Hoyt Axton
Born in Duncan, Oklahoma, USA — Mar 25 1938• Died Oct 26 1999
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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".
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Murder, She Wrote
Sheriff Tate
I Dream of Jeannie
Bull
McCloud
The Bionic Woman
Faerie Tale Theatre
Forest Ranger
WKRP in Cincinnati
T.J. Watson
Growing Pains
Claver Jackson
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Midnight Special
Self
Cover Up
The Civil War
Various
Gremlins
Randall Peltzer
Rock Concert
Self
Flying High
The Rousters
Jack Slade
Doorways
Jake
Domestic Life
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
Self
The Smothers Brothers Show
We're No Angels
Father Levesque
The Black Stallion
Alec's Father
Number One Fan
Joe Halsey
Buried Alive
Sheriff Sam Eberly
Heart Like a Wheel
Jack Roque
Retribution
Lt. Ashley
Endangered Species
Ben Morgan
King Cobra
Mayor Ed Biddle
Act of Vengeance
Silous Huddleston
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
Huey P. Long, Sr.
Space Case
Charlie
Dixie Lanes
Clarence Laidlaw
The Black Stallion Returns
Narrator (voice)
Disorganized Crime
Sheriff Henault
The Steel Collar Man
Red
Americana
Sound
Dallas: The Early Years
Aaron Southworth
Cloud Dancer
Brad's Mechanic
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
(archive footage)
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
Al Bensinger
The Legend of Hillbilly John
Sound
Harmony Cats
Bill Stratton
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Self - (archive footage)
Season of Change
Big Upton
Liar's Moon
Cecil Duncan
Doorways
Jake Mitchell
Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol
Cyrus Flint
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Forest Ranger
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
Charlie Hartford
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
Narrator
Smoky
Fred Denton
Cocaine Blues
Narrator
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
Sheriff Ben Tree
Deadline Auto Theft
Captain Gibbs
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Self
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
Sheriff
The Junkman
Himself / Cap. Gibbs / Rev. Jim Beam (voice)
Dorf Goes Auto Racing
Self