Hoyt Axton
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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
Credits
Gremlins (1984)
as Randall Peltzer
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (1995)
as Huey P. Long, Sr.
The Black Stallion (1979)
as Alec's Father
Buried Alive (1990)
as Sheriff Sam Eberly
Endangered Species (1982)
as Ben Morgan
Retribution (1987)
as Lt. Ashley
Harmony Cats (1992)
as Bill Stratton
We're No Angels (1989)
as Father Levesque
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' (1984)
as Self
The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
as Narrator (voice)
King Cobra (1999)
as Mayor Ed Biddle
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies (2022)
as Self - (archive footage)
Liar's Moon (1982)
as Cecil Duncan
Act of Vengeance (1986)
as Silous Huddleston
Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
as Jack Roque
Dallas: The Early Years (1986)
as Aaron Southworth
Number One Fan (1995)
as Joe Halsey
The Junkman (1982)
as Himself / Cap. Gibbs / Rev. Jim Beam (voice)
Smoky (1966)
as Fred Denton
Disorganized Crime (1989)
as Sheriff Henault
Deadline Auto Theft (1983)
as Captain Gibbs
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek (1987)
as Al Bensinger
Cloud Dancer (1980)
as Brad's Mechanic
The Steel Collar Man (1985)
as Red
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story (1987)
as Charlie Hartford
Season of Change (1994)
as Big Upton
Space Case (1992)
as Charlie
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge (1988)
as Sheriff
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1984)
as Forest Ranger
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins (2014)
as (archive footage)
Dorf Goes Auto Racing (1990)
as Self
Doorways (1993)
as Jake Mitchell
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge (1988)
as Sheriff Ben Tree
Dixie Lanes (1988)
as Clarence Laidlaw
Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol (1979)
as Cyrus Flint
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle (1993)
as Narrator
Cocaine Blues (1983)
as Narrator