John Hoyt
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
Credits
- 2019 · Freeing “Trapped” as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · Mulberry Street as Big Vic
- 2006 · The Last Request as Big Joe
- 1996 · The Pompatus of Love as Big Toe
- 1987 · Creepy Classics as Mr. Franz - (archive footage)
- 1986 · Alvin Goes Back to School as
- 1986 · Horrible Horror as Mr. Franz in 'Attack of the Puppet People'
- 1985 · Desperately Seeking Susan as Space Commander
- 1982 · Forty Days of Musa Dagh as
- 1981 · Gimme a Break! as Stanley Kanisky
- 1980 · Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes as Barlow
- 1980 · The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes as Barlow
- 1979 · Nero Wolfe as Hewitt
- 1979 · A Great Ride as Jukebox Drunk
- 1979 · In Search of Historic Jesus as Synagogue Man #1
- 1978 · The Winds of Kitty Hawk as Prof. Samuel Langley
- 1977 · The Rhinemann Exchange as German scientist
- 1977 · Meeting of Minds as
- 1975 · Matt Helm as Same Rae
- 1975 · The Turning Point of Jim Malloy as Harry Longden
- 1974 · Police Woman as
- 1974 · Kolchak: The Night Stalker as
- 1974 · Planet of the Apes as
- 1974 · Flesh Gordon as Professor Gordon
- 1974 · The Six Million Dollar Man as Dr. Spruger
- 1972 · Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol as Minister
- 1970 · The Intruders as Appleton
- 1968 · Panic in the City as Dr. Milton Becker
- 1968 · The Outcasts as
- 1967 · Ironside as Malcolm Henderson
- 1967 · Winchester '73 as Sunrider
- 1966 · Fame Is the Name of the Game as Larkin
- 1966 · Pistols 'n' Petticoats as
- 1966 · The Monkees as Mendoza
- 1966 · The Time Tunnel as The Alien Leader
- 1966 · The Time Tunnel as Dr. Steinholtz
- 1966 · Star Trek as Dr. Phil Boyce (archive footage)
- 1966 · Duel at Diablo as Chata
- 1966 · Gunpoint as Mayor Osborne
- 1965 · Get Smart as
- 1965 · The Loner as
- 1965 · Hogan's Heroes as
- 1965 · Hogan's Heroes as Field Marshall Von Galter
- 1965 · Hogan's Heroes as General Bruner
- 1965 · Hogan's Heroes as Colonel Braun
- 1965 · Hogan's Heroes as General von Behler
- 1965 · The Wild Wild West as
- 1965 · Honey West as Prof. Von Kemp
- 1965 · Laredo as
- 1965 · The Big Valley as Captain Waterman
- 1965 · The Big Valley as Don Alfredo
- 1965 · Operation C.I.A. as Wells
- 1965 · Young Dillinger as Dr. Wilson
- 1965 · Asylum for a Spy as Lowell Ritchards
- 1965 · Two on a Guillotine as Attorney Carl Vickers
- 1964 · Profiles in Courage as Mr. Finchley
- 1964 · Profiles in Courage as Lodge
- 1964 · The Time Travelers as Dr. Varno
- 1964 · Tom, Dick and Mary as Dr. Krevoy
- 1964 · Daniel Boone as Patrick Henry
- 1964 · Daniel Boone as Colonel James Lamport
- 1964 · The Munsters as
- 1964 · Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as General Beeker
- 1964 · Wendy and Me as
- 1964 · The Rogues as Spigal
- 1964 · The Glass Cage as Lt. Max Westerman
- 1963 · Kraft Suspense Theatre as Mr. Orbin
- 1963 · Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as
- 1963 · Petticoat Junction as John Fisher
- 1963 · Petticoat Junction as Jeremiah Priddy
- 1963 · Burke's Law as Otto Veidt
- 1963 · The Outer Limits as Emmett Balfour
- 1963 · The Outer Limits as Bifrost Alien
- 1963 · The Outer Limits as Professor Hebbel
- 1963 · X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes as Willard Benson
- 1963 · Cleopatra as Cassius
- 1963 · The Dakotas as
- 1962 · The Beverly Hillbillies as
- 1962 · The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Dr. Knox
- 1962 · The Virginian as Judge Wickersham
- 1962 · The Virginian as Judge Harper
- 1962 · The Virginian as Mr. Marshall
- 1962 · The Virginian as Judge Manton
- 1962 · Merrill's Marauders as Gen. Joseph Stilwell
- 1961 · Dr. Kildare as Dr. Bernard Motley
- 1960 · The Roaring 20's as
- 1960 · Spartacus as Caius
- 1960 · Bringing Up Buddy as
- 1960 · Outlaws as
- 1960 · Checkmate as
- 1960 · The Chevy Mystery Show as Arnold Bellson
- 1960 · Johnny Midnight as
- 1959 · Never So Few as Col. Reed
- 1959 · Adventures in Paradise as Sebastian
- 1959 · Bourbon Street Beat as John Cavanagh
- 1959 · The Alaskans as
- 1959 · The Twilight Zone as Ross
- 1959 · The Twilight Zone as Dr. Loren
- 1959 · Law of the Plainsman as Col. Efram Springer
- 1959 · Laramie as
- 1959 · Riverboat as Antoine Rigaud
- 1959 · Bonanza as Major Sutcliffe
- 1959 · Johnny Staccato as
- 1959 · Curse of the Undead as Dr. Carter
- 1959 · Riot in Juvenile Prison as Col. Ernest Walton
- 1959 · Rawhide as
- 1958 · Lawman as
