Tom Mix

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.

Known For

Hollywood on Parade No. A-4

Oh, You Tony!

Teeth

The Trouble Shooter

The Heart Buster

Ladies to Board

Eyes of the Forest

Mile-a-Minute Romeo

Stepping Fast

Arabia

Filmography

1990 Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend

as himself

1976 It's Showtime

as Self (archive footage)

1961 The 10 from Texas

as (archive footage)

1953 Yesterday and Today

as (archive footage)

1940 Rodeo Dough

as Tom Mix

1939 The Adventures of the Masked Phantom

as Rider (archive footage) (uncredited)

1935 The Miracle Rider

as Tom Morgan, Texas Ranger

1933 Gordon of Ghost City

as Rider (archive footage)

1933 The Rustler's Roundup

as Tom Lawson

1933 Terror Trail

as Tom Munroe

1933 The Film Parade

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1932 Flaming Guns

as Tom Malone

1932 Hidden Gold

as Tom Marley

1932 Hollywood on Parade No. A-3

as Self

1932 The Fourth Horseman

as Tom Martin

1932 The Texas Bad Man

as Tom Logan - Posing as Dan Bishop

1932 The Rider of Death Valley

as Tom Rigby

1932 Hollywood on Parade No. A-4

as Self (uncredited)

1932 Destry Rides Again

as Tom Destry

1932 My Pal, the King

as Tom Reed