Hoyt Axton
ActingBorn
March 25, 1938
Died
October 26, 1999
Place of Birth
Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
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".
Known For
Filmography
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
2014
King Cobra
1999
Number One Fan
1995
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
1995
Season of Change
1994
Doorways
1993
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
1993
Harmony Cats
1992
Space Case
1992
Dorf Goes Auto Racing
1990
Buried Alive
1990
We're No Angels
1989
Disorganized Crime
1989
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
1988
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
1988
Dixie Lanes
1988
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
1987
Retribution
1987
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
1987
Act of Vengeance
1986
Dallas: The Early Years
1986
The Steel Collar Man
1985
Gremlins
1984
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
1984
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
1984
Deadline Auto Theft
1983
Heart Like a Wheel
1983
The Black Stallion Returns
1983
Cocaine Blues
1983
Endangered Species
1982
The Junkman
1982
Liar's Moon
1982
Cloud Dancer
1980
Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol
1979
The Black Stallion
1979
Smoky
1966
The Civil War
1990
Growing Pains
1985
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Cover Up
1984
Domestic Life
1984
The Rousters
1983
Reading Rainbow
1983
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
1980
Flying High
1978
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978
The Bionic Woman
1976
The Smothers Brothers Show
1975
Dinah!
1974
Rock Concert
1973
The Midnight Special
1972
McCloud
1970
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Doorways