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John Alvin‌

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Birthday

calendar1917-10-24

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John Alvin

Chicago, Illinois, USA

John Alvin

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1917-10-24

Popularity

star0.9

Biography

John Alvin, born John Alvin Hoffstadt was an American film, stage and television actor. Alvin was signed with Warner Brothers Studios for an exclusive four-year contract during the World War II era, although he was "borrowed" by 20th Century Fox to appear in 1944's Oscar-nominated The Fighting Sullivans. He appeared in more than 25 Warner Brothers films during this time, including Northern Pursuit (which starred Errol Flynn), The Beast with Five Fingers, The Very Thought of You, and Objective, Burma!. His pictures after the contract period included Irma la Douce, Inside Daisy Clover, They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, and Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie. However, it was his role in the 1943 film Destination Tokyo, in which he co-starred with John Garfield and Cary Grant, that left the largest impression on Alvin. Years later, in a 2006 interview, Alvin credited Grant with having a major impact on his career path: "I learned more about show business from him than from anyone. He was very attentive and helpful." Alvin later enjoyed a separate television career, which spanned from the 1950s to the 1980s. His television credits included various roles on Leave It to Beaver, All in the Family, Lou Grant, Dragnet, General Hospital, Murder, She Wrote, Starsky and Hutch, The Incredible Hulk and I Spy. Alvin's also appeared in numerous television commercials advertising for such products as Mattel, H&R Block, McDonald's, Porsche and Audi. Alvin's theater repertoire included Send Me No Flowers, The Student Prince, The Chicago Conspiracy Trial and The Cradle Will Rock. He also appeared in a production of Rain, which was directed by Charlie Chaplin. He largely retired from acting in the 1990s; his final film appearance was in 1994's Milk Money. During his retirement, Alvin often showed his movies for audiences at the Conejo Valley Senior Concerns, an organization for senior citizens based in Thousand Oaks, California.

Movie Credits

Three Strangers

Three Strangers‌
star6.3
calendar 1946

The Beast with Five Fingers

The Beast with Five Fingers‌
star6.3
calendar 1947

April in Paris

April in Paris‌
star4.9
calendar 1952

Cheyenne

Cheyenne‌
star6.8
calendar 1947

Objective, Burma!

