Hoyt Axton

Hoyt Axton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

25/03/1938

Day of Death

26/10/1999
(61) years old

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", "T... Read More

Filmography

Cast

1999

King Cobra

as Mayor Ed Biddle

1995

Number One Fan

as Joe Halsey

1995

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

as Huey P. Long, Sr.

1994

Season of Change

as Big Upton

1993

Doorways

as Jake Mitchell

1992

Harmony Cats

as Bill Stratton

1992

Space Case

as Charlie

1990

Buried Alive

as Sheriff Sam Eberly

1989

We're No Angels

as Father Levesque

1989

Disorganized Crime

as Sheriff Henault

1988

Dixie Lanes

as Clarence Laidlaw

1987

Retribution

as Lt. Ashley

1986

Act of Vengeance

as Silous Huddleston

1986

Dallas: The Early Years

as Aaron Southworth

1984

Gremlins

as Randall Peltzer

1984

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

as Forest Ranger

1983

Deadline Auto Theft

as Captain Gibbs

1983

Heart Like a Wheel

as Jack Roque

1983

The Black Stallion Returns

as Narrator (voice)

1983

Cocaine Blues

as Narrator

1982

Endangered Species

as Ben Morgan

1982

The Junkman

as Himself / Cap. Gibbs / Rev. Jim Beam (vo...

1982

Liar's Moon

as Cecil Duncan

1980

Cloud Dancer

as Brad's Mechanic

1979

The Black Stallion

as Alec's Father

1966

Smoky

as Fred Denton

Crew

2022

Americana

as Music