Actor profile

Hoyt Axton

25th March 1938 Duncan, Oklahoma, USA Acting

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".

37 Movies 20 TV Shows 57 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies poster

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies 22nd June 2022 as Self - (archive footage)

Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins poster

Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins 30th September 2014 as (archive footage)

King Cobra poster

King Cobra 10th August 1999 as Mayor Ed Biddle

Number One Fan poster

Number One Fan 26th September 1995 as Joe Halsey

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long poster

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long 18th March 1995 as Huey P. Long, Sr.

Season of Change poster

Season of Change 16th April 1994 as Big Upton

Doorways poster

Doorways 21st April 1993 as Jake Mitchell

Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle 1st January 1993 as Narrator

Harmony Cats poster

Harmony Cats 6th August 1992 as Bill Stratton

Space Case poster

Space Case 1st January 1992 as Charlie

Dorf Goes Auto Racing poster

Dorf Goes Auto Racing 1st December 1990 as Self

Buried Alive poster

Buried Alive 9th May 1990 as Sheriff Sam Eberly

We're No Angels poster

We're No Angels 2nd June 1989 as Father Levesque

Disorganized Crime poster

Disorganized Crime 14th April 1989 as Sheriff Henault

Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge poster

Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge 24th May 1988 as Sheriff Ben Tree

Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge 24th May 1988 as Sheriff

Dixie Lanes poster

Dixie Lanes 3rd May 1988 as Clarence Laidlaw

Christmas Comes to Willow Creek poster

Christmas Comes to Willow Creek 20th December 1987 as Al Bensinger

Retribution poster

Retribution 1st October 1987 as Lt. Ashley

Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story poster

Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story 3rd February 1987 as Charlie Hartford

Act of Vengeance poster

Act of Vengeance 4th September 1986 as Silous Huddleston

Dallas: The Early Years poster

Dallas: The Early Years 23rd March 1986 as Aaron Southworth

The Steel Collar Man poster

The Steel Collar Man 7th August 1985 as Red

Gremlins poster

Gremlins 8th June 1984 as Randall Peltzer

Goldilocks and the Three Bears poster

Goldilocks and the Three Bears 9th January 1984 as Forest Ranger

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' poster

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' 1st January 1984 as Self

Deadline Auto Theft poster

Deadline Auto Theft 28th October 1983 as Captain Gibbs

Heart Like a Wheel poster

Heart Like a Wheel 1st April 1983 as Jack Roque

The Black Stallion Returns poster

The Black Stallion Returns 25th March 1983 as Narrator (voice)

Cocaine Blues poster

Cocaine Blues 2nd January 1983 as Narrator

Endangered Species poster

Endangered Species 10th September 1982 as Ben Morgan

The Junkman poster

The Junkman 28th August 1982 as Himself / Cap. Gibbs / Rev. Jim Beam (voice)

Liar's Moon poster

Liar's Moon 15th January 1982 as Cecil Duncan

Cloud Dancer poster

Cloud Dancer 29th May 1980 as Brad's Mechanic

Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol poster

Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol 18th December 1979 as Cyrus Flint

The Black Stallion poster

The Black Stallion 13th October 1979 as Alec's Father

Smoky poster

Smoky 3rd August 1966 as Fred Denton

The Civil War poster

The Civil War 23rd September 1990 as Various (voice)

Growing Pains poster

Growing Pains 24th September 1985 as Claver Jackson

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Sheriff Tate

Cover Up poster

Cover Up 22nd September 1984

Domestic Life poster

Domestic Life 4th January 1984

The Rousters poster

The Rousters 1st October 1983 as Jack Slade

Reading Rainbow poster

Reading Rainbow 6th June 1983 as Self - Narrator (voice)

Faerie Tale Theatre poster

Faerie Tale Theatre 11th September 1982 as Forest Ranger

Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters poster

Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters 18th November 1980 as Self

Flying High poster

Flying High 29th September 1978

WKRP in Cincinnati poster

WKRP in Cincinnati 18th September 1978 as T.J. Watson

The Bionic Woman poster

The Bionic Woman 14th January 1976

The Smothers Brothers Show 13th January 1975

Dinah! poster

Dinah! 21st October 1974 as Self

Rock Concert poster

Rock Concert 27th September 1973 as Self

The Midnight Special poster

The Midnight Special 19th August 1972 as Self

McCloud poster

McCloud 17th February 1970

I Dream of Jeannie poster

I Dream of Jeannie 18th September 1965 as Bull

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self - Musical Guest

Doorways poster

Doorways as Jake