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John Hoyt(1905-1991)

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  • 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 1905 in Bronxville, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for When Worlds Collide (1951), Spartacus (1960) and Brute Force (1947). He was previously married to Dorothy Marion Oltman and Marion Virginia Burns. He died on 15 September 1991 in Santa Cruz, California, USA.
BornOctober 5, 1905
DiedSeptember 15, 1991(85)
BornOctober 5, 1905
DiedSeptember 15, 1991(85)
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John Hoyt in Death of a Scoundrel (1956)
Yvonne De Carlo, George Sanders, and John Hoyt in Death of a Scoundrel (1956)
George Sanders and John Hoyt in Death of a Scoundrel (1956)
John Hoyt in Death of a Scoundrel (1956)
George Sanders and John Hoyt in Death of a Scoundrel (1956)
John Hoyt in Death of a Scoundrel (1956)
Edith Barrett, John Hoyt, and Robert Preston in The Lady Gambles (1949)
John Hoyt in The Lady Gambles (1949)
John Hoyt and Robert Preston in The Lady Gambles (1949)
John Hoyt in The Lady Gambles (1949)
John Hoyt and Robert Preston in The Lady Gambles (1949)
John Hoyt in The Lady Gambles (1949)

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
Burt Lancaster in Brute Force (1947)
Brute Force
7.6
  • Spencer
  • 1947
Attack of the Puppet People (1958)
Attack of the Puppet People
5.2
  • Mr. Franz
  • 1958

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Actor

  • Gimme a Break! (1981)
    Gimme a Break!
  • 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
  • Madonna and Rosanna Arquette in Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
    Desperately Seeking Susan
  • Forty Days of Musa Dagh (1982)
    Forty Days of Musa Dagh
  • Thayer David and Tom Mason in Nero Wolfe (1979)
    Nero Wolfe
  • A Great Ride (1979)
    A Great Ride
  • In Search of Historic Jesus (1979)
    In Search of Historic Jesus
  • Jayne Meadows and Michael McGuire in Meeting of Minds (1977)
    Meeting of Minds
  • Noah Hathaway, Lorne Greene, Dirk Benedict, Richard Hatch, and Laurette Spang in Battlestar Galactica (1978)
    Battlestar Galactica
  • The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978)
    The Winds of Kitty Hawk
  • Greatest Heroes of the Bible (1978)
    Greatest Heroes of the Bible
  • Angie Dickinson in Police Woman (1974)
    Police Woman
  • The Rhinemann Exchange (1977)
    The Rhinemann Exchange
  • Lee Majors in The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)
    The Six Million Dollar Man
  • Anthony Franciosa and Laraine Stephens in Matt Helm (1975)
    Matt Helm

Writer

  • The Glass Cage (1964)
    The Glass Cage

Producer

  • The Glass Cage (1964)
    The Glass Cage

Videos9

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Theatrical Trailer
Attack of the Puppet People
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Attack of the Puppet People
Blackboard Jungle
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Blackboard Jungle
When Worlds Collide
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When Worlds Collide
Mike Hammer: Letter Of The Weak
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Mike Hammer: Letter Of The Weak

Personal details

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    • October 5, 1905
    • Bronxville, New York, USA
    • September 15, 1991
    • Santa Cruz, California, USA(lung cancer)
    • September 4, 1961 - September 15, 1991 (his death)
  • Other works
    Appeared on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article

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  • 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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