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Hoyt Wayne Axton was an American folk music singer-songwriter, guitarist, and a film and television 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. As he matured, some of his songwriting became well known throughout the world. Among them were "Joy to the World", "The Pusher", "No No Song", "Greenback Dollar", "Della and the Dealer", and "Never Been to Spain".
Birth Name
Hoyt Wayne Axton
Born
Friday, 25 March 1938
Died
Tuesday, 26 October 1999
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| King Cobra | Mayor Ed Biddle | 1999 |
| Number One Fan | Joe Halsey / Lt. Joe Halsey | 1995 |
| Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long | Huey P. Long, Sr. | 1995 |
| Doorways | Jake Mitchell | 1994 |
| Season of Change | Big Upton | 1994 |
| Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle | Narrator | 1993 |
| Harmony Cats | Bill Stratton | 1992 |
| Dorf Goes Auto Racing | Self | 1990 |
| The Civil War | Various | 1990 |
| Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Big Ed Baker | 1990 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| King Cobra | Mayor Ed Biddle | 1999 |
| Number One Fan | Joe Halsey / Lt. Joe Halsey | 1995 |
| Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long | Huey P. Long, Sr. | 1995 |
| Doorways | Jake Mitchell | 1994 |
| Season of Change | Big Upton | 1994 |
| Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle | Narrator | 1993 |
| Harmony Cats | Bill Stratton | 1992 |
| Dorf Goes Auto Racing | Self | 1990 |
| The Civil War | Various | 1990 |
| Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Big Ed Baker | 1990 |
| Buried Alive | Sheriff Sam Eberly | 1990 |
| Gypsy Angels | Minor Role | 1990 |
| We're No Angels | Father Levesque | 1989 |
| Disorganized Crime | Sheriff Henault | 1989 |
| Oklahoma Passage | Host | 1989 |
| Midnight Caller | Ralston Cash Dollar | 1988 |
| Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge | Sheriff Ben Tree | 1988 |
| Dixie Lanes | Clarence Laidlaw | 1988 |
| Christmas Comes to Willow Creek | Al / Al Bensinger | 1987 |
| Retribution | Lt. Ashley | 1987 |
| Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story | Charlie Hartford | 1987 |
| Act of Vengeance | Silous Huddleston | 1986 |
| Dallas: The Early Years | Aaron Southworth | 1986 |
| Growing Pains | Claver Jackson | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Sheriff Tate | 1984 |
| Cover Up | Cody | 1984 |
| Gremlins | Randall Peltzer | 1984 |
| Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' | Self | 1984 |
| Deadline Auto Theft | Captain Gibbs | 1983 |
| The Rousters | Cactus Jack Slade | 1983 |
| The Rousters | Jack Slade / Cactus Jack Slade | 1983 |
| Star Search | Self - Introducer | 1983 |
| Reading Rainbow | Self | 1983 |
| Heart Like a Wheel | Tex Roque / Jack Roque | 1983 |
| The Black Stallion Returns | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 1983 |
| Nashville Now | Self | 1983 |
| Cocaine Blues | Narrator | 1983 |
| Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Cooper Johnson | 1982 |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | Forest Ranger | 1982 |
| Endangered Species | Ben Morgan | 1982 |
| The Junkman | Himself / Cap. Gibbs / Rev. Jim Beam (voice) / Self / Rev. Jim Beam | 1982 |
| Liar's Moon | Cecil Duncan | 1982 |
| Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters | Self | 1980 |
| Cloud Dancer | Brad's Mechanic | 1980 |
| The Hollywood Knights | Lead Cop | 1980 |
| Flo | Self | 1980 |
| Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol | Cyrus Flint | 1979 |
| The Toni Tennille Show | Self | 1979 |
| The Black Stallion | Alec's Father | 1979 |
| Trapper John, M.D. | Jack Dearborne | 1979 |
| Atoka | Self | 1979 |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | Self | 1979 |
| Diff'rent Strokes | Wes McKinney / Wes McKinney, Sam's Father | 1978 |
| WKRP in Cincinnati | T.J. Watson | 1978 |
| Hee Haw Honeys | Self | 1978 |
| Flying High | Hoyt Axton | 1978 |
| The Bionic Woman | Big Buck Buckley | 1976 |
| Nashville on the Road | Self - Guest | 1975 |
| The Smothers Brothers Show | Self | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self / Self - Musician | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Rock Concert | Self | 1973 |
| Musikladen | Self | 1972 |
| The Midnight Special | Self | 1972 |
| McCloud | Johnny Starbuck | 1970 |
| Hee Haw | Self | 1969 |
| Della | Self | 1969 |
| Iron Horse | Slash Birney | 1966 |
| Smoky | Fred Denton | 1966 |
| I Dream of Jeannie | Bull | 1965 |
| That Regis Philbin Show | Self | 1964 |
| The Folk World of Jimmie Rodgers | Self | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Musical Guest / Himself / Himself - Guest / Hismelf - Musical Guest | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Vocalist | 1961 |
| Bonanza | Howard Mead | 1959 |
