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
| Birth Location | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1880-01-06 |
| Died | 1940-10-12 |
Movies
Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend
as himself
1990
Zelig
as Self - At San Simeon (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
1976
The 10 from Texas
as (archive footage)
1961
Yesterday and Today
as (archive footage)
1953
Rodeo Dough
as Tom Mix
1940
The Adventures of the Masked Phantom
as Rider (archive footage) (uncredited)
1939
The Miracle Rider
as Tom Morgan, Texas Ranger
1935
Gordon of Ghost City
as Rider (archive footage)
1933
The Rustler's Roundup
as Tom Lawson
1933
Terror Trail
as Tom Munroe
1933
The Film Parade
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1933
Flaming Guns
as Tom Malone
1932
Hidden Gold
as Tom Marley
1932
Hollywood on Parade No. A-3
as Self
1932
The Fourth Horseman
as Tom Martin
1932
The Texas Bad Man
as Tom Logan - Posing as Dan Bishop
1932
The Rider of Death Valley
as Tom Rigby
1932
Hollywood on Parade No. A-4
as Self (uncredited)
1932
Destry Rides Again
as Tom Destry
1932
My Pal, the King
as Tom Reed
1932
The Big Diamond Robbery
as Tom Markham
1929
The Drifter
as Tom McCall
1929
Outlawed
as Tom Manning
1929
King Cowboy
as Tex Rogers
1928
The Son of the Golden West
as Tom Hardy
1928
Painted Post
as Tom Blake
1928
Hello Cheyenne!
as Tom Remington
1928
Horseman of the Plains
as Tom Swift
1928
Daredevil's Reward
as Tom Hardy
1928
The Arizona Wildcat
as Tom Phelan
1927
Silver Valley
as Tom Tracey
1927
Tumbling River
as Tom Gieer
1927
The Circus Ace
as Tom Terry
1927
Outlaws of Red River
as Tom Morley
1927
The Broncho Twister
as Tom Mason
1927
The Last Trail
as Tom Dane
1927
The Canyon of Light
as Tom Mills
1926
The Great K&A Train Robbery
as Tom Gordon
1926
No Man's Gold
as Tom Stone
1926
Hard Boiled
as Tom Bouden
1926
Tony Runs Wild
as Tom Trent
1926
My Own Pal
as Tom O'Hara
1926
The Yankee Señor
as Paul Wharton
1926
The Best Bad Man
as Hugh Nichols
1925
The Everlasting Whisper
as Mark King
1925
The Lucky Horseshoe
as Tom Foster
1925
A Child of the Prairie
as Square Deal Tom
1925
The Rainbow Trail
as John Shefford
1925
Riders of the Purple Sage
as Jim Carson
1925
Dick Turpin
as Dick Turpin
1925
The Deadwood Coach
as Tom
1924
Teeth
as Dave Deering
1924
Oh, You Tony!
as Tom Masters
1924
The Last of the Duanes
as Buck Duane
1924
The Heart Buster
as Tod Walton
1924
The Trouble Shooter
as Tom Steele
1924
Ladies to Board
as Tom Faxton
1924
Eyes of the Forest
as Bruce Thornton
1923
Mile-a-Minute Romeo
as Lucky Bill
1923
North of Hudson Bay
as Micheal Dane
1923
The Lone Star Ranger
as Duane
1923
Soft Boiled
as Tom Steele
1923
Stepping Fast
as Grant Malvern
1923
Three Jumps Ahead
as Steve McLean
1923
Romance Land
as 'Pep' Hawkins
1923
Catch My Smoke
as Bob Stratton
1922
Arabia
as Billy Evans
1922
1922
Do and Dare
as Kit Carson Boone / Henry Boone
1922
Just Tony
as Jim Perris
1922
For Big Stakes
as 'Clean-up' Sudden
1922
The Fighting Streak
as Andrew Lanning
1922
Up and Going
as David Brandon
1922
Chasing the Moon
as Dwight Locke
1922
Sky High
as Grant Newbury
1922
Trailin'
as Anthony Woodbury
1921
The Rough Diamond
as Hank Sherman
1921
The Night Horsemen
as Whistling Dan
1921
After Your Own Heart
as Herbert Parker
1921
Big Town Round-Up
as Larry McBride
1921
A Ridin' Romeo
as Jim Rose
1921
Hands Off!
as Tex Roberts
1921
Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
as Himself
1921
The Road Demon
as Hap Higgins
1921
Prairie Trails
as Tex Benton
1920
The Texan
as Tex Benton
1920
The Untamed
as Whistling Dan
1920
The Terror
as Bat Carson
1920
Desert Love
as Buck Marston Jr.
