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Tony the Horse(1910-1942)

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Tom Mix and Tony the Horse
Tony the Horse was an acting horse and the companion of Western-star Tom Mix. It was the first horse labeled as 'Wonder Horse' and became very famous through appearances in over two dozen films. Tony is known for The Arizona Wildcat (1927), Silver Valley (1927) and Six-Shooter Andy (1918). It died two years to the day after his screen-companion Tom Mix.
Born1910
DiedOctober 12, 1942
Born1910
DiedOctober 12, 1942
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Known for

Enid Markey and Tom Mix in Six-Shooter Andy (1918)
Six-Shooter Andy
5.2
  • Andy's Horse
  • 1918
Dorothy Dwan, Tom Mix, and Tony the Horse in Silver Valley (1927)
Silver Valley
4.5
  • Tom's Horse
  • 1927
Sally Blane, Tom Mix, and Tony the Horse in Outlawed (1929)
Outlawed
  • Tony - Tom's Horse(as Tony the Wonder Horse)
  • 1929
Sally Blane, Frank Leigh, and Tom Mix in King Cowboy (1928)
King Cowboy
  • Tex's Horse Tony(as Tony the Wonder Horse)
  • 1928

Credits

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Actor

  • Sally Payne and Mary Treen in Rodeo Dough (1940)
    Rodeo Dough
    6.3
    Short
    • Tony
    • 1940
  • Tom Mix in The Fourth Horseman (1932)
    The Fourth Horseman
    5.1
    • Tom's Horse (as Tony)
    • 1932
  • My Pal, the King (1932)
    My Pal, the King
    6.2
    • Tom's Horse (as Tony)
    • 1932
  • Tom Mix and Tony the Horse in The Texas Bad Man (1932)
    The Texas Bad Man
    6.4
    • Tony - Tom's Horse (as Tony)
    • 1932
  • Fred Kohler, Tom Mix, Lois Wilson, and Tony the Horse in The Rider of Death Valley (1932)
    The Rider of Death Valley
    7.4
    • Tony - Tom's Horse (as Tony)
    • 1932
  • Tom Mix and Tony the Horse in Destry Rides Again (1932)
    Destry Rides Again
    5.6
    • Tony, Tom's Horse (as Tony)
    • 1932
  • Tom Mix in The Big Diamond Robbery (1929)
    The Big Diamond Robbery
    6.2
    • Tony (as Tony the Wonder Horse)
    • 1929
  • Sally Blane, Tom Mix, and Tony the Horse in Outlawed (1929)
    Outlawed
    • Tony - Tom's Horse (as Tony the Wonder Horse)
    • 1929
  • Sally Blane, Frank Leigh, and Tom Mix in King Cowboy (1928)
    King Cowboy
    • Tex's Horse Tony (as Tony the Wonder Horse)
    • 1928
  • Tom Mix and Tony the Horse in Son of the Golden West (1928)
    Son of the Golden West
    4.7
    • Tony, Tom's Horse
    • 1928
  • Natalie Kingston and Tom Mix in Painted Post (1928)
    Painted Post
    • Tony
    • 1928
  • Joseph W. Girard, Caryl Lincoln, Tom Mix, and Al St. John in Hello Cheyenne (1928)
    Hello Cheyenne
    • Tom's Horse (as Tony the Wonder Horse)
    • 1928
  • Tom Mix in Horseman of the Plains (1928)
    Horseman of the Plains
    4.0
    • Tom's Horse (as Tony the Wonder Horse)
    • 1928
  • Tom Mix, Dorothy Sebastian, and Tony the Horse in The Arizona Wildcat (1927)
    The Arizona Wildcat
    • Tony (as Tony the Wonder Horse)
    • 1927
  • Dorothy Dwan, Tom Mix, and Tony the Horse in Silver Valley (1927)
    Silver Valley
    4.5
    • Tom's Horse
    • 1927

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Black Bess
  • Born
    • 1910
    • California, USA
  • Died
    • October 12, 1942
    • Universal City, Los Angeles County, California, USA(veterinary euthanasia)

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    A horse; not a human being.

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