ACTOR

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hoyt Axton has received more than 2,104,280 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Hoyt Axton is the 6,148th most popular actor (down from 5,249th in 2019), the 9,022nd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,798th in 2019) and the 2,812th most popular American Actor.

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  • 2.1M

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  • 44.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Hoyt Axton ranks 6,148 out of 13,578. Before him are Eddie Polo, Richard Briers, Ashley Benson, Catherine Fulop, Nazanin Boniadi, and Frances Dee. After him are Jill Hennessy, Jack Davenport, Mary Miles Minter, D. B. Woodside, Dorian Harewood, and Jay O. Sanders.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Hoyt Axton ranks 483. Before him are Barbara Wagner, Bohumil Němeček, Kathryn Beaumont, Charles Lloyd, Isidoro Díaz, and Nikolay Smaga. After him are Valentina Prudskova, John Hansen, Boris Melnikov, Armando Tobar, Klaus Töpfer, and Justin Lekhanya. Among people deceased in 1999, Hoyt Axton ranks 257. Before him are Kjell Rosén, Arturo Fernández Meyzán, Maria Sander, Georges Gandil, Allen Stack, and Mel Tormé. After him are Davor Dujmović, Zully Moreno, Walter Schleger, Sulo Nurmela, Charles Brown, and Enrique Hormazábal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hoyt Axton ranks 9,022 out of 20,380. Before him are Ashley Benson (1989), Allen Stack (1928), Mark Rober (1980), Frances Dee (1909), Norman Joseph Woodland (1921), and Mel Tormé (1925). After him are Ray Evans (1915), Mary Miles Minter (1902), D. B. Woodside (1969), Joe South (1940), Dorian Harewood (1950), and Jay O. Sanders (1953).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Hoyt Axton ranks 2,812. Before him are Shane West (1978), Mae Questel (1908), Sheree North (1932), Logan Lerman (1992), Ashley Benson (1989), and Frances Dee (1909). After him are Mary Miles Minter (1902), D. B. Woodside (1969), Dorian Harewood (1950), Jay O. Sanders (1953), Jesse Plemons (1988), and Carmine Caridi (1934).

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Television and Movie Roles

Gremlins
Randall Peltzer
When Billy Peltzer is given a strange but adorable pet named Gizmo for Christmas, he inadvertently breaks the three important rules of caring for a Mogwai, unleashing a horde of mischievous gremlins on a small town.
Jun 8th 19847.1 / 10
We're No Angels
Father Levesque
Two escaped cons' only prayer to escape is to pass themselves off as priests and pass by the police blockade at the border into the safety of Canada.
Jun 2nd 19896.153 / 10
The Black Stallion
Alec's Father
While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion that is brought on board and stabled in the ship he is sailing on. When it tragically sinks both he and the horse survive only to be stranded on a deserted island. He befriends it, so when finally rescued both return to his home where they soon meet Henry Dailey, a once successful trainer. Together they begin training the horse to race against the fastest ones in the world.
Oct 13th 19797 / 10