1920
The Daredevil
as Timothy Atkinson
1920
The Cyclone
as Sergeant Tim Ryerson
1920
The Feud
as Jere Lynch / John Smith
1919
The Speed Maniac
as Billy Porter
1919
Rough-Riding Romance
as Phineas Dobbs
1919
The Wilderness Trail
as Donald MacTavish
1919
The Coming of the Law
as Kent Hollis
1919
Fighting for Gold
as Jack Kilmeny
1919
Hell-Roarin' Reform
as Tim
1919
Treat 'Em Rough
as Ned Ferguson
1919
Fame and Fortune
as Clay Burgess
1918
Mr. Logan, U.S.A.
as Jim Logan
1918
Who's Your Father?
as Tom Hartrigger
1918
Ace High
as Jean Rivard
1918
Western Blood
as Tex Wilson
1918
Six-Shooter Andy
as Andy Crawford
1918
Cupid's Round Up
as Larry Kelly
1918
The Law North of 65
as Ralph
1917
Tom and Jerry
as The Foreman
1917
A Soft Tenderfoot
as The Tenderfoot
1917
Durand of the Bad Lands
as Clem Alison
1917
Six Cylinder Love
as Buck Saunders
1917
1917
A Roman Cowboy
as Bud Ballard
1917
1917
The Heart of Texas Ryan
as Single Shot Parker
1917
The Saddle Girth
as Tom, a Cowpuncher
1917
Delayed in Transit
as Dell Hawkins
1917
The Luck That Jealousy Brought
as Joe Barr
1917
Starring in Western Stuff
as Tom Sage
1917
The Golden Thought
as Tom Daton
1916
Twisted Trails
as Tom Snow
1916
Mistakes Will Happen
as Tom Warner
1916
The Sheriff's Blunder
as Hal Whitcomb / Steve Whitcomb
1916
Tom's Sacrifice
as Tom Miller
1916
A Close Call
as Dick Masters
1916
An Eventful Evening
as Jack Winton
1916
The Canby Hill Outlaws
as Tom Gordon
1916
The Raiders
as Tom Gardner
1916
The Pony Express Rider
as Tom Orbig
1916
A Corner in Water
as Tom Smith
1916
The Taming of Grouchy Bill
as Tom Merrill
1916
Tom's Strategy
as Tom Miller
1916
Roping a Sweetheart
as Tom Walker, a Cowpuncher
1916
A Bear of a Story
as Tom Wilson
1916
An Angelic Attitude
as Tom Miller
1916
Local Color on the A-1 Ranch
as Tom
1916
Shooting Up the Movies
as Tom Travis
1916
Legal Advice
as Tom
1916
The Girl of Gold Gulch
as Jack Wallace
1916
Some Duel
as Tom
1916
Taking a Chance
as Tom Manton
1916
The Cowpuncher's Peril
as Tom Meyers
1916
Going West to Make Good
as Tom Gilmore
1916
Crooked Trails
as Dick Taylor
1916
1916
5,000 Dollar Elopement
as Tom
1916
The Man Within
as Tom Melford
1916
Too Many Chefs
as Tom Forde
1916
A Western Masquerade
as Tom Bruce
1916
Along the Border
as Tom Martin
1916
On the Eagle Trail
as Tom Merry
1915
The Impersonation of Tom
as Tom Graves
1915
The Tenderfoot's Triumph
as Tommy - the Tenderfoot
1915
The Chef at Circle G
as Tom - the Ranch Cook
1915
Athletic Ambitions
as Tom - the Wild Man
1915
The Race for a Gold Mine
as Tom Cummins
1915
The Stagecoach Guard
as Tom - the Stagecoach Guard
1915
The Brave Deserve the Fair
as Tom Martin
1915
The Foreman's Choice
as Tom Hickson
1915
The Girl and the Mail Bag
as Tom Chester
1915
Her Slight Mistake
as Bill
1915
1915
1915
How Weary Went Wooing
as Weary
1915
Never Again
as Tom
1915
Foreman of Bar Z Ranch
as Tom Wallace
1915
The Grizzly Gulch Chariot Race
as 1st Cowboy Suitor
1915
With the Aid of the Law
as Lee Russell
1915
The Heart of the Sheriff
