John Hoyt
Acting
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
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movieFreeing “Trapped”
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieMulberry Street
2006
Big Vic
movieThe Last Request
2006
Big Joe
movieCreepy Classics
1987
Mr. Franz - (archive footage)
movieDesperately Seeking Susan
1985
Space Commander
movieForty Days of Musa Dagh
1982
General Waggenheim
tvGimme a Break!
1981
Stanley Kanisky
movieNero Wolfe
1979
Hewitt
movieA Great Ride
1979
Jukebox Drunk
movieIn Search of Historic Jesus
1979
Synagogue Man #1
movieThe Winds of Kitty Hawk
1978
Prof. Samuel Langley
tvThe Rhinemann Exchange
1977
German scientist
tvMatt Helm
1975
Same Rae
movieThe Turning Point of Jim Malloy
1975
Harry Longden
tvPlanet of the Apes
1974
Prefect Barlow
tvKolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
Dr. Beckwith
movieFlesh Gordon
1974
Professor Gordon
tvThe Six Million Dollar Man
1974
Dr. Spruger
movieThe Intruders
1970
Appleton
moviePanic in the City
1968
Dr. Milton Becker
tvIronside
1967
Malcolm Henderson
movieWinchester '73
1967
Sunrider
CBS Playhouse
1966
Hobart Waylon
tvThe Monkees
1966
Mendoza
tvThe Time Tunnel
1966
The Alien Leader / Dr. Steinholtz
tvStar Trek
1966
Dr. Phil Boyce (archive footage)
movieGunpoint
1966
Mayor Osborne
tvGet Smart
1965
Mr. Bunny
tvThe Loner
1965
Colonel
tvHogan's Heroes
1965
General Bruner / Field Marshall Von Galter / Colonel Braun / General von Behler
tvHoney West
1965
Prof. Von Kemp
tvThe Big Valley
1965
Captain Waterman / Don Alfredo
movieYoung Dillinger
1965
Dr. Wilson
Asylum for a Spy
1965
Lowell Ritchards
movieTwo on a Guillotine
1965
Attorney Carl Vickers
Profiles in Courage
1964
Mr. Finchley / Lodge
movieThe Time Travelers
1964
Dr. Varno
tvDaniel Boone
1964
Patrick Henry / Colonel James Lamport
tvThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Aristide / Expert
tvVoyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
General Beeker
tvThe Rogues
1964
Spigal
movieThe Glass Cage
1964
Lt. Max Westerman
tvKraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Mr. Orbin
tvPetticoat Junction
1963
John Fisher / Jeremiah Priddy
tvBurke's Law
1963
Otto Veidt
tvThe Outer Limits
1963
Emmett Balfour / Bifrost Alien / Professor Hebbel
movieX: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
1963
Willard Benson
movieCleopatra
1963
Cassius
tvThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Dr. Knox
tvThe Virginian
1962
Judge Wickersham / Judge Harper / Mr. Marshall / Judge Manton
movieMerrill's Marauders
1962
Gen. Joseph Stilwell
tvDr. Kildare
1961
Dr. Bernard Motley
tvGunslinger
1961
Shubel Morgan
Alcatraz Express
1961
Capone's Attorney
movieSpartacus
1960
Caius
tvCheckmate
1960
Louis Roche
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960
Arnold Bellson
movieNever So Few
1959
Col. Reed
movieCurse of the Undead
1959
Dr. Carter
tvBourbon Street Beat
1959
John Cavanagh
tvAdventures in Paradise
1959
Sebastian
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959
Ross / Dr. Loren
tvLaw of the Plainsman
1959
Col. Efram Springer
tvRiverboat
1959
Antoine Rigaud
tvBonanza
1959
Major Sutcliffe
movieRiot in Juvenile Prison
1959
Col. Ernest Walton
tvWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Capone's Attorney
tvLawman
1958
Judge Loren Grant
tvThe Rifleman
1958
Gus Fremont
tvPeter Gunn
1958
B.E. Raleigh
movieAttack of the Puppet People
1958
Mr. Franz
movieThe Beast of Budapest
1958
Prof. Ernst Tolnai
movieBaby Face Nelson
1957
Samuel F. Parker
tvLeave It to Beaver
1957
Doctor Compton
tvPerry Mason
1957
Joseph Harrison / Philip Reynolds / William Harper Caine / Darwin Norland / Thomas Webber
tvThe Thin Man
1957
Florist Sitwell
tvM Squad
1957
Dr. Carter
movieGod Is My Partner
1957
Gordon Palmer
tvRichard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
Burnison / Harding
movieSierra Stranger
1957
Sheriff
movieDeath of a Scoundrel
1956
Mr. O'Hara
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Frank Hale / Walt Matthews / Hannigan / Judge Parker
movieWetbacks
1956
Steve Bodine
movieThe Come On
1956
Harold King, alias Harley Kendrick
movieMohawk
1956
Butler
movieForever, Darling
1956
Bill Finlay
movieThe Conqueror
1956
Shaman
movieTrial
1955
Ralph Castillo
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Reverend
movieThe Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955
William Travers Jerome
tvGunsmoke
1955
Rex Propter / Jeff
movieMoonfleet
1955
Magistrate Maskew
movieThe Purple Mask
1955
Rochet
movieBlackboard Jungle
1955
Mr. Warneke
movieThe Big Combo
1955
Nils Dreyer
tvThe Millionaire
1955
Dr. Knut Sorens
tvThe Bob Cummings Show
1955
Brig. General Frank Tallman / Brig. Gen. Frank Tallman (AKA Old Ramrod)
movieDésirée
1954
Talleyrand
tvClimax!
1954
Poole
movieThe Student Prince
1954
Prime Minister
movieCasanova's Big Night
1954
Maggiorin
tvThe Danny Thomas Show
1953
Montague Brooks
movieSins of Jezebel
1953
Elijah
movieJulius Caesar
1953
Decius Brutus
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Dietz / Beaumont
movieThe Black Castle
1952
Count Steiken
tvCavalcade of America
1952
Hessian officer / Com. Smedley
tvDeath Valley Days
1952
Crandel
tvFour Star Playhouse
1952
Bentridge / Simpson / Roger Webb
movieLoan Shark
1952
Vince Phillips
movieThe Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
1951
Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Capt. McCall
movieWhen Worlds Collide
1951
Sydney Stanton
movieLost Continent
1951
Michael Rostov
movieNew Mexico
1951
Sgt. Harriton
movieQuebec
1951
Father Antoine
movieInside Straight
1951
Flutey Johnson
movieThe Company She Keeps
1951
Judge Kendall
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Captain Louis Renault / Musley
movieThe Lawless
1950
Ed Ferguson
movieOutside the Wall
1950
Jack Bernard
movieEverybody Does It
1949
Wilkins
movieTrapped
1949
Agent John Downey
movieThe Great Dan Patch
1949
Ben Lathrop
movieThe Lady Gambles
1949
Dr. Rojac
movieThe Bribe
1949
Gibbs
movieThe Decision of Christopher Blake
1948
Mr. Caldwell
tvStudio One
1948
Judge Cass
movieSealed Verdict
1948
Otto Steigmann
movieWinter Meeting
1948
Stacy Grant
movieTo the Ends of the Earth
1948
George C. Shannon
movieBrute Force
1947
Spencer
movieThe Unfaithful
1947
Det. Lt. Reynolds
movieMy Favorite Brunette
1947
Dr. Lundau
movieO.S.S.
1946
Col. Paul Meister
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movieThe Glass Cage
1964
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