Actor info
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Name :
Tom Mix
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Born :
January 6, 1880 in Mix Run, Pennsylvania, USA (60 years at death)
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Died :
October 12, 1940
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
267 films (1909–1990)
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Also known as :
Thomas Hezekiah Mix, Thomas Hezikiah Mix
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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.
Notable films
- Hello Cheyenne! (1928) as Tom Remington
- 3 Gold Coins (1920) as Bob Fleming / Bad Pat Duncan
- Desert Love (1920) as Buck Marston Jr.
- Slim Higgins (1915) as Slim Higgins
- Western Hearts (1911) as Sheriff Strong
