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'''John Hoyt''' ( | '''John Hoyt''' (born John Hoysradt on 5 October 1905, in Bronxville, New York, died 15 September 1991 in Santa Cruz, California) was an American film and television actor. | ||
Hoyt's five-decade career includes notable films such as the groundbreaking science-fiction motion picture ''[[w:When Worlds Collide (film)|When Worlds Collide]]'', ''Spartacus'', and ''The Conqueror''. The latter film, co-starring popular American actors John Wayne, Agnes Moorehead (''Bewitched'') and Susan Hayward, was filmed in an area contaminated with nuclear fallout from a ground-level test site. A very disproportionate percentage of the cast and crew of this movie eventually died of some form of cancer. | Hoyt's five-decade career includes notable films such as the groundbreaking science-fiction motion picture ''[[w:When Worlds Collide (film)|When Worlds Collide]]'', ''Spartacus'', and ''The Conqueror''. The latter film, co-starring popular American actors [[w:John Wayne|John Wayne]], [[w:Agnes Moorehead|Agnes Moorehead]] (''[[w:Bewitched|Bewitched]]'') and [[w:Susan Hayward|Susan Hayward]], was filmed in an area contaminated with nuclear fallout from a ground-level test site. A very disproportionate percentage of the cast and crew of this movie eventually died of some form of cancer. | ||
Hoyt's television career spanned almost every imaginable genre, from medical drama, science fiction, western, court drama, comedy, and spy dramas. Hoyt played Dr. Piper in the series pilot for the original ''Star Trek'' series, and had many recurring and brief roles in classic and contemporary TV shows, including ''The Virginian'', ''Perry Mason'', ''Hogan's Heroes'', ''Get Smart'', ''The Outer Limits'', ''Gimme a Break!'', ''Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'', and ''The Flying Nun''. Perhaps Hoyt's most unusual credit is in the X-rated parody of ''Flash Gordon'', called ''Flesh Gordon'', in 1974. | Hoyt's television career spanned almost every imaginable genre, from medical drama, science fiction, western, court drama, comedy, and spy dramas. Hoyt played Dr. [[MemoryAlpha:Piper|Piper]] in the [[MemoryAlpha:The Cage|series pilot]] for the original ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' series, and had many recurring and brief roles in classic and contemporary TV shows, including ''[[w:The Virginian|The Virginian]]'', ''[[w:Perry Mason|Perry Mason]]'', ''[[w:Hogan's Heroes|Hogan's Heroes]]'', ''[[w:Get Smart|Get Smart]]'', ''[[w:The Outer Limits|The Outer Limits]]'', ''[[w:Gimme a Break!|Gimme a Break!]]'', ''[[w:Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea|Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea]]'', ''[[w:The Time Tunnel|The Time Tunnel]]'' and ''[[w:The Flying Nun|The Flying Nun]]''. Perhaps Hoyt's most unusual credit is in the X-rated parody of ''[[w:Flash Gordon|Flash Gordon]]'', called ''[[w:Flesh Gordon|Flesh Gordon]]'', in 1974. | ||
Hoyt played [[Sire]] [[Domra]] in the [[Original Series]] episode "[[Baltar's Escape]]". | Hoyt played [[Sire]] [[Domra]] in the [[Original Series]] episode "[[Baltar's Escape]]". | ||
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Hoyt died of lung cancer in 1991. | Hoyt died of lung cancer in 1991. | ||
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| Portrays: | Domra | ||||
| Date of Birth: | October 5, 1905 | ||||
| Date of Death: | September 15, 1991 | ||||
| Age at Death: | 85 | ||||
| Nationality: |  USA
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John Hoyt (born John Hoysradt on 5 October 1905, in Bronxville, New York, died 15 September 1991 in Santa Cruz, California) was an American film and television actor.
Hoyt's five-decade career includes notable films such as the groundbreaking science-fiction motion picture When Worlds Collide, Spartacus, and The Conqueror. The latter film, co-starring popular American actors John Wayne, Agnes Moorehead (Bewitched) and Susan Hayward, was filmed in an area contaminated with nuclear fallout from a ground-level test site. A very disproportionate percentage of the cast and crew of this movie eventually died of some form of cancer.
Hoyt's television career spanned almost every imaginable genre, from medical drama, science fiction, western, court drama, comedy, and spy dramas. Hoyt played Dr. Piper in the series pilot for the original Star Trek series, and had many recurring and brief roles in classic and contemporary TV shows, including The Virginian, Perry Mason, Hogan's Heroes, Get Smart, The Outer Limits, Gimme a Break!, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Time Tunnel and The Flying Nun. Perhaps Hoyt's most unusual credit is in the X-rated parody of Flash Gordon, called Flesh Gordon, in 1974.
Hoyt played Sire Domra in the Original Series episode "Baltar's Escape".
Hoyt died of lung cancer in 1991.