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