John Hoyt

Personal Info

Birthday

October 5, 1905

Day of Death

1991-09-15

(85 years old)

Place of Birth

Bronxville, New York, USA

Also Known As

John Glen Hoyt

John McArthur Hoysradt

John Hoyt

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.

Known For

Star Trek

Perry Mason

Bonanza

Hogan's Heroes

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Twilight Zone

Four Star Playhouse

Climax!

Filmography

2019
Freeing “Trapped”
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn
as Carmine
2006
Mulberry Street
as Big Vic
The Last Request
as Big Joe
1996
The Pompatus of Love
as Big Toe
1987
Creepy Classics
as Mr. Franz - (archive footage)
1985
Desperately Seeking Susan
as Space Commander
1980
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
as Barlow
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
as Barlow
1979
Nero Wolfe
as Hewitt
A Great Ride
as Jukebox Drunk
In Search of Historic Jesus
as Synagogue Man #1
1978
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
as Prof. Samuel Langley
1975
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
as Harry Longden
1974
Flesh Gordon
as Professor Gordon
1972
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
as Minister
1970
The Intruders
as Appleton
1968
Panic in the City
as Dr. Milton Becker
1967
Winchester '73
as Sunrider
1966
Fame Is the Name of the Game
as Larkin
Duel at Diablo
as Chata
Gunpoint
as Mayor Osborne
1965
Operation C.I.A.
as Wells
Young Dillinger
as Dr. Wilson
Asylum for a Spy
as Lowell Ritchards
Two on a Guillotine
as Attorney Carl Vickers
1964
The Time Travelers
as Dr. Varno
The Glass Cage
as Lt. Max Westerman
1963
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
as Willard Benson
Cleopatra
as Cassius
1962
Merrill's Marauders
as Gen. Joseph Stilwell
1960
Spartacus
as Caius
1959
Never So Few
as Col. Reed
Curse of the Undead
as Dr. Carter
Riot in Juvenile Prison
as Col. Ernest Walton
1958
Attack of the Puppet People
as Mr. Franz
The Beast of Budapest
as Prof. Ernst Tolnai
1957
Baby Face Nelson
as Samuel F. Parker
God Is My Partner
as Gordon Palmer
Sierra Stranger
as Sheriff
1956
Death of a Scoundrel
as Mr. O'Hara
Wetbacks
as Steve Bodine
The Come On
as Harold King, alias Harley Kendrick
Mohawk
as Butler
The Conqueror
as Shaman
Forever, Darling
as Bill Finlay
1955
Trial
as Ralph Castillo
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
as William Travers Jerome
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Poole
Moonfleet
as Magistrate Maskew
The Purple Mask
as Rochet
Blackboard Jungle
as Mr. Warneke
The Big Combo
as Nils Dreyer
1954
Désirée
as Talleyrand
The Student Prince
as Prime Minister
Casanova's Big Night
as Maggiorin
1953
Sins of Jezebel
as Elijah
Julius Caesar
as Decius Brutus
1952
Androcles and the Lion
as Cato
The Black Castle
as Count Steiken
Loan Shark
as Vince Phillips
1951
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
as Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
When Worlds Collide
as Sydney Stanton
Lost Continent
as Michael Rostov
New Mexico
as Sgt. Harriton
Quebec
as Father Antoine
Inside Straight
as Flutey Johnson
The Company She Keeps
as Judge Kendall
1950
The Lawless
as Ed Ferguson
Outside the Wall
as Jack Bernard
1949
Everybody Does It
as Wilkins
Trapped
as Agent John Downey
The Great Dan Patch
as Ben Lathrop
The Lady Gambles
as Dr. Rojac
The Bribe
as Gibbs
1948
The Decision of Christopher Blake
as Mr. Caldwell
Sealed Verdict
as Otto Steigmann
Winter Meeting
as Stacy Grant
To the Ends of the Earth
as George C. Shannon
1947
Brute Force
as Spencer
The Unfaithful
as Det. Lt. Reynolds
My Favorite Brunette
as Dr. Lundau
1946
O.S.S.
as Col. Paul Meister