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John Hoyt

John Hoyt

Acting · 2.0 popularity

Age

120

Movies

87

TV

97

Born
October 5, 1905 – September 15, 1991
From
Bronxville, New York, USA

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.

Works

87 films

Spartacus

Spartacus

19607.5

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

19637.0

Desperately Seeking Susan

Desperately Seeking Susan

19856.1

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

19537.1

Never So Few

Never So Few

19595.5

Brute Force

Brute Force

19477.3

Flesh Gordon

Flesh Gordon

19744.8

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

19516.7

Duel at Diablo

Duel at Diablo

19666.4

Blackboard Jungle

Blackboard Jungle

19556.9

Désirée

Désirée

19546.6

When Worlds Collide

When Worlds Collide

19516.4

The Conqueror

The Conqueror

19563.6

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

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

1985

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

19636.6

The Big Combo

The Big Combo

19557.0

The Lady Gambles

The Lady Gambles

19496.1

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

19556.0

Trial

Trial

19556.9

Death of a Scoundrel

Death of a Scoundrel

19566.0

Moonfleet

Moonfleet

19556.5

My Favorite Brunette

My Favorite Brunette

19476.6

Gunpoint

Gunpoint

19666.2

Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

19525.9

Casanova's Big Night

Casanova's Big Night

19546.1

Baby Face Nelson

Baby Face Nelson

19575.6

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

19758.0

The Company She Keeps

The Company She Keeps

19516.2

Curse of the Undead

Curse of the Undead

19595.5

Winchester '73

Winchester '73

19676.7

Attack of the Puppet People

Attack of the Puppet People

19585.1

Merrill's Marauders

Merrill's Marauders

19626.2

The Unfaithful

The Unfaithful

19475.9

The Glass Cage

The Glass Cage

19645.8

Freeing “Trapped”

Freeing “Trapped”

2019

Quebec

Quebec

19517.0

The Lawless

The Lawless

19505.9

Mulberry Street

Mulberry Street

20065.3

The Bribe

The Bribe

19496.3

Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn

Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn

20133.9

Forever, Darling

Forever, Darling

19566.9

Mohawk

Mohawk

19565.6

Young Dillinger

Young Dillinger

19657.3

Winter Meeting

Winter Meeting

19486.6

Fame Is the Name of the Game

Fame Is the Name of the Game

19667.0

Trapped

Trapped

19496.1

The Purple Mask

The Purple Mask

19555.8

Lost Continent

Lost Continent

19513.6

Alcatraz Express

Alcatraz Express

19617.0

Sins of Jezebel

Sins of Jezebel

19535.8

The Time Travelers

The Time Travelers

19645.1

Two on a Guillotine

Two on a Guillotine

19656.1

In Search of Historic Jesus

In Search of Historic Jesus

19795.5

God Is My Partner

God Is My Partner

19577.5

The Winds of Kitty Hawk

The Winds of Kitty Hawk

1978

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

Welcome Home, Johnny Bristol

19728.0

Creepy Classics

Creepy Classics

19876.4

The Pompatus of Love

The Pompatus of Love

19964.1

O.S.S.

O.S.S.

19466.9

Sierra Stranger

Sierra Stranger

19575.0

Loan Shark

Loan Shark

19525.7

Asylum for a Spy

Asylum for a Spy

19658.0

The Intruders

The Intruders

19705.0

Riot in Juvenile Prison

Riot in Juvenile Prison

19596.0

The Student Prince

The Student Prince

19546.3

Forty Days of Musa Dagh

Forty Days of Musa Dagh

19824.0

Outside the Wall

Outside the Wall

19506.1

New Mexico

New Mexico

19513.6

Nero Wolfe

Nero Wolfe

19798.3

Panic in the City

Panic in the City

19685.6

The Come On

The Come On

19565.2

The Black Castle

The Black Castle

19526.4

To the Ends of the Earth

To the Ends of the Earth

19485.9

Sealed Verdict

Sealed Verdict

19487.0

The Last Request

The Last Request

20062.1

The Decision of Christopher Blake

The Decision of Christopher Blake

19483.8

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes

19807.5

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

19556.0

Inside Straight

Inside Straight

19514.9

The Great Dan Patch

The Great Dan Patch

19495.5

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

19807.5

Everybody Does It

Everybody Does It

19498.5

A Great Ride

A Great Ride

19793.5

Wetbacks

Wetbacks

19565.9

The Beast of Budapest

The Beast of Budapest

19588.0

Alvin Goes Back to School

Alvin Goes Back to School

19865.0

Operation C.I.A.

Operation C.I.A.

19656.0