Biography
John Lewis Hart, also credited as John Hilton was an American film and television actor. In his early career, Hart appeared mostly in Westerns. Although Hart played mostly minor roles in some fairly well known films, he was probably best known for having replaced Clayton Moore in 1952 in the television series, The Lone Ranger for one season from 1952 until 1953. Hart began his screen career in 1937 with a bit part in Daughter of Shanghai. He continued in a variety of B pictures such as Prison F...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
2018
as Self (archive footage)
A documentary following the civil rights movement and how the media, in particular the burgeoning TV, was used to fight for equality in the 1960s. Fro...
The Bible According to Hollywood
1994
as Self
Filmmaker Phillip Dye's documentary explores the many biblical adaptations Hollywood has produced throughout the years, including The Ten Commandments...
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
1981
as Lucas Striker
When the young Texas Ranger, John Reid, is the sole survivor of an ambush arranged by the militaristic outlaw leader, Butch Cavendich, he is rescued b...
The Gift of Love
1978
as Justice of the Peace
Inspired by O. Henry's short story about a young bride and groom, each of whom foolishly--but quite lovingly--sacrifices a treasured possession to buy...
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978
as Jake Terry
A turn-of-the-century investigator named Kate Bliss goes to the wide-open spaces of the wild west to capture a gang of outlaws led by a charming "Robi...
The Astral Factor
1978
as Harbormaster
Demonstrating that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, a convicted strangler studies the paranormal and finds a way to render himself invisible. ...
Blood Voyage
1976
as Jules
What is meant to be a pleasure cruise becomes a nightmare as murder follows murder on a small ship. With tension mounting, passengers and the crew tur...
Gemini Affair
1975
as Bob
A hopeful young actress is lured to Hollywood by the seduction of fame and fortune. A friend she lives with while in Hollywood becomes her lover, and ...
Only with Married Men
1974
as Minister
A girl decides that she will only date married men, and she runs into a bachelor who tells women that he is married in order to avoid long-term commit...
The Great Ice Rip-Off
1974
as Klein Salesman
A retired cop goes up against a slick jewel thief and his gang, who have pulled a diamond heist and are trying to smuggle the diamonds cross-country.
The Centerfold Girls
1974
as Sheriff
Police try to halt a psychotic killer's rampage against women who posed nude in men's magazines.
Welcome to Arrow Beach
1974
as Doctor
A hippie girl wandering on a California beach is taken in by a Korean War veteran who lives in a nearby mansion with his sister. The girl soon begins ...
Blackenstein
1973
as Dr. Stein
Eddie is a Vietnam veteran who loses his arms and legs when he steps on a land mine, but a brilliant surgeon is able to attach new limbs. Unfortunatel...
The Roommates
1973
as Sheriff Sam
Looking to spend a swinging summer at Lake Arrowhead, Carla, Beth, Brea, Heather, and Heather's cousin Paula head to the picturesque hills for a littl...
Bonnie's Kids
1973
as Sheriff with Sunglasses
After killing their repulsive stepfather, emboldened sisters Myra and Ellie set out to become career criminals. While enjoying the freedom of being ba...
The Phynx
1970
as The Lone Ranger
A rock band is invented by the government as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle in Albania held by communist enemies of the USA.
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
1968
as Policeman (uncredited)
When the Great Northeast Blackout of 1965 hit, millions of people were left in the dark, including Waldo Zane, a New York executive in the process of ...
Riot on Sunset Strip
1967
as Pritchard
A police captain is caught between businesses operating on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip who don't like the punks hanging out, and his belief in allowi...
Hold On!
1966
as Detective #2
Herman's Hermits' first film, in which the British band has the chance to have an American spacecraft named for them.
The Cincinnati Kid
1965
as Poker Player (uncredited)
An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.
Day of the Nightmare
1965
as Dr. Philip Crane
A young wife's marriage begins to crumble after she's attacked by a knife-wielding woman whom the police believed was already dead.
The Sandpiper
1965
as Trooper (uncredited)
A free-spirited single mother forms a connection with the wedded headmaster of an Episcopalian boarding school in Monterey, California.
36 Hours
1964
as Lt. Cmdr. Perkins (uncredited)
Germans kidnap an American major and try to convince him that World War II is over, so that they can get details about the Allied invasion of Europe o...
