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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Sky High (1922) — Grant Newbury
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The Great K&A Train Robbery (1926) — Tom Gordon
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Riders of the Purple Sage (1925) — Jim Carson
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North of Hudson Bay (1923) — Micheal Dane
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Rodeo Dough (1940) — Tom Mix
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An Angelic Attitude (1916) — Tom Miller
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Tom and Jerry (1917) — The Foreman
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The Big Diamond Robbery (1929) — Tom Markham
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Dick Turpin (1925) — Dick Turpin
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The Miracle Rider (1935) — Tom Morgan, Texas Ranger
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The Heart of Texas Ryan (1917) — Single Shot Parker
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Teeth (1924) — Dave Deering
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Destry Rides Again (1932) — Tom Destry
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Trailin' (1921) — Anthony Woodbury
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The Rider of Death Valley (1932) — Tom Rigby
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The Texas Bad Man (1932) — Tom Logan - Posing as Dan Bishop
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Gordon of Ghost City (1933) — Rider (archive footage)
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Flaming Guns (1932) — Tom Malone
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A Child of the Prairie (1925) — Square Deal Tom
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The Rose of Old St. Augustine (1911) — Black Hawk, a Seminole Indian
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Life on the Border (1911) — Indian Chief
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Hello Cheyenne! (1928) — Tom Remington
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Three Jumps Ahead (1923) — Steve McLean
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It's Showtime (1976) — Self (archive footage)
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Oh, You Tony! (1924) — Tom Masters
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The Trouble Shooter (1924) — Tom Steele
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The Heart Buster (1924) — Tod Walton
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Ladies to Board (1924) — Tom Faxton
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Eyes of the Forest (1923) — Bruce Thornton
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Mile-a-Minute Romeo (1923) — Lucky Bill
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Stepping Fast (1923) — Grant Malvern
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Arabia (1922) — Billy Evans
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Romance Land (1923) — 'Pep' Hawkins
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Hell-Roarin' Reform (1919) — Tim
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The Coming of the Law (1919) — Kent Hollis
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The Speed Maniac (1919) — Billy Porter
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The Feud (1919) — Jere Lynch / John Smith
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The Daredevil (1920) — Timothy Atkinson
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The Terror (1920) — Bat Carson
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Desert Love (1920) — Buck Marston Jr.
Directed
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An Angelic Attitude (1916) — Director
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Tom and Jerry (1917) — Director
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A Child of the Prairie (1925) — Director
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The Man from Texas (1915) — Director
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The Daredevil (1920) — Director
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Twisted Trails (1916) — Director
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Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor (1914) — Director
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Sage Brush Tom (1915) — Director
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5,000 Dollar Elopement (1916) — Director
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The Golden Thought (1916) — Director
- A Matrimonial Boomerang (1915) — Director
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$5,000 Reward (1916) — Director
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The Man Within (1916) — Director
- Crooked Trails (1916) — Director
- Too Many Chefs (1916) — Director
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Along the Border (1916) — Director
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Who's Your Father? (1918) — Director
- The Canby Hill Outlaws (1916) — Director
- On the Eagle Trail (1915) — Director
- The Impersonation of Tom (1915) — Director
- The Tenderfoot's Triumph (1915) — Director
- The Chef at Circle G (1915) — Director
- Athletic Ambitions (1915) — Director
- The Race for a Gold Mine (1915) — Director
- The Stagecoach Guard (1915) — Director
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The Brave Deserve the Fair (1915) — Director
- The Foreman's Choice (1915) — Director
- The Girl and the Mail Bag (1915) — Director
- Her Slight Mistake (1915) — Director
- The Range Girl and the Cowboy (1915) — Director
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How Weary Went Wooing (1915) — Director
- Never Again (1915) — Director
- Foreman of Bar Z Ranch (1915) — Director
- With the Aid of the Law (1915) — Director
- Saved by Her Horse (1915) — Director
- The Conversion of Smiling Tom (1915) — Director
- Mrs. Murphy's Cooks (1915) — Director
- Getting a Start in Life (1915) — Director
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Ma's Girls (1915) — Director
- A Soft Tenderfoot (1917) — Director