John Hoyt

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John Hoyt (born October 5, 1905 in Bronxville , † September 15, 1991 in Santa Cruz ) was an American film, theater and television actor and screenwriter .

life and career

Hoyt was born as John McArthur Hoysradt. He studied history at Yale University in New Haven , Connecticut . There he takes a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts . After graduating, he worked for two years as a lecturer for History and teacher at the Groton School in Massachusetts .

He had his first engagements as an actor with local theater groups. Hoyt began his film career under his maiden name, but soon shortened it to Hoyt. From 1945 he appeared exclusively under the name Hoyt.

Hoyt made his Broadway debut in the 1931 play Overture by William Bolitho . He also starred in Alien Corn (1932) and in 1936 in The Ziegfeld Follies alongside Bob Hope , Josephine Baker and Fanny Brice . In addition, following the theater performances, he often appeared as a comedian in nightclubs , where he imitated famous entertainers. Through his imitation of Noël Coward he was selected for the original cast of the comedy The Guest of Honor ( The Man Who Came to Dinner ) by Moss Hart and George Simon Kaufman , where he played the role of Beverley Carlton from 1939 to 1941, whose literary role model Coward was .

Hoyt was a member of the Orson Welles Mercury Theater from 1937 to 1945 . In 1937 he appeared there on the side of Orson Welles as Decius Brutus in Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare . Hoyt also starred in Heartbreak House (1938) and Shame That She's a Whore ( Tis Pity She's a Whore ) directed by John Ford . In 1945 he went to Hollywood to devote himself to his film career.

He frequently took on villain roles in films. A high profile character actor in over 75 films, Hoyt often played scientists, aristocrats and other characters who exude authority. That included several crazy professors. Hoyt made his film debut in 1946 in OSS , a war drama starring Alan Ladd and Geraldine Fitzgerald . In 1951, he played an industrialist in Doomsday ( When Worlds Collide ). In the MGM film Julius Caesar he took up the role of Decius Brutus again, which he had previously taken on in the theater production in 1937 with Orson Welles. Also in 1953 he was seen as Elijah in the Bible film Sins of Jezebel . In 1954 he played the role of Talleyrand in the costume film Désirée , in which Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons were his partners. He was seen in Roger Corman's 1963 film The Man with X-Ray Eyes . He also had a non -porn role in the soft porn Flesh Gordon (1974).

Hoyt also had a number of important television roles. That included the role of grandfather in Gimme a Break! (1982–1987), several guest roles in A Cage Full of Heroes and the role of Dr. Philip Boyce in the first Star Trek -Pilotfilm The cage (The Cage) (1965). Hoyt made two appearances in the second season of The Twilight Zone , in the episodes Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up and The Lateness of the Hour . In The Monkees episode I Was a Teenage Monster (1967), he played Dr. Frankenstein inspired role of Dr. Mendoza. He also hired KAOS agent Conrad Bunny in the episode Our Man in Toyland in the comedy series Mini-Max .

Hoyt had been married to Dorothy Oltman Haveman since 1961. The marriage lasted until his death in 1991. He had a son and a stepson. Hoyt died of lung cancer at the age of 85 . The ashes were given to his wife in Soquel .

Filmography

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ John Hoyt Is Dead; Actor, 86, Played In Films and on TV Obituary in: New York Times, September 21, 1991
  2. ↑ John Hoyt. In: Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved October 20, 2018 .
  3. ^ John Hoyt Biography (1905–1991) Short biography and list of roles at Filmreference.com
  4. ^ John Hoyt entry on the Find A Grave website
personal data
SURNAME Hoyt, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hoysradt, John McArthur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film, theater, and television actor and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH October 5, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Bronxville
DATE OF DEATH September 15, 1991
Place of death Santa Cruz