Marnie
1964
as Dr. Gilliat (uncredited)
Marnie is a thief, a liar, and a cheat. When her new boss, Mark Rutland, catches on to her routine kleptomania, she finds herself being blackmailed.
Viva Las Vegas
1964
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
Lucky Jackson arrives in town with his car literally in tow ready for the first Las Vegas Grand Prix - once he has the money to buy an engine. He gets...
The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk
1964
as Nat 'Hawkeye' Cutler
A feature made out of two episodes from the 1958 TV series "Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans."
Mondo Inferno
1964
as Commentator
"Mondo Inferno"- This shockumentary takes us on visits to a restaurant that serves up delicious dog meat dishes, mud-wrestling clubs, a chastity belt ...
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1963
as State Trooper (uncredited)
Although he's only seven, Eddie's got it all figured out. He wants his father, a widower, to get remarried — to the girl next door. Unfortunately, she...
Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol
1962
as Billings / Stage Manager / Milkman (voice)
In this animated musical version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", Ebenezer Scrooge - via Mr. Magoo's starring performance in a stage productio...
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
1961
as Nobleman (uncredited)
A Greek Fisherman brings an Atlantean Princess back to her homeland which is the mythical city of Atlantis. He is enslaved for his trouble. The King i...
Go Naked in the World
1961
as Club Doorman (uncredited)
A domineering San Francisco businessman is determined to put an end to his son's romance with a high-priced hooker.
The Subterraneans
1960
as Cop (uncredited)
A disillusioned writer explores the subterranean depths of San Francisco's North Beach district.
Noose for a Gunman
1960
as Dave Barker - Avery Gunman (uncredited)
Case Britton, gunslinger and wanted man, comes to town to meet his bride-to-be, stop a stagecoach robbery, and get even with the man who killed his br...
Vice Raid
1959
as Blond Gunman at Office Door
A prostitute sets out to frame a cop.
The Diary of a High School Bride
1959
as Policeman
A 17-year-old high-school senior marries a 20-something law student who works as a waiter. Who said marriage was bliss?
Wolf Dog
1958
as Andy Bates (uncredited)
A paroled convict tries to start life anew by moving with his family to a ranch, where his young son finds a puppy that is half wolf and half dog.
Along the Mohawk Trail
1957
as Nat 'Hawkeye' Cutler
Two episodes of the 1957 TV series "Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans" edited together and released as a feature.
The Ten Commandments
1956
as Cretan Ambassador (uncredited)
Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal qu...
The Crooked Web
1955
Following WWII, ex-G.I. Stan opened up a drive-in restaurant. His girlfriend, Joanie, is one of the car hops. They want to get married someday, but th...
Last of the Desperados
1955
as ?
After killing Billy the Kid, Sheriff Pat Garrett is relentlessly dogged by members of the Kid's gang.
Adventures of Captain Africa
1955
as Captain Africa
Filled from front to back with stock footage taken from the Columbia serials "The Phantom-1943" and, primarily, "The Desert Hawk-1944", with John Hart...
Dial Red O
1955
as Uniformed Deputy (uncredited)
The first of the five films where Bill Elliott played a detective lieutenant in the L.A Sheriff's department, Dial Red "O" (the correct title with the...
The Man Who Loved Redheads
1955
as Sergei
Framed in flashback, The Man Who Loved Redheads is an anecdotal comedy about a man (John Justin) whose life is defined by his first romantic experienc...
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
1953
as Mate Jenkins
Two British officers are assigned to collect information to convict Captain Kidd of piracy.
Prince of Pirates
1953
as Captain of the Guards (uncredited)
In a 16th century kingdom in the Netherlands, the newly crowned King Stephan concludes a secret treaty with the Spanish. This puts him at odds with hi...
The Pathfinder
1952
as British Sergeant
Pathfinder, a white man raised by the Mohican Indians, joins forces with the British army to avenge himself on the Mingo warriors and the French, who ...
Caribbean
1952
as Stuart
Francis Barclay, a former member of the British Admiralty, who was captured in the early 1700s, and sold into slavery, by Andrew McAllister, and force...
Kansas Territory
1952
as U.S. Marshal Matt Furness
Wild Bill Elliott goes after his brother's murderer!
The Living Bible
1952
as Matthew
Witness the story of Jesus, beginning with his birth in Bethlehem, to his crucifixion, death, and triumphant resurrection.
Stage to Blue River
1951
as Frederick Kingsley
Whip Wilson has to stop bandits who are trying to take over a stage line.
