Hoyt Axton
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Mar 25, 1938 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
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
| 2022 | Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction MoviesSelf - (archive footage) | |
| 2014 | Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins(archive footage) | |
| 1999 | King CobraMayor Ed Biddle | |
| 1995 | Number One FanJoe Halsey | |
| 1995 | Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. LongHuey P. Long, Sr. | |
| 1994 | Season of ChangeBig Upton | |
| 1993 | Harley-Davidson: The American MotorcycleNarrator | |
| 1993 | DoorwaysJake Mitchell | |
| 1992 | Harmony CatsBill Stratton | |
| 1992 | Space CaseCharlie | |
| 1990 | Buried AliveSheriff Sam Eberly | |
| 1990 | Dorf Goes Auto RacingSelf | |
| 1990 | The Civil WarVarious | |
| 1989 | Disorganized CrimeSheriff Henault | |
| 1989 | We're No AngelsFather Levesque | |
| 1988 | Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's RidgeSheriff Ben Tree | |
| 1988 | Dixie LanesClarence Laidlaw | |
| 1988 | Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's RidgeSheriff | |
| 1987 | Christmas Comes to Willow CreekAl Bensinger | |
| 1987 | Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter StoryCharlie Hartford | |
| 1987 | RetributionLt. Ashley | |
| 1986 | Act of VengeanceSilous Huddleston | |
| 1986 | Dallas: The Early YearsAaron Southworth | |
| 1985 | The Steel Collar ManRed | |
| 1985 | Growing PainsClaver Jackson | |
| 1984 | GremlinsRandall Peltzer | |
| 1984 | Goldilocks and the Three BearsForest Ranger | |
| 1984 | Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'Self | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteSheriff Tate | |
| 1984 | Cover Up | |
| 1984 | Domestic Life | |
| 1983 | Heart Like a WheelJack Roque | |
| 1983 | Deadline Auto TheftCaptain Gibbs | |
| 1983 | Cocaine BluesNarrator | |
| 1983 | The Black Stallion ReturnsNarrator (voice) | |
| 1983 | The RoustersJack Slade | |
| 1983 | Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1982 | Endangered SpeciesBen Morgan | |
| 1982 | Liar's MoonCecil Duncan | |
| 1982 | The JunkmanHimself / Cap. Gibbs / Rev. Jim Beam (voice) | |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale TheatreForest Ranger | |
| 1980 | Cloud DancerBrad's Mechanic | |
| 1980 | Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell SistersSelf | |
| 1979 | The Black StallionAlec's Father | |
| 1979 | Skinflint: A Country Christmas CarolCyrus Flint | |
| 1978 | Flying High | |
| 1978 | WKRP in CincinnatiT.J. Watson | |
| 1976 | The Bionic Woman | |
| 1975 | The Smothers Brothers Show | |
| 1973 | Rock ConcertSelf | |
| 1972 | The Midnight SpecialSelf | |
| 1970 | McCloud | |
| 1966 | SmokyFred Denton | |
| 1965 | I Dream of JeannieBull | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf | |
| - | DoorwaysJake |