Cast & creator
Hoyt Axton
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Murder, She Wrote
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".
38
film credits
21
television credits
58
1962–2022 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (59)
Showing 59 of 59 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Musical Guest
1962
Murder, She Wrote
Sheriff Tate
1984
I Dream of Jeannie
Bull
1965
Dinah!
Self
1974
McCloud
1970
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
The Bionic Woman
1976
Growing Pains
Claver Jackson
1985
WKRP in Cincinnati
T.J. Watson
1978
The Midnight Special
Self
1972
Gremlins
Rand Peltzer
1984
Faerie Tale Theatre
Forest Ranger
1982
Rock Concert
Self
1973
Cover Up
1984
The Civil War
Various (voice)
1990
Flying High
1978
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
Self
1980
The Rousters
Jack Slade
1983
We're No Angels
Father Levesque
1989
The Black Stallion
Alec's Father
1979
The Smothers Brothers Show
1975
The Black Stallion Returns
Narrator (voice)
1983
Domestic Life
1984
Act of Vengeance
Silous Huddleston
1986
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
Huey P. Long, Sr.
1995
Buried Alive
Sheriff Sam Eberly
1990
Doorways
Jake
Retribution
Lt. Ashley
1987
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Self
1984
Heart Like a Wheel
Jack Roque
1983
Endangered Species
Ben Morgan
1982
Liar's Moon
Cecil Duncan
1982
Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies
Self - (archive footage)
2022
Disorganized Crime
Sheriff Henault
1989
King Cobra
Mayor Ed Biddle
1999
Dallas: The Early Years
Aaron Southworth
1986
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
Al Bensinger
1987Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
Narrator
1993
Harmony Cats
Bill Stratton
1992
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Forest Ranger
1984
Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol
Cyrus Flint
1979
The Steel Collar Man
Red
1985
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
(archive footage)
2014
Doorways
Jake Mitchell
1993
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
Charlie Hartford
1987
Cloud Dancer
Brad's Mechanic
1980
The Legend of Hillbilly John
Songs
1974Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
Sheriff
1988
The Junkman
Himself / Cap. Gibbs / Rev. Jim Beam (voice)
1982
Deadline Auto Theft
Captain Gibbs
1983
Season of Change
Big Upton
1994
Dorf Goes Auto Racing
Self
1990
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
Sheriff Ben Tree
1988
Number One Fan
Joe Halsey
1995
Dixie Lanes
Clarence Laidlaw
1988
Space Case
Charlie
1992
Smoky
Fred Denton
1966
Cocaine Blues
Narrator
1983