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John Alvin was an American film, stage and television actor. He appeared in over 25 films for Warner Brothers and numerous television and theater roles throughout his career, which spanned from the 1940s to the 1990s.
Birth Name
John Alvin Hoffstadt
Born
Wednesday, 24 October 1917
Died
Friday, 27 February 2009
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Milk Money | Rich Old Guy | 1994 |
| Return to Green Acres | E. Wilfred | 1990 |
| Dennis the Menace | Mr. Bonfigli | 1987 |
| Amazing Stories | Professor Rand | 1985 |
| Passions | Minister | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Mr. Tucker / Dr. Frazier | 1984 |
| AfterMASH | Dr. Raymond | 1983 |
| Somewhere in Time | Arthur's Father | 1980 |
| Hart to Hart | Clark / Carl Johnson | 1979 |
| The Incredible Hulk | Dr. Patterson | 1977 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Milk Money | Rich Old Guy | 1994 |
| Return to Green Acres | E. Wilfred | 1990 |
| Dennis the Menace | Mr. Bonfigli | 1987 |
| Amazing Stories | Professor Rand | 1985 |
| Passions | Minister | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Mr. Tucker / Dr. Frazier | 1984 |
| AfterMASH | Dr. Raymond | 1983 |
| Somewhere in Time | Arthur's Father | 1980 |
| Hart to Hart | Clark / Carl Johnson | 1979 |
| The Incredible Hulk | Dr. Patterson | 1977 |
| Lou Grant | Dr. Eastwick / Foreign Editor / Fred Clark | 1977 |
| The Quest | Aames | 1976 |
| Monster Squad | Dr. Fishline | 1976 |
| The Quest: The Longest Drive | Aames | 1976 |
| The Legend of Lizzie Borden | Dr. Draper | 1975 |
| Police Woman | Doctor / Mr. Finley / Will Hazen | 1974 |
| Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Dr. Carrie | 1974 |
| M*A*S*H | Bowman | 1972 |
| The Organization | Forensic Officer | 1971 |
| Sweet, Sweet Rachel | Surgeon | 1971 |
| The Smith Family | Gus Bonner | 1971 |
| All in the Family | Bailiff | 1971 |
| They Call Me Mister Tibbs! | Bearded Reporter at Logan Sharpe HQ | 1970 |
| The Legend of Lylah Clare | Accountant | 1968 |
| It Takes a Thief | Dr. Warren | 1968 |
| Ironside | Irv | 1967 |
| The Second Hundred Years | Mark / John | 1967 |
| Occasional Wife | Business Man | 1966 |
| Family Affair | Hank | 1966 |
| Get Smart | Dr. Rhinehouse | 1965 |
| Hank | Professor Albright | 1965 |
| I Spy | Test Conductor | 1965 |
| The Cara Williams Show | Grocer | 1964 |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Doctor | 1964 |
| Wendy and Me | Reporter | 1964 |
| Marnie | Hotel Chauffeur | 1964 |
| The Munsters | Mr. Franklin | 1964 |
| My Favorite Martian | Colonel | 1963 |
| Petticoat Junction | Mr. Kimberly | 1963 |
| The Richard Boone Show | Mr. Hart | 1963 |
| Irma la Douce | Customer #2 | 1963 |
| The Lucy Show | Director | 1962 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Harry Barth / Photographer | 1962 |
| Sam Benedict | Burt | 1962 |
| The Couch | Sloan | 1962 |
| Alcoa Premiere | Scientist | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Dan's Father | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Stan | 1961 |
| 87th Precinct | Dr. Fairchild | 1961 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Attorney Harper | 1961 |
| Cain's Hundred | Norman Reno | 1961 |
| Follow the Sun | The Doctor | 1961 |
| Bringing Up Buddy | Mr. McKenzie | 1960 |
| My Three Sons | Al / Bill Congriff / Engineer / Mr. Chandler / Mr. Johnson / Robert Johnson | 1960 |
| Thriller | Detective Joe | 1960 |
| Shotgun Slade | Quint Packer | 1959 |
| Hawaiian Eye | Henry Carter | 1959 |
| The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Photographer | 1959 |
| One Step Beyond | Bradley | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Officer / Second Thug | 1959 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Sylvia's Husband | 1958 |
| The Rifleman | Applegate | 1958 |
| The Texan | Sheriff of Triple Creek | 1958 |
| Rescue 8 | Albert Crotty | 1958 |
| Bronco | Jim March | 1958 |
| Alcoa Theatre | Coroner | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Sam Walsh / Phil - Bank Teller / Bank Teller / Assistant Bank Manager | 1957 |
| Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Doc | 1957 |
| Leave It to Beaver | Frank Haskell | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Joe Rivers | 1957 |
| The O. Henry Playhouse | Willis Burchett | 1957 |
