Personal Info
Thomas Hezekiah Mix
Thomas Hezikiah Mix
Tom Mix
Acting
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 i…
Filmography
Movies
Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend
as himself
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
The 10 from Texas
as (archive footage)
Yesterday and Today
as (archive footage)
Rodeo Dough
as Tom Mix
The Adventures of the Masked Phantom
as Rider (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Miracle Rider
as Tom Morgan, Texas Ranger
Gordon of Ghost City
as Rider (archive footage)
Terror Trail
as Tom Munroe
The Film Parade
as (archive footage) (uncredited)