John Hoyt
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Perry Mason
Joseph Harrison
1957
Series
Perry Mason
Philip Reynolds
1957
Series
Perry Mason
William Harper Caine
1957
Series
Perry Mason
Darwin Norland
1957
Series
Perry Mason
Thomas Webber
1957
Series
Star Trek
Dr. Phil Boyce (archive footage)
1966
Series
Bonanza
Major Sutcliffe
1959
Series
Ironside
Malcolm Henderson
1967
Series
The Rifleman
1958
Series
The Rifleman
Gus Fremont
1958
Series
Hogan's Heroes
1965
Series
Hogan's Heroes
General Bruner
1965
Series
Hogan's Heroes
Field Marshall Von Galter
1965
Series
Hogan's Heroes
Colonel Braun
1965
Series
Hogan's Heroes
General von Behler
1965
Series
The Wild Wild West
1965
Series
Maverick
1957
Series
Matinee Theater
1955
Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Dr. Knox
1962
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Series
The Twilight Zone
Ross
1959
Series
The Twilight Zone
Dr. Loren
1959
Series
Get Smart
Mr. Bunny
1965
Series
The Virginian
Judge Wickersham
1962
Series
The Virginian
Judge Harper
1962
Series
The Virginian
Mr. Marshall
1962
Series
The Virginian
Judge Manton
1962
Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Series
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Series
The Six Million Dollar Man
Dr. Spruger
1974
Series
Petticoat Junction
John Fisher
1963
Series
Petticoat Junction
Jeremiah Priddy
1963
Series
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Bernard Motley
1961
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Frank Hale
1956
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Walt Matthews
1956
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Hannigan
1956
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Judge Parker
1956
Series
Leave It to Beaver
Doctor Compton
1957
Series
Rawhide
1959
Series
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Series
Climax!
Poole
1954
Series
Daniel Boone
Patrick Henry
1964
Series
Daniel Boone
Colonel James Lamport
1964
Series
Lawman
1958
Series
Lawman
Judge Loren Grant
1958
Series
The Big Valley
Captain Waterman
1965
Series
The Big Valley
Don Alfredo
1965
Series
Burke's Law
Otto Veidt
1963
Series
Four Star Playhouse
Bentridge
1952
Series
Four Star Playhouse
Simpson
1952
Series
Four Star Playhouse
Roger Webb
1952
Series
Zorro
1957
Series
Peter Gunn
B.E. Raleigh
1958
Series
Police Woman
1974
Series
Gunsmoke
Rex Propter
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Jeff
1955
Series
Studio One
Judge Cass
1948
Series
Bourbon Street Beat
John Cavanagh
1959
Series
The Outer Limits
Emmett Balfour
1963
Series
The Outer Limits
Bifrost Alien
1963
Series
The Outer Limits
Professor Hebbel
1963
Series
Navy Log
1955
Series
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
General Beeker
1964
Series
The Munsters
1964
Series
Laramie
1959
Series
The Monkees
Mendoza
1966
Series
The Time Tunnel
The Alien Leader
1966
Series
The Time Tunnel
Dr. Steinholtz
1966
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Reverend
1955
Series
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Mr. Orbin
1963
Series
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Burnison
1957
Series
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Harding
1957
Series
Adventures in Paradise
Sebastian
1959
Series
Telephone Time
1956
Series
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Aristide
1964
Series
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Expert
1964
Series
The Millionaire
Dr. Knut Sorens
1955
Series
The Danny Thomas Show
Montague Brooks
1953
Series
Lights Out
1949
Series
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
1956
Series
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Dr. Beckwith
1974
Series
The Loner
Colonel
1965
Series
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
Series
Honey West
Prof. Von Kemp
1965
Series
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Capone's Attorney
1958
Series
Checkmate
Louis Roche
1960
Series
It Takes a Thief
Mundt
1968
Series
Laredo
1965
Series
M Squad
Dr. Carter
1957
Film
Cleopatra
Cassius
1963
Film
Spartacus
Caius
1960
Series
Gimme a Break!
