Tom Mix
Known For
Acting
Born
1880-01-06 in Mix Run, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
1940-10-12
Biography
The native of Mix Run, Pa., became a star with his first feature, 1910’s “Ranch Life in the Great Southwest.” An expert shot, cattle wrangler and horseman, Mix made some 160 cowboy silent Saturday matinee films in the 1920s always playing the man in the white hat who saved the day. Even his trusty steed Tony “The Wonder Horse” became a superstar receiving countless fan mail from kids. In 1932, he returned to films, making nine talkies at Universal. His last screen appearance was in the 1935 15-part serial, “The Miracle Rider.” In 1940, he died at age 60 in a car crash in Arizona. A memorial is at the site of his death on California 79 near Florence. “The Wonder Horse” died two years later.
Most Known For
Dick Turpin
as Dick Turpin
Silver Valley
as Tom Tracey
Hello Cheyenne!
as Tom Remington
Crooked Trails
as Dick Taylor
Teeth
as Dave Deering
Desert Love
as Buck Marston Jr.
Catch My Smoke
as Bob Stratton
The Lucky Horseshoe
as Tom Foster
The Untamed
as Whistling Dan
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
Roping a Bride
as Tom
The Texan
as Tex Benton
Western Hearts
as Sheriff Strong
Chip of the Flying U
as Claude Bennett aka Chip
The Scapegoat
as Tom Mason - the Scapegoat
A Western Masquerade
as Tom Bruce
Her Slight Mistake
as Bill
The Everlasting Whisper
as Mark King
Riders of the Purple Sage
as Jim Carson
Western Blood
as Tex Wilson