- Born
- Died
- Place
Tom Mix
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.
As director
A Child of the Prairie
The Daredevil
Who's Your Father?
Six Cylinder Love
Tom and Jerry
Starring in Western Stuff
Knight of the Saddle
A Soft Tenderfoot
The Saddle Girth
The Luck That Jealousy Brought
A Roman Cowboy
Hearts and Saddles
The Golden Thought
The Man Within
$5,000 Reward
Too Many Chefs
Along the Border
Crooked Trails
The Canby Hill Outlaws
Twisted Trails
Mistakes Will Happen
A Close Call
An Eventful Evening
Tom's Sacrifice
The Sheriff's Blunder
The Raiders
Tom's Strategy
The Pony Express Rider
The Taming of Grouchy Bill
A Corner in Water
As actor
Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend
It's Showtime
The 10 from Texas
Yesterday and Today
Rodeo Dough
The Adventures of the Masked Phantom
The Miracle Rider
The Rustler's Roundup
Gordon of Ghost City
Terror Trail
The Film Parade
Hollywood on Parade No. A-4
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
Destry Rides Again
My Pal, the King
The Rider of Death Valley
The Texas Bad Man
Flaming Guns
The Fourth Horseman
Hidden Gold
The Big Diamond Robbery
Outlawed
The Drifter
Horseman of the Plains
Daredevil's Reward
The Son of the Golden West
King Cowboy
Painted Post
Hello Cheyenne!
The Arizona Wildcat