Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 19, 1905
Place of Birth:
Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
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George Voskovec
Biography
Jiří Voskovec (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈvoskovɛts]) (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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Barbarosa | Herman Pahmeyer |
| 1980 | Skag | Peter Skagska |
| 1980 | Happy Days | Willie |
| 1980 | Somewhere in Time | Dr. Gerald Finney |
| 1978 | The Nativity | Joachim |
| 1974 | Man on a Swing | Dr. Nicholas Holnar |
| 1974 | Nicky's World | Paul Kaminios |
| 1973 | The Iceman Cometh | Piet Wetjoen |
| 1972 | Particular Men | |
| 1971 | Paradise Lost | Gus Michaels |
| 1968 | The Boston Strangler | Peter Hurkos |
| 1967 | The Desperate Ones | Doctor |
| 1966 | Mister Buddwing | Shabby Old Man |
| 1966 | An Enemy of the People | |
| 1965 | The Spy Who Came In from the Cold | East German Defense Attorney |
| 1964 | Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre | Player King |
| 1962 | Arsenic & Old Lace | Dr. Herman Einstein |
| 1960 | BUtterfield 8 | Dr. Tredman |
| 1960 | Těžká Barbora | první žoldnéř |
| 1959 | The Velvet Alley | Steve Pandish |
| 1958 | The Bravados | Gus Steimmetz |
| 1958 | Wind Across the Everglades | Aaron Nathanson |
| 1957 | The 27th Day | Prof. Klaus Bechner |
| 1957 | 12 Angry Men | Juror 11 |
| 1957 | Uncle Vanya | Voinitsky (Uncle Vanya) |
| 1954 | Twelve Angry Men | Juror #11 |
| 1952 | Affair in Trinidad | Doctor Franz Huebling |
| 1952 | The Iron Mistress | John James Audubon |
| 1952 | Anything Can Happen | Pavli |
| 1939 | Crisis | |
| 1937 | The World Belongs to Us | kamelot |
| 1934 | Heave-Ho! | |
| 1932 | Your Money or Your Life | Pepík |
| 1932 | Powder and Petrol | |
| 1929 | Paní Katynka z vaječného trhu | |
| 1928 | Ve spárech upíra | |
| 1927 | Dcerušky paní Petersenové | |
| 1926 | Pohádka máje |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Voskovec & Werich, paralelní osudy | self |
| 2005 | Tři strážníci | self |
| 1981 | Nero Wolfe | Fritz Brenner |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | Mr. Goldstein |
| 1975 | Switch | Lehman |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | Angus Ferguson |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Willie |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Norman Cargill |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Durkin |
| 1967 | Mannix | |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Dr. Holman |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life | Colonel Zabian |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | George Havelik |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock High | Nicolas Yellich |
| 1963 | Espionage | |
| 1963 | The Fugitive | Max Bodin |
| 1963 | Channing | Prof. Thielman |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Dr. Bensinger |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial | George Kazar |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred | Willy Brower |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Dr. Charles Hodiak |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Louis Astor |
| 1961 | The Defenders | Dr. Leo Ladzlow |
| 1959 | Johnny Staccato | |
| 1959 | The Third Man | |
| 1959 | Play of the Week | Elek Odry |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Charles Tarasovich |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Herman Kihn |
| 1958 | Naked City | Prof. Johann von Bunow |
| 1958 | Naked City | Jack Selken |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Max |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Dr. Einstein |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Cardinal Bellarmin |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | |
| 1948 | Studio One | Juror #11 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Zarodin |
| 1948 | Studio One | Von Schwendi |
| 1948 | Studio One | Kovac |