Tom Mix
ActingPersonal Info
gender
Male
birthday
January 6, 1880
died
October 12, 1940
place of birth
Mix Run, Pennsylvania, USA
also known as
Thomas Hezekiah Mix · Thomas Hezikiah Mix
total credits
50 movies
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.
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Filmography
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