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Hoyt Axton
Hoyt Axton

Hoyt Axton

ActingBorn March 25, 1938Died October 26, 1999 (age 61)Duncan, Oklahoma, USA

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

1999
King Cobra

as Mayor Ed Biddle

Movie
1995
Number One Fan

as Joe Halsey

Movie
1995Movie
1994
Season of Change

as Big Upton

Movie
1993
Doorways

as Jake Mitchell

Movie
1992
Harmony Cats

as Bill Stratton

Movie
1992
Space Case

as Charlie

Movie
1990Movie
1990
The Civil War

as Various (voice)

TV
1990
Buried Alive

as Sheriff Sam Eberly

Movie
1989
We're No Angels

as Father Levesque

Movie
1989
Disorganized Crime

as Sheriff Henault

Movie
1988Movie
1988
Dixie Lanes

as Clarence Laidlaw

Movie
1987Movie
1987
Retribution

as Lt. Ashley

Movie
1986
Act of Vengeance

as Silous Huddleston

Movie
1986
Dallas: The Early Years

as Aaron Southworth

Movie
1985
Growing Pains

as Claver Jackson

TV
1985Movie
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Sheriff Tate

TV
1984TV
1984
Gremlins

as Randall Peltzer

Movie
1984Movie
1983
Deadline Auto Theft

as Captain Gibbs

Movie
1983
The Rousters

as Jack Slade

TV
1983
Reading Rainbow

as Self - Narrator (voice)

TV
1983
Heart Like a Wheel

as Jack Roque

Movie
1983
The Black Stallion Returns

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1983
Cocaine Blues

as Narrator

Movie
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre

as Forest Ranger

TV
1982
Endangered Species

as Ben Morgan

Movie
1982
The Junkman

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

Movie
1982
Liar's Moon

as Cecil Duncan

Movie
1980
Cloud Dancer

as Brad's Mechanic

Movie
1979
The Black Stallion

as Alec's Father

Movie
1978
WKRP in Cincinnati

as T.J. Watson

TV
1974
Dinah!

as Self

TV
1973TV
1970TV
1966
Smoky

as Fred Denton

Movie
1965TV
1962TV
Doorways

as Jake

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMarch 25, 1938
Day of DeathOctober 26, 1999
Place of BirthDuncan, Oklahoma, USA
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