Hoyt Axton
Biography
Hoyt Wayne Axton (March 25, 1938 – October 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He became prominent in the early 1960s, establishing himself on the West Coast as a folk singer with an earthy style and powerful voice. Among his best-known songs are "Joy to the World", "The Pusher", "No No Song", "Greenback Dollar", "Della and the Dealer", and "Never Been to Spain".
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
56
Gender
Male
Birthday
1938-03-25 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
Acting
2014
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins as (archive footage)1999
King Cobra as Mayor Ed Biddle1995
Number One Fan as Joe Halsey1995
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long as Huey P. Long, Sr.1994
Season of Change as Big Upton1993
Doorways as Jake Mitchell1993
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle as Narrator1992
Space Case as Charlie1992
Harmony Cats as Bill Stratton1990
The Civil War as Various1990
Buried Alive as Sheriff Sam Eberly1990
Dorf Goes Auto Racing as Self1989
We're No Angels as Father Levesque1989
Disorganized Crime as Sheriff Henault1988
Dixie Lanes as Clarence Laidlaw1988
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge as Sheriff Ben Tree1988
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge as Sheriff1987
Retribution as Lt. Ashley1987
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek as Al Bensinger1987
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story as Charlie Hartford1986
Act of Vengeance as Silous Huddleston1986
Dallas: The Early Years as Aaron Southworth1985
Growing Pains as Claver Jackson1985
The Steel Collar Man as Red1984
Murder, She Wrote as Sheriff Tate1984
Gremlins as Randall Peltzer1984
Cover Up as Not available1984
Domestic Life as Not available1984
Goldilocks and the Three Bears as Forest Ranger1984
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' as Self1983
Reading Rainbow as Himself - Narrator (voice)1983
The Rousters as Jack Slade1983
The Black Stallion Returns as Narrator (voice)1983
Heart Like a Wheel as Jack Roque1983
Deadline Auto Theft as Captain Gibbs1983
Cocaine Blues as Narrator1982
Faerie Tale Theatre as Forest Ranger1982
Liar's Moon as Cecil Duncan1982
Endangered Species as Ben Morgan1982
The Junkman as Himself / Cap. Gibbs / Rev. Jim Beam (voice)1980
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters as Self1980
Cloud Dancer as Brad's Mechanic1979
The Black Stallion as Alec's Father1979
Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol as Cyrus Flint1978
WKRP in Cincinnati as T.J. Watson1978
Flying High as Not available1976
The Bionic Woman as Not available1973
Rock Concert as Self1972
The Midnight Special as Self1970
McCloud as Not available1966
Smoky as Fred Denton1965
I Dream of Jeannie as Bull1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as SelfNaN
Doorways as Jake