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Hoyt Axton

1938 - 1999

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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", "Never Been to Spain", and "Boney Fingers". He was also a prolific character actor, with many film and television roles to his credit, often playing a father figure in a number of films, including The Black Stallion (1979), Heart Like a Wheel (1983), and Gremlins (1984). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hoyt Axton is the 7,039th most popular actor (down from 6,144th in 2019), the 10,915th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,021st in 2019) and the 3,259th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Hoyt Axton ranks 7,039 out of 13,578Before him are Roma Maffia, Hiba Abouk, Melanie Lynskey, Martin Milner, Karisma Kapoor, and Dave Sheridan. After him are Mikkel Følsgaard, Florence La Badie, Mark Lester, Van Williams, Muriel Pavlow, and Eleanor Bron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Hoyt Axton ranks 555Before him are Yevgeni Mayorov, Marjatta Kajosmaa, Neil Abercrombie, Paul Bartel, Peter Jennings, and Geoff Murphy. After him are Eleanor Bron, Lester Bird, Jean Taillandier, Lorraine Crapp, Rolando Serrano, and Ryszard Parulski. Among people deceased in 1999, Hoyt Axton ranks 290Before him are Roderick Thorp, Akhtar Hameed Khan, Arturo Fernández Meyzán, Rick Rude, Rolf Landauer, and João Carlos de Oliveira. After him are Władysław Hasior, Roderick Chisholm, Boris Kuznetsov, Ester Boserup, Bailey Olter, and Hillary Brooke.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hoyt Axton ranks 10,917 out of 20,380Before him are Martin Milner (1931), Tim Mayotte (1960), Dave Sheridan (1969), John Sedgwick (1813), Ted Kaufman (1939), and Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840). After him are Jon Oliva (1959), Florence La Badie (1888), Taylor Dayne (1962), John Bartram (1699), Van Williams (1934), and Jason Lewis (1971).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Hoyt Axton ranks 3,260Before him are Paul Le Mat (1945), Keith Andes (1920), Rachel Zegler (2001), Roma Maffia (1955), Martin Milner (1931), and Dave Sheridan (1969). After him are Florence La Badie (1888), Van Williams (1934), Jason Lewis (1971), Jonathan Harris (1914), Alice Terry (1900), and Amy Hill (1953).