Tom Mix
Birthday: 1880-01-06 | Place of Birth: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
Acting
Role
as Tom Morgan, Texas Ranger
as Tom Destry
as Tom Logan - Posing as Dan Bishop
as Tom Malone
as Tom Reed
as Tom Rigby
as Tex Rogers
as Tom Blake
as Tom Hardy
as Tom Dane
as Tom Bouden
as Tom Gordon
as Hugh Nichols
as Jim Carson
as Micheal Dane
as Ned Ferguson
as Phineas Dobbs
as Jim Logan
as Larry Kelly
as Tex Wilson
as Texas