as Sheriff Martin
1915
Saved by Her Horse
as Tom Golden
1915
Pals in Blue
as Tom
1915
A Matrimonial Boomerang
as Tom Champion
1915
An Arizona Wooing
as Tom Warner
1915
The Conversion of Smiling Tom
as Smilin Tom
1915
Mrs. Murphy's Cooks
as Buck Martin
1915
Getting a Start in Life
as Tom
1915
The Legal Light
as Pete
1915
Ma's Girls
as The Gambler
1915
The Outlaw's Bride
as Richard Sharpe
1915
Sage Brush Tom
as Sage Brush Tom
1915
The Stagecoach Driver and the Girl
as Tom, the Stagecoach Driver
1915
The Man from Texas
as Texas
1915
Slim Higgins
as Slim Higgins
1915
Bill Haywood, Producer
as Bill Haywood
1915
1915
Roping a Bride
as Tom
1915
Forked Trails
as Bob Davis
1915
Cactus Jim's Shop Girl
as Cactus Jim
1915
Using HIs Brain
as Tom
1915
The Man Hunt!
as Lionel
1915
Cactus Jake, Heart-Breaker
as Bill
1914
The Man from the East
as Tom Bates
1914
Saved by a Watch
as Tom
1914
The Rival Stage Lines
as Harding Martin
1914
In the Days of the Thundering Herd
as Tom Mingle
1914
The Scapegoat
as Tom Jackson, the Scapegoat
1914
The Sheriff's Reward
as The Sheriff
1914
The Ranger's Romance
as The Ranger
1914
The Telltale Knife
as Tom Mason
1914
Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor
as The Sheriff
1914
Jimmy Hayes and Muriel
as Jimmy Hayes
1914
The Mexican
as The Mexican
1914
The Way of the Redman
as The Redman
1914
The Moving Picture Cowboy
as Luke Barns
1914
The Real Thing in Cowboys
as Wallace Carey
1914
When the West Was Young
as Indian Chief
1914
Chip of the Flying U
as Claude Bennett aka Chip
1914
The White Mouse
as Sergeant Brokaw, N.W.M.P.
1914
Willie
as Cowpuncher
1914
Etienne of the Glad Heart
as Peter - an Indian
1914
When the Cook Fell Ill
as Chip
1914
The Wilderness Mail
as The Outlaw
1914
In Defiance of the Law
as Cpl. Nome
1914
The Little Sister
as Second Prospector
1914
A Friend in Need
as The Ranch Foreman
1914
By Unseen Hand
as Chief Jackson
1914
1914
Mother Love vs Gold
as Pete Jackson
1913
The Escape of Jim Dolan
as Jim Dolan
1913
The Taming of Texas Pete
as The Half-Breed
1913
Made a Coward
as Pete
1913
Sallie's Sure Shot
as Injun Sam
1913
The Marshal's Capture
as The Halfbreed
1913
Taming a Tenderfoot
as Bud Morris
1913
The Only Chance
as The Engineer
1913
The Law and the Outlaw
as Dakota Joe Wilson
1913
Religion and Gun Practice
as Kill Kullen
1913
His Father's Deputy
as Ed Hanley (Sam's partner)
1913
That Mail Order Suit
as Slim
1913
The Shotgun Man and the Stage Driver
as The Stage Driver
1913
The Life Timer
as The Sheriff
1913
The Sheriff of Yavapai County
as Apache Frank (crooked gambler)
1913
Juggling with Fate
as Andrews the Marshal / Morgan the Outlaw
1913
The Range Law
as Cowpuncher
1913
The Scapegoat
as Tom Mason - the Scapegoat
1912
A Cowboy's Best Girl
as Bull Stokes, a Rough Cowboy
1912
The Bully of Bingo Gulch
as Pop Lynd, Owner of Bingo Gulch Ranch
1911
A Romance of the Rio Grande
as Tom Wilson, a Texas Ranger
1911
Western Hearts
as Sheriff Strong
1911
Told in Colorado
as Bill Higgins, a Miner
