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".
Movie Appearances
Gremlins
as Randall Peltzer
1984
Disorganized Crime
as Sheriff Henault
1989
We're No Angels
as Father Levesque
1989
Heart Like a Wheel
as Jack Roque
1983
King Cobra
as Mayor Ed Biddle
1999
Buried Alive
as Sheriff Sam Eberly
1990
Endangered Species
as Ben Morgan
1982
The Black Stallion
as Alec's Father
1979
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
as Al Bensinger
1987
Deadline Auto Theft
as Captain Gibbs
1983
Liar's Moon
as Cecil Duncan
1982
Number One Fan
as Joe Halsey
1995
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
as Charlie Hartford
1987
Dorf Goes Auto Racing
as Self
1990
Cocaine Blues
as Narrator
1983
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
as Huey P. Long, Sr.
1995
Harmony Cats
as Bill Stratton
1992
Cloud Dancer
as Brad's Mechanic
1980
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
as Sheriff Ben Tree
1988
Smoky
as Fred Denton
1966
TV Appearances
Growing Pains
as Claver Jackson
1985
Murder, She Wrote
as Sheriff Tate
1984
I Dream of Jeannie
as Bull
1965
The Bionic Woman
1976
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Forest Ranger
1982
Cover Up
1984
Rock Concert
as Self
1973
McCloud
1970
Domestic Life
1984
Flying High
1978
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
as Self
1980
The Rousters
as Jack Slade
1983