
Acting
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…

Freeing “Trapped”
as Self (archive footage)

Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn
as Carmine

Mulberry Street
as Big Vic

The Last Request
as Big Joe

The Pompatus of Love
as Big Toe

Creepy Classics
as Mr. Franz - (archive footage)

Alvin Goes Back to School

Desperately Seeking Susan
as Space Commander

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

Forty Days of Musa Dagh

Gimme a Break!
as Stanley Kanisky · 118 ep.

The Rhinemann Exchange
as German scientist · 3 ep.

Meeting of Minds
4 ep.

Matt Helm
as Same Rae · 1 ep.

The Six Million Dollar Man
as Dr. Spruger · 1 ep.

Police Woman
1 ep.

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
as Dr. Beckwith · 1 ep.

Planet of the Apes
as Prefect Barlow · 2 ep.

It Takes a Thief
as Mundt · 2 ep.

The Outcasts
1 ep.
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985