Hoyt Axton
Known for acting · Born 25 March 1938 · Died 26 October 1999 · aged 61 · Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
58 credits
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
Gremlins
1984
We're No Angels
1989
The Black Stallion
1979
Buried Alive
1990
Disorganized Crime
1989
The Civil War
1990
King Cobra
1999
The Rousters
1983
Deadline Auto Theft
1983
Heart Like a Wheel
1983
Act of Vengeance
1986
Endangered Species
1982
Acting (57)
2022Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction MoviesSelf - (archive footage)Film
2014Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins(archive footage)Film
1999King CobraMayor Ed BiddleFilm
1995Number One FanJoe HalseyFilm
1995Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. LongHuey P. Long, Sr.Film
1994Season of ChangeBig UptonFilm
1993DoorwaysJake MitchellFilm
1993Harley-Davidson: The American MotorcycleNarratorFilm
1992Harmony CatsBill StrattonFilm
1992Space CaseCharlieFilm
1990Buried AliveSheriff Sam EberlyFilm
1990The Civil WarVarious (voice) · 9 episodesSeries
1990Dorf Goes Auto RacingSelfFilm
1989We're No AngelsFather LevesqueFilm
1989Disorganized CrimeSheriff HenaultFilm
1988Dixie LanesClarence LaidlawFilm
1988Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's RidgeSheriff Ben TreeFilm
1988Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's RidgeSheriffFilm
1987RetributionLt. AshleyFilm
1987Christmas Comes to Willow CreekAl BensingerFilm
1987Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter StoryCharlie HartfordFilm
1986Act of VengeanceSilous HuddlestonFilm
1986Dallas: The Early YearsAaron SouthworthFilm
1985Growing PainsClaver JacksonSeries
1985The Steel Collar ManRedFilm
1984GremlinsRand PeltzerFilm
1984Murder, She WroteSheriff TateSeries
1984Cover UpSeries
1984Goldilocks and the Three BearsForest RangerFilm
1984Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'SelfFilm
1984Domestic Life · 10 episodesSeries
1983The Black Stallion ReturnsNarrator (voice)Film
1983Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice)Series
1983Heart Like a WheelJack RoqueFilm
1983Deadline Auto TheftCaptain GibbsFilm
1983The RoustersJack Slade · 13 episodesSeries
1983Cocaine BluesNarratorFilm
1982Endangered SpeciesBen MorganFilm
1982The JunkmanHimself / Cap. Gibbs / Rev. Jim Beam (voice)Film
1982Faerie Tale TheatreForest RangerSeries
1982Liar's MoonCecil DuncanFilm
1980Cloud DancerBrad's MechanicFilm
1980Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell SistersSelfSeries
1979The Black StallionAlec's FatherFilm
1979Skinflint: A Country Christmas CarolCyrus FlintFilm
1978WKRP in CincinnatiT.J. WatsonSeries
1978Flying HighSeries
1976The Bionic WomanSeries
1975The Smothers Brothers ShowSeries
1974Dinah!SelfSeries
1973Rock ConcertSelfSeries
1972The Midnight SpecialSelfSeries
1970McCloudSeries
1966SmokyFred DentonFilm
1965I Dream of JeannieBullSeries
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 3 episodes, Self - Musical GuestSeries
—DoorwaysJakeSeries
Sound (1)
1974The Legend of Hillbilly JohnSongsFilm