Hoyt Axton
Known for: 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".
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Musical Guest
1962
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Sheriff Tate
1984
Series
I Dream of Jeannie
Bull
1965
Series
Dinah!
Self
1974
Series
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
Series
McCloud
1970
Series
The Bionic Woman
1976
Series
Growing Pains
Claver Jackson
1985
Series
WKRP in Cincinnati
T.J. Watson
1978
Series
Faerie Tale Theatre
Forest Ranger
1982
Series
The Midnight Special
Self
1972
Film
Gremlins
Rand Peltzer
1984
Series
Rock Concert
Self
1973
Series
Cover Up
1984
Series
The Civil War
Various (voice)
1990
Series
Flying High
1978
Series
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
Self
1980
Film
We're No Angels
Father Levesque
1989
Series
The Rousters
Jack Slade
1983
Film
The Black Stallion
Alec's Father
1979
Series
The Smothers Brothers Show
1975
Film
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
Huey P. Long, Sr.
1995
Film
The Black Stallion Returns
Narrator (voice)
1983
Series
Domestic Life
1984
Series
Doorways
Jake
Film
Buried Alive
Sheriff Sam Eberly
1990
Film
Retribution
Lt. Ashley
1987
Film
Endangered Species
Ben Morgan
1982
Film
Heart Like a Wheel
Jack Roque
1983
Film
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Self
1984
Film
Act of Vengeance
Silous Huddleston
1986
Film
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Self - (archive footage)
2022
Film
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
Al Bensinger
1987
Film
Disorganized Crime
Sheriff Henault
1989
Film
Harmony Cats
Bill Stratton
1992
Film
King Cobra
Mayor Ed Biddle
1999
Film
Liar's Moon
Cecil Duncan
1982
Film
Dallas: The Early Years
Aaron Southworth
1986
Film
The Steel Collar Man
Red
1985
Film
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Forest Ranger
1984
Film
Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol
Cyrus Flint
1979
Film
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
(archive footage)
2014
Film
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
Charlie Hartford
1987
Film
Dorf Goes Auto Racing
Self
1990
Film
Cloud Dancer
Brad's Mechanic
1980
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
Narrator
1993
Film
The Junkman
Himself / Cap. Gibbs / Rev. Jim Beam (voice)
1982
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
Sheriff
1988
Film
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
Sheriff Ben Tree
1988
Film
Season of Change
Big Upton
1994
Film
Doorways
Jake Mitchell
1993
Film
Dixie Lanes
Clarence Laidlaw
1988
Film
Smoky
Fred Denton
1966
Film
Number One Fan
Joe Halsey
1995
Film
Deadline Auto Theft
Captain Gibbs
1983
Film
Space Case
Charlie
1992
Film
Cocaine Blues
Narrator
1983