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

The Great K&A Train Robbery

as Tom Gordon

Sky High

as Grant Newbury

Riders of the Purple Sage

as Jim Carson

North of Hudson Bay

as Micheal Dane

Arena

as Self (archive footage)

An Angelic Attitude

as Tom Miller

Dick Turpin

as Dick Turpin

The Miracle Rider

as Tom Morgan, Texas Ranger

Rodeo Dough

as Tom Mix

Tom and Jerry

as The Foreman