Biography
Hoyt Wayne Axton (March 25, 1938 β 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 56
Movies 38
TV Shows 18
self 9
Narrator 2
Voice 1
Music
AMERICANA (2022)
Movie
Self
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins (2014)
Movie
Mayor Ed Biddle
King Cobra (1999)
Movie
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
Self
The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
Movie
Narrator
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle (1993)
Movie
Bill Stratton
Harmony Cats (1992)
Movie
Charlie
Space Case (1992)
Movie
Self
Dorf Goes Auto Racing (1990)
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
Red
The Steel Collar Man (1985)
Movie
Sheriff Tate
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
TV
7
Cover Up (1984)
TV
Randall Peltzer
Gremlins (1984)
Movie
5.92
Forest Ranger
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1984)
Movie
Domestic Life (1984)
TV
Self
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' (1984)
Movie
Captain Gibbs
Deadline Auto Theft (1983)
Movie
Jack Slade / Cactus 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
Self
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters (1980)
TV
Brad's Mechanic
Cloud Dancer (1980)
Movie
Lead Cop
The Hollywood Knights (1980)
Movie
4.33
Cyrus Flint
Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol (1979)
Movie
Alec's Father
The Black Stallion (1979)
Movie
Flying High (1978)
TV
T.J. Watson
WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
TV
4.75
The Bionic Woman (1976)
TV
6.67
Songs
The Legend of Hillbilly John (1974)
Movie
Self
Rock Concert (1973)
TV
Self
The Midnight Special (1972)
TV
McCloud (1970)
TV
7
Fred Denton
Smoky (1966)
Movie
Bull
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
TV
6.11
Jake
Doorways
TV
Host
Oklahoma Passage
TV
Ratings
Average 5.64
Based on 435 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1965
1982
1984
1983
2022
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1938-03-25
Deathday1999-10-26 (61 years old)
Birth NameHoyt Wayne Axton
Birth PlaceDuncan, United States of America
MotherMae Boren Axton
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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