Actor Tom Mix made his debut on the film, as much as film scientists managed to determine, in 1909 the western "Millionaire Cowboy" (directed by Francis Boggs and Otis Turner). The name of the character of the mix is ​​unknown. "Cowboy Millionaire" is a rarity in Mix's filmmaking by surviving to this day. Most Mix movies, unfortunately, are lost media; No impression survives. He was one of the most prolific American actors of his generation, appearing in more Western one-roll every year from 1909 to 1929. Only in 1916, he appeared in 37 films, which is three films a month and besides. 1914 was also a banner for the mix because he appeared in only 15 films, but still directed 14 of them. Overall, Mix appeared in about 150 films in his career, usually playing the same kind of paternal, friendly, heroic cowboy character in each of them. However, from those films, only about 35 survive.

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Mix, in other words, was the king of the west decades before Johnon Wayne and Clint Eastwood, and years before ein Atres or Roy Rogers (whose phrase will get a new lease of life Thanks to "Die Hard"). Indeed, its omnipresence as a Western star in the early decades of cinema helped heal the genre, and the image of the American Cowboy Archetype Cowboy was also established. Over time, the actor's visual in his big white cowboy hat has become synonymous with the West. Even after his death in 1940, the authors of the novels of the pulp and western comics continued to use the name and similarity of the mix to sell their products. Comics collectors with deep cut can have a very good number of "Tom Mix Western".

His heritage continued for years after that. Case in point: in the 1988 movie "Sunset" in Blake Edwards, which was set in Hollywood in the 20s, Bruce Willis played a mixture opposite the Wyatteim Garner, Wyatt Earp. That movie was mostly fantasy, but it got one thing to do: Mix was one of the many actors in the quiet era, which had trouble switching from quiet filmmaking. In fact, Mix's main career more or less came to a sudden slowdown in 1928 when Fox decided not to renew his contract and transition to talk.

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Mix started his performing career as a cowboy passenger contractor. Born in Pennsylvania, he was a soldier during the Spanish-American War. He eventually moved to the Oklahoma ranch, where he worked as a bartender. Mix also served, very short, like City Marshall, giving him hands -on experience with cowboy. At that time, many Rankers made money from the site, performing in wild-west shows showing lases, singing, stunts and other cowboy activities. Mix joined the troupe of his ranch and became known for his rope and shooting skills, and even began to win rope championships. This was easily shown in a film career.

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In addition to 1909, the western "cowboy millionaire", Mix was also shown in a hit documentary called "Ranch Life in the Big Southwest". There, he was finally recorded in exposing his livestock skills. Both films were popular enough to cause thirst in the mainstream audience, and Mix became a movie star in Swift order. From 1909 to 1917, a mix and production company called Selig Polycope fueled 173 Western films (!). Their production only diminished due to the financial strains brought by World War I (closed international markets). The mixture, however, type of Wallid writing and has already signed a deal with Fox in 1916, which paid off comfortable to it. He remained fruitful after that, making 85 films for the studio from 1917 to 1928. Fox's films were longer features, however, and not only one or two cheap rolls, hence the reduced number of titles.

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As mentioned, however, Mix had a problem adapting to the sudden influx of sound in the late 1920s, so his exit slowed. He eventually worked in a studio called the CBO, as well as universal, making only 15 films from 1928 to 1933. Mix returned to live performances for the rest of his career, only wanting to appear in the 1935 series to finance his stage productions.

Five years after that, Mix died when he crashed his car while traveling through Arizona. He is buried in the forest lawn.