Acting credits
61
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
John Hostetter
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 27Series: 34
TMDB ID: 79052
IMDb ID: nm0396183
Known for: Acting
Born: October 6, 1946
Died: September 2, 2016
Age: 69
Place of birth: Hanover, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1979 - 2007
Years active: 29
Average TMDB rating: 6.58
Wikidata: Q27064186
Biography
John Hostetter was an accomplished American character actor, voice artist, and painter. While widely recognized for playing John the stage manager on the hit live-action sitcom Murphy Brown, he also built a highly successful 20-year voice acting career. He lent his signature gruff voice to prominent Western cartoons, video games and iconic Studio Ghibli anime localizations.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Hostetter.
as Nebbish Professor
The Hawk Is Dying
2007 • Movie
as Dr. Krassman
Kermit's Swamp Years
2002 • Movie
as Cornelius Ashland
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
2001 • Movie
as Polk (voice)
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2001 • Movie
as Additional Voices (voice)
Gen¹³
2000 • Movie
as Bolian Officer
Star Trek: Insurrection
1998 • Movie
as Ben
Love Affair
1994 • Movie
as Man #2
Every Breath
1994 • Movie
as Matt
Wilder Napalm
1993 • Movie
as Plainclothes Cop
Baby of the Bride
1991 • Movie
as Veteran Cop
The People Under the Stairs
1991 • Movie
as Mr. Fitsky
Frogs!
1991 • Movie
as Lieutenant Harris
Chain Letter
1989 • Movie
as Adams
Leonard Part 6
1987 • Movie
as Bazooka (voice)
G.I. Joe: The Movie
1987 • Movie
as Elvis Impersonator
Aria
1987 • Movie
as Stiles
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987 • Movie
as Mr. Moreland
The Stepford Children
1987 • Movie
as News Director
The Betty Ford Story
1987 • Movie
as Reese
Heartbreak Ridge
1986 • Movie
as Mr. Harmon
The Leftovers
1986 • Movie
as Sergeant
A Winner Never Quits
1986 • Movie
as Bazooka (voice)
The Pyramid of Darkness: The Further Adventures of G.I. Joe
1985 • Movie
as Quirk
Best Defense
1984 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Hostetter.
as Col. Quentin Massey • 1 eps
Sheena
2000 • Series
as Jake (voice) • 2 eps
Spicy City
1997 • Series
as Officer McCarthy (segment "The Wall") • 1 eps
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997 • Series
as Stage Manager • 1 eps
Suddenly Susan
1996 • Series
as Horserider • 1 eps
7th Heaven
1996 • Series
as Applicant • 1 eps
Arli$$
1996 • Series
as Mike Brookhurst • 1 eps
JAG
1995 • Series
as Burke Newton • 1 eps
ER
1994 • Series
as Newscaster • 1 eps
Top of the Heap
1991 • Series
as Mills • 1 eps
The Flash
1990 • Series
as Burt • 1 eps
Quantum Leap
1989 • Series
as Man • 1 eps
Coach
1989 • Series
as Wilson • 1 eps
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989 • Series
as John • 19 eps
Murphy Brown
1988 • Series
as Bruno • 1 eps
Jake and the Fatman
1987 • Series
as William Forrester • 1 eps
L.A. Law
1986 • Series
as Whitehall • 2 eps
Matlock
1986 • Series
as Sgt. Rudley • 2 eps
MacGyver
1985 • Series
as Policeman • 1 eps
The Golden Girls
1985 • Series
as Jim King • 1 eps
Moonlighting
1985 • Series
as Bartender • 1 eps
Hunter
1984 • Series
as IFF Agent Jack • 1 eps
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983 • Series
as Bazooka (voice) • 65 eps
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
1983 • Series
1 eps
Newhart
1982 • Series