Personal Info
Hoyt Axton
Acting
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".
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
as (archive footage)
King Cobra
as Mayor Ed Biddle
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
as Huey P. Long, Sr.
Number One Fan
as Joe Halsey
Season of Change
as Big Upton
Doorways
as Jake Mitchell
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
as Narrator
Space Case
as Charlie
Harmony Cats
as Bill Stratton
TV Shows
The Civil War
as Various · 9 ep.
Growing Pains
as Claver Jackson · 1 ep.
Murder, She Wrote
as Sheriff Tate · 1 ep.
Cover Up
1 ep.
Domestic Life
10 ep.
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 ep.
The Rousters
as Jack Slade · 13 ep.
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Forest Ranger · 1 ep.
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
as Self · 1 ep.
WKRP in Cincinnati
as T.J. Watson · 1 ep.
