John McArthur Hoysradt
| Sign | Libra |
| Born | Oct 5, 1905 Bronxville, NY |
| Died | Sep 15, 1991 Santa Cruz, CA |
| Age | Died at 86 |
John Hoyt | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1946-87 |
| Known for | Scientists, period aristocrats, Nazi officers, prison wardens, upper-class crooks, mad professors |
| Top Roles | Caius, Gen. Joseph Stilwell, Ben Lathrop, Col. Paul Meister, Attorney Carl Vickers |
| Top Genres | Drama, Crime, Romance, Film Noir, Adventure, Action |
| Top Topics | World War II, Gangsters, Book-Based |
| Top Collaborators | Louis Calhern, Kirk Douglas, Nunnally Johnson (Producer), William Conrad |
| Shares birthday with | Louise Dresser, Larry Fine, Fernando Siro see more.. |
John Hoyt Overview:
Character actor, John Hoyt, was born John McArthur Hoysradt on Oct 5, 1905 in Bronxville, NY. Hoyt died at the age of 86 on Sep 15, 1991 in Santa Cruz, CA .
MINI BIO:
John Hoyt was a former historian and drama teacher who only became a full-time actor after World War II. He played scientists, period aristocrats, Nazi officers, prison wardens and upper-class crooks, as well as a few mad professors in horror films. He has also done impressions in nightclubs, and was the Warden in the movie "Brute Force".
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John Hoyt Quotes:
Leonard Diamond:
Do you know Mr. Brown?
Nils Dreyer: I had lunch with him last week. He's a very fine gentleman.
Leonard Diamond: He's a hoodlum.
Nils Dreyer: Because I have lunch with him, that is not a crime. I'll have lunch with anybody, I'm democratic. I'll even have lunch with you.
Sydney Stanton: Your salvation doesn't interest me; mine does.
Spencer: You know, I was just thinking. An insurance company could go flat broke in this prison.
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Nils Dreyer: I had lunch with him last week. He's a very fine gentleman.
Leonard Diamond: He's a hoodlum.
Nils Dreyer: Because I have lunch with him, that is not a crime. I'll have lunch with anybody, I'm democratic. I'll even have lunch with you.
Sydney Stanton: Your salvation doesn't interest me; mine does.
Spencer: You know, I was just thinking. An insurance company could go flat broke in this prison.
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