John Hoyt
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 5, 1905 in Bronxville, New York, USA
- Died
- September 15, 1991
- Active Years
- 1946–2019 (74 Years)
- Total Credits
- 219 credits in database
Acting Born Oct 5, 1905 Died Sep 15, 1991 Bronxville, New York, USA 219 credits
Biography
John Hoyt, born John McArthur Hoysradt, was an American film, theatre, and television actor. He was born in Bronxville, New York, on October 5, 1904 or 1905, and died on September 15, 1991. He began his acting career on Broadway before appearing in numerous films and television series. His known credits include the films When Worlds Collide, Spartacus, Attack of the Puppet People, The Lawless, Julius Caesar, Blackboard Jungle, Cleopatra, and Flesh Gordon. He was also involved in the television series The Outer Limits and Gimme a Break!. Hoyt was an actor and writer who was married to Dorothy Marion Oltman and Marion Virginia Burns. He was also a cast and crew member involved in the film The Conqueror.
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Career overview
John Hoyt was an American film, theater, and television actor. Born John McArthur Hoysradt in Bronxville, New York, he began his acting career on Broadway before later appearing in numerous films and television series. Over the course of his career, Hoyt established a substantial body of work in the entertainment industry, accumulating 185 known acting credits.
He was known for his roles in a wide range of film and television productions. Among his film credits are The Lawless in 1950, When Worlds Collide in 1951, Julius Caesar in 1953, The Conqueror in 1956, Attack of the Puppet People in 1958, Spartacus in 1960, Cleopatra in 1963, and Flesh Gordon in 1974. His television work included appearances in series such as The Outer Limits in 1964 and Gimme a Break! from 1981 to 1987. In addition to his work as an actor, he was also credited as a writer.
Hoyt was married to Dorothy Marion Oltman and Marion Virginia Burns. He passed away on September 15, 1991, at the age of 85.
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Career timeline
Freeing “Trapped”
Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn
Mulberry StreetThe Last Request
The Pompatus of Love
Creepy Classics
Alvin Goes Back to School
Desperately Seeking SusanThe NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Forty Days of Musa Dagh
Gimme a Break!
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the ApesTreachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
In Search of Historic JesusNero WolfeA Great Ride
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
Meeting of MindsThe Rhinemann Exchange
Matt HelmThe Turning Point of Jim Malloy
The Six Million Dollar ManPolice WomanKolchak: The Night StalkerPlanet of the ApesFlesh Gordon
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
The Intruders
It Takes a ThiefThe OutcastsPanic in the City
IronsideWinchester '73
The Time TunnelThe Time TunnelStar TrekThe MonkeesCBS Playhouse
Hogan's HeroesHogan's HeroesHogan's HeroesHogan's HeroesHogan's Heroes
Daniel BooneDaniel BooneVoyage to the Bottom of the SeaThe MunstersThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatrePetticoat JunctionPetticoat JunctionBurke's LawThe Outer Limits
The Alfred Hitchcock HourThe VirginianThe VirginianThe VirginianThe Virginian
Dr. KildareGunslingerAlcatraz Express
CheckmateJohnny MidnightOutlawsSpartacusThe Roaring 20's
BonanzaThe Twilight ZoneThe Twilight ZoneRawhideAdventures in Paradise
The RiflemanThe RiflemanPeter GunnLawmanLawman
Perry MasonPerry MasonPerry MasonPerry MasonPerry Mason
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreTelephone Time
Full Filmography
219 titles- Freeing “Trapped” (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn (2013) as Carmine
- Mulberry Street (2006) as Big Vic
- The Last Request (2006) as Big Joe
- The Pompatus of Love (1996) as Big Toe
- Creepy Classics (1987) as Mr. Franz - (archive footage)
- Alvin Goes Back to School (1986)
- Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) as Space Commander
- The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There (1985)
- Forty Days of Musa Dagh (1982) as General Waggenheim
- Gimme a Break! (1981) as Stanley Kanisky
- The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes (1980) as Barlow
- Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes (1980) as Barlow
- In Search of Historic Jesus (1979) as Synagogue Man #1
- Nero Wolfe (1979) as Hewitt
- A Great Ride (1979) as Jukebox Drunk
- The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978) as Prof. Samuel Langley
- Meeting of Minds (1977)
- The Rhinemann Exchange (1977) as German scientist
- Matt Helm (1975) as Same Rae
- The Turning Point of Jim Malloy (1975) as Harry Longden
- The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) as Dr. Spruger
- Police Woman (1974)
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974) as Dr. Beckwith
