Hoyt Axton

Person

Hoyt Axton

Acting March 25, 1938

Duncan, Oklahoma, USA

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 W…

IMDb

Known for

Popular titles

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.5 1962 TV Show
Gremlins

Gremlins

7.1 1984 Movie
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.5 1984 TV Show
I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

7.8 1965 TV Show
We're No Angels

We're No Angels

6.2 1989 Movie
The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman

7.0 1976 TV Show
The Black Stallion

The Black Stallion

7.1 1979 Movie
Growing Pains

Growing Pains

6.5 1985 TV Show
Dinah!

Dinah!

7.0 1974 TV Show
McCloud

McCloud

7.2 1970 TV Show
Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow

8.4 1983 TV Show
Buried Alive

Buried Alive

6.7 1990 Movie

Photos

More stills of Hoyt Axton

Biography

A closer look

Read full 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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2022
    Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

    Movie Self - (archive footage)

  2. 2014
    Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins

    Movie (archive footage)

  3. 1999
    King Cobra

    Movie Mayor Ed Biddle

  4. 1995
    Number One Fan

    Movie Joe Halsey

  5. 1995
    Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

    Movie Huey P. Long, Sr.

  6. 1994
    Season of Change

    Movie Big Upton

  7. 1993
    Doorways

    Movie Jake Mitchell

  8. 1993
    Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle

    Movie Narrator

  9. 1992
    Harmony Cats

    Movie Bill Stratton

  10. 1992
    Space Case

    Movie Charlie

  11. 1990
    Dorf Goes Auto Racing

    Movie Self

  12. 1990
    The Civil War

    TV show Various (voice)

  13. 1990
    Buried Alive

    Movie Sheriff Sam Eberly

  14. 1989
    We're No Angels

    Movie Father Levesque

  15. 1989
    Disorganized Crime

    Movie Sheriff Henault

  16. 1988
    Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge

    Movie Sheriff Ben Tree

More credits
  1. 1988
    Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge

    Movie Sheriff

  2. 1988
    Dixie Lanes

    Movie Clarence Laidlaw

  3. 1987
    Christmas Comes to Willow Creek

    Movie Al Bensinger

  4. 1987
    Retribution

    Movie Lt. Ashley

  5. 1987
    Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story

    Movie Charlie Hartford

  6. 1986
    Act of Vengeance

    Movie Silous Huddleston

  7. 1986
    Dallas: The Early Years

    Movie Aaron Southworth

  8. 1985
    Growing Pains

    TV show Claver Jackson

  9. 1985
    The Steel Collar Man

    Movie Red

  10. 1984
    Murder, She Wrote

    TV show Sheriff Tate

  11. 1984
    Cover Up

    TV show

  12. 1984
    Gremlins

    Movie Randall Peltzer

  13. 1984
    Goldilocks and the Three Bears

    Movie Forest Ranger

  14. 1984
    Domestic Life

    TV show

  15. 1984
    Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

    Movie Self

  16. 1983
    Deadline Auto Theft

    Movie Captain Gibbs

  17. 1983
    The Rousters

    TV show Jack Slade

  18. 1983
    Reading Rainbow

    TV show Self - Narrator (voice)

  19. 1983
    Heart Like a Wheel

    Movie Jack Roque

  20. 1983
    The Black Stallion Returns

    Movie Narrator (voice)

  21. 1983
    Cocaine Blues

    Movie Narrator

  22. 1982
    Faerie Tale Theatre

    TV show Forest Ranger

  23. 1982
    Endangered Species

    Movie Ben Morgan

  24. 1982
    The Junkman

    Movie Himself / Cap. Gibbs / Rev. Jim Beam (voice)