Hoyt Axton
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".
Acted in
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
Doorways
1993
as Jake Mitchell
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
1993
as Narrator
Harmony Cats
1992
as Bill Stratton
Space Case
1992
as Charlie
Dorf Goes Auto Racing
1990
as Self
The Civil War
1990
as Various
Buried Alive
1990
as Sheriff Sam Eberly
We're No Angels
1989
as Father Levesque
Disorganized Crime
1989
as Sheriff Henault
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
1988
as Sheriff Ben Tree
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
1988
as Sheriff
Dixie Lanes
1988
as Clarence Laidlaw
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
1987
as Al Bensinger
Retribution
1987
as Lt. Ashley
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
1987
as Charlie Hartford
Act of Vengeance
1986
as Silous Huddleston
Dallas: The Early Years
1986
as Aaron Southworth
Growing Pains
1985
as Claver Jackson
The Steel Collar Man
1985
as Red
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Sheriff Tate
Cover Up
1984
Gremlins
1984
as Randall Peltzer
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
1984
as Forest Ranger
Domestic Life
1984
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
1984
as Self
Deadline Auto Theft
1983
as Captain Gibbs
The Rousters
1983
as Jack Slade
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
Heart Like a Wheel
1983
as Jack Roque
The Black Stallion Returns
1983
as Narrator (voice)
Cocaine Blues
1983
as Narrator
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Forest Ranger
Endangered Species
1982
as Ben Morgan
The Junkman
1982
as Himself / Cap. Gibbs / Rev. Jim Beam (voice)
Liar's Moon
1982
as Cecil Duncan
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
1980
as Self
Cloud Dancer
1980
as Brad's Mechanic
Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol
1979
as Cyrus Flint
The Black Stallion
1979
as Alec's Father
Flying High
1978
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978
as T.J. Watson
The Bionic Woman
1976
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
Doorways
as Jake