Career
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. During his career he appeared in over 200 film shorts and feature films.
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.
Rarely, he was even given the lead role, as in the 1935 "B"-western, The Rawhide Terror. Mix married the Cuban-American actress, Inez Gomez.
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.