| Wire Service | Chief Dispatcher | 1956 |
| Hey, Jeannie! | 1st. Young Man | 1956 |
| General Electric Summer Originals | (archive footage) | 1956 |
| Kentucky Rifle | Luke Thomas | 1956 |
| Illegal | Court Clerk | 1955 |
| The McConnell Story | Johnny - Flyer Escort / Johnny | 1955 |
| Cheyenne | Weldon Conners | 1955 |
| Navy Log | Lieutenant Hagen | 1955 |
| Sheena: Queen of the Jungle | Keegle | 1955 |
| City of Shadows | Security Guard at 20th Century Security Company | 1955 |
| A Bullet for Joey | Constable Dan Percy | 1955 |
| Science Fiction Theatre | Dr. Lee Thomas | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Defense Atty. Bill Irvin / Prosecuting Attorney | 1955 |
| Deep in My Heart | Mr. Mulvaney | 1954 |
| Climax! | Sir Roscoe Crosby | 1954 |
| Father Knows Best | Lloyd | 1954 |
| Naked Alibi | Stu | 1954 |
| The Lineup | Kenny Tappan | 1954 |
| Lassie | Don Robertson | 1954 |
| The Shanghai Story | Mr. Warren / John Warren | 1954 |
| Lucky Me | Clerk | 1954 |
| The Lone Wolf | Johnson | 1954 |
| Rocky Jones, Space Ranger | Dorton | 1954 |
| Waterfront | Joe Martin | 1954 |
| Wicked Woman | Bar Patron | 1953 |
| Dream Wife | Reporter | 1953 |
| You Are There | Editor / Hunter | 1953 |
| Your Favorite Story | (unconfirmed) / Dr. Martin Parrish | 1953 |
| April in Paris | Tracy | 1952 |
| Torpedo Alley | Professor | 1952 |
| The Iron Mistress | Impatient Man in Tailor's Shop | 1952 |
| Omnibus | (segment "The House") | 1952 |
| Mr. & Mrs. North | Ernest Chadwick | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | Mr. Brown | 1952 |
| Four Star Playhouse | Third Mate / Morgue Attendant / Clerk | 1952 |
| Hopalong Cassidy | Frank Scott aka Prescott | 1952 |
| Carrie | Stage Manager | 1952 |
| Washington Story | Technician | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Timekeeper / Matthew Kiley / Dr. Brown | 1952 |
| Dragnet | Victor Nadel | 1951 |
| The Unknown Man | Photographer | 1951 |
| Come Fill the Cup | Travis Ashbourne - Reporter | 1951 |
| Mark Saber | Paul Weeks | 1951 |
| Close to My Heart | Prospective Adoptive Father | 1951 |
| Sky King | Carter / Judson DeWitt | 1951 |
| Havana Rose | Reporter | 1951 |
| Home Town Story | Jimmy | 1951 |
| Three Guys Named Mike | Flight Dispatcher Brown | 1951 |
| Missing Women | Eddie Ennis | 1951 |
| The Living Christ Series | Joseph | 1951 |
| Highway 301 | Bank Teller | 1950 |
| Dial 1119 | Television Director | 1950 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Juror / Mr. Sanders | 1950 |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | The Wonder Glue Pitchman / The Man With The Petition / Reporter #1 | 1950 |
| The Breaking Point | Reporter | 1950 |
| Pretty Baby | Danny | 1950 |
| Lonely Heart Bandits | Trooper | 1950 |
| This Side of the Law | Calder Taylor | 1950 |
| Bright Leaf | Poker Player | 1950 |
| Dangerous Assignment | Travis | 1950 |
| The Story of Seabiscuit | Announcer | 1949 |
| The Lone Ranger | Dr. Richard S. Pierce / Scotty Dixon / Sid / Silky Carter / Slim | 1949 |
| The Fountainhead | Young Intellectual | 1949 |
| A Kiss in the Dark | Tenant | 1949 |
| The Babe Ruth Story | Reporter | 1948 |
| Two Guys from Texas | Jim Crocker | 1948 |
| Shanghai Chest | Victor Armstrong | 1948 |
| Train to Alcatraz | Nick | 1948 |
| Romance on the High Seas | Charles - Travel Agent | 1948 |
| The Bold Frontiersman | Don Post | 1948 |
| Open Secret | Ralph | 1948 |
| Rocky | Jack Arnold | 1948 |
| Under Colorado Skies | Jeff Collins | 1947 |
| Dark Passage | Blackie | 1947 |
| Deep Valley | Convict | 1947 |
| Cheyenne | Single Jack | 1947 |
| Love and Learn | William - the Wyngate Chauffeur / William | 1947 |
| Stallion Road | Radio Broadcaster | 1947 |
| Nora Prentiss | San Francisco Bay Ferry Boat Dispatcher | 1947 |
| The Beast with Five Fingers | Donald Arlington | 1947 |
| Shadow of a Woman | Carl / Carl, Emma's Son | 1946 |
| Night and Day | Petey | 1946 |
| One More Tomorrow | Announcer | 1946 |
| Three Strangers | Junior Clerk | 1946 |
| San Antonio | Pony Smith | 1945 |
| Roughly Speaking | Lawton MacKall | 1945 |
| Objective, Burma! | Hogan | 1945 |
| The Very Thought of You | Cal Wheeler | 1944 |
| Janie | Life Photographer | 1944 |
| The Fighting Sullivans | Madison Abel 'Matt' Sullivan | 1944 |
| Destination Tokyo | Sound Man | 1943 |
| Northern Pursuit | Orderly | 1943 |
