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Portrait of Hoyt Axton

Acting

Hoyt Axton

Career

Active from 1966 to 1999, with a break from 1967 to 1978, busiest in 1983 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Black Stallion
The Black Stallion
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hoyt Axton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    3.7, average 4.7
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.5, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    4.1, average 4.9
  • Coming of Age
    2.2, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family Secrets 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • 1950s 2
  • Fast-Paced Action 2
  • Adventure 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Doorways
Doorways
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Jake

2010s

1 title
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins (2014)

as (archive footage)

1990s

10 titles · average score 53
King Cobra
King Cobra (1999)
GoodWatch score 36

as Mayor Ed Biddle

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (1995)
GoodWatch score 55

as Huey P. Long, Sr.

Number One Fan
Number One Fan (1995)
GoodWatch score 35

as Joe Halsey

Season of Change
Season of Change (1994)

as Big Upton

Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle (1993)

as Narrator

Doorways
Doorways (1993)
GoodWatch score 48

as Jake Mitchell

Harmony Cats
Harmony Cats (1992)

as Bill Stratton

Space Case
Space Case (1992)

as Charlie

Buried Alive
Buried Alive (1990)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sheriff Sam Eberly

The Civil War
The Civil War (1990)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Various (voice)

1980s

26 titles · average score 61
Disorganized Crime
Disorganized Crime (1989)
GoodWatch score 57

as Sheriff Henault

We're No Angels
We're No Angels (1989)
GoodWatch score 46

as Father Levesque

Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge (1988)

as Sheriff Ben Tree

Dixie Lanes
Dixie Lanes (1988)

as Clarence Laidlaw

Retribution
Retribution (1987)
GoodWatch score 57

as Lt. Ashley

Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story (1987)

as Charlie Hartford

Gremlins
Gremlins (1984)
GoodWatch score 75

as Rand Peltzer

Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1984)

as Forest Ranger

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Sheriff Tate

The Rousters
The Rousters (1983)

TV show · as Jack Slade

Deadline Auto Theft
Deadline Auto Theft (1983)
GoodWatch score 56

as Captain Gibbs

Endangered Species
Endangered Species (1982)
GoodWatch score 51

as Ben Morgan

1970s

8 titles · average score 62
The Black Stallion
The Black Stallion (1979)
GoodWatch score 81

as Alec's Father

Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol
Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol (1979)

as Cyrus Flint

WKRP in Cincinnati
WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show · as T.J. Watson

Flying High
Flying High (1978)

TV show

The Bionic Woman
The Bionic Woman (1976)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show

The Smothers Brothers Show
The Smothers Brothers Show (1975)

TV show

The Legend of Hillbilly John
The Legend of Hillbilly John (1974)
GoodWatch score 59

Songs

McCloud
McCloud (1970)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

1960s

2 titles · average score 65
Smoky
Smoky (1966)
GoodWatch score 58

as Fred Denton

I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Bull