John Hoyt
Acting
Born: October 5, 1905 · Bronxville, New York, USA
Died: September 15, 1991 (aged 85)
Highest Rated
Biography
John Hoyt was an American film, theatre, and television actor, October 5, 1905 – September 15, 1991. He began his acting career on Broadway, later appearing in numerous films and television series. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the films The Lawless (1950), When Worlds Collide (1951), Julius Caesar (1953), Blackboard Jungle (1955), Spartacus (1960), Cleopatra (1963), The Outer Limits (1964), Flesh Gordon (1974), and the television series Gimme a Break! (1981-87). Hoyt was born John McArthur Hoysradt in Bronxville, New York, the son of Warren J. Hoysradt, an investment banker, and his wife, Ethel Hoysradt, née Wolf. He attended the Hotchkiss School and Yale University, where he served on the editorial board of campus humor magazine The Yale Record. He received a bachelor's and a master's degree from Yale. He worked as a history instructor at the Groton School for two years. Hoyt shortened his surname in 1945, the year before his film debut in O.S.S. He became a familiar face in film noir and played the strict Principal Warneke in the 1955 film Blackboard Jungle, starring Glenn Ford. He played an industrialist in the 1951 film When Worlds Collide. Hoyt appeared in one Shakespearean film: MGM's Julius Caesar, reprising the role of Decius Brutus (or Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus), whom he had played in the 1937 Mercury Theatre production. In 1952, he played Cato in Androcles and the Lion. In 1953, he portrayed Elijah in the biblical film Sins of Jezebel. He had featured roles in the big-budget sixties epics Spartacus and Cleopatra.
Known for
Spartacus
1960
Star Trek
1966
The Twilight Zone
1959
Cleopatra
1963
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985
Bonanza
1959
The Munsters
1964
Get Smart
1965
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
1963
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Julius Caesar
1953
Photos (3)
Movies (84)
Spartacus
Caius
Cleopatra
Cassius
Desperately Seeking Susan
Space Commander
Julius Caesar
Decius Brutus
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
Flesh Gordon
Professor Gordon
Brute Force
Spencer
Never So Few
Col. Reed
When Worlds Collide
Sydney Stanton
The Big Combo
Nils Dreyer
Désirée
Talleyrand
Duel at Diablo
Chata
My Favorite Brunette
Dr. Lundau
The Company She Keeps
Judge Kendall
The Conqueror
Shaman
Androcles and the Lion
Cato
The Bribe
Gibbs
Merrill's Marauders
Gen. Joseph Stilwell
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
William Travers Jerome
Moonfleet
Magistrate Maskew
Casanova's Big Night
Maggiorin
Blackboard Jungle
Mr. Warneke
The Lady Gambles
Dr. Rojac
Gunpoint
Mayor Osborne
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Willard Benson
Baby Face Nelson
Samuel F. Parker
The Time Travelers
Dr. Varno
Forty Days of Musa Dagh
General Waggenheim
Young Dillinger
Dr. Wilson
Trial
Ralph Castillo
The Unfaithful
Det. Lt. Reynolds
Lost Continent
Michael Rostov
Curse of the Undead
Dr. Carter
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
Death of a Scoundrel
Mr. O'Hara
Two on a Guillotine
Attorney Carl Vickers
Forever, Darling
Bill Finlay
The Intruders
Appleton
Attack of the Puppet People
Mr. Franz
Winchester '73
Sunrider
Quebec
Father Antoine
Mulberry Street
Big Vic
New Mexico
Sergeant Harriton
Sealed Verdict
Otto Steigmann
The Purple Mask
Rochet
O.S.S.
Col. Paul Meister
The Come On
Harold King, alias Harley Kendrick
Creepy Classics
Mr. Franz - (archive footage)
Everybody Does It
Wilkins
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
Barlow
Outside the Wall
Jack Bernard
The Student Prince
Prime Minister
The Lawless
Ed Ferguson
The Black Castle
Count Steiken
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
Barlow
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
Prof. Samuel Langley
Trapped
Agent John Downey
The Pompatus of Love
Big Toe
Mohawk
Butler
Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn
Carmine
Panic in the City
Dr. Milton Becker
The Glass Cage
Lt. Max Westerman
Riot in Juvenile Prison
Col. Ernest Walton
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
Minister
Sierra Stranger
Sheriff
God Is My Partner
Gordon Palmer
Fame Is the Name of the Game
Larkin
Sins of Jezebel
Elijah
Nero Wolfe
Hewitt
Inside Straight
Flutey Johnson
Loan Shark
Vince Phillips
To the Ends of the Earth
George C. Shannon
Operation C.I.A.
