George Voskovec

Known for: Acting

Born: 1905-06-19 – 1981-07-04 (aged 76)

From: Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

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.

Filmography (69)

TV
Voskovec & Werich, paralelní osudy
2012
as self
TV
Tři strážníci
2005
as self
MOVIE
Echoes of the Blue Room
1983
MOVIE★ 5.9
Barbarosa
1982
as Herman Pahmeyer
TV★ 7.5
Nero Wolfe
1981
as Fritz Brenner
MOVIE★ 7.5
Somewhere in Time
1980
as Dr. Gerald Finney
MOVIE★ 8.0
Happy Days
1980
as Willie
MOVIE
Skag
1980
as Peter Skagska
TV★ 7.4
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Mr. Goldstein
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Nativity
1978
as Joachim
TV★ 6.6
Switch
1975
as Lehman
MOVIE★ 9.0
Nicky's World
1974
as Paul Kaminios
MOVIE★ 5.9
Man on a Swing
1974
as Dr. Nicholas Holnar
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Iceman Cometh
1973
as Piet Wetjoen
TV★ 7.0
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Angus Ferguson
MOVIE★ 8.0
Particular Men
1972
MOVIE★ 9.0
Paradise Lost
1971
as Gus Michaels
TV★ 6.1
Great Performances
1971
as Willie
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Boston Strangler
1968
as Peter Hurkos
TV★ 7.2
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Norman Cargill
TV★ 6.8
Mannix
1967
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Desperate Ones
1967
as Doctor
MOVIE★ 10.0
An Enemy of the People
1966
TV★ 7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966
MOVIE★ 6.1
Mister Buddwing
1966
as Shabby Old Man
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965
as Comrade Karden - Defense Attorney
TV★ 5.6
The F.B.I.
1965
as Dr. Holman
TV★ 7.1
Run for Your Life
1965
as Colonel Zabian
MOVIE★ 6.9
Hamlet
1964
as Player King
TV★ 7.2
12 O'Clock High
1964
as Nicolas Yellich
TV★ 5.9
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Dr. Bensinger
TV★ 10.0
Espionage
1963
as Professor Kuhn
TV★ 7.5
Channing
1963
as Prof. Thielman
TV★ 7.3
The Fugitive
1963
as Max Bodin
TV★ 8.3
Arrest and Trial
1963
as George