John Hoyt

American film, stage, and television actor (1905-1991)

Person · Open Library

Born: 26 Oct 1940
Died: 13 Jan 2003
Works: 4

Top works

A great & shining road
The rise and fall of the Paraguayan Republic, 1800-1870
A Great and Shining Road
Sam Houston

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Film & TV

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…

Known for

Freeing “Trapped” — Self (archive footage)2019
Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn — Carmine2013
Mulberry Street — Big Vic2006
The Last Request — Big Joe2006
The Pompatus of Love — Big Toe1996
Creepy Classics — Mr. Franz - (archive footage)1987
Alvin Goes Back to School1986
Desperately Seeking Susan — Space Commander1985
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There1985
Forty Days of Musa Dagh — General Waggenheim1982

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Listeners: 1
Total plays: 3

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: John
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Bronxville
Place of death: Santa Cruz
Occupation: actor
Educated at: Hotchkiss School
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Genre: Western
Image: JohnHoyt BigCombo.jpg
Number of children: 1

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date of birth: 1904-10-05
date of death: 1991-09-15
cause of death: lung cancer
manner of death: natural causes
Commons category: John Hoyt
start of work period: 1930-00-00
name in native language: John Hoyt
writing language: English language
birth name: John McArthur Hoysradt
end of work period: 1987-00-00

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