The Longhorn
1951
as Moresby
A double-crossing cowboy and his gang of henchmen steal cattle, even from friends, in this classic Western.
Warpath
1951
as Sgt. Plennert
John Vickers has spent eight years hunting for the three men who murdered the woman he loved. He finds one, Woodson, and kills him in a gunfight, but ...
Stagecoach Driver
1951
as Slim Cole
Jim Bannon and his partner own a stagecoach line. With the coming of the telegraph and the end of the Pony Express, two men plot to take over and get ...
Revenue Agent
1950
as U.S. Border Patroman
Accountant Augustis King discovers that his wife, Marfhe, is having an affair with his boss Sam Bellows. He telephones Internal Revenue Bureau that he...
Champagne for Caesar
1950
as Executive No. 4
When jobless genius Beauregard Bottomley interviews with Burnbridge Waters for a position at Waters' soap company, the owner rudely turns Bottomley do...
Cowboy and the Prizefighter
1949
as Mark Palmer
Red Ryder KO's a fight racket with sidekick Little Beaver (Little Brown Jug) and a new friend.
The Fighting Redhead
1949
as Faro Savage
Red Ryder gets a telegram from his old friend Dan O'Connor asking for help in his fight against Faro Savage and his gang of rustlers. A gun dropped by...
Joe Palooka in the Counterpunch
1949
as Pedro
Joe heads for South America to fight the Latin champ. Shipboard, he helps federal agents fight counterfeiters. He also spars with love interest Anne H...
Special Agent
1949
as Ranch Foreman Frank Kent (as John Hilton)
A California railroad agent hunts two brothers for murder and robbing a payroll express.
El Paso
1949
Ex-confederate officer Clay Fletcher jumps at the chance to reunite with his once lady-friend, Susan Jeffers, when his father, Judge Fletcher, sends h...
Joe Palooka in Winner Take All
1948
as Army Sergeant George Malone
Joe is scheduled for the big fight as usual. This one has more fight sequences than plot.
Brick Bradford
1947
as Dent
Brick Bradford, soldier-of-fortune and time-machine traveler, is hired to protect the Interceptor Ray, an anti-guided missile weapon. His task takes h...
Jack Armstrong
1947
as Jack Armstrong
15 episode serial where Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy, battles the evil Dr. Grood, who has placed a death ray aboard his spaceship orbiting Ear...
Vacation Days
1947
as Big Jim
Miss Hinklefink inherits a western ranch, and to spend the summer with Professor Townley, she invites Freddie, Dodie, Betty, Lee, and Roy to spend the...
Son of the Guardsman
1946
as Martin, Bullard soldier (uncredited)
David Trent is a nobleman who forms an outlaw group to combat his evil uncle Sir Edgar Bullard. The outlaws of Sherwood Forest are championing young R...
North West Mounted Police
1940
as Constable Norman
Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers ("Isn't that a contradiction in terms?", another character asks him) travels to Canada in the 1880s in search of Jacques Cor...
$1,000 a Touchdown
1939
as Buck (uncredited)
A couple inherits a college and to generate revenue offers a thousand dollars to players for each touchdown they score.
Persons in Hiding
1939
as Male Stenographer
During a stick-up, a woman is excited by the criminal and joins him on his crime spree.
Disbarred
1939
as First Reporter
The Bar Association disbars attorney Tyler Cradon when it appears he was implicated in the murder of a prominent vice crusader. Cradon, not wishing to...
Illegal Traffic
1938
as Davis
G-Man Charles Bent Martin is sent out to break up a nationwide racket. A transport company is aiding fugitives making a getaway in exchange for the li...
King of Alcatraz
1938
as 1st Radio Operator
A convict who has just escaped from Alcatraz Prison takes over a passenger ship. Two of the ship's crew hatch a plot to overpower him and rescue the s...
Prison Farm
1938
as 'Texas' Jack
Shirley Ross plays an innocent young girl convicted for complicity in a crime committed by her boy friend (Lloyd Nolan). The male crook is sentence to...
Hunted Men
1938
as Young Man at Party
Notorious racketeer Joe Albany kills James Flowers when he discovers he is embezzling from the club they own. Joe escapes through a window and hails a...
Daughter of Shanghai
1937
as Sailor (uncredited)
A Chinese-American woman tries to expose an illegal alien smuggling ring.