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