Hoyt Axton
Known for Acting · 57 credits
- Born
- 1938-03-25
- Died
- 1999-10-26
- 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
TV Shows (20)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self - Musical Guest
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Sheriff Tate
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Bull
Dinah!
1974
as Self
McCloud
1970
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Bionic Woman
1976
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Forest Ranger
Growing Pains
1985
as Claver Jackson
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978
as T.J. Watson
The Midnight Special
1972
as Self
Cover Up
1984
The Civil War
1990
as Various (voice)
Flying High
1978
Rock Concert
1973
as Self
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
1980
as Self
The Rousters
1983
as Jack Slade
Doorways
as Jake
Domestic Life
1984
The Smothers Brothers Show
1975
Movies (37)
Gremlins
1984
as Randall Peltzer
We're No Angels
1989
as Father Levesque
The Black Stallion
1979
as Alec's Father
Buried Alive
1990
as Sheriff Sam Eberly
The Black Stallion Returns
1983
as Narrator (voice)
Disorganized Crime
1989
as Sheriff Henault
Act of Vengeance
1986
as Silous Huddleston
Retribution
1987
as Lt. Ashley
King Cobra
1999
as Mayor Ed Biddle
Doorways
1993
as Jake Mitchell
Cloud Dancer
1980
as Brad's Mechanic
Dallas: The Early Years
1986
as Aaron Southworth
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
1988
as Sheriff Ben Tree
Heart Like a Wheel
1983
as Jack Roque
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
1987
as Charlie Hartford
Smoky
1966
as Fred Denton
Endangered Species
1982
as Ben Morgan
Liar's Moon
1982
as Cecil Duncan
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
1984
as Forest Ranger
The Junkman
1982
as Himself / Cap. Gibbs / Rev. Jim Beam (voice)
Space Case
1992
as Charlie
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
1995
as Huey P. Long, Sr.
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
2014
as (archive footage)
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
1987
as Al Bensinger
Number One Fan
1995
as Joe Halsey
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
as Self - (archive footage)
Dixie Lanes
1988
as Clarence Laidlaw
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
1988
as Sheriff
Season of Change
1994
as Big Upton
Deadline Auto Theft
1983
as Captain Gibbs
Harmony Cats
1992
as Bill Stratton
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
1993
as Narrator
The Steel Collar Man
1985
as Red
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
1984
as Self
Cocaine Blues
1983
as Narrator
Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol
1979
as Cyrus Flint
Dorf Goes Auto Racing
1990
as Self
About Hoyt Axton
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". With 57 credits spanning from 1962 to 2022, Hoyt Axton has appeared in 37 films and 20 TV shows.
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Most Popular Hoyt Axton Movies
- Gremlins (1984) — as Randall Peltzer
- We're No Angels (1989) — as Father Levesque
- The Black Stallion (1979) — as Alec's Father
- Buried Alive (1990) — as Sheriff Sam Eberly
- The Black Stallion Returns (1983) — as Narrator (voice)
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