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

• 2014Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins — (archive footage)
• 1999King Cobra — Mayor Ed Biddle
• 1995Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long — Huey P. Long, Sr.
• 1995Number One Fan — Joe Halsey
• 1994Season of Change — Big Upton
• 1993Doorways — Jake Mitchell
• 1993Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle — Narrator
• 1992Harmony Cats — Bill Stratton
• 1992Space Case — Charlie
• 1990Buried Alive — Sheriff Sam Eberly
• The Civil War — Various (voice)
• 1989Disorganized Crime — Sheriff Henault
• 1989We're No Angels — Father Levesque
• 1988Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge — Sheriff Ben Tree
• 1988Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge — Sheriff
• 1988Dixie Lanes — Clarence Laidlaw
• 1987Christmas Comes to Willow Creek — Al Bensinger
• 1987Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story — Charlie Hartford
• 1987Retribution — Lt. Ashley
• 1986Act of Vengeance — Silous Huddleston
• 1986Dallas: The Early Years — Aaron Southworth
• Growing Pains — Claver Jackson
• 1985The Steel Collar Man — Red
• Cover Up
• Domestic Life
• 1984Goldilocks and the Three Bears — Forest Ranger
• 1984Gremlins — Rand Peltzer
• Murder, She Wrote — Sheriff Tate
• 1983Cocaine Blues — Narrator
• 1983Deadline Auto Theft — Captain Gibbs
• 1983Heart Like a Wheel — Jack Roque
• 1983The Black Stallion Returns — Narrator (voice)
• The Rousters — Jack Slade
• 1982Endangered Species — Ben Morgan
• Faerie Tale Theatre — Forest Ranger
• 1982Liar's Moon — Cecil Duncan
• 1980Cloud Dancer — Brad's Mechanic
• 1979Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol — Cyrus Flint
• 1979The Black Stallion — Alec's Father
• Flying High
• WKRP in Cincinnati — T.J. Watson
• The Bionic Woman
• The Smothers Brothers Show
• 1974The Legend of Hillbilly John — Songs
• McCloud
• 1966Smoky — Fred Denton
• I Dream of Jeannie — Bull
• Doorways — Jake

Appearances as themselves (10)

• 2022Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies — Self - (archive footage)
• 1990Dorf Goes Auto Racing — Self
• 1984Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' — Self
• Reading Rainbow — Self - Narrator (voice)
• 1982The Junkman — Himself / Cap. Gibbs / Rev. Jim Beam (voice)
• Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters — Self
• Dinah! — Self
• Rock Concert — Self
• The Midnight Special — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self, Self - Musical Guest