- Planet of the Apes (1974) as Prefect Barlow
- Flesh Gordon (1974) as Professor Gordon
- Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol (1972) as Minister
- The Intruders (1970) as Appleton
- It Takes a Thief (1968) as Mundt
- The Outcasts (1968)
- Panic in the City (1968) as Dr. Milton Becker
- Ironside (1967) as Malcolm Henderson
- Winchester '73 (1967) as Sunrider
- The Time Tunnel (1966) as The Alien Leader
- The Time Tunnel (1966) as Dr. Steinholtz
- Star Trek (1966) as Dr. Phil Boyce (archive footage)
- The Monkees (1966) as Mendoza
- CBS Playhouse (1966) as Hobart Waylon
- Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966)
- Duel at Diablo (1966) as Chata
- Gunpoint (1966) as Mayor Osborne
- Fame Is the Name of the Game (1966) as Larkin
- Hogan's Heroes (1965)
- Hogan's Heroes (1965) as Field Marshall Von Galter
- Hogan's Heroes (1965) as General Bruner
- Hogan's Heroes (1965) as Colonel Braun
- Hogan's Heroes (1965) as General von Behler
- The Wild Wild West (1965)
- Get Smart (1965) as Mr. Bunny
- The Big Valley (1965) as Captain Waterman
- The Big Valley (1965) as Don Alfredo
- Honey West (1965) as Prof. Von Kemp
- Laredo (1965)
- The Loner (1965) as Colonel
- Young Dillinger (1965) as Dr. Wilson
- Asylum for a Spy (1965) as Lowell Ritchards
- Two on a Guillotine (1965) as Attorney Carl Vickers
- Operation C.I.A. (1965) as Wells
- Daniel Boone (1964) as Patrick Henry
- Daniel Boone (1964) as Colonel James Lamport
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964) as General Beeker
- The Munsters (1964)
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) as Aristide
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) as Expert
- The Rogues (1964) as Spigal
- Profiles in Courage (1964) as Mr. Finchley
- Profiles in Courage (1964) as Lodge
- Wendy and Me (1964)
- The Glass Cage (1964) as Lt. Max Westerman
- The Glass Cage (1964) Writer
- Tom, Dick and Mary (1964) as Dr. Krevoy
- The Time Travelers (1964) as Dr. Varno
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
- Petticoat Junction (1963) as John Fisher
- Petticoat Junction (1963) as Jeremiah Priddy
- Burke's Law (1963) as Otto Veidt
- The Outer Limits (1963) as Emmett Balfour
- The Outer Limits (1963) as Bifrost Alien
- The Outer Limits (1963) as Professor Hebbel
- Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963) as Mr. Orbin
- Cleopatra (1963) as Cassius
- The Dakotas (1963)
- X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963) as Willard Benson
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Dr. Knox
- The Virginian (1962) as Judge Wickersham
- The Virginian (1962) as Judge Harper
- The Virginian (1962) as Mr. Marshall
- The Virginian (1962) as Judge Manton
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
- Merrill's Marauders (1962) as Gen. Joseph Stilwell
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Dr. Bernard Motley
- Gunslinger (1961) as Shubel Morgan
- Alcatraz Express (1961) as Capone's Attorney
- Checkmate (1960) as Louis Roche
- Johnny Midnight (1960)
- Outlaws (1960)
- Spartacus (1960) as Caius
- The Roaring 20's (1960)
- The Chevy Mystery Show (1960) as Arnold Bellson
- Bringing Up Buddy (1960)
- Bonanza (1959) as Major Sutcliffe
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Ross
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Dr. Loren
- Rawhide (1959)
- Adventures in Paradise (1959) as Sebastian
- Laramie (1959)
- Riverboat (1959) as Antoine Rigaud
- Law of the Plainsman (1959) as Col. Efram Springer
- Johnny Staccato (1959)
- The Alaskans (1959)
- Bourbon Street Beat (1959) as John Cavanagh
- Never So Few (1959) as Col. Reed
- Curse of the Undead (1959) as Dr. Carter
- Riot in Juvenile Prison (1959) as Col. Ernest Walton
- The Rifleman (1958)
- The Rifleman (1958) as Gus Fremont
- Peter Gunn (1958) as B.E. Raleigh
- Lawman (1958)
- Lawman (1958) as Judge Loren Grant
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958) as Capone's Attorney
- Attack of the Puppet People (1958) as Mr. Franz
- The Beast of Budapest (1958) as Prof. Ernst Tolnai
- Perry Mason (1957) as Joseph Harrison
- Perry Mason (1957) as Philip Reynolds
- Perry Mason (1957) as William Harper Caine
- Perry Mason (1957) as Darwin Norland
- Perry Mason (1957) as Thomas Webber
- Maverick (1957)
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
- Leave It to Beaver (1957) as Doctor Compton
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957) as Burnison
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957) as Harding
- Zorro (1957)
- M Squad (1957) as Dr. Carter
- The Thin Man (1957) as Florist Sitwell
- Baby Face Nelson (1957) as Samuel F. Parker
- God Is My Partner (1957) as Gordon Palmer
- Sierra Stranger (1957) as Sheriff
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Frank Hale
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Walt Matthews
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Hannigan
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Judge Parker
