George Voskovec

George Voskovec

Known for
Acting
Born
June 19, 1905
Died
July 4, 1981 (aged 76)
Birthplace
Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

Biography

Jiří Voskovec (born Jiří Wachsmann; June 19, 1905 – July 1, 1981), known in the United States as George Voskovec, was a Czech-American actor. Throughout much of his career, he was associated with actor and playwright Jan Werich. In the U.S., he is known for his role as the polite Juror #11 in the 1957 film 12 Angry Men.

Known For

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Filmography

2012
Voskovec & Werich, paralelní osudy

Voskovec & Werich, paralelní osudy

TV · as self · 3 eps

2005
Tři strážníci

Tři strážníci

TV · as self · 3 eps

1983
Echoes of the Blue Room poster

Echoes of the Blue Room

Movie

1982
Barbarosa poster

Barbarosa

Movie · as Herman Pahmeyer

1981
Nero Wolfe poster

Nero Wolfe

TV · as Fritz Brenner · 14 eps

1980
Skag poster

Skag

Movie · as Peter Skagska

1980
Happy Days poster

Happy Days

Movie · as Willie

1980
Somewhere in Time poster

Somewhere in Time

Movie · as Dr. Gerald Finney

1979
Roots: The Next Generations poster

Roots: The Next Generations

TV · as Mr. Goldstein · 1 ep

1978
The Nativity poster

The Nativity

Movie · as Joachim

1975
Switch poster

Switch

TV · as Lehman · 1 ep

1974
Man on a Swing poster

Man on a Swing

Movie · as Dr. Nicholas Holnar

1974
Nicky's World

Nicky's World

Movie · as Paul Kaminios

1973
The Iceman Cometh poster

The Iceman Cometh

Movie · as Piet Wetjoen

1972
Particular Men poster

Particular Men

Movie · as Dr. Alborg

1972
The Streets of San Francisco poster

The Streets of San Francisco

TV · as Angus Ferguson · 1 ep

1971
Paradise Lost poster

Paradise Lost

Movie · as Gus Michaels

1971
Great Performances poster

Great Performances

TV · as Willie · 1 ep

1969
Hawaii Five-O poster

Hawaii Five-O

TV · as Norman Cargill, Durkin · 1 ep

1968
The Boston Strangler poster

The Boston Strangler

Movie · as Peter Hurkos

1967
The Desperate Ones poster

The Desperate Ones

Movie · as Doctor

1967
Mannix poster

Mannix

TV · 1 ep

1966
Mister Buddwing poster

Mister Buddwing

Movie · as Shabby Old Man

1966
An Enemy of the People poster

An Enemy of the People

Movie

1966
Mission: Impossible poster

Mission: Impossible

TV · 1 ep

1965
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold poster

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

Movie · as Comrade Karden - Defense Attorney

1965
The F.B.I. poster

The F.B.I.

TV · as Dr. Holman, George Havelik · 2 eps

1965
Run for Your Life poster

Run for Your Life

TV · as Colonel Zabian · 1 ep

1964
Hamlet poster

Hamlet

Movie · as Player King

1964
12 O'Clock High poster

12 O'Clock High

TV · as Nicolas Yellich · 1 ep

1963
The Fugitive poster

The Fugitive

TV · as Max Bodin · 1 ep

1963
Channing poster

Channing

TV · as Prof. Thielman · 1 ep

1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

TV · as Dr. Bensinger · 1 ep

1963
Arrest and Trial poster

Arrest and Trial

TV · as George Kazar · 1 ep

1963
Espionage poster

Espionage

TV · as Professor Kuhn · 1 ep

1962
Arsenic & Old Lace poster

Arsenic & Old Lace

Movie · as Dr. Einstein

1961
Cain's Hundred poster

Cain's Hundred

TV · as Willy Brower · 1 ep

1961
Dr. Kildare poster

Dr. Kildare

TV · as Dr. Charles Hodiak · 1 ep

1961
The Defenders poster

The Defenders

TV · as Louis Astor, Dr. Leo Ladzlow · 1 ep

1960
BUtterfield 8 poster

BUtterfield 8

Movie · as Dr. Tredman

1959
The Velvet Alley poster

The Velvet Alley

Movie · as Steve Pandish

1959
Johnny Staccato poster

Johnny Staccato

TV

1959
Play of the Week poster

Play of the Week

TV · as Elek Odry · 1 ep

1959
The Untouchables poster

The Untouchables

TV · as Charles Tarasovich, Herman Kihn · 1 ep

1959
The Third Man poster

The Third Man

TV · as Anton Radek · 1 ep

1958
The Bravados poster

The Bravados

Movie · as Gus Steimmetz

1958
Wind Across the Everglades poster

Wind Across the Everglades

Movie · as Aaron Nathanson

1958
Naked City poster

Naked City

TV · as Prof. Johann von Bunow, Jack Selken · 1 ep

1957
The 27th Day poster

The 27th Day

Movie · as Prof. Klaus Bechner

1957
12 Angry Men poster

12 Angry Men

Movie · as Juror 11

1957
Uncle Vanya poster

Uncle Vanya

Movie · as Voinitsky (Uncle Vanya)

1955
Appointment with Adventure

Appointment with Adventure

TV · as Curt · 1 ep

1954
Twelve Angry Men poster

Twelve Angry Men

Movie · as Juror #11

1953
General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater

TV · as Max · 1 ep

1952
Affair in Trinidad poster

Affair in Trinidad

Movie · as Doctor Franz Huebling

1952
The Iron Mistress poster

The Iron Mistress

Movie · as John James Audubon

1952
Anything Can Happen poster

Anything Can Happen

Movie · as Pavli

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Dr. Einstein, Cardinal Bellarmin · 1 ep

1950
Robert Montgomery Presents poster

Robert Montgomery Presents

TV · 2 eps

1948
Studio One poster

Studio One

TV · as Juror #11, Zarodin, Von Schwendi, Kovac · 1 ep

1939
Crisis poster

Crisis

Movie

1937
The World Belongs to Us poster

The World Belongs to Us

Movie · as kamelot

1934
Heave-Ho! poster

Heave-Ho!

Movie

1932
Your Money or Your Life poster

Your Money or Your Life

Movie · as Pepík

1932
Powder and Petrol poster

Powder and Petrol

Movie

1929
Paní Katynka z vaječného trhu

Paní Katynka z vaječného trhu

Movie

1928
Ve spárech upíra

Ve spárech upíra

Movie

1927
Dcerušky paní Petersenové

Dcerušky paní Petersenové

Movie

1926
Pohádka máje poster

Pohádka máje

Movie