefeated (7-Nov-1969) · Gen. Joe Masters
    Young Billy Young (15-Oct-1969) · Charlie
    Day of the Evil Gun (1-Mar-1968) · Sheriff Kelso
    Welcome to Hard Times (1-May-1967) · Maj. Munn
    Winchester '73 (14-Mar-1967)
    The Ballad of Josie (1-Feb-1967) · Alpheus
    El Dorado (17-Dec-1966) · Dr. Miller
    Nevada Smith (10-Jun-1966) · Sheriff Bonnell
    Incident at Phantom Hill (2-Feb-1966) · Gen. Hood
    Ride Beyond Vengeance (Jan-1966) · Hanley
    An Eye for an Eye (1966)
    The Sons of Katie Elder (1-Jul-1965)
    Shenandoah (3-Jun-1965)
    Baby the Rain Must Fall (12-Jan-1965)
    The Outrage (7-Oct-1964) · Indian
    Mail Order Bride (11-Mar-1964) · Jess Linley
    To Kill a Mockingbird (25-Dec-1962) · Judge Taylor
    Guns, Girls, and Gangsters (Jan-1959) · Lou Largo
    The Notorious Mr. Monks (28-Feb-1958)
    Lafayette Escadrille (1958) · U.S. General
    The Devil's Hairpin (4-Oct-1957)
    Jet Pilot (Oct-1957) · Maj. Rexford
    Man in the Shadow (Sep-1957) · Herb Parker
    Night Passage (24-Jul-1957)
    Giant (10-Oct-1956) · Dr. Horace Lynnton
    Toward the Unknown (27-Sep-1956) · Maj. Gen. Bryan Shelby
    The Bad Seed (12-Sep-1956) · Richard Bravo
    Santiago (13-Jul-1956)
    Star in the Dust (13-Jun-1956) · Mike MacNamara
    Man in the Vault (1956)
    Blood Alley (1-Oct-1955) · Mr. Tso
    The Sea Chase (4-Jun-1955) · Max Heinz
    Top of the World (May-1955) · Maj. French
    The High and the Mighty (3-Jul-1954)
    Johnny Guitar (27-May-1954) · Eddie
    Hondo (27-Nov-1953) · Maj. Sherry
    Island in the Sky (5-Sep-1953) · Miller
    Fair Wind to Java (28-Apr-1953)
    Ride the Man Down (25-Nov-1952)
    Denver and Rio Grande (16-May-1952)
    Warpath (Aug-1951)
    The Fighting Kentuckian (15-Sep-1949) · Beau Merritt
    Hellfire (29-May-1949)
    Wake of the Red Witch (30-Dec-1948) · Antonio Arrezo
    Force of Evil (25-Dec-1948) · Bill Ficco
    The Plunderers (31-Oct-1948)
    Angel in Exile (3-Sep-1948)
    Red River (1-Sep-1948) · Teeler Yacey
    Tycoon (27-Dec-1947)
    Dakota (25-Dec-1945)
    Back to Bataan (31-May-1945) · Jackson
    Flame of Barbary Coast (28-May-1945)
    Tall in the Saddle (29-Sep-1944) · Bob Clews
    The Fighting Seabees (10-Mar-1944)
    In Old Oklahoma (6-Dec-1943)
    The Unknown Guest (22-Oct-1943)
    Captive Wild Woman (4-Jun-1943) · Gruen
    Pittsburgh (11-Dec-1942) · Burnside
    Hitler: Dead or Alive (12-Nov-1942)
    Highways by Night (2-Oct-1942)
    Escape From Crime (25-Jul-1942)
    Alias Boston Blackie (2-Apr-1942) · Steve Caveroni
    Down Mexico Way (15-Oct-1941) · Davis
    The Great Plane Robbery (9-Dec-1940)
    Trail of the Vigilantes (6-Dec-1940)
    Triple Justice (20-Sep-1940) · Fred Cleary
    The Ghost Breakers (21-Jun-1940)
    Dr. Cyclops (12-Apr-1940) · Dr. Mendoza
    Black Friday (29-Feb-1940)
    Two Thoroughbreds (8-Dec-1939)
    King of Alcatraz (30-Sep-1938)
    Smashing the Rackets (8-Aug-1938) · Maxie
    Souls at Sea (9-Aug-1937)
    Border Cafe (4-Jun-1937) · Dolson
    After the Thin Man (25-Dec-1936) · Phil
    The Plot Thickens (8-Dec-1936) · Joe
    Winterset (3-Dec-1936)
    The Road to Glory (2-Jun-1936)
    The Prisoner of Shark Island (12-Feb-1936)
    Bar 20 Rides Again (20-Nov-1935)
    The Eagle's Brood (25-Oct-1935)
    Let 'Em Have It (15-May-1935)
    The Desert Trail (22-Apr-1935) · Jim
    The Mad Game (27-Oct-1933)
    The Sphinx (1-Jun-1933) · Dave Werner
    Somewhere in Sonora (27-May-1933)
    Zoo in Budapest (28-Apr-1933) · Heinie
    Back Street (1-Sep-1932)
    Sky Devils (3-Mar-1932)
    Lucky Star (18-Aug-1929) · Joe

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