John Hoyt
🎂 Oct 5, 1905 — 🕯️ Sep 15, 1991 (85 years)
Bronxville, New York, USA
Working since the 1940s, John Hoyt is an actor from Bronxville, New York, USA. Spartacus remains one of their most celebrated performances, playing Caius. Other notable titles in their filmography include Cleopatra and Desperately Seeking Susan. Their filmography spans 87 films and 131 TV productions across 80 years, working mainly across genres like drama, crime.
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85 R.I.P.
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54
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Movies
Spartacus
1960
Cleopatra
1963
Flesh Gordon
1974
Julius Caesar
1953
Never So Few
1959
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
1951
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985
When Worlds Collide
1951
Brute Force
1947
Gunpoint
1966
Duel at Diablo
1966
Blackboard Jungle
1955
The Big Combo
1955
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
1963
Moonfleet
1955
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955
Désirée
1954
The Conqueror
1956
The Bribe
1949
Trapped
1949
Lost Continent
1951
Mohawk
1956
Merrill's Marauders
1962
Baby Face Nelson
1957
Casanova's Big Night
1954
Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn
2013
Androcles and the Lion
1952
The Lawless
1950
Mulberry Street
2006
The Lady Gambles
1949
The Unfaithful
1947
The Black Castle
1952
New Mexico
1951
O.S.S.
1946
Sealed Verdict
1948
The Purple Mask
1955
The Time Travelers
1964
Young Dillinger
1965
Curse of the Undead
1959
Attack of the Puppet People
1958
The Pompatus of Love
1996
Two on a Guillotine
1965
The Student Prince
1954
Trial
1955
The Last Request
2006
To the Ends of the Earth
1948
Forever, Darling
1956
Sins of Jezebel
1953
The Come On
1956
Wetbacks
1956
TV Shows
Gimme a Break!
1981
Leave It to Beaver
1957
The Rhinemann Exchange
1977
Planet of the Apes
1974
Petticoat Junction
1963
The Big Valley
1965
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Hogan's Heroes
1965
It Takes a Thief
1968
The Time Tunnel
1966
Star Trek
1966
Burke's Law
1963
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
The Twilight Zone
1959
Gunsmoke
1955
Perry Mason
1957
The Rogues
1964
General Electric Theater
1953
Get Smart
1965
Ironside
1967
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
The Monkees
1966
Daniel Boone
1964
The Millionaire
1955
Peter Gunn
1958
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Thin Man
1957
Climax!
1954
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
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Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn
Carmine
2013
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Mulberry Street
Big Vic
2006
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The Last Request
Big Joe
2006
Film
The Pompatus of Love
Big Toe
1996
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Desperately Seeking Susan
Space Commander
1985
Film
Gimme a Break!
Stanley Kanisky
1981–
TV
A Great Ride
Jukebox Drunk
1979
Film
The Rhinemann Exchange
German scientist
1977–
TV
Matt Helm
Same Rae
1975–
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is John Hoyt still alive?
John Hoyt passed away on September 15, 1991 at age 85.
What are the most famous roles of John Hoyt?
John Hoyt is best known for roles in Spartacus, Cleopatra, Desperately Seeking Susan.
How many movies has John Hoyt been in?
Over a 45-year career (since 1946), John Hoyt has appeared in 87 movies and 97 TV shows.
What was John Hoyt's first movie?
The career of John Hoyt began with O.S.S. (1946).
What is John Hoyt's most recent movie or series?
John Hoyt's most recent release is Freeing “Trapped”, which premiered on December 31, 2019.
What TV shows has John Hoyt appeared in?
On television, John Hoyt has appeared in Star Trek, The Twilight Zone, Bonanza, The Munsters.
John Hoyt
1905-10-05 · Bronxville, New York, USA
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.