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John Hostetter was an American actor, voice artist, and visual artist who was perhaps best known for his role as John, the stage manager on the fictional FYI newsmagazine, on the CBS sitcom Murphy Brown starring Candice Bergen; he appeared in 65 of the series's 247 episodes from 1988-98.
Born
Sunday, 06 October 1946
Died
Friday, 02 September 2016
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Hawk Is Dying | Nebbish Professor | 2007 |
| Kermit's Swamp Years | Dr. Krassman | 2002 |
| Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man | Cornelius Ashland | 2001 |
| Sheena | Col. Quentin Massey | 2000 |
| Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust | Polk / Polk (voice) | 2000 |
| Time Share | Sam | 2000 |
| Wasteland | Professor | 1999 |
| Star Trek: Insurrection | Bolian Officer | 1998 |
| Gen¹³ | Additional Voices (voice) / Additional Voices | 1998 |
| Golgo 13: Queen Bee | General Gordon | 1998 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Hawk Is Dying | Nebbish Professor | 2007 |
| Kermit's Swamp Years | Dr. Krassman | 2002 |
| Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man | Cornelius Ashland | 2001 |
| Sheena | Col. Quentin Massey | 2000 |
| Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust | Polk / Polk (voice) | 2000 |
| Time Share | Sam | 2000 |
| Wasteland | Professor | 1999 |
| Star Trek: Insurrection | Bolian Officer | 1998 |
| Gen¹³ | Additional Voices (voice) / Additional Voices | 1998 |
| Golgo 13: Queen Bee | General Gordon | 1998 |
| From the Earth to the Moon | Ralph Cooper | 1998 |
| Twilight of the Dark Master | Detective Kumazawa | 1997 |
| Princess Mononoke | Additional Voices | 1997 |
| Spicy City | Jake | 1997 |
| Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Officer McCarthy (segment "The Wall") | 1997 |
| Spawn | Additional Voices | 1997 |
| Todd McFarlane's Spawn | Additional Voices | 1997 |
| Black Mask | (voice) | 1996 |
| Suddenly Susan | Stage Manager | 1996 |
| 7th Heaven | Horserider | 1996 |
| Our Son, the Matchmaker | John Adams | 1996 |
| Bio Hunter | Boss | 1995 |
| JAG | Mike Brookhurst | 1995 |
| The Secretary | Detective Larry Parkins | 1995 |
| Love Affair | Ben | 1994 |
| ER | Burke Newton | 1994 |
| Roswell | Colonel DuBose | 1994 |
| Tekkaman Blade II | Honda | 1994 |
| Every Breath | Man #2 | 1994 |
| Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals | Gush Hassam | 1994 |
| NYPD Blue | Chef | 1993 |
| Wilder Napalm | Matt, Singing Firemen | 1993 |
| Dragon Slayer | Aaron | 1992 |
| Class Act | Football Coach | 1992 |
| Baby of the Bride | Plainclothes Cop | 1991 |
| The People Under the Stairs | Veteran Cop | 1991 |
| FBI: The Untold Stories | 1991 | |
| Frogs! | Mr. Fitsky | 1991 |
| The Flash | Mills | 1990 |
| Equal Justice | Bartender | 1990 |
| Nasty Boys | Detective Fasano | 1990 |
| An Eight Is Enough Wedding | Reverand | 1989 |
| Kiki's Delivery Service | Dirigible Captain | 1989 |
| Quantum Leap | Burt | 1989 |
| Coach | Man | 1989 |
| Father Dowling Mysteries | Wilson | 1989 |
| Murphy Brown | John | 1988 |
| Leonard Part 6 | Adams | 1987 |
| Beverly Hills Buntz | Delivery Man | 1987 |
| Jake and the Fatman | Bruno | 1987 |
| Frank's Place | The Haystackers | 1987 |
| No Way Out | C.I.D. Man | 1987 |
| G.I. Joe: The Movie | Bazooka / Bazooka (voice) | 1987 |
| Aria | Elvis Impersonator (segment "Rigoletto") / Elvis Impersonator | 1987 |
| Beverly Hills Cop II | Stiles | 1987 |
| The Betty Ford Story | News Director | 1987 |
| The Stepford Children | Mr. Moreland | 1987 |
| Heartbreak Ridge | Reese | 1986 |
| L.A. Law | William Forrester | 1986 |
| Castle in the Sky | Boss (Disney dub) | 1986 |
| A Winner Never Quits | Sergeant | 1986 |
| Matlock | Whitehall / Engineer | 1986 |
| Second Serve | 1986 | |
| MacGyver | Sgt. Rudley | 1985 |
| G.I. Joe | Bazooka | 1985 |
| The Golden Girls | The Policeman | 1985 |
| Moonlighting | Jim King | 1985 |
| Into the Night | Aerospace Engineer | 1985 |
| Who's the Boss? | Satch | 1984 |
| Hunter | Bartender / Passenger | 1984 |
| The Transformers | Ramhorn | 1984 |
| Best Defense | Quirk, Dynatechnics | 1984 |
| Katy Caterpillar | Additional Voices | 1984 |
| The New Mike Hammer | Jenkins | 1984 |
| Bay City Blues | Rod Baker | 1983 |
| Hardcastle and McCormick | Police Officer Brimson / Godfrey | 1983 |
| G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero - The M.A.S.S. Device | Bazooka (voice) | 1983 |
| Newhart | Mr. Futterman | 1982 |
| Remington Steele | Minister | 1982 |
| Knight Rider | Police Officer | 1982 |
| Family Ties | Stage Manager / The Heckler | 1982 |
| Hotel | Department of Justice Agent | 1982 |
| Aladdin and the Magic Lamp | The Genie of the Lamp | 1982 |
| T.J. Hooker | Bus Driver | 1982 |
| Falcon Crest | Agent Rand | 1981 |
| Simon & Simon | Police Sgt. | 1981 |
| Cagney & Lacey | Stan Wodjeski | 1981 |
| Knightriders | Tuck | 1981 |
| Hill Street Blues | Nizer | 1981 |
| Once Upon a Spy | Chief | 1980 |
| Heart Beat | Poet | 1980 |
| Knots Landing | Chief of Detectives / Officer Zellitch | 1979 |
| The In-Laws | Workman | 1979 |
| Dallas | Paul Derber | 1978 |
| CHiPs | Manager | 1977 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Mr. Harmon / Johnny | 1954 |
