
Hoyt Axton
Mar 25, 1938 - Oct 26, 1999 (61 years old) in Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
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".
Known For

Murder, She Wrote
Sheriff Tate

Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)

I Dream of Jeannie
Bull

Faerie Tale Theatre
Forest Ranger

The Midnight Special
Self

Growing Pains
Claver Jackson

WKRP in Cincinnati
T.J. Watson

Gremlins
Randall Peltzer
Credits
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(archive footage)★ 7
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King Cobra 1999Mayor Ed Biddle★ 4.7
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Number One Fan 1995Joe Halsey★ 2.6
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Huey P. Long, Sr.★ 7.5
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Season of Change 1994Big Upton★ 4.3
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Doorways 1993Jake Mitchell★ 5
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Narrator★ NR
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Harmony Cats 1992Bill Stratton★ 2
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Space Case 1992Charlie★ NR
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Self★ NR
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The Civil War 1990Various★ 8
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Buried Alive 1990Sheriff Sam Eberly★ 6.8
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We're No Angels 1989Father Levesque★ 6.2
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Disorganized Crime 1989Sheriff Henault★ 5.4
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Sheriff Ben Tree★ NR
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Dixie Lanes 1988Clarence Laidlaw★ 3.4
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Al Bensinger★ 5.9
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Retribution 1987Lt. Ashley★ 5.9
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Charlie Hartford★ NR
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Act of Vengeance 1986Silous Huddleston★ 5.6
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Aaron Southworth★ 5
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Growing Pains 1985Claver Jackson★ 6.5
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The Steel Collar Man 1985Red★ NR
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Murder, She Wrote 1984Sheriff Tate★ 7.5
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Cover Up 1984★ 6.6
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Gremlins 1984Randall Peltzer★ 7.1
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Forest Ranger★ 5
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Domestic Life 1984★ 5
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Self★ 5
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Deadline Auto Theft 1983Captain Gibbs★ 5.3
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The Rousters 1983Jack Slade★ 3
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Reading Rainbow 1983Self - Narrator (voice)★ 8.3
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Heart Like a Wheel 1983Jack Roque★ 5.6
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Narrator (voice)★ 6.4
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Cocaine Blues 1983Narrator★ NR
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Faerie Tale Theatre 1982Forest Ranger★ 8.1
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Endangered Species 1982Ben Morgan★ 4.9
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The Junkman 1982Himself / Cap. Gibbs / Rev. Jim Beam (voice)★ 5
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Liar's Moon 1982Cecil Duncan★ 5.3
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Self★ 5
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Cloud Dancer 1980Brad's Mechanic★ 5.6
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Cyrus Flint★ 5.5
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The Black Stallion 1979Alec's Father★ 7
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Flying High 1978★ 4.5
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WKRP in Cincinnati 1978T.J. Watson★ 7.5
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The Bionic Woman 1976★ 7
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★ NR
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Rock Concert 1973Self★ 8
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The Midnight Special 1972Self★ 7.8
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McCloud 1970★ 7.1
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Smoky 1966Fred Denton★ 5.5
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I Dream of Jeannie 1965Bull★ 7.8