John Hoyt

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

214

Gender

Male

Birthday

1905-10-05

Day of death

1991-09-15 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Bronxville, New York, USA

John Hoyt

Biography

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

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Star Trek

    Star Trek

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Hogan's Heroes

    Hogan's Heroes

  • Hogan's Heroes

    Hogan's Heroes

  • Hogan's Heroes

    Hogan's Heroes

  • Hogan's Heroes

    Hogan's Heroes

  • Hogan's Heroes

    Hogan's Heroes

  • The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • The Six Million Dollar Man

    The Six Million Dollar Man

  • Get Smart

    Get Smart

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • The Munsters

    The Munsters

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Police Woman

    Police Woman

  • The Time Tunnel

    The Time Tunnel

  • The Time Tunnel

    The Time Tunnel

  • Leave It to Beaver

    Leave It to Beaver

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • Zorro

    Zorro

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • Laramie

    Laramie

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker

    Kolchak: The Night Stalker

  • Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • Forever, Darling

    Forever, Darling

  • Peter Gunn

    Peter Gunn

  • Moonfleet

    Moonfleet

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

  • Brute Force

    Brute Force

  • M Squad

    M Squad

  • Spartacus

    Spartacus

  • Nero Wolfe

    Nero Wolfe

  • Sierra Stranger

    Sierra Stranger

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • The Monkees

    The Monkees

  • Law of the Plainsman

    Law of the Plainsman

  • Lights Out

    Lights Out

  • The Thin Man

    The Thin Man

  • Navy Log

    Navy Log

  • Laredo

    Laredo

  • Studio 57

    Studio 57

  • Trial

    Trial

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

  • Matt Helm

    Matt Helm

  • Planet of the Apes

    Planet of the Apes

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • The Chevy Mystery Show

    The Chevy Mystery Show

  • Quebec

    Quebec

  • Outlaws

    Outlaws

  • Checkmate

    Checkmate

  • Riverboat

    Riverboat

  • Honey West

    Honey West

  • The Count of Monte Cristo

    The Count of Monte Cristo

  • The Danny Thomas Show

    The Danny Thomas Show

  • Young Dillinger

    Young Dillinger

  • The Roaring 20's

    The Roaring 20's

  • Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

  • Gimme a Break!

    Gimme a Break!

  • Désirée

    Désirée

  • Racket Squad

    Racket Squad

  • Attack of the Puppet People

    Attack of the Puppet People

  • The Alaskans

    The Alaskans

  • Baby Face Nelson

    Baby Face Nelson

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Asylum for a Spy

    Asylum for a Spy

  • Bourbon Street Beat

    Bourbon Street Beat

  • Cleopatra

    Cleopatra

  • Johnny Staccato

    Johnny Staccato

  • The Lady Gambles

    The Lady Gambles

  • God Is My Partner

    God Is My Partner

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico

  • Creepy Classics

    Creepy Classics

  • The Outcasts

    The Outcasts

  • Trapped

    Trapped

  • Profiles in Courage

    Profiles in Courage

  • Profiles in Courage

    Profiles in Courage

  • The Rogues

    The Rogues

  • Desperately Seeking Susan

    Desperately Seeking Susan

  • Freeing “Trapped”

    Freeing “Trapped”

  • The Loner

    The Loner

  • Johnny Midnight

    Johnny Midnight

  • The Dakotas

    The Dakotas

  • The Whistler

    The Whistler

  • Wetbacks

    Wetbacks

  • Mr. & Mrs. North

    Mr. & Mrs. North

  • The Purple Mask

    The Purple Mask

  • Dangerous Assignment

    Dangerous Assignment

  • Bringing Up Buddy

    Bringing Up Buddy

  • Androcles and the Lion

    Androcles and the Lion

  • Pistols 'n' Petticoats

    Pistols 'n' Petticoats

  • O.S.S.

    O.S.S.

  • Wendy and Me

    Wendy and Me

  • Gunpoint

    Gunpoint

  • Julius Caesar

    Julius Caesar

  • Death Valley Days

    Death Valley Days

  • Loan Shark

    Loan Shark

  • Gunslinger

    Gunslinger

  • The Conqueror

    The Conqueror

  • The Rhinemann Exchange

    The Rhinemann Exchange

  • My Favorite Brunette

    My Favorite Brunette

  • Flesh Gordon

    Flesh Gordon

  • Death of a Scoundrel

    Death of a Scoundrel

  • Blackboard Jungle

    Blackboard Jungle

  • Casanova's Big Night

    Casanova's Big Night

  • When Worlds Collide

    When Worlds Collide

  • The Glass Cage

    The Glass Cage

  • Duel at Diablo

    Duel at Diablo

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

    X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

  • The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

    The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

  • Panic in the City

    Panic in the City

  • Never So Few

    Never So Few

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Tom, Dick and Mary

    Tom, Dick and Mary

  • The Black Castle

    The Black Castle

  • Meeting of Minds

    Meeting of Minds

  • Forty Days of Musa Dagh

    Forty Days of Musa Dagh

  • The Bribe

    The Bribe

  • Mulberry Street

    Mulberry Street

  • The Big Combo

    The Big Combo

  • Lost Continent

    Lost Continent

  • Star Trek: The Menagerie

    Star Trek: The Menagerie

  • Sins of Jezebel

    Sins of Jezebel

  • Winchester '73

    Winchester '73

  • Curse of the Undead

    Curse of the Undead

  • The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

    The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

  • Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn

    Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn

  • The Unfaithful

    The Unfaithful

  • Two on a Guillotine

    Two on a Guillotine

  • The Lawless

    The Lawless

  • The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

    The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

  • The Time Travelers

    The Time Travelers

  • The Company She Keeps

    The Company She Keeps

  • Operation C.I.A.

    Operation C.I.A.

  • The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There

    The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There

  • Mohawk

    Mohawk

  • The Last Request

    The Last Request

  • Outside the Wall

    Outside the Wall

  • Everybody Does It

    Everybody Does It

  • Merrill's Marauders

    Merrill's Marauders

  • The Pompatus of Love

    The Pompatus of Love

  • Fame Is the Name of the Game

    Fame Is the Name of the Game

  • The Intruders

    The Intruders

  • The Student Prince

    The Student Prince

  • Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

    Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

  • The Decision of Christopher Blake

    The Decision of Christopher Blake

  • Sealed Verdict

    Sealed Verdict

  • To the Ends of the Earth

    To the Ends of the Earth

  • In Search of Historic Jesus

    In Search of Historic Jesus

  • Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

    Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

  • Riot in Juvenile Prison

    Riot in Juvenile Prison

  • Alcatraz Express

    Alcatraz Express

  • A Great Ride

    A Great Ride

  • Alvin Goes Back to School

    Alvin Goes Back to School

  • The Great Dan Patch

    The Great Dan Patch

  • The Come On

    The Come On

  • The Winds of Kitty Hawk

    The Winds of Kitty Hawk

  • Inside Straight

    Inside Straight

  • The Beast of Budapest

    The Beast of Budapest

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

  • The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

    The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

  • Winter Meeting

    Winter Meeting