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".
Filmography
all 57
Movies 39
TV Shows 18
self 9
Narrator 2
Voice 1
Mayor Ed Biddle
King Cobra (1999)
Movie
Lt. Joe Halsey
Number One Fan (1995)
Movie
3.5
Huey P. Long, Sr.
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (1995)
Movie
Big Upton
Season of Change (1994)
Movie
Jake Mitchell
Doorways (1993)
Movie
Bill Stratton
Harmony Cats (1992)
Movie
Charlie
Space Case (1992)
Movie
Various
The Civil War (1990)
TV
5.33
Sheriff Sam Eberly
Buried Alive (1990)
Movie
Father Levesque
We're No Angels (1989)
Movie
6
Sheriff Henault
Disorganized Crime (1989)
Movie
Sheriff Ben Tree
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge (1988)
Movie
Clarence Laidlaw
Dixie Lanes (1988)
Movie
Al Bensinger
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek (1987)
Movie
Lt. Ashley
Retribution (1987)
Movie
Charlie Hartford
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story (1987)
Movie
Silous Huddleston
Act of Vengeance (1986)
Movie
Aaron Southworth
Dallas: The Early Years (1986)
Movie
Claver Jackson
Growing Pains (1985)
TV
5.22
Sheriff Tate
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
TV
7
Randall Peltzer
Gremlins (1984)
Movie
5.92
Forest Ranger
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1984)
Movie
Captain Gibbs
Deadline Auto Theft (1983)
Movie
Jack Slade
The Rousters (1983)
TV
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Reading Rainbow (1983)
TV
6
Jack Roque
Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
Movie
4
Narrator (voice)
The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
Movie
Narrator
Cocaine Blues (1983)
Movie
Forest Ranger
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
TV
Ben Morgan
Endangered Species (1982)
Movie
Himself / Cap. Gibbs / Rev. Jim Beam (voice)
The Junkman (1982)
Movie
Cecil Duncan
Liar's Moon (1982)
Movie
Brad's Mechanic
Cloud Dancer (1980)
Movie
Alec's Father
The Black Stallion (1979)
Movie
T.J. Watson
WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
TV
4.75
Fred Denton
Smoky (1966)
Movie
Jake Mitchell
Doorways
TV
Gallery
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1938-03-25
Deathday1999-10-26 (61 years old)
Birth NameHoyt Wayne Axton
Birth PlaceDuncan, United States
MotherMae Boren Axton
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsOklahoma Music Hall of Fame
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