Hoyt Axton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 25, 1938
- Died
- October 26, 1999 (aged 61)
- Birthplace
- 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".
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Filmography
Doorways
TV · as Jake · 1 ep
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Movie · as Self - (archive footage)
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
Movie · as (archive footage)
King Cobra
Movie · as Mayor Ed Biddle
Number One Fan
Movie · as Joe Halsey
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
Movie · as Huey P. Long, Sr.
Season of Change
Movie · as Big Upton
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
Movie · as Narrator
Doorways
Movie · as Jake Mitchell
Harmony Cats
Movie · as Bill Stratton
Space Case
Movie · as Charlie
Buried Alive
Movie · as Sheriff Sam Eberly
Dorf Goes Auto Racing
Movie · as Self
The Civil War
TV · as Various (voice) · 9 eps
Disorganized Crime
Movie · as Sheriff Henault
We're No Angels
Movie · as Father Levesque
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
Movie · as Sheriff Ben Tree
Dixie Lanes
Movie · as Clarence Laidlaw
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
Movie · as Sheriff
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
Movie · as Al Bensinger
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
Movie · as Charlie Hartford
Retribution
Movie · as Lt. Ashley
Act of Vengeance
Movie · as Silous Huddleston
Dallas: The Early Years
Movie · as Aaron Southworth
The Steel Collar Man
Movie · as Red
Growing Pains
TV · as Claver Jackson · 1 ep
Gremlins
Movie · as Rand Peltzer
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Movie · as Forest Ranger
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Movie · as Self
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Sheriff Tate · 1 ep
Cover Up
TV · 1 ep
Domestic Life
TV · 10 eps
Heart Like a Wheel
Movie · as Jack Roque
Deadline Auto Theft
Movie · as Captain Gibbs
Cocaine Blues
Movie · as Narrator
The Black Stallion Returns
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Rousters
TV · as Jack Slade · 13 eps
Reading Rainbow
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Endangered Species
Movie · as Ben Morgan
Liar's Moon
Movie · as Cecil Duncan
The Junkman
Movie · as Himself / Cap. Gibbs / Rev. Jim Beam (voice)
Faerie Tale Theatre
TV · as Forest Ranger · 1 ep
Cloud Dancer
Movie · as Brad's Mechanic
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Black Stallion
Movie · as Alec's Father
Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol
Movie · as Cyrus Flint
Flying High
TV · 1 ep
WKRP in Cincinnati
TV · as T.J. Watson · 1 ep
The Bionic Woman
TV · 1 ep
The Smothers Brothers Show
TV · 1 ep
Dinah!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Rock Concert
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Midnight Special
TV · as Self · 1 ep
McCloud
TV · 1 ep
Smoky
Movie · as Fred Denton
I Dream of Jeannie
TV · as Bull · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self, Self - Musical Guest · 3 eps