Hoyt Axton
Known for: Acting
Born: March 25, 1938
Died: October 26, 1999
Place of birth: Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
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".
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Filmography
38 movies · 20 TV shows, newest first
2.0
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
7.3
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
2014
4.8
King Cobra
1999
3.3
Number One Fan
1995
6.7
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
1995
4.6
Season of Change
1994
4.2
Doorways
199310.0
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
1993
5.0
Harmony Cats
1992
10.0
Space Case
1992
9.0
Dorf Goes Auto Racing
1990
7.9
The Civil War
1990
6.8
Buried Alive
1990
6.2
We're No Angels
1989
5.4
Disorganized Crime
1989
8.0
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
1988NR
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
1988
4.0
Dixie Lanes
1988
6.2
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
1987
6.0
Retribution
1987
6.5
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
1987
5.6
Act of Vengeance
1986
5.3
Dallas: The Early Years
1986
6.5
Growing Pains
1985
8.0
The Steel Collar Man
1985
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
6.9
Cover Up
1984
7.1
Gremlins
1984
6.3
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
1984
7.5
Domestic Life
1984
6.5
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
1984
5.4
Deadline Auto Theft
1983
4.3
The Rousters
1983
8.4
Reading Rainbow
1983
5.9
Heart Like a Wheel
1983
6.5
The Black Stallion Returns
1983
7.0
Cocaine Blues
1983
8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
4.9
Endangered Species
1982
5.0
The Junkman
1982
5.5
Liar's Moon
1982
6.0
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
1980
6.0
Cloud Dancer
1980
7.0
Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol
1979
7.1
The Black Stallion
1979
6.3
Flying High
1978
7.6
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978
7.0
The Bionic Woman
1976
9.0
The Smothers Brothers Show
1975
7.0
Dinah!
1974
6.3
The Legend of Hillbilly John
1974
8.3
Rock Concert
1973
8.1
The Midnight Special
1972
7.2
McCloud
1970
6.7
Smoky
1966
7.8
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
8.0
Doorways
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