John Hoyt
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 Jo
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.
Born
Oct 05, 1905
Bronxville, New York, USA
Died
Sep 15, 1991
Known For
Acting
Movies
87 acting
1 crew
Popularity
2.0
Known For
Spartacus
1960
as Caius
Cleopatra
1963
as Cassius
Desperately Seeking Susan
1985
as Space Commander
Brute Force
1947
as Spencer
Julius Caesar
1953
as Decius Brutus
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
1951
as Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
Flesh Gordon
1974
as Professor Gordon
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
1963
as Willard Benson
Blackboard Jungle
1955
as Mr. Warneke
The Big Combo
1955
as Nils Dreyer
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