Actor
John Hostetter
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.
Notable work
6.5Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
as Stiles
7.5Knight Rider (1982)
as Police Officer
6.5Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
as Bolian Officer
6.9Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
as Reese
7.7MacGyver (1985)
as Sgt. Rudley
7.8ER (1994)
as Burke Newton
7.7Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2001)
as Polk (voice)
6.6The People Under the Stairs (1991)
as Veteran Cop
8Quantum Leap (1989)
as Burt
7.4The Flash (1990)
as Mills
7.5Moonlighting (1985)
as Jim King
7.6The Golden Girls (1985)
as Policeman
Often works with
Eddie Murphy
2 titles together
Beverly Hills Cop II, Best Defense
Dean Stockwell
2 titles together
Beverly Hills Cop II, Quantum Leap
Everett McGill
2 titles together
Heartbreak Ridge, The People Under the Stairs
James Hong
2 titles together
MacGyver, The In-Laws
Michael Bellisario
2 titles together
Quantum Leap, JAG
Michael Durrell
2 titles together
Remington Steele, Matlock
Full filmography · 61
Sheena
as Col. Quentin Massey
20005.3
Spicy City
as Jake (voice)
19975.4
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Officer McCarthy (segment "The Wall")
19977.2
Suddenly Susan
as Stage Manager
19966
7th Heaven
as Horserider
19966.4
Arli$$
as Applicant
1996
JAG
as Mike Brookhurst
19957.3
ER
as Burke Newton
19947.8
Top of the Heap
as Newscaster
1991
The Flash
as Mills
19907.4
Quantum Leap
as Burt
19898
Coach
as Man
19896.7