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