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Birthday: Mar 25, 1938
Place of Birth: Duncan, Oklahoma, USA

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".

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Gremlins Randall Peltzer 1984
Disorganized Crime Sheriff Henault 1989
We're No Angels Father Levesque 1989
Heart Like a Wheel Jack Roque 1983
King Cobra Mayor Ed Biddle 1999
Buried Alive Sheriff Sam Eberly 1990
Endangered Species Ben Morgan 1982
The Black Stallion Alec's Father 1979
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek Al Bensinger 1987
Deadline Auto Theft Captain Gibbs 1983
Liar's Moon Cecil Duncan 1982
Number One Fan Joe Halsey 1995
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story Charlie Hartford 1987
Dorf Goes Auto Racing Self 1990
Cocaine Blues Narrator 1983
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long Huey P. Long, Sr. 1995
Harmony Cats Bill Stratton 1992
Cloud Dancer Brad's Mechanic 1980
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge Sheriff Ben Tree 1988
Smoky Fred Denton 1966
The Black Stallion Returns Narrator (voice) 1983
Act of Vengeance Silous Huddleston 1986
Retribution Lt. Ashley 1987
Dixie Lanes Clarence Laidlaw 1988
Dallas: The Early Years Aaron Southworth 1986
Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol Cyrus Flint 1979
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge Sheriff 1988
The Junkman Himself / Cap. Gibbs / Rev. Jim Beam (voice) 1982
Goldilocks and the Three Bears Forest Ranger 1984
Space Case Charlie 1992
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle Narrator 1993
The Steel Collar Man Red 1985
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' Self 1984
Season of Change Big Upton 1994
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins (archive footage) 2014
Doorways Jake Mitchell 1993
Series Cast Year
Growing Pains Claver Jackson 1985
Murder, She Wrote Sheriff Tate 1984
I Dream of Jeannie Bull 1965
The Bionic Woman 1976
Faerie Tale Theatre Forest Ranger 1982
Cover Up 1984
Rock Concert Self 1973
McCloud 1970
Domestic Life 1984
Flying High 1978
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters Self 1980
The Rousters Jack Slade 1983
WKRP in Cincinnati T.J. Watson 1978
Reading Rainbow Himself - Narrator (voice) 1983
The Civil War Various 1990
The Midnight Special Self 1972
Doorways Jake 1970
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
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