Clegg Hoyt Explained

Clegg Hoyt
Birth Date:	10 December 1910
Death Place:	Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Resting Place:	Babylon Cemetery
Occupation:	Actor
Years Active:	1955 - 1967

Clegg Hoyt (December 10, 1910  - October 6, 1967) was an American film and television actor.^{[1] [2]}

Career

Hoyt appeared in over 100 films and television programs, and was perhaps best known for his silent role as the Sportscaster's sidekick, George, in the 1963 film Son of Flubber, appearing in a scene with actor, comedian and game show panelist Paul Lynde.^[3] He also played the recurring role of Mac in 13 episodes of the American medical drama television series Dr. Kildare.

Death

Hoyt died in October 1967 of a stroke in Woodland Hills, California.^[4] He was buried in Babylon Cemetery.^[5]

Partial filmography

• Jail Busters (1955) - Guard (uncredited)
• Mohawk (1956) - Wagon Driver (uncredited)
• Santiago (1956)^[6] - Dutch
• Fighting Trouble (1956) - McBride (uncredited)
• Rumble on the Docks (1956) - Captain (uncredited)
• The Brass Legend (1956) - Bartender
• Gunsmoke (1956) - TV series as Jack Rynning in “Young Man With A Gun”
• The True Story of Jesse James (1957) - Tucker (uncredited)
• Rock All Night (1957) - Marty
• The Restless Breed (1957)^[7] - Spud (uncredited)
• The Unholy Wife (1957) - Locksmith (uncredited)
• Gun Fever (1957) - Kane
• Damn Citizen (1958) - Sheriff Lloyd
• How to Make a Monster (1958) - Actor in Pirate Costume (uncredited)
• Al Capone (1959) - Lefty (uncredited)
• Gangster Story (1959) - Caretaker at Country Club
• Gunsmoke TV Series (1960) (Season 5 Episode 17 “Groat’s Grudge") - Cook
• Wanted Dead or Alive (TV series) (1960) season 2 episode 3 (The Matchmaker) : Ed
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960) (Season 5 Episode 20: "The Day of the Bullet") - Desk Sergeant
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960) (Season 5 Episode 25: "The Little Man Who Was There") - Hutch
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960) (Season 6 Episode 7: "Outlaw in Town") - Bar Patron
• Cimarron (1960) - Great Gotch (uncredited)
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961) (Season 6 Episode 28: "Gratitude") - Hubert
• The Young Savages (1961) - Whitey (uncredited)
• The Outsider (1961) - Drunk (uncredited)
• 13 West Street (1962)^[8] - Noddy
• Incident in an Alley (1962) - Jerry's Pool Hall Proprietor (uncredited)
• That Touch of Mink (1962) - Truck Driver at Unemployment Office (uncredited)
• Paradise Alley (1962) - Herb
• Pressure Point (1962) - Pete the Tavern Patron (uncredited)
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963) (Season 1 Episode 19: "To Catch a Butterfly") - Trucker
• Son of Flubber (1963) - George
• Johnny Cool (1963) - Craps Player (uncredited)
• Seven Days in May (1964) - Diner Operator (uncredited)
• Advance to the Rear (1964) - Loafer (uncredited)
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1965) (Season 3 Episode 21: "The Photographer and the Undertaker") - Man
• The Great Race (1965) - Man in Saloon (uncredited)
• Chamber of Horrors (1966) - New Orleans Bartender (uncredited)
• The Swinger (1966) - Bum (uncredited)
• Return of the Gunfighter (1966) - Deputy Young (uncredited)
• The Born Losers (1967) - Mr. Carmody (uncredited)
• The Love-Ins (1967) - Policeman in Park (uncredited)
• In the Heat of the Night (1967) - Deputy (uncredited)
• The Monkees (1967) – Jailer in S1:E21, "The Prince and the Paupers"
• The Counterfeit Killer (1968) - Attendant (uncredited)

External links

• • • • Rotten Tomatoes profile

Notes and References

1. News: Sidney Skolsky: Hollywood Is My Beat. Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. Hollywood, California. July 24, 1958. May 27, 2022. 15. Newspapers.com.
2. Book: Atkins, Joseph. Harry Dean Stanton: Hollywood's Zen Rebel. 67. University Press of Kentucky. November 12, 2020. 9780813180137. Google Books.
3. Web site: Clegg Hoyt. Paul Lynde Info. May 27, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306131058/http://www.paullynde.info/OtherPeople/Clegg/Clegg.htm. March 6, 2016. live. Wayback Machine.
4. Book: The Ultimate Directory of Silent and Sound Era Performers: A Necrology of Actors and Actresses. 272. Billy. Doyle. Anthony. Slide. Scarecrow Press. 1999. 9780810835474. Google Books.
5. Book: Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.. 357. McFarland. August 22, 2016. 9780786479924. Google Books.
6. Web site: Santiago (1956). The New York Times. May 27, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20160326012351/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/108849/Santiago/overview. March 26, 2016. live. Wayback Machine.
7. Book: Lombardi, Frederic. Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios. 344. McFarland. March 5, 2013. 9780786490400. Google Books.
8. Book: Blottner, Gene. Columbia Noir: A Complete Filmography, 1940-1962. 220. McFarland. March 17, 2015. 9781476617619. Google Books.