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Hoyt Axton
ActingBORN: 1938-03-25Duncan, 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".
Top Filmography
7.1
Gremlins
1984 // MOVIE
7.8
I Dream of Jeannie
1965 // TV
6.2
We're No Angels
1989 // MOVIE
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984 // TV
7.0
The Black Stallion
1979 // MOVIE
7.0
The Bionic Woman
1976 // TV
6.7
Buried Alive
1990 // MOVIE
6.5
Growing Pains
1985 // TV
7.9
The Civil War
1990 // TV
7.4
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 // TV
7.5
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978 // TV
6.5
The Black Stallion Returns
1983 // MOVIE
7.1
McCloud
1970 // TV
8.4
Reading Rainbow
1983 // TV
4.7
King Cobra
1999 // MOVIE