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".
Filmography
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
2022
as Self - (archive footage)
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
2014
as (archive footage)
King Cobra
1999
as Mayor Ed Biddle
Number One Fan
1995
as Joe Halsey
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
1995
as Huey P. Long, Sr.
Season of Change
1994
as Big Upton
Doorways
1993
as Jake Mitchell
- No poster
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
1993
as Narrator
Harmony Cats
1992
as Bill Stratton
Space Case
1992
as Charlie
Dorf Goes Auto Racing
1990
as Self
Buried Alive
1990
as Sheriff Sam Eberly
We're No Angels
1989
as Father Levesque
Disorganized Crime
1989
as Sheriff Henault
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
1988
as Sheriff Ben Tree
- No poster
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
1988
as Sheriff
Dixie Lanes
1988
as Clarence Laidlaw
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
1987
as Al Bensinger
Retribution
1987
as Lt. Ashley
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
1987
as Charlie Hartford
Act of Vengeance
1986
as Silous Huddleston
Dallas: The Early Years
1986
as Aaron Southworth
The Steel Collar Man
1985
as Red
Gremlins
1984
as Randall Peltzer