Hoyt Axton
Known For
Acting
Born
1938-03-25 in Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
Died
1999-10-26
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".
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Murder, She Wrote
as Sheriff Tate
I Dream of Jeannie
as Bull
The Bionic Woman
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice)
WKRP in Cincinnati
as T.J. Watson
Growing Pains
as Claver Jackson
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Forest Ranger
The Civil War
as Various
Gremlins
as Randall Peltzer
McCloud
The Midnight Special
as Self
Cover Up
Retribution
as Lt. Ashley
Rock Concert
as Self
Flying High
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
as Self
The Black Stallion
as Alec's Father
Buried Alive
as Sheriff Sam Eberly
The Rousters
as Jack Slade