Acting
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.
Filmography
Freeing “Trapped”
Film · 2019
Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn
Film · 2013
Mulberry Street
Film · 2006
The Last Request
Film · 2006
The Pompatus of Love
Film · 1996
Creepy Classics
Film · 1987
Alvin Goes Back to School
Film · 1986
Desperately Seeking Susan
Film · 1985
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Film · 1985
Forty Days of Musa Dagh
Film · 1982
Gimme a Break!
Series · 1981
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
Film · 1980
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
Film · 1980
A Great Ride
Film · 1979
In Search of Historic Jesus
Film · 1979
Nero Wolfe
Film · 1979
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
Film · 1978
Meeting of Minds
Series · 1977
The Rhinemann Exchange
Series · 1977
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
Film · 1975
Matt Helm
Series · 1975
Flesh Gordon
Film · 1974
Planet of the Apes
Series · 1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Series · 1974
Police Woman
Series · 1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
Series · 1974
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
Film · 1972
The Intruders
Film · 1970
Panic in the City
Film · 1968
The Outcasts
Series · 1968
It Takes a Thief
Series · 1968
Winchester '73
Film · 1967
Ironside
Series · 1967
Duel at Diablo
Film · 1966
Gunpoint
Film · 1966
Fame Is the Name of the Game
Film · 1966
The Time Tunnel
Series · 1966
Star Trek
Series · 1966
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Series · 1966
The Monkees
Series · 1966
The Time Tunnel
Series · 1966
CBS Playhouse
Series · 1966
Two on a Guillotine
Film · 1965
Young Dillinger
Film · 1965
Asylum for a Spy
Film · 1965
Operation C.I.A.
Film · 1965
Hogan's Heroes
Series · 1965
Get Smart
Series · 1965
Laredo
Series · 1965
The Wild Wild West
Series · 1965
The Big Valley
Series · 1965
The Loner
Series · 1965
Honey West
Series · 1965
The Big Valley
Series · 1965
Hogan's Heroes
Series · 1965
Hogan's Heroes
Series · 1965
Hogan's Heroes
Series · 1965
Hogan's Heroes
Series · 1965
The Time Travelers
Film · 1964
The Glass Cage
Film · 1964
The Munsters
Series · 1964
The Rogues
Series · 1964
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
Profiles in Courage
Series · 1964
Wendy and Me
Series · 1964
Tom, Dick and Mary
Series · 1964
Profiles in Courage
Series · 1964
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Series · 1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Series · 1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Series · 1964
Cleopatra
Film · 1963
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Film · 1963
Burke's Law
Series · 1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Series · 1963
Petticoat Junction
Series · 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Series · 1963
The Dakotas
Series · 1963
The Outer Limits
Series · 1963
The Outer Limits
Series · 1963
The Outer Limits
Series · 1963
Petticoat Junction
Series · 1963
Arrest and Trial
Series · 1963
Merrill's Marauders
Film · 1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Series · 1962
Alcatraz Express
Film · 1961
Dr. Kildare
Series · 1961
Gunslinger
Series · 1961
Spartacus
Film · 1960
Bringing Up Buddy
Series · 1960
Outlaws
Series · 1960
The Roaring 20's
Series · 1960
Johnny Midnight
Series · 1960
The Chevy Mystery Show
Series · 1960
Checkmate
Series · 1960
Curse of the Undead
Film · 1959
Never So Few
Film · 1959
Riot in Juvenile Prison
Film · 1959
Bourbon Street Beat
Series · 1959
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1959
Johnny Staccato
Series · 1959
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Adventures in Paradise
Series · 1959
The Alaskans
Series · 1959
Laramie
Series · 1959
Law of the Plainsman
Series · 1959
Riverboat
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
Attack of the Puppet People
Film · 1958
The Beast of Budapest
Film · 1958
Peter Gunn
Series · 1958
Lawman
Series · 1958
The Rifleman
Series · 1958
Lawman
Series · 1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Series · 1958
The Rifleman
Series · 1958
Baby Face Nelson
Film · 1957
Sierra Stranger
Film · 1957
God Is My Partner
Film · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Zorro
Series · 1957
Leave It to Beaver
Series · 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Series · 1957
The Thin Man
Series · 1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Series · 1957
M Squad
Series · 1957
Maverick
Series · 1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Forever, Darling
Film · 1956
Death of a Scoundrel
Film · 1956
The Come On
Film · 1956
Wetbacks
Film · 1956
The Conqueror
Film · 1956
Mohawk
Film · 1956
The Count of Monte Cristo
Series · 1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Series · 1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Series · 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Series · 1956
Telephone Time
Series · 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Series · 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Series · 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Series · 1956
The Big Combo
Film · 1955
Blackboard Jungle
Film · 1955
Moonfleet
Film · 1955
The Purple Mask
Film · 1955
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
Film · 1955
Trial
Film · 1955
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Film · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
The Millionaire
Series · 1955
Matinee Theater
Series · 1955
Navy Log
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Series · 1955
The Bob Cummings Show
Series · 1955
The Bob Cummings Show
Series · 1955
The Student Prince
Film · 1954
Désirée
Film · 1954
Casanova's Big Night
Film · 1954
Climax!
Series · 1954
The Whistler
Series · 1954
Studio 57
Series · 1954
Julius Caesar
Film · 1953
Sins of Jezebel
Film · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
The Danny Thomas Show
Series · 1953
The Black Castle
Film · 1952
Loan Shark
Film · 1952
Androcles and the Lion
Film · 1952
Cavalcade of America
Series · 1952
Dangerous Assignment
Series · 1952
Mr. & Mrs. North
Series · 1952
Cavalcade of America
Series · 1952
Cavalcade of America
Series · 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Series · 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Series · 1952
Four Star Playhouse
Series · 1952
Death Valley Days
Series · 1952
The Company She Keeps
Film · 1951
Lost Continent
Film · 1951
When Worlds Collide
Film · 1951
Quebec
Film · 1951
New Mexico
Film · 1951
Inside Straight
Film · 1951
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
Film · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
Racket Squad
Series · 1951
The Lawless
Film · 1950
Outside the Wall
Film · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
Series · 1950
The Bribe
Film · 1949
Trapped
Film · 1949
The Lady Gambles
Film · 1949
Everybody Does It
Film · 1949
The Great Dan Patch
Film · 1949
Lights Out
Series · 1949
Winter Meeting
Film · 1948
To the Ends of the Earth
Film · 1948
Sealed Verdict
Film · 1948
The Decision of Christopher Blake
Film · 1948
Studio One
Series · 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Series · 1948
Brute Force
Film · 1947
My Favorite Brunette
Film · 1947
The Unfaithful
Film · 1947
O.S.S.
Film · 1946