Hoyt Axton
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".
Personal Details
Movies (37)
Americana
Music (Sound)
2022
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
2022
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
as (archive footage)
2014
King Cobra
as Mayor Ed Biddle
1999
Number One Fan
as Joe Halsey
1995
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
as Huey P. Long, Sr.
1995
Season of Change
as Big Upton
1994
Doorways
as Jake Mitchell
1993
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
as Narrator
1993
Harmony Cats
as Bill Stratton
1992
Space Case
as Charlie
1992
Dorf Goes Auto Racing
as Self
1990
Buried Alive
as Sheriff Sam Eberly
1990
We're No Angels
as Father Levesque
1989
Disorganized Crime
as Sheriff Henault
1989
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
as Sheriff Ben Tree
1988
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
as Sheriff
1988
Dixie Lanes
as Clarence Laidlaw
1988
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
as Al Bensinger
1987
Retribution
as Lt. Ashley
1987
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
as Charlie Hartford
1987
Act of Vengeance
as Silous Huddleston
1986
Dallas: The Early Years
as Aaron Southworth
1986
The Steel Collar Man
as Red
1985
Gremlins
as Randall Peltzer
1984
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
as Forest Ranger
1984
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
as Self
1984
Deadline Auto Theft
as Captain Gibbs
1983
Heart Like a Wheel
as Jack Roque
1983
The Black Stallion Returns
as Narrator (voice)
1983
Cocaine Blues
as Narrator
1983
Endangered Species
as Ben Morgan
1982
The Junkman
as Himself / Cap. Gibbs / Rev. Jim Beam (voice)
1982
Liar's Moon
as Cecil Duncan
1982
Cloud Dancer
as Brad's Mechanic
1980
Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol
as Cyrus Flint
1979
The Black Stallion
as Alec's Father
1979
TV Shows (13)
The Civil War
as Various
1990
Growing Pains
as Claver Jackson
1985
Murder, She Wrote
as Sheriff Tate
1984
Cover Up
1984
Domestic Life
1984
The Rousters
as Jack Slade
1983
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Forest Ranger
1982
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
as Self
1980
Flying High
1978
WKRP in Cincinnati
as T.J. Watson
1978
The Bionic Woman
1976
The Smothers Brothers Show
1975