1911
Dad's Girls
as Tom Ralston, the Gambler
1911
Life on the Border
as Indian Chief
1911
Saved by the Pony Express
as The Pony Express Rider
1911
Captain Kate
as Loyal Native
1911
The Rose of Old St. Augustine
as Black Hawk, a Seminole Indian
1911
The Cowboy and the Shrew
as The Sheriff
1911
1910
1910
1910
Trimming of Paradise Gulch
as One of the Paradise Gulch cowboys
1910
1909
Celebrating the Fourth
as Tom
-
Western Life
as Tom
-
Cyclone Tom
as Tom
-
Up for Ransom
as Tom
-
Tom and the Sheriff
as Tom
-
Movies
A Child of the Prairie
Story
1925
A Child of the Prairie
Director
1925
Arabia
Story
1922
Up and Going
Story
1922
Chasing the Moon
Story
1922
The Rough Diamond
Story
1921
After Your Own Heart
Story
1921
After Your Own Heart
Adaptation
1921
A Ridin' Romeo
Story
1921
The Terror
Story
1920
Desert Love
Story
1920
The Daredevil
Story
1920
The Daredevil
Director
1920
Who's Your Father?
Director
1918
The Law North of 65
Scenario Writer
1917
Tom and Jerry
Writer
1917
Tom and Jerry
Director
1917
A Soft Tenderfoot
Story
1917
A Soft Tenderfoot
Director
1917
Six Cylinder Love
Story
1917
Six Cylinder Love
Director
1917
Knight of the Saddle
Director
1917
A Roman Cowboy
Story
1917
A Roman Cowboy
Director
1917
Hearts and Saddles
Director
1917
The Saddle Girth
Writer
1917
The Saddle Girth
Director
1917
The Luck That Jealousy Brought
Director
1917
1917
Starring in Western Stuff
Director
1917
The Golden Thought
Director
1916
Twisted Trails
Scenario Writer
1916
Twisted Trails
Story
1916
Twisted Trails
Director
1916
Mistakes Will Happen
Story
1916
Mistakes Will Happen
Director
1916
The Sheriff's Blunder
Story
1916
The Sheriff's Blunder
Director
1916
Tom's Sacrifice
Story
1916
Tom's Sacrifice
Director
1916
A Close Call
Story
1916
A Close Call
Director
1916
An Eventful Evening
Director
1916
The Canby Hill Outlaws
Writer
1916
The Canby Hill Outlaws
Director
1916
The Raiders
Story
1916
The Raiders
Director
1916
The Pony Express Rider
Writer
1916
The Pony Express Rider
Director
1916
A Corner in Water
Writer
1916
A Corner in Water
Director
1916
The Taming of Grouchy Bill
Writer
1916
The Taming of Grouchy Bill
Director
1916
Tom's Strategy
Story
1916
Tom's Strategy
Director
1916
Roping a Sweetheart
Writer
1916
Roping a Sweetheart
Director
1916
A Bear of a Story
Story
1916
A Bear of a Story
Director
1916
An Angelic Attitude
Writer
1916
An Angelic Attitude
Director
1916
Local Color on the A-1 Ranch
Writer
1916
Local Color on the A-1 Ranch
Director
1916
Shooting Up the Movies
Writer
1916
Shooting Up the Movies
Director
1916
Legal Advice
Writer
1916
Legal Advice
Director
1916
The Girl of Gold Gulch
Director
1916
Some Duel
Writer
1916
Some Duel
Director
1916
Taking a Chance
Story
1916
Taking a Chance
Director
1916
The Cowpuncher's Peril
Story
1916
The Cowpuncher's Peril
Director
1916
Going West to Make Good
Story
1916
Going West to Make Good
Director
1916
Crooked Trails
Story
1916
Crooked Trails
Director
1916
$5,000 Reward
Director
1916
5,000 Dollar Elopement
Director
1916
