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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

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Murder, She Wrote
Sheriff Tate
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I Dream of Jeannie
Bull
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The Bionic Woman
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Growing Pains
Claver Jackson
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WKRP in Cincinnati
T.J. Watson
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The Midnight Special
Self
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Gremlins
Randall Peltzer
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Faerie Tale Theatre
Forest Ranger
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Reading Rainbow
Himself - Narrator (voice)
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McCloud

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