John Hostetter

John Hostetter

Acting

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

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The Hawk Is Dying ★ 4.9 The Hawk Is Dying 2007 Kermit's Swamp Years ★ 5.8 Kermit's Swamp Years 2002 Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man ★ 6.5 Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man 2001 Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust ★ 7.7 Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust 2001 Gen¹³ ★ 6.0 Gen¹³ 2000 Sheena ★ 5.4 Sheena 2000 Star Trek: Insurrection ★ 6.4 Star Trek: Insurrection 1998 Spicy City ★ 5.5 Spicy City 1997 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction ★ 7.2 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction 1997 Suddenly Susan ★ 5.9 Suddenly Susan 1996 7th Heaven ★ 6.4 7th Heaven 1996 Arli$$ ★ 6.8 Arli$$ 1996 JAG ★ 7.3 JAG 1995 Love Affair ★ 5.4 Love Affair 1994 ER ★ 7.8 ER 1994 Every Breath ★ 4.2 Every Breath 1994 Wilder Napalm ★ 5.6 Wilder Napalm 1993 Baby of the Bride ★ 6.0 Baby of the Bride 1991 The People Under the Stairs ★ 6.6 The People Under the Stairs 1991 Top of the Heap ★ 6.7 Top of the Heap 1991 Frogs! ★ 3.5 Frogs! 1991 The Flash ★ 7.4 The Flash 1990 Chain Letter ★ 1.0 Chain Letter 1989 Quantum Leap ★ 8.0 Quantum Leap 1989 Coach ★ 6.7 Coach 1989 Father Dowling Mysteries ★ 7.4 Father Dowling Mysteries 1989 Murphy Brown ★ 6.4 Murphy Brown 1988 Leonard Part 6 ★ 2.9 Leonard Part 6 1987 Jake and the Fatman ★ 6.2 Jake and the Fatman 1987 G.I. Joe: The Movie ★ 6.5 G.I. Joe: The Movie 1987 Aria ★ 5.4 Aria 1987 Beverly Hills Cop II ★ 6.5 Beverly Hills Cop II 1987 The Stepford Children ★ 5.0 The Stepford Children 1987 The Betty Ford Story The Betty Ford Story 1987 Repairs Repairs 1987 Heartbreak Ridge ★ 6.9 Heartbreak Ridge 1986 The Leftovers ★ 6.9 The Leftovers 1986 L.A. Law ★ 7.1 L.A. Law 1986 A Winner Never Quits ★ 7.0 A Winner Never Quits 1986 Matlock ★ 7.1 Matlock 1986 MacGyver ★ 7.7 MacGyver 1985 The Pyramid of Darkness: The Further Adventures of G.I. Joe ★ 6.0 The Pyramid of Darkness: The Further Adventures of G.I. Joe 1985 The Golden Girls ★ 7.6 The Golden Girls 1985 Moonlighting ★ 7.5 Moonlighting 1985 Hunter ★ 7.1 Hunter 1984 Best Defense ★ 4.3 Best Defense 1984 Scarecrow and Mrs. King ★ 6.6 Scarecrow and Mrs. King 1983 G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero ★ 7.6 G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero 1983 Newhart ★ 7.1 Newhart 1982 Remington Steele ★ 7.1 Remington Steele 1982 Knight Rider ★ 7.5 Knight Rider 1982 Family Ties ★ 7.3 Family Ties 1982 Hotel ★ 6.8 Hotel 1982 Cagney & Lacey ★ 7.0 Cagney & Lacey 1982 T. J. Hooker ★ 6.5 T. J. Hooker 1982 Falcon Crest ★ 5.7 Falcon Crest 1981 Simon & Simon ★ 6.7 Simon & Simon 1981 Knightriders ★ 6.2 Knightriders 1981 Hill Street Blues ★ 7.6 Hill Street Blues 1981 Once Upon a Spy ★ 5.2 Once Upon a Spy 1980 Knots Landing ★ 6.9 Knots Landing 1979 The In-Laws ★ 6.7 The In-Laws 1979