- 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.
- Served in the US Navy during World War I.
- Father-in-law of Harry Carey Jr..
- Former resident of Santa Monica, California. Drove a black 1960s Cadillac with longhorns attached to the front and personalized license plates reading: "P FIX".
- He appeared in nearly 300 films, but is best remembered on TV for playing "Marshal Micah Torrance" on The Rifleman (1958).
- Played Dr. Mark Piper in Where No Man Has Gone Before (1966). His portrayal of the USS Enterprise's Chief Medical Officer was short-lived. DeForest Kelley replaced Fix as the starship's CMO.
- Was in three Oscar Best Picture nominees: Bad Girl (1931), Giant (1956) and To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).
- He appeared in 30 films with his good friend John Wayne.
- Fix played the Cherokee Chief Quonab on Daniel Boone (1964).
- Buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, California - Block 17.
- Teamed with John Qualen five times (The Road to Glory (1936), The High and the Mighty (1954), The Sea Chase (1955), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), and Winterkill (1973)).
- His daughter Marilyn was born in Los Angeles, CA on Jan 13, 1925.
- He was represented in the 1930s by the Hallam Cooley Agency and S. George Ullman.
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