Stanley Kanisky
1981
Series
Studio 57
1954
Series
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Series
Riverboat
Antoine Rigaud
1959
Series
The Rogues
Spigal
1964
Series
The Bob Cummings Show
Brig. General Frank Tallman
1955
Series
The Bob Cummings Show
Brig. Gen. Frank Tallman (AKA Old Ramrod)
1955
Series
Outlaws
1960
Series
Dangerous Assignment
1952
Series
Racket Squad
1951
Series
Cavalcade of America
Hessian officer
1952
Series
Cavalcade of America
1952
Series
Cavalcade of America
Com. Smedley
1952
CBS Playhouse
Hobart Waylon
1966
Series
The Thin Man
Florist Sitwell
1957
Lux Video Theatre
Captain Louis Renault
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Musley
1950
Series
Law of the Plainsman
Col. Efram Springer
1959
Series
The Alaskans
1959
Series
Planet of the Apes
Prefect Barlow
1974
Profiles in Courage
Mr. Finchley
1964
Profiles in Courage
Lodge
1964
Series
The Roaring 20's
1960
Series
The Dakotas
1963
Series
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
Series
Johnny Staccato
1959
Series
The Whistler
1954
Series
Matt Helm
Same Rae
1975
The Chevy Mystery Show
Arnold Bellson
1960
Series
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1966
Film
Desperately Seeking Susan
Space Commander
1985
Series
The Outcasts
1968
Series
Gunslinger
Shubel Morgan
1961
Film
Brute Force
Spencer
1947
Series
Wendy and Me
1964
Film
Never So Few
Col. Reed
1959
Film
Julius Caesar
Decius Brutus
1953
Bringing Up Buddy
1960
Series
Johnny Midnight
1960
Film
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
1951
Film
Flesh Gordon
Professor Gordon
1974
Series
Death Valley Days
Crandel
1952
Film
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Willard Benson
1963
Film
The Big Combo
Nils Dreyer
1955
Film
Duel at Diablo
Chata
1966
Series
Meeting of Minds
1977
Film
Désirée
Talleyrand
1954
Film
The Conqueror
Shaman
1956
Film
When Worlds Collide
Sydney Stanton
1951
Film
Blackboard Jungle
Mr. Warneke
1955
Series
The Rhinemann Exchange
German scientist
1977
Film
Trial
Ralph Castillo
1955
Film
Moonfleet
Magistrate Maskew
1955
Film
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
William Travers Jerome
1955
Film
My Favorite Brunette
Dr. Lundau
1947
Film
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
Film
The Lady Gambles
Dr. Rojac
1949
Series
General Electric Theater
Dietz
1953
Series
General Electric Theater
Beaumont
1953
Film
Death of a Scoundrel
Mr. O'Hara
1956
Film
Gunpoint
Mayor Osborne
1966
Film
Androcles and the Lion
Cato
1952
Film
Attack of the Puppet People
Mr. Franz
1958
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Capt. McCall
1951
Film
Casanova's Big Night
Maggiorin
1954
Film
Merrill's Marauders
Gen. Joseph Stilwell
1962
Film
Curse of the Undead
Dr. Carter
1959
Film
Young Dillinger
Dr. Wilson
1965
Film
Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn
Carmine
2013
Film
Baby Face Nelson
Samuel F. Parker
1957
Film
Freeing “Trapped”
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
The Unfaithful
Det. Lt. Reynolds
1947
Film
The Purple Mask
Rochet
1955
Film
The Company She Keeps
Judge Kendall
1951
Film
The Time Travelers
Dr. Varno
1964
Film
Mohawk
Butler
1956
Film
The Intruders
Appleton
1970
Film
Winchester '73
Sunrider
1967
Film
New Mexico
Sergeant Harriton
1951
Film
The Glass Cage
Lt. Max Westerman
1964
Film
Winter Meeting
Stacy Grant
1948
Film
The Lawless
Ed Ferguson
1950
Film
Quebec
Father Antoine
1951
Film
Two on a Guillotine
Attorney Carl Vickers
1965
Tom, Dick and Mary
Dr. Krevoy
1964
Alcatraz Express
Capone's Attorney
1961
Film
The Student Prince
Prime Minister
1954
Film
Lost Continent
Michael Rostov
1951
Film
In Search of Historic Jesus
Synagogue Man #1
1979
Film
The Bribe
Gibbs
1949
Film
Forever, Darling
Bill Finlay
1956
Film
Fame Is the Name of the Game
Larkin
1966
Film
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy
Harry Longden
1975
Film
To the Ends of the Earth
George C. Shannon
1948
Film
God Is My Partner
Gordon Palmer
1957
Film
Sins of Jezebel
Elijah
1953
Film
Panic in the City
Dr. Milton Becker
1968
Film
Creepy Classics
Mr. Franz - (archive footage)
1987
Film
Riot in Juvenile Prison
Col. Ernest Walton
1959
Film
Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol
Minister
1972
Film
Nero Wolfe
Hewitt
1979
Film
The Decision of Christopher Blake
Mr. Caldwell
1948
Film
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
Barlow
1980
Film
Trapped
Agent John Downey
1949
Film
The Come On
Harold King, alias Harley Kendrick
1956
Film
Mulberry Street
Big Vic
2006
Film
Loan Shark
Vince Phillips
1952
Film
The Black Castle
Count Steiken
1952
Film
The Pompatus of Love
Big Toe
1996
Film
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
Barlow
1980
Film
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
Prof. Samuel Langley
1978
Film
Outside the Wall
Jack Bernard
1950
Film
The Last Request
Big Joe
2006
Film
O.S.S.
Col. Paul Meister
1946
Asylum for a Spy
Lowell Ritchards
1965
Film
Forty Days of Musa Dagh
General Waggenheim
1982
Film
Sierra Stranger
Sheriff
1957
Film
Everybody Does It
Wilkins
1949
Film
Wetbacks
Steve Bodine
1956
Film
Sealed Verdict
Otto Steigmann
1948
Film
Inside Straight
Flutey Johnson
1951
Film
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Poole
1955
Film
Operation C.I.A.
Wells
1965
Film
A Great Ride
Jukebox Drunk
1979
Film
Alvin Goes Back to School
1986
Film
The Great Dan Patch
Ben Lathrop
1949
Film
The Beast of Budapest
Prof. Ernst Tolnai
1958