Clegg Hoyt (December 10, 1910 â€" October 6, 1967) was an American
film and television character actor, originally from Norwalk,
Connecticut. Hoyt's acting career lasted eleven years and he appeared
in many Westerns, as well as in sitcoms, and dramas.Hoyt made his
television debut in 1955 as a carnival barker in the episode "Practice
What You Preach" in the series The Great Gildersleeve. His feature
film debut came the following year with an uncredited, minor role in
Mohawk. In 1956, Hoyt played the role of Dutch in Santiago starring
Alan Ladd. In 1957, he appeared as Tucker, another uncredited role, in
The True Story of Jesse James, along with Jeffrey Hunter in the role
of Frank James..Hoyt in 1959 portrayed Bugs Marino in "The Joe Angelo
Story", an episode of the NBC crime drama The Lawless Years starring
James Gregory. In 1962, he played the role of Ozzie Rupert in "For a
Deadly Redhead" in the ABC/Warner Brothers' detective series Surfside
6. His other single-episode appearances ranged from being a gangster
in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis to a milk deliveryman in Harrigan
and Son, a traveling prizefighter in The Real McCoys, a jailer in The
Monkees, and a masseur in David Janssen's Richard Diamond, Private
Detective. He portrayed a derelict in 1961 in the series finale of The
Investigators, starring James Franciscus and James Philbrook.From 1961
to 1965, Hoyt was cast as Mac in 12 episodes of NBC's Dr. Kildare,
starring Richard Chamberlain and Raymond Massey. He also made
appearances on: Bonanza (eight times), Gunsmoke (five times), Alfred
Hitchcock Presents and Peter Gunn (four episodes each), Playhouse 90
(three times), and twice on both Have Gun â€" Will Travel, Mr. Lucky
(as Pudge), Combat!, and The Twilight Zone, in the latter as a
shopkeeper in the episode "Static" and as a bus driver in "The Bard".
film and television character actor, originally from Norwalk,
Connecticut. Hoyt's acting career lasted eleven years and he appeared
in many Westerns, as well as in sitcoms, and dramas.Hoyt made his
television debut in 1955 as a carnival barker in the episode "Practice
What You Preach" in the series The Great Gildersleeve. His feature
film debut came the following year with an uncredited, minor role in
Mohawk. In 1956, Hoyt played the role of Dutch in Santiago starring
Alan Ladd. In 1957, he appeared as Tucker, another uncredited role, in
The True Story of Jesse James, along with Jeffrey Hunter in the role
of Frank James..Hoyt in 1959 portrayed Bugs Marino in "The Joe Angelo
Story", an episode of the NBC crime drama The Lawless Years starring
James Gregory. In 1962, he played the role of Ozzie Rupert in "For a
Deadly Redhead" in the ABC/Warner Brothers' detective series Surfside
6. His other single-episode appearances ranged from being a gangster
in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis to a milk deliveryman in Harrigan
and Son, a traveling prizefighter in The Real McCoys, a jailer in The
Monkees, and a masseur in David Janssen's Richard Diamond, Private
Detective. He portrayed a derelict in 1961 in the series finale of The
Investigators, starring James Franciscus and James Philbrook.From 1961
to 1965, Hoyt was cast as Mac in 12 episodes of NBC's Dr. Kildare,
starring Richard Chamberlain and Raymond Massey. He also made
appearances on: Bonanza (eight times), Gunsmoke (five times), Alfred
Hitchcock Presents and Peter Gunn (four episodes each), Playhouse 90
(three times), and twice on both Have Gun â€" Will Travel, Mr. Lucky
(as Pudge), Combat!, and The Twilight Zone, in the latter as a
shopkeeper in the episode "Static" and as a bus driver in "The Bard".
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