Hoyt Axton
Hoyt Axton
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Hoyt Axton

Actor 1938-03-25 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 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".

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Gremlins

Gremlins

1984 · Rand Peltzer

I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie

1965 · Bull

We're No Angels

We're No Angels

1989 · Father Levesque

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Sheriff Tate

The Black Stallion

The Black Stallion

1979 · Alec's Father

The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman

1976 · TV

Buried Alive

Buried Alive

1990 · Sheriff Sam Eberly

Growing Pains

Growing Pains

1985 · Claver Jackson

The Civil War

The Civil War

1990 · Various (voice)

WKRP in Cincinnati

WKRP in Cincinnati

1978 · T.J. Watson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

The Black Stallion Returns

The Black Stallion Returns

1983 · Narrator (voice)

McCloud

McCloud

1970 · TV

Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow

1983 · Self - Narrator (voice)

Disorganized Crime

Disorganized Crime

1989 · Sheriff Henault

King Cobra

King Cobra

1999 · Mayor Ed Biddle

Retribution

Retribution

1987 · Lt. Ashley

Heart Like a Wheel

Heart Like a Wheel

1983 · Jack Roque

Act of Vengeance

Act of Vengeance

1986 · Silous Huddleston