The Man Within
Director
1916
Too Many Chefs
Writer
1916
Too Many Chefs
Director
1916
A Western Masquerade
Writer
1916
A Western Masquerade
Director
1916
Along the Border
Story
1916
Along the Border
Director
1916
On the Eagle Trail
Director
1915
The Impersonation of Tom
Director
1915
The Tenderfoot's Triumph
Director
1915
The Chef at Circle G
Director
1915
Athletic Ambitions
Scenario Writer
1915
Athletic Ambitions
Director
1915
The Race for a Gold Mine
Director
1915
The Stagecoach Guard
Story
1915
The Stagecoach Guard
Director
1915
1915
The Brave Deserve the Fair
Director
1915
The Foreman's Choice
Director
1915
The Girl and the Mail Bag
Director
1915
Her Slight Mistake
Director
1915
The Auction Sale of Run-Down Ranch
Director
1915
1915
The Range Girl and the Cowboy
Director
1915
How Weary Went Wooing
Scenario Writer
1915
How Weary Went Wooing
Director
1915
Never Again
Story
1915
Never Again
Director
1915
Foreman of Bar Z Ranch
Director
1915
The Grizzly Gulch Chariot Race
Director
1915
With the Aid of the Law
Scenario Writer
1915
With the Aid of the Law
Director
1915
The Heart of the Sheriff
Writer
1915
The Heart of the Sheriff
Director
1915
Saved by Her Horse
Scenario Writer
1915
Saved by Her Horse
Director
1915
Pals in Blue
Writer
1915
Pals in Blue
Director
1915
A Matrimonial Boomerang
Writer
1915
A Matrimonial Boomerang
Director
1915
An Arizona Wooing
Director
1915
The Conversion of Smiling Tom
Director
1915
Mrs. Murphy's Cooks
Story
1915
Mrs. Murphy's Cooks
Director
1915
Getting a Start in Life
Director
1915
The Legal Light
Director
1915
Ma's Girls
Story
1915
Ma's Girls
Director
1915
The Outlaw's Bride
Director
1915
Sage Brush Tom
Story
1915
Sage Brush Tom
Director
1915
1915
The Stagecoach Driver and the Girl
Director
1915
The Man from Texas
Writer
1915
The Man from Texas
Director
1915
Slim Higgins
Writer
1915
Slim Higgins
Director
1915
Bill Haywood, Producer
Director
1915
Harold's Bad Man
Director
1915
Roping a Bride
Director
1915
Forked Trails
Director
1915
Cactus Jim's Shop Girl
Director
1915
Using HIs Brain
Writer
1915
Using HIs Brain
Director
1915
The Man Hunt!
Writer
1915
The Man Hunt!
Director
1915
Cactus Jake, Heart-Breaker
Director
1914
The Man from the East
Story
1914
The Man from the East
Director
1914
Saved by a Watch
Story
1914
Saved by a Watch
Director
1914
The Rival Stage Lines
Director
1914
The Scapegoat
Writer
1914
The Scapegoat
Director
1914
The Sheriff's Reward
Story
1914
The Sheriff's Reward
Director
1914
The Ranger's Romance
Story
1914
The Ranger's Romance
Director
1914
The Telltale Knife
Story
1914
The Telltale Knife
Director
1914
1914
Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor
Director
1914
Jimmy Hayes and Muriel
Director
1914
The Mexican
Story
1914
The Mexican
Director
1914
The Way of the Redman
Story
1914
The Way of the Redman
Director
1914
1914
The Moving Picture Cowboy
Director
1914
The Real Thing in Cowboys
Scenario Writer
1914
The Real Thing in Cowboys
Director
1914
The Escape of Jim Dolan
Story
1913
