Hoyt, John, 1905-1991

John Hoyt was an actor known for his range of roles in film and television between the 1940s and 1980s. Born as John McArthur Hoystradt on October 05, 1904 in Bronxville, New York, he first worked as a pianist before working in Orson Welles' Mercury Theater. He quit the theater company and moved to Hollywood in 1945, where he played roles in over seventy films over the course of his career. His roles include Dr. Phillip Boyce in Star Trek: The Original Series (1966), Major Sutcliffe and Judge Franklin Grant in Bonanza, and the Howard Hughes-produced The Conqueror (1956).

Hoyt died on September 15, 1991.

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"John Hoyt." Find a Grave. November 16, 1999. November 03, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7021/john-hoyt

"John Hoyt Is Dead; Actor, 86, Played In Films and on TV." New York Times. September 21, 1991.