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Hoyt Axton(1938-1999)

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  • Composer
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Hoyt Axton
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King Cobra (1999)
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Hoyt Axton was born on 25 March 1938 in Duncan, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Gremlins (1984), Forrest Gump (1994) and The Big Chill (1983). He was previously married to Deborah Hawkins, Donna "Bambi" Roberts, Kathryn Roberts and Mary Sanino. He died on 26 October 1999 in Victor, Montana, USA.
BornMarch 25, 1938
DiedOctober 26, 1999(61)
BornMarch 25, 1938
DiedOctober 26, 1999(61)
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Hoyt Axton in The Black Stallion (1979)
Hoyt Axton, Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, and Danny Cooksey in Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
Hoyt Axton and Conrad Bain in Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
Hoyt Axton and Polly Holliday in Flo (1980)
Hoyt Axton and Lindsay Wagner in The Bionic Woman (1976)
Hoyt Axton, John Louie, and Keye Luke in Gremlins (1984)
Hoyt Axton and Zach Galligan in Gremlins (1984)
Hoyt Axton, John Louie, and Keye Luke in Gremlins (1984)
Hoyt Axton in We're No Angels (1989)
Peter Coyote and Hoyt Axton in Endangered Species (1982)
Hoyt Axton circa 1980s
Hoyt Axton

Known for

Gremlins (1984)
Gremlins
7.3
  • Randall Peltzer
  • 1984
Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump
8.8
  • Soundtrack("Joy to the World")
  • 1994
Jeff Goldblum, Kevin Kline, Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, William Hurt, Meg Tilly, JoBeth Williams, and Mary Kay Place in The Big Chill (1983)
The Big Chill
7.1
  • Soundtrack("Joy to the World")
  • 1983
Brendan Fraser in Encino Man (1992)
Encino Man
5.8
  • Soundtrack("Joy to the World")
  • 1992

Credits

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Actor

  • King Cobra (1999)
    King Cobra
  • Renee Allman, Chad McQueen, and Catherine Mary Stewart in Number One Fan (1995)
    Number One Fan
  • Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (1995)
    Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
  • America's Music Legacy: Folk
  • Doorways (1994)
    Doorways
  • Season of Change (1994)
    Season of Change
  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)
    Captain Planet and the Planeteers
    • (voice)
  • Space Case (1992)
    Space Case
  • Harmony Cats (1992)
    Harmony Cats
  • The Civil War (1990)
    The Civil War
    • (voice)
  • Gypsy Angels (1990)
    Gypsy Angels
  • Tim Matheson in Buried Alive (1990)
    Buried Alive
  • Growing Pains (1985)
    Growing Pains
  • Gary Cole and Wendy Kilbourne in Midnight Caller (1988)
    Midnight Caller
  • Oklahoma Passage (1989)
    Oklahoma Passage

Music Department

  • Dorf Goes Auto Racing (1990)
    Dorf Goes Auto Racing
  • Jim Baker, Joyce Bulifant, Leo Burmester, Polly Holliday, Stephen Keep Mills, and Geoffrey Lewis in Flo (1980)
    Flo

Composer

  • Fatboy Slim: Praise You (1999)
    Fatboy Slim: Praise You
  • Mariah Carey: Joy to the World - Celebration Mix
  • Mariah Carey: Joy to the World - Live Version
  • Corbin Bernsen, Fred Gwynne, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rubén Blades, and William Russ in Disorganized Crime (1989)
    Disorganized Crime
  • Desperate Dreams
  • The Hoyt Axton Country Western Boogie Woogie Gospel Rock and Roll Show

Videos6

Trailer
Trailer 1:58
Trailer
Liar's Moon
Trailer 2:26
Liar's Moon
We're No Angels
Trailer 1:31
We're No Angels
Gremlins
Trailer 2:09
Gremlins
Gremlins
Trailer 1:01
Gremlins
King Cobra (1999)
Trailer 1:34
King Cobra (1999)

Personal details

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    • March 25, 1938
    • Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
    • October 26, 1999
    • Victor, Montana, USA(heart attack)
    • August 28, 1997 - October 26, 1999 (his death)
    • Mark Axton
    • Mae Boren Axton
  • Other works
    Narrated he narrated an hour-long video on the history of the Alaska Highway called "The Alaska Highway: 1942-1992" which was produced by public television station KAKM of Anchorage and shown nationally on PBS.
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    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Wrote "Joy To The World" and "Never Been To Spain" for Three Dog Night.
  • Quotes
    Contemplating mankind's purpose turns people like me into pseudo-philosophers. I feel that life is simply a matter of one foot in front of the other and down the road we go. If we're lucky we get to enjoy a little dance or song now and then--I've been singing my song to life since I was born. I've learned that love and the blues seem to be partners.

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