Art Mix

Art Mix

Screen shot of Mix from the 1924 silent film, Ace of the Cactus Range.
Born George Washington Kesterson
(1896-06-18)June 18, 1896
Pike County, Illinois, United States
Died December 7, 1972(1972-12-07) (aged 76)
Riverside, California, United States
Occupation Actor
Years active 1924–46

Art Mix (born George Washington Kesterson; June 18, 1896 – December 7, 1972), was an American character from the 1920s until the mid-1940s. Prior to becoming an actor, Mix worked as a circus performer and a boxer. He initially appeared under his real name, Kesterson, before being given the his stage name of Mix by Victor Adamson.[1] During his career he appeared in over 200 film shorts and feature films.[2] Although most of his roles were in smaller and bit parts, he would sometimes be cast in a featured role, such as in 1932's Border Devils, starring Harry Carey.[3] Rarely, he was even given the lead role, as in the 1935 "B"-western, The Rawhide Terror.[4]

Of his more than 90 feature films, some of the more notable include: Sagebrush Trail (1933), starring John Wayne;[5] the 1939 classic Gunga Din, starring Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.;[6] and the Academy Award-winning The Westerner, starring Gary Cooper and Walter Brennan.[7] Mix married the Cuban-American actress, Inez Gomez.[1] He died on December 7, 1972, at the age of 76, in Riverside, California. Mix is buried under his stage name in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.[8]

Filmography

(Per AFI database)[9][10][11]

  • Ace of Cactus Range (1924)
  • The Man From the Rio Grande (1924) (as George Kesterson)
  • Romance of the Wasteland (1924)
  • South of Santa Fe (1924)
  • The Terror of Pueblo (1924)
  • The Danger Rider (1924)
  • Rider of Mystery Ranch (1924)
  • Riders of Border Bay (1925)
  • Roped by Radio (1925) (as George Kesterson)
  • Paths of Flame (1926) (as George Kesterson)
  • Salt Lake Trail (1926) (as George Kesterson)
  • Shadow Ranger (1926) (as George Kesterson)
  • The Wild Horse Stampede (1926) (as George Kesterson)
  • Loco Luck (1927) (as George Kesterson)
  • Western Courage (1927) (as George Kesterson)
  • The Bronc Stomper (1928)
  • The Old Oregon Trail (1928)
  • West of the Rockies (1929)
  • Breed of the West (1930)
  • Desert Vultures (1930)
  • The Lonesome Trail (1930)
  • Sagebrush Politics (1930)
  • The Pueblo Terror (1931)
  • Lariats and Six Shooters (1931)
  • Border Devils (1932)
  • Young Blood (1932)
  • The Texan (1932)
  • Law and Order (1932)
  • King of the Wild Horses (1933)
  • The Dude Bandit (1933)
  • Sagebrush Trail (1933)
  • Treason (1933)
  • Kid Millions (1934)
  • The Westerner (1934)
  • The Way of the West (1934)
  • Elinor Norton (1934)
  • The Fighting Ranger (1934)
  • Cyclone of the Saddle (1935)
  • The Cowboy and the Bandit (1935)
  • The Ghost Rider (1935)
  • Powdersmoke Range (1935)
  • Pals of the Range (1935)
  • Five Bad Men (1935)
  • Swifty (1935)
  • The Rawhide Terror (1935)
  • Lucky Terror (1936)
  • End of the Trail (1936)
  • Code of the Range (1936)
  • One Man Justice (1937)
  • The Old Wyoming Trail (1937)
  • Two Fisted Sheriff (1937)
  • Two-Gun Law (1937)
  • Westbound Mail (1937)
  • Dodge City Trail (1937)
  • Outlaws of the Prairie (1937)
  • South of Arizona (1938)
  • Rio Grande (1938)
  • Sergeant Murphy (1938)
  • Cattle Raiders (1938)
  • Call of the Rockies (1938)
  • Law of the Plains (1938)
  • West of Cheyenne (1938)
  • The Thundering West (1939)
  • Gunga Din (1939)
  • Spoilers of the Range (1939)
  • The Taming of the West (1939)
  • Maisie (1939)
  • Beyond the Sacramento (1940)
  • Covered Wagon Trails (1940)
  • Bad Man from Red Butte (1940)
  • The Westerner (1940)
  • Across the Sierras (1941)
  • Hands Across the Rockies (1941)
  • The Medico of Painted Springs (1941)
  • North from the Lone Star (1941)
  • Riding Through Nevada (1942)
  • Bullets for Bandits (1942)
  • Overland Stagecoach (1942)
  • Shut My Big Mouth (1942)
  • Sunset Serenade (1942)
  • A Tornado in the Saddle (1942)
  • West of Tombstone (1942)
  • Hail to the Rangers (1943)
  • Outlaws of Stampede Pass (1943)
  • Silver City Raiders (1943)

References

  1. 1 2 Wollstein, Hans J. "Art Mix: Detail View". AllMovie. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Art Mix". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Border Devils: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  4. ↑ "The Rawhide Terror: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Sagebrush Trail: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Gunga Din: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  7. ↑ "The Westerner: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Art Mix: Detail View". Find a Grave. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Art Mix: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Art Mix: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Arthur Mix: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

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