Objective, Burma!‌
star6.8
calendar 1945

The Fighting Sullivans

The Fighting Sullivans‌
star6.2
calendar 1944

Shadow of a Woman

Shadow of a Woman‌
star4.2
calendar 1946

Missing Women

Missing Women‌
star6.2
calendar 1951

This Side of the Law

This Side of the Law‌
star4.7
calendar 1950

Marnie

Marnie‌
star7.1
calendar 1964

Open Secret

Open Secret‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

Northern Pursuit

Northern Pursuit‌
star5.9
calendar 1943

The Quest: The Longest Drive

The Quest: The Longest Drive‌
star5.0
calendar 1976

Train to Alcatraz

Train to Alcatraz‌
star6.0
calendar 1948

The McConnell Story

The McConnell Story‌
star6.3
calendar 1955

A Bullet for Joey

A Bullet for Joey‌
star5.5
calendar 1955

The Legend of Lizzie Borden

The Legend of Lizzie Borden‌
star6.6
calendar 1975

The Very Thought of You

The Very Thought of You‌
star6.2
calendar 1944

Illegal

Illegal‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

The Unknown Man

The Unknown Man‌
star4.8
calendar 1951

Return to Green Acres

Return to Green Acres‌
star2.5
calendar 1990

Rocky

Rocky‌
star0.0
calendar 1948

Carrie

Carrie‌
star6.5
calendar 1952

San Antonio

San Antonio‌
star5.7
calendar 1945

Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace‌
star5.8
calendar 1987

Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart‌
star6.8
calendar 1954

Somewhere in Time

Somewhere in Time‌
star7.5
calendar 1980

Passions

Passions‌
star5.7
calendar 1984

Sweet, Sweet Rachel

Sweet, Sweet Rachel‌
star6.3
calendar 1971

Stallion Road

Stallion Road‌
star5.0
calendar 1947

Under Colorado Skies

Under Colorado Skies‌
star0.0
calendar 1947

The Bold Frontiersman

The Bold Frontiersman‌
star0.0
calendar 1948

Kentucky Rifle

Kentucky Rifle‌
star5.1
calendar 1956

Deep Valley

Deep Valley‌
star5.8
calendar 1947

Two Guys from Texas

Two Guys from Texas‌
star6.0
calendar 1948

Shanghai Chest

Shanghai Chest‌
star6.1
calendar 1948

The Iron Mistress

The Iron Mistress‌
star4.5
calendar 1952

Milk Money

Milk Money‌
star6.4
calendar 1994

Pretty Baby

Pretty Baby‌
star6.0
calendar 1950

The Breaking Point

The Breaking Point‌
star7.1
calendar 1950

The Fountainhead

The Fountainhead‌
star6.8
calendar 1949

Bright Leaf

Bright Leaf‌
star5.9
calendar 1950

The Shanghai Story

The Shanghai Story‌
star4.8
calendar 1954

Come Fill the Cup

Come Fill the Cup‌
star7.0
calendar 1951

Romance on the High Seas

Romance on the High Seas‌
star6.8
calendar 1948

Irma la Douce

Irma la Douce‌
star7.4
calendar 1963

Destination Tokyo

Destination Tokyo‌
star6.7
calendar 1943

Love and Learn

Love and Learn‌
star5.5
calendar 1947

Crackle of Death

Crackle of Death‌
star6.0
calendar 1976

The Organization

The Organization‌
star6.0
calendar 1971

Tv Credits

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote‌
star7.6
calendar 1984

Family Affair

Family Affair‌
star6.6
calendar 1966

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H‌
star7.9
calendar 1972

Cheyenne

Cheyenne‌
star5.8
calendar 1955

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred‌
star4.7
calendar 1961

My Three Sons

My Three Sons‌
star6.5
calendar 1960

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch‌
star7.2
calendar 1975

All in the Family

All in the Family‌
star7.8
calendar 1971

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies‌
star6.9
calendar 1962

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction‌
star5.8
calendar 1963

Dragnet

Dragnet‌
star6.5
calendar 1951

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart‌
star6.9
calendar 1979

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
star7.6
calendar 1957

Get Smart

Get Smart‌
star7.9
calendar 1965

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker‌
star7.6
calendar 1974

Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver‌
star7.0
calendar 1957

Bringing Up Buddy

Bringing Up Buddy‌
star0.0
calendar 1960

87th Precinct

87th Precinct‌
star7.5
calendar 1961

The Millionaire

The Millionaire‌
star5.0
calendar 1955

Climax!

Climax!‌
star2.7
calendar 1954

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective‌
star6.0
calendar 1957

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond‌
star5.6
calendar 1959

Bronco

Bronco‌
star4.8
calendar 1958

Occasional Wife

Occasional Wife‌
star7.5
calendar 1966

Navy Log

Navy Log‌
star4.5
calendar 1955

The Rifleman

The Rifleman‌
star7.0
calendar 1958

Racket Squad

Racket Squad‌
star6.0
calendar 1951

Wire Service

Wire Service‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

The Whistler

The Whistler‌
star0.0
calendar 1954

The Cara Williams Show

The Cara Williams Show‌
star5.0
calendar 1964

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger‌
star6.8
calendar 1949

Hey, Jeannie!

Hey, Jeannie!‌
star5.5
calendar 1956

Dangerous Assignment

Dangerous Assignment‌
star3.5
calendar 1952

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson‌
star6.3
calendar 1959

Hopalong Cassidy

Hopalong Cassidy‌
star6.0
calendar 1952

The Living Christ

The Living Christ‌
star5.0
calendar 1951

Sheena, Queen of the Jungle

Sheena, Queen of the Jungle‌
star4.5
calendar 1955

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories‌
star7.5
calendar 1985

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies‌
star6.9
calendar 1962

The Millionaire

The Millionaire‌
star5.0
calendar 1955

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show‌
star7.1
calendar 1962

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse‌
star5.7
calendar 1952

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse‌
star5.7
calendar 1952

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse‌
star5.7
calendar 1952

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.‌
star7.1
calendar 1964

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
star7.6
calendar 1957

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
star7.6
calendar 1957

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
star7.6
calendar 1957

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk‌
star7.2
calendar 1977

The Munsters

The Munsters‌
star8.0
calendar 1964

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote‌
star7.6
calendar 1984

The Lone Wolf

The Lone Wolf‌
star0.0
calendar 1954