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John Hoyt(1904-1991)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Producer
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John Hoyt
In 1964, a group of scientists create a portal that takes them to a barren, mutant inhabited, Earth in the year 2071.
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The Time Travelers (1964)
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John Hoyt was born on 5 October 1904 in Bronxville, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for When Worlds Collide (1951), Spartacus (1960) and Attack of the Puppet People (1958). He was married to Dorothy Marion Oltman and Marion Virginia Burns. He died on 15 September 1991 in Santa Cruz, California, USA.
BornOctober 5, 1904
DiedSeptember 15, 1991(86)
BornOctober 5, 1904
DiedSeptember 15, 1991(86)
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Known for

When Worlds Collide (1951)
When Worlds Collide
6.6
  • Sydney Stanton
  • 1951
Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Tony Curtis, John Gavin, Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, and Peter Ustinov in Spartacus (1960)
Spartacus
7.9
  • Caius
  • 1960
Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
Attack of the Puppet People
5.2
  • Mr. Franz
  • 1958
Burt Lancaster in Brute Force (1947)
Brute Force
7.5
  • Spencer
  • 1947

Credits

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Actor

  • Nell Carter in Gimme a Break! (1981)
    Gimme a Break!
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Grandpa Stanley Kanisky
    • Grandpa Kanisky
    • 1982–1987
  • Soleil Moon Frye, Joey Lawrence, Doris Roberts, Jackée Harry, John Hoyt, Jeremy Licht, Richard Moll, and Marc Price in Alvin Goes Back to School (1986)
    Alvin Goes Back to School
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Mr. Quickstudy
    • 1986
  • Madonna and Rosanna Arquette in Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
    Desperately Seeking Susan
    6.2
    • Space Commander
    • 1985
  • Forty Days of Musa Dagh (1982)
    Forty Days of Musa Dagh
    5.2
    • General Waggenheim
    • 1982
  • This Is the Life (1952)
    This Is the Life
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Dr. Burke
    • Jonathan Grant
    • 1955–1979
  • Thayer David and Tom Mason in Nero Wolfe (1979)
    Nero Wolfe
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Hewitt
    • 1979
  • A Great Ride (1979)
    A Great Ride
    6.3
    • Jukebox Drunk
    • 1979
  • In Search of Historic Jesus (1979)
    In Search of Historic Jesus
    4.0
    • Synagogue Man #1
    • 1979
  • Jayne Meadows and Michael McGuire in Meeting of Minds (1977)
    Meeting of Minds
    9.2
    TV Series
    • Voltaire
    • Bertrand Russell
    • 1978–1979
  • Noah Hathaway, Lorne Greene, Dirk Benedict, Richard Hatch, Maren Jensen, and Laurette Spang in Battlestar Galactica (1978)
    Battlestar Galactica
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Sire Domra
    • 1979
  • The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978)
    The Winds of Kitty Hawk
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Prof. Samuel Langley
    • 1978
  • Greatest Heroes of the Bible (1978)
    Greatest Heroes of the Bible
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Nathan
    • 1978
  • Angie Dickinson in Police Woman (1974)
    Police Woman
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Walter Peydon
    • 1978
  • The Rhinemann Exchange (1977)
    The Rhinemann Exchange
    6.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Old Man
    • 1977
  • Lee Majors in The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)
    The Six Million Dollar Man
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Dr. Spruger
    • 1977

Writer

  • Elisha Cook Jr. in The Glass Cage (1964)
    The Glass Cage
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1964

Producer

  • Elisha Cook Jr. in The Glass Cage (1964)
    The Glass Cage
    6.4
    • producer
    • 1964

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Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • John Hoysradt
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • October 5, 1904
    • Bronxville, New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 15, 1991
    • Santa Cruz, California, USA(lung cancer)
  • Spouses
      Dorothy Marion OltmanSeptember 4, 1961 - September 15, 1991 (his death)
  • Other works
    Appeared on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 1 Interview
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His last screen role was as the crusty Grandpa Stanley Kanisky on Nell Carter's situation comedy Gimme a Break! (1981).
  • Quotes
    (from Starlog magazine, 1986) I like keeping busy. Satan finds work for idle hands.

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