Tom Mix
Known for: Acting
Born: January 5, 1880 in Mix Run, Pennsylvania, USA - Died: October 11, 1940
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.
Known for
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Hollywood on Parade No. A-4
Self (uncredited)
Teeth
Dave Deering
Oh, You Tony!
Tom Masters
The Trouble Shooter
Tom Steele
Ladies to Board
Tom Faxton
The Heart Buster
Tod Walton
Eyes of the Forest
Bruce Thornton
Romance Land
'Pep' Hawkins
Mile-a-Minute Romeo
Lucky Bill
Stepping Fast
Grant Malvern
Arabia
Billy Evans
Ace High
Jean Rivard
Fame and Fortune
Clay Burgess
Who's Your Father?
Tom Hartrigger
Fighting for Gold
Jack Kilmeny
Hell-Roarin' Reform
Tim
The Feud
Jere Lynch / John Smith
The Daredevil
Timothy Atkinson
The Speed Maniac
Billy Porter
The Coming of the Law
Kent Hollis
Desert Love
Buck Marston Jr.
The Terror
Bat Carson
The Road Demon
Hap Higgins
A Ridin' Romeo
Jim Rose