John Hoyt
Acting

John Hoyt

Born 5 October 1905 · Bronxville, New York, USA · Died 15 September 1991

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.

Known for

Spartacus
The Twilight Zone
Cleopatra
Desperately Seeking Susan
Bonanza
The Munsters
Get Smart
The Six Million Dollar Man
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Julius Caesar
Brute Force
When Worlds Collide
Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn
Mulberry Street
The Last Request
The Pompatus of Love
Alvin Goes Back to School
Desperately Seeking Susan
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Forty Days of Musa Dagh
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
A Great Ride
In Search of Historic Jesus
Nero Wolfe
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
Flesh Gordon
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
The Intruders
Panic in the City
Winchester '73
Duel at Diablo
Gunpoint
Fame Is the Name of the Game
Two on a Guillotine
Young Dillinger
Operation C.I.A.
The Time Travelers
The Glass Cage
Cleopatra
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Merrill's Marauders
Spartacus
Curse of the Undead
Never So Few
Riot in Juvenile Prison
Attack of the Puppet People
The Beast of Budapest
Baby Face Nelson
Sierra Stranger
God Is My Partner
Forever, Darling
Death of a Scoundrel
The Come On
Wetbacks
The Conqueror
Mohawk
The Big Combo
Blackboard Jungle
Moonfleet
The Purple Mask
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
Trial
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Student Prince
Désirée
Casanova's Big Night
Julius Caesar
Sins of Jezebel
The Black Castle
Loan Shark
Androcles and the Lion
The Company She Keeps
Lost Continent
When Worlds Collide
Quebec
New Mexico
Inside Straight
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
The Lawless
Outside the Wall
The Bribe
Trapped
The Lady Gambles
Everybody Does It
The Great Dan Patch
Winter Meeting
To the Ends of the Earth
Sealed Verdict
The Decision of Christopher Blake
Brute Force
My Favorite Brunette
The Unfaithful
O.S.S.
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