Wells
The Great Dan Patch
Ben Lathrop
Wetbacks
Steve Bodine
The Last Request
Big Joe
A Great Ride
Jukebox Drunk
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Poole
The Decision of Christopher Blake
Mr. Caldwell
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
Harry Longden
In Search of Historic Jesus
Synagogue Man #1
Alvin Goes Back to School
1986
Winter Meeting
Stacy Grant
The Beast of Budapest
Prof. Ernst Tolnai
TV Shows (124)
Perry Mason
Joseph Harrison · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Philip Reynolds · 1 eps
Perry Mason
William Harper Caine · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Darwin Norland · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Thomas Webber · 1 eps
Star Trek
Dr. Phil Boyce (archive footage) · 1 eps
Ironside
Malcolm Henderson · 1 eps
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Dr. Knox · 1 eps
Bonanza
Major Sutcliffe · 1 eps
Hogan's Heroes
2 eps
Hogan's Heroes
Field Marshall Von Galter · 1 eps
Hogan's Heroes
General Bruner · 2 eps
Hogan's Heroes
Colonel Braun · 1 eps
Hogan's Heroes
General von Behler · 1 eps
The Rifleman
1 eps
The Rifleman
Gus Fremont · 1 eps
Peter Gunn
B.E. Raleigh · 1 eps
The Virginian
Judge Wickersham · 1 eps
The Virginian
Judge Harper · 1 eps
The Virginian
Mr. Marshall · 1 eps
The Virginian
Judge Manton · 1 eps
The Wild Wild West
1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Ross · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Dr. Loren · 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
2 eps
Get Smart
Mr. Bunny · 1 eps
Maverick
3 eps
The Six Million Dollar Man
Dr. Spruger · 1 eps
The Beverly Hillbillies
1 eps
The Philco Television Playhouse
1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Bernard Motley · 1 eps
Climax!
Poole · 1 eps
Rawhide
1959
Daniel Boone
Patrick Henry · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Colonel James Lamport · 1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
Bentridge · 1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
Simpson · 1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
Roger Webb · 1 eps
Matinee Theater
9 eps
Studio One
Judge Cass · 1 eps
Leave It to Beaver
Doctor Compton · 3 eps
The Munsters
2 eps
The Big Valley
Captain Waterman · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Don Alfredo · 2 eps
Lawman
1 eps
Lawman
Judge Loren Grant · 1 eps
Petticoat Junction
John Fisher · 2 eps
Petticoat Junction
Jeremiah Priddy · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Emmett Balfour · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Bifrost Alien · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Professor Hebbel · 1 eps
Police Woman
1 eps
Gunsmoke
Rex Propter · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Jeff · 1 eps
The Count of Monte Cristo
1 eps
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
General Beeker · 1 eps
Burke's Law
Otto Veidt · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Reverend · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Frank Hale · 2 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Walt Matthews · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Hannigan · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Judge Parker · 1 eps
Telephone Time
1 eps
Zorro
1 eps
Lights Out
1 eps
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Burnison · 1 eps
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Harding · 1 eps
The Millionaire
Dr. Knut Sorens · 1 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Aristide · 1 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Expert · 1 eps
Adventures in Paradise
Sebastian · 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Mr. Orbin · 1 eps
The Monkees
Mendoza · 1 eps
Honey West
Prof. Von Kemp · 1 eps
Laramie
1 eps
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Dr. Beckwith · 1 eps
The Danny Thomas Show
Montague Brooks · 1 eps
It Takes a Thief
Mundt · 2 eps
Gimme a Break!
Stanley Kanisky · 118 eps
The Time Tunnel
The Alien Leader · 1 eps
The Time Tunnel
Dr. Steinholtz · 1 eps
Studio 57
1 eps
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Capone's Attorney · 1 eps
Checkmate
Louis Roche · 1 eps
Cavalcade of America
Hessian officer · 1 eps
Cavalcade of America
1 eps
Cavalcade of America
Com. Smedley · 1 eps
Laredo
2 eps
M Squad
Dr. Carter · 1 eps
The Bob Cummings Show
Brig. General Frank Tallman · 1 eps
The Bob Cummings Show
Brig. Gen. Frank Tallman (AKA Old Ramrod) · 1 eps
Dangerous Assignment
1 eps
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1 eps
Arrest and Trial
Mr. Satterley · 1 eps
Riverboat
Antoine Rigaud · 1 eps
Outlaws
2 eps
Law of the Plainsman
Col. Efram Springer · 1 eps
Navy Log
1 eps
Bourbon Street Beat
John Cavanagh · 1 eps
The Thin Man
Florist Sitwell · 1 eps
The Rogues
Spigal · 1 eps
Racket Squad
1 eps
The Roaring 20's
2 eps
Planet of the Apes
Prefect Barlow · 2 eps
The Loner
Colonel · 1 eps
Mr. & Mrs. North
1 eps
Matt Helm
Same Rae · 1 eps
The Alaskans
1 eps
Gunslinger
Shubel Morgan · 1 eps
Johnny Staccato
1 eps
The Dakotas
1 eps
Johnny Midnight
1 eps
The Whistler
1 eps
Wendy and Me
1 eps
Death Valley Days
Crandel · 1 eps
The Outcasts
1 eps
General Electric Theater
Dietz · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Beaumont · 1 eps
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1 eps
Bringing Up Buddy
1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Capt. McCall · 1 eps
Meeting of Minds
4 eps
The Rhinemann Exchange
German scientist · 3 eps
Tom, Dick and Mary
Dr. Krevoy · 13 eps