- Telephone Time (1956)
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) as Self
- The Count of Monte Cristo (1956)
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
- Death of a Scoundrel (1956) as Mr. O'Hara
- The Conqueror (1956) as Shaman
- Mohawk (1956) as Butler
- Forever, Darling (1956) as Bill Finlay
- The Come On (1956) as Harold King, alias Harley Kendrick
- Wetbacks (1956) as Steve Bodine
- Matinee Theater (1955)
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Rex Propter
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Jeff
- The Millionaire (1955) as Dr. Knut Sorens
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Reverend
- The Bob Cummings Show (1955) as Brig. General Frank Tallman
- The Bob Cummings Show (1955) as Brig. Gen. Frank Tallman (AKA Old Ramrod)
- Navy Log (1955)
- Trial (1955) as Ralph Castillo
- The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955) as William Travers Jerome
- Blackboard Jungle (1955) as Mr. Warneke
- The Big Combo (1955) as Nils Dreyer
- The Purple Mask (1955) as Rochet
- Moonfleet (1955) as Magistrate Maskew
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1955) as Poole
- Climax! (1954) as Poole
- Studio 57 (1954)
- The Whistler (1954)
- Désirée (1954) as Talleyrand
- Casanova's Big Night (1954) as Maggiorin
- The Student Prince (1954) as Prime Minister
- The Danny Thomas Show (1953) as Montague Brooks
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Dietz
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Beaumont
- Julius Caesar (1953) as Decius Brutus
- Sins of Jezebel (1953) as Elijah
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Bentridge
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Simpson
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Roger Webb
- Dangerous Assignment (1952)
- Cavalcade of America (1952) as Hessian officer
- Cavalcade of America (1952)
- Cavalcade of America (1952) as Com. Smedley
- Mr. & Mrs. North (1952)
- Death Valley Days (1952) as Crandel
- Androcles and the Lion (1952) as Cato
- The Black Castle (1952) as Count Steiken
- Loan Shark (1952) as Vince Phillips
- Racket Squad (1951)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Capt. McCall
- When Worlds Collide (1951) as Sydney Stanton
- The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951) as Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
- Quebec (1951) as Father Antoine
- New Mexico (1951) as Sergeant Harriton
- The Company She Keeps (1951) as Judge Kendall
- Lost Continent (1951) as Michael Rostov
- Inside Straight (1951) as Flutey Johnson
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Captain Louis Renault
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Musley
- Outside the Wall (1950) as Jack Bernard
- The Lawless (1950) as Ed Ferguson
- Lights Out (1949)
- The Lady Gambles (1949) as Dr. Rojac
- Trapped (1949) as Agent John Downey
- The Bribe (1949) as Gibbs
- The Great Dan Patch (1949) as Ben Lathrop
- Everybody Does It (1949) as Wilkins
- The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
- Studio One (1948) as Judge Cass
- The Decision of Christopher Blake (1948) as Mr. Caldwell
- To the Ends of the Earth (1948) as George C. Shannon
- Winter Meeting (1948) as Stacy Grant
- Sealed Verdict (1948) as Otto Steigmann
- Brute Force (1947) as Spencer
- My Favorite Brunette (1947) as Dr. Lundau
- The Unfaithful (1947) as Det. Lt. Reynolds
- O.S.S. (1946) as Col. Paul Meister
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is John Hoyt best known for?
John Hoyt is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn (2013), Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Gimme a Break! (1981), Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957).
When and where was John Hoyt born?
John Hoyt was born on October 5, 1905 in Bronxville, New York, USA. They passed away on September 15, 1991.
How many credits does John Hoyt have?
John Hoyt has accumulated over 219 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1946 to 2019.
What is John Hoyt's background in cinema and television?
John Hoyt, born John McArthur Hoysradt, was an American film, theatre, and television actor. He was born in Bronxville, New York, on October 5, 1904 or 1905, and died on September 15, 1991. He began his acting career on Broadway before appearing in numerous films and television series. His known credits include the fil...
John Hoyt by the numbers
219credits
88films
131TV series
1946–2019active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Meeting of Minds (1977) — aged about 71
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Ross — aged about 53
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Dr. Loren — aged about 53
- Star Trek (1966) as Dr. Phil Boyce (archive footage) — aged about 60
- The Rogues (1964) as Spigal — aged about 58
- Get Smart (1965) as Mr. Bunny — aged about 59
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