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Tom Mix
Sign in to saveAlso known as Thomas Edwin Mix, Thomas Mix, Thomas Hezikiah Mix
American film actor (1880-1940)
Film & TV
Mix Run, Pennsylvania, USA
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,…
Known for
- Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend — himself1990
- It's Showtime — Self (archive footage)1976
- The 10 from Texas — (archive footage)1961
- Yesterday and Today — (archive footage)1953
- Rodeo Dough — Tom Mix1940
- The Adventures of the Masked Phantom — Rider (archive footage) (uncredited)1939
- The Miracle Rider — Tom Morgan, Texas Ranger1935
- The Rustler's Roundup — Tom Lawson1933
- Gordon of Ghost City — Rider (archive footage)1933
- Terror Trail — Tom Munroe1933
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Key facts
- Born
- Thomas Hezikiah Mix , ( 1880-01-06 ) January 6, 1880, Mix Run, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Died
- October 12, 1940 (1940-10-12) (aged 60), Florence, Arizona , U.S.
- Other name
- Thomas Edwin Mix
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1909–1935
- Children
- 2; including Ruth
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pennsylvania
- Place of death
- Florence
- Child
- Ruth Mix
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- Western
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Image
- Tommixportrait.jpg
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- end of work period
- 1934-00-00
- allegiance
- United States
- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Commons category
- Tom Mix
- date of birth
- 1880-01-06
- date of death
- 1940-10-12
- manner of death
- accidental death
- cause of death
- traffic collision
- start of work period
- 1909-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Thomas Edwin Mix (born Thomas Hezikiah Mix; January 6, 1880 – October 12, 1940) was an American film actor and the star of many early Western films between 1909 and 1935. He appeared in 291 films, all but nine of which were silent films. He was one of Hollywood's first Western stars and helped define the genre as it emerged in the early days of the cinema.
Early years
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