Hoyt Axton
Born
1938-03-25
Place of birth
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".
Known for
Gremlins
Randall Peltzer
I Dream of Jeannie
Bull
We're No Angels
Father Levesque
Murder, She Wrote
Sheriff Tate
The Black Stallion
Alec's Father
The Bionic Woman
TV Series
Buried Alive
Sheriff Sam Eberly
Growing Pains
Claver Jackson
The Civil War
Various
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
WKRP in Cincinnati
T.J. Watson
The Black Stallion Returns
Narrator (voice)
McCloud
TV Series
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
King Cobra
Mayor Ed Biddle