- 1958 · Lawman as Judge Loren Grant
- 1958 · The Rifleman as
- 1958 · Peter Gunn as B.E. Raleigh
- 1958 · Attack of the Puppet People as Mr. Franz
- 1958 · The Beast of Budapest as Prof. Ernst Tolnai
- 1957 · Baby Face Nelson as Samuel F. Parker
- 1957 · Zorro as
- 1957 · Leave It to Beaver as Doctor Compton
- 1957 · Maverick as
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Joseph Harrison
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Philip Reynolds
- 1957 · Perry Mason as William Harper Caine
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Darwin Norland
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Thomas Webber
- 1957 · M Squad as Dr. Carter
- 1957 · The Thin Man as Florist Sitwell
- 1957 · Have Gun, Will Travel as
- 1957 · Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Burnison
- 1957 · Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Harding
- 1957 · God Is My Partner as Gordon Palmer
- 1957 · Sierra Stranger as Sheriff
- 1956 · Death of a Scoundrel as Mr. O'Hara
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Frank Hale
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Walt Matthews
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Hannigan
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Judge Parker
- 1956 · The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- 1956 · The Adventures of Jim Bowie as
- 1956 · Wetbacks as Steve Bodine
- 1956 · The Come On as Harold King, alias Harley Kendrick
- 1956 · Telephone Time as
- 1956 · Mohawk as Butler
- 1956 · The Conqueror as Shaman
- 1956 · The Count of Monte Cristo as
- 1956 · Forever, Darling as Bill Finlay
- 1955 · Matinee Theater as
- 1955 · Trial as Ralph Castillo
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Reverend
- 1955 · The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing as William Travers Jerome
- 1955 · Navy Log as
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Rex Propter
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Jeff
- 1955 · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Poole
- 1955 · Moonfleet as Magistrate Maskew
- 1955 · The Purple Mask as Rochet
- 1955 · Blackboard Jungle as Mr. Warneke
- 1955 · The Big Combo as Nils Dreyer
- 1955 · The Millionaire as Dr. Knut Sorens
- 1954 · Désirée as Talleyrand
- 1954 · Climax! as Poole
- 1954 · Studio 57 as
- 1954 · The Whistler as
- 1954 · The Student Prince as Prime Minister
- 1954 · Casanova's Big Night as Maggiorin
- 1953 · The Danny Thomas Show as Montague Brooks
- 1953 · Sins of Jezebel as Elijah
- 1953 · Julius Caesar as Decius Brutus
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Dietz
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Beaumont
- 1952 · Androcles and the Lion as Cato
- 1952 · The Black Castle as Count Steiken
- 1952 · Mr. & Mrs. North as
- 1952 · Cavalcade of America as Hessian officer
- 1952 · Cavalcade of America as
- 1952 · Cavalcade of America as Com. Smedley
- 1952 · Death Valley Days as Crandel
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Bentridge
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Simpson
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Roger Webb
- 1952 · Loan Shark as Vince Phillips
- 1952 · Dangerous Assignment as
- 1951 · The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel as Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Capt. McCall
- 1951 · When Worlds Collide as Sydney Stanton
- 1951 · Lost Continent as Michael Rostov
- 1951 · Racket Squad as
- 1951 · New Mexico as Sgt. Harriton
- 1951 · Quebec as Father Antoine
- 1951 · Inside Straight as Flutey Johnson
- 1951 · The Company She Keeps as Judge Kendall
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Captain Louis Renault
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Musley
- 1950 · The Lawless as Ed Ferguson
- 1950 · Outside the Wall as Jack Bernard
- 1949 · Everybody Does It as Wilkins
- 1949 · Trapped as Agent John Downey
- 1949 · The Great Dan Patch as Ben Lathrop
- 1949 · Lights Out as
- 1949 · The Lady Gambles as Dr. Rojac
- 1949 · The Bribe as Gibbs
- 1948 · The Decision of Christopher Blake as Mr. Caldwell
- 1948 · Studio One as Judge Cass
- 1948 · Sealed Verdict as Otto Steigmann
- 1948 · The Philco Television Playhouse as
- 1948 · Winter Meeting as Stacy Grant
- 1948 · To the Ends of the Earth as George C. Shannon
- 1947 · Brute Force as Spencer
- 1947 · The Unfaithful as Det. Lt. Reynolds
- 1947 · My Favorite Brunette as Dr. Lundau
- 1946 · O.S.S. as Col. Paul Meister