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.

Filmografi

Silver Valley1927 · Tom TraceyHello Cheyenne!1928 · Tom RemingtonLost in the Soudan1910 · Teeth1924 · Dave DeeringWestern Hearts1911 · Sheriff StrongThe Range Riders1910 · Desert Love1920 · Buck Marston Jr.Cupid's Round Up1918 · Larry KellyIt's Showtime1976 · Self (archive footage)The Circus Ace1927 · Tom TerryWho's Your Father?1918 · Tom HartriggerThe Scapegoat1914 · Tom Jackson, the ScapegoatThe Speed Maniac1919 · Billy PorterThe Lone Star Ranger1923 · DuaneDaredevil's Reward1928 · Tom HardyEtienne of the Glad Heart1914 · Peter - an IndianThe Scapegoat1912 · Tom Mason - the ScapegoatThat Mail Order Suit1913 · SlimThe Auction Sale of Run-Down Ranch1915 · TomThe Way of the Redman1914 · The RedmanIn the Days of the Thundering Herd1914 · Tom MingleThe Rough Diamond1921 · Hank ShermanThe Everlasting Whisper1925 · Mark KingJimmy Hayes and Muriel1914 · Jimmy Hayes