Hoyt AxtonFilmography

King Cobra

Actors: Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Scott Brandon, Kasey Fallo

Synopsis: What happens when you cross an African King Cobra with an Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake? You get one extremely large and ill-tempered reptile, and he's on the loose in the horror opus King Cobra. Dr. Irwin Burns (Joseph Ruskin) is developing an experimental drug that will increase aggression in Read More

Season of Change

Actors: Michael Madsen, Nicholle Tom, Jo Anderson, Hoyt Axton

Synopsis: In this coming-of-age drama follows a 13-year old girl living in Montana during 1946, as she copes with her father's adultery. Sally Mae Parker may be young, but she is not blind. She is quietly aware of the growing tension between her pregnant mother and her father, who recently returned from the Read More

Harmony Cats

Actors: Kim Coates, Jim Byrnes, Hoyt Axton, Charlene Fernetz

Synopsis: In this finely crafted Canadian character study, filled with light comic touches, Graham (Kim Coates) is an out of work symphony violinist. About the only job he can find is playing the bass fiddle with the Harmony Cats, a just-barely making it country band, led by Frank Hay (Jim Byrnes). Graham Read More

Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle

Synopsis: The Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Co. authorized this documentary commemorating the 90th anniversary of the company. Shown are film clips from news footage, movies and television shows that featured the company's motorcycles, and such stars as James Caan, Peter Fonda and Larry Hagman are interviewed Read More

Smithsonian's Great Battles of the Civil War, Vol. 3

Synopsis: Each episode of this series offers different battles of the war. Each uses re-enactments, expert commentary, and readings by actors such as Burt Reynolds, Charlton Heston, and Richard Dreyfuss to bring the events of the war to vivid life. Smithsonian's Great Battles of the Civil War, Vol. 3 Read More

Smithsonian's Great Battles of the Civil War, Vol. 6

Synopsis: Each episode of this series presents different battles from the war. Each uses re-enactments, expert commentary, and readings by actors such as Burt Reynolds, {$Charlton Heston, and Richard Dreyfuss to bring the events of the war to vivid life. This episode concentrates on the Wilderness campaign Read More

Guns of the Old West, Vol. 2: 1862-1898

Synopsis: This 2 volume series examines the firearms used in the Old West as narrated by Hoyt Axton. The guns of outlaws and lawmen in the period from 1862-1898 are featured in Volume 2. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Guns of the Old West, Vol. 1: 1803-1861

Synopsis: This 2 volume series examines the firearms used in the Old West as narrated by Hoyt Axton. The guns of outlaws and lawmen in the period from 1803-1861 are featured in Volume 1. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Songs of the Civil War

Synopsis: The American Civil War divided the nation and produced profound and lasting changes in the lives of its people. The issues and emotions of the times are reflected in this collection of songs from the era. The longing of slaves for freedom, the defiance of the South for a dying way of life, and the Read More

Growing Pains: Where There's a Will

Synopsis: Jason (Alan Thicke) is surprised to discover that he has inherited a mountain cabin in Colorado from his Uncle George. Upon reaching the cabin, Jason recalls that he was the only member of the family to encourage George to "follow his dreams"--and now he himself in a position to do just the same. Read More

The Rousters

Actors: Chad Everett, Hoyt Axton, Jim Varney

Synopsis: Originally shot as a television series pilot, the made-for-television Rousters is about Wyatt Earp's great-grandson (Chad Everett) who is a bouncer for Captain Jack Slade's carnival in Sladetown. The carnival is upset when a rascal named Clayton drops by, looking to cause some trouble. ~ Stephen Read More

Buried Alive

Actors: Tim Matheson

Synopsis: Produced for cable TV, this pedestrian thriller (also known as Till Death Do Us Part) purports to be a riff on Edgar Allen Poe's "The Premature Burial" but actually bears more of a resemblance to Diabolique. It stars Tim Matheson as a cheated-upon husband who can't stay down after his wife's (Jennifer Jason Leigh Read More

We're No Angels

Actors: Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Demi Moore, Wallace Shawn, Hoyt Axton, Bruno Kirby, Ray McAnally

Synopsis: In this comedy, escaped prisoners Ned (Robert DeNiro) and Jim (Sean Penn) take refuge in a monastery where they pose as priests to avoid capture. Intending to flee across the Canadian border, the two convicts run into all kinds of unexpected trouble in their new-found priesthood. ~ Iotis Erlewine Read More

Disorganized Crime

Actors: Hoyt Axton, Corbin Bernsen, Rubén Blades, Fred Gwynne

Synopsis: When a conniving Montana thief (Corbin Bernsen) decides to rob the local bank, he organizes a gang of four to meet at a remote cabin to initiate the crime. The ringleader is delayed, however, by a pair of ineffective cops. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide Read More

Retribution

Actors: Dennis Lipscomb, Leslie Wing, Suzanne Snyder, Jeff Pomerantz, George Murdock

Synopsis: A suicidal artist tries to end his miserable life on Halloween night and fails after jumping off the roof of a ramshackle LA boarding house. After the fall, his soul has somehow become possessed by the spirit of a murderous criminal. This horror movie explains how and why. Now the poor bum finds Read More

Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge

Actors: Lise Cutter, Alex McArthur, Rod Steiger, Alice Adair

Synopsis: Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge was the third in a sporadic series of TV westerns centered around fugitive do-gooder Duell McCall (Alex McArthur). Falsely accused of a whole litany of crimes, McCall is forced to drift from town to town, spreading a little goodwill wherever he happens to Read More

Murder, She Wrote: Coal Miner's Slaughter

Synopsis: A pre-Will and Grace Megan Mullally guest stars in this episode as Molly Connors, the feisty daughter of West Virginia coal miner Eben Connors (Denver Pyle). When Eben dies in a suspicious mining accident, Molly sweeps into town to accuse the mine's owner of being responsible for her dad's death. Read More

Dixie Lanes

Actors: Hoyt Axton, Karen Black, Art Hindle, John Vernon, Ruth Buzzi

Synopsis: This gentle comedy hearkens back to 1945, just after the war's end where a crazy small-town family awaits the return of one of their own. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Guilty of Innocence - the Lenell Geter Story

Actors: Dorian Harewood, Dabney Coleman

Synopsis: Dorian Harewood stars as real-life Texas engineer Lenell Geter, who in 1982 was accused of armed robbery. Beyond the fact that both he and the suspect are African-American, Geter looks nothing at all like the actual robber; still, he is identified as the culprit in a police lineup. Despite the Read More

Christmas Comes to Willow Creek

Actors: John Schneider, Tom Wopat, Kim Delaney

Synopsis: The Duke boys (John Schneider, Tom Wopat) return to play different characters: arguing brothers who are forced to take a shipment of toys to a remote Alaskan town. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide Read More

Act of Vengeance

Actors: Wilford Brimley, Charles Bronson, Ellen Burstyn

Synopsis: Produced for the HBO Cable service, Act of Vengeance reenacts the 1969 murder of United Mine Workers leader Jock Yablonski. Yablonski (Charles Bronson) virtually writes his own death warrant when, after a "safe" mine collapses and 80 miners are killed, he rebels against the incumbent UMW boss Tony Read More

Dallas: The Early Years

Actors: Molly Hagan, Dale Midkiff

Synopsis: Inspired by guess what television series, this made-for-TV movie traces the follies and fortunes of the Ewings and the Barneses all the way back to the 1930s. The familiar Dallas characters are played by unfamiliar (albeit very able) younger players: Miss Ellie, for example, isn't Barbara Bel Geddes Read More

Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'

Synopsis: Rare filmclips of folksinger Woody Guthrie at work and at play provide the highlights of this 74-minute documentary. Hard Travelin' places Guthrie's musical contributions within the context of their times, utilizing harrowing footage of the devastation wreaked by the Depression and the Dust Bowl. Read More

Gremlins

Actors: Zach Galligan, Hoyt Axton, Frances Lee McCain, Phoebe Cates, Polly Holliday

Synopsis: "Don't expose him to bright light. Don't ever get him wet. And don't ever, ever feed him after midnight." This sage advice is ignored midway through Gremlins, with devastating results. This comic Joe Dante effort is set in a Norman Rockwell-esque small town at Christmastime. Seeking a unique gift Read More

Heart Like a Wheel

Actors: Bonnie Bedelia, Beau Bridges, Leo Rossi, Hoyt Axton, Bill McKinney

Synopsis: Heart Like a Wheel stars Bonnie Bedelia as real-life racing champion Shirley "Cha Cha" Muldowney. Overcoming sexist hurdles, Shirley works hard to qualify for the major auto race competitions of America. Firmly in her cheering section is her dad (Hoyt Axton), and--at least at first--her husband Read More

Faerie Tale Theatre: Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Synopsis: A delightful episode from Shelley Duvall's popular family-oriented cable television series, this version of the classic children's yarn takes an unusual twist in that poor little Goldilocks is an ill-mannered, destructive brat who turns the lives and household of three kindly bears upside down. Read More

Deadline Auto Theft

Synopsis: Director H. B. Halicki affords himself the lead in Deadline Auto Theft, playing a lover of fast cars and fast women, in that order. In search of new thrills, he gets involved with ring of thieves. There follows the usual film-length chase, with Halicki running from the law and the crooks. Veterans Read More

The Junkman

Crew: Composer (Music Score)

Actors: H.B. Halicki, Christopher Stone, Susan Shaw, Lang Jeffries

Synopsis: H.B. Halicki, who wrote and directed the car chase classic Gone in 60 Seconds, returned with this action-comedy, in which Halicki claimed to have wrecked no fewer than 150 cars onscreen (a record confirmed by the Guinness Book of World Records). Harlan Hollis (H.B. Halicki) is a former junkyard Read More

Endangered Species

Actors: Robert Urich, JoBeth Williams, Paul Dooley, Hoyt Axton, Peter Coyote

Synopsis: Based on a true story, Endangered Species stars Robert Urich and JoBeth Williams. Urich plays vacationing ex-cop Ruben Castle, while Williams portrays Harriet Purdue, a small-town sheriff. Intrigued by Purdue's investigation of a rash of cattle mutilations, Castle begins following the evidence Read More

Liar's Moon

Actors: Matt Dillon, Cindy Fisher, Christopher Connelly, Hoyt Axton, Yvonne De Carlo

Synopsis: Against the wishes of both families, a poor boy (Matt Dillon) and a wealthy banker's daughter (Cindy Fisher) elope, only to discover that their immaturity and incompatibility may be the downfall of their relationship. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide Read More

The Dukes of Hazzard: Good Neighbors, Duke

Synopsis: The Dukes find out that their personable new neighbors, Adam and Esther Venable (John Larch, Cynthia Leake) are actually in the Federal Witness Protection Program. Complicating matters are a band of vicious bounty hunters who are pursuing the Venables in hopes of tracking down $2,000,000 in stolen Read More

Cloud Dancer

Actors: David Carradine, Jennifer O'Neill, Joseph Bottoms, Colleen Camp, Albert Salmi

Synopsis: This is a routine story about Bradley (David Carradine), a stunt flyer who loves flying more than anything else, as apparently does the director, Barry Brown. Bradley is devoted to his brother who suffers from Downs syndrome and he helps a new flyer to ditch a potentially disastrous flirtation Read More

Beyond the Darkness

Actors: Kieran Canter, Cinzia Monreale, Franca Stoppi, Sam Modesto

Synopsis: Joe D'Amato, notorious director of numerous Euro-porn epics, manages to exploit even more perverse theme material in this necrophiliac love story about a disturbed young taxidermist so bereaved over the loss of his fiancee that he exhumes and preserves her corpse to keep him company. When the Read More

WKRP in Cincinnati: I Do, I Do...For Now

Synopsis: When she was a little girl back in Rock Throw, West Virginia, Jennfer (Loni Anderson) promised to marry her childhood sweetheart T.J. Watson. Now T.J. is all grown up (and played by country singer Hoyt Axton), and he has come to Cincinnati to see Jennifer. Worried that T.J. will demand that she Read More

Skinflint: A Country Christmas

Synopsis: Popular country music stars from the late 1970s populate this updated adaptation of Dickens', A Christmas Carol. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

The Black Stallion

Actors: Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr, Clarence Muse, Hoyt Axton

Synopsis: This beautifully mounted adaptation of Walter Farley's story for children tells the tale of Alec (Kelly Reno), a young boy touring the world with his adventurous salesman father (Hoyt Axton). While travelling back to the United States by ship, Alec discovers a wild, beautiful Arabian stallion Read More

Outlaw Blues

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Peter Fonda, Susan Saint James, John Crawford, James Callahan, Michael Lerner

Synopsis: A musician discovers that there's no such thing as bad publicity when a murder charge makes him a star in this comedy-drama. Bobby Ogden (Peter Fonda) is an ex-con trying to go straight and build a career as a country and western singer. Bobby gets the opportunity to show off some of his tunes to Read More

Cathode Ray Theatre

Synopsis: Narrated by Tom DeWitt, this theatrical video explores the reality that is created in illusion in several short scenes. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Buster and Billie

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: J.B. Joiner, Dell C. Payne, Jan-Michael Vincent, Joan Goodfellow, Pamela Sue Martin, Clifton James, Robert Englund

Synopsis: In this coming-of-age movie from 1974 that mines the same territory as Summer of '42 and Class of '44, Joan Goodfellow plays Billie, an obliging blonde more than willing to dispense sexual favors for a group of horny high schoolers in rural Georgia of 1948. The only member of the high school group Read More

Easy Rider

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Phil Spector, Antonio Mendoza, Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson, Robert Walker, Jr., Luana Anders, Karen Black

Synopsis: Tossing wristwatches away, two bikers hit the road to find America in Dennis Hopper's anti-establishment classic. After a major cocaine sale to an L.A. connection (Phil Spector), free-wheeling potheads Billy (Hopper) and Wyatt, aka Captain America (Peter Fonda, who also produced), motor eastward Read More

Smoky

Actors: Fess Parker, Diana Hyland, Katy Jurado, Hoyt Axton, Robert J. Wilke

Synopsis: In this touching western horse story, a wandering cowboy and rodeo rider finds a beautiful wild stallion, captures him, and trains him into a fine horse. Unfortunately, the cowboy's wicked brother trades the horse so he can pay off some debts. Just as he is trying to take Smoky from his pen Read More

I Dream of Jeannie: Fastest Gun in the East

Synopsis: Tony (Larry Hagman) has GOT to learn not to reveal his innermost desires to Jeannie (Barbara Eden). Case in point: When Tony expresses a wish that he could have lived in the old west, Jeannie transports him back to the 19th century frontier town of Gopher Gulch--and makes him sheriff to Read More

Bonanza: Dead and Gone

Actors: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, Hoyt Axton

Synopsis: Singer Hoyt Axton made his dramatic debut in this episode of Bonanza, which first aired April 4, 1965. Axton is cast as drifter Howard Mead, whose singing skills are matched only by his predilection for running afoul of the law. While trying to straigthen Mead out, Adam Cartwright is forced to Read More

Axton Hoyt: Country Legends Live Mini Concert

Actors: Hoyt Axton