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.
Filmography
Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend
1990
as himself
It's Showtime
1976
as Self (archive footage)
The 10 from Texas
1961
as (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today
1953
as (archive footage)
Rodeo Dough
1940
as Tom Mix
The Adventures of the Masked Phantom
1939
as Rider (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Miracle Rider
1935
as Tom Morgan, Texas Ranger
Gordon of Ghost City
1933
as Rider (archive footage)
The Rustler's Roundup
1933
as Tom Lawson
Terror Trail
1933
as Tom Munroe
The Film Parade
1933
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Flaming Guns
1932
as Tom Malone
Hidden Gold
1932
as Tom Marley
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
1932
as Self
The Fourth Horseman
1932
as Tom Martin
The Texas Bad Man
1932
as Tom Logan - Posing as Dan Bishop
The Rider of Death Valley
1932
as Tom Rigby
Hollywood on Parade No. A-4
1932
as Self (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again
1932
as Tom Destry
My Pal, the King
1932
as Tom Reed
The Big Diamond Robbery
1929
as Tom Markham
The Drifter
1929
as Tom McCall
Outlawed
1929
as Tom Manning
King Cowboy
1928
as Tex Rogers