Hoyt Axton

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-03-25 (61 years old)

Deathday

1999-10-26

Place of Birth

Duncan, Oklahoma, USA

Hoyt Axton

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".

Acting

1984

Gremlins

as Randall Peltzer

1989

Disorganized Crime

as Sheriff Henault

1989

We're No Angels

as Father Levesque

1983

Heart Like a Wheel

as Jack Roque

1999

King Cobra

as Mayor Ed Biddle

1990

Buried Alive

as Sheriff Sam Eberly

1982

Endangered Species

as Ben Morgan

1979

The Black Stallion

as Alec's Father

1983

Deadline Auto Theft

as Captain Gibbs

1982

Liar's Moon

as Cecil Duncan

1995

Number One Fan

as Joe Halsey

1983

Cocaine Blues

as Narrator

1995

1992

Harmony Cats

as Bill Stratton

1980

Cloud Dancer

as Brad's Mechanic

1966

Smoky

as Fred Denton

1983

The Black Stallion Returns

as Narrator (voice)

1986

Act of Vengeance

as Silous Huddleston

1987

Retribution

as Lt. Ashley

1988

Dixie Lanes

as Clarence Laidlaw

1986

Dallas: The Early Years

as Aaron Southworth

1982

The Junkman

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

1984

1992

Space Case

as Charlie

1994

Season of Change

as Big Upton

1993

Doorways

as Jake Mitchell

Production

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