John Hostetter
Acting
Born October 6, 1946, Hanover, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Filmography
- 2007The Hawk Is Dying — Nebbish Professor
- 2002Kermit's Swamp Years — Dr. Krassman
- 2001Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man — Cornelius Ashland
- 2001Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust — Polk (voice)
- Sheena — Col. Quentin Massey
- 1998Gen¹³ — Additional Voices (voice)
- 1998Star Trek: Insurrection — Bolian Officer
- Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction — Officer McCarthy (segment "The Wall")
- Spicy City — Jake (voice)
- 7th Heaven — Horserider
- Arli$$ — Applicant
- Suddenly Susan — Stage Manager
- JAG — Mike Brookhurst
- ER — Burke Newton
- 1994Every Breath — Man #2
- 1994Love Affair — Ben
- 1993Wilder Napalm — Matt
- 1991Baby of the Bride — Plainclothes Cop
- 1991Frogs! — Mr. Fitsky
- 1991The People Under the Stairs — Veteran Cop
- Top of the Heap — Newscaster
- The Flash — Mills
- 1989Chain Letter — Lieutenant Harris
- Coach — Man
- Father Dowling Mysteries — Wilson
- Quantum Leap — Burt
- Murphy Brown — John
- 1987Aria — Elvis Impersonator
- 1987Beverly Hills Cop II — Stiles
- 1987G.I. Joe: The Movie — Bazooka (voice)
- Jake and the Fatman — Bruno
- 1987Leonard Part 6 — Adams
- 1987Repairs — Jerry the Creep
- 1987The Betty Ford Story — News Director
- 1987The Stepford Children — Mr. Moreland
- 1986A Winner Never Quits — Sergeant
- 1986Heartbreak Ridge — Reese
- L.A. Law — William Forrester
- Matlock — Whitehall, Engineer
- 1986The Leftovers — Mr. Harmon
- MacGyver — Sgt. Rudley
- Moonlighting — Jim King
- The Golden Girls — Policeman
- 1985The Pyramid of Darkness: The Further Adventures of G.I. Joe — Bazooka (voice)
- 1984Best Defense — Quirk
- Hunter — Bartender, Passenger
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero — Bazooka (voice)
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King — IFF Agent Jack
- Cagney & Lacey
- Family Ties — The Heckler, Stage Manager
- Hotel — Department of Justice Agent
- Knight Rider — Police Officer
- Newhart
- Remington Steele — Minister
- T. J. Hooker — Bus Driver
- Falcon Crest — Agent Rand
- Hill Street Blues
- 1981Knightriders — Tuck
- Simon & Simon — Police Sgt.
- 1980Once Upon a Spy — Chief
- Knots Landing — Officer Zellitch
- 1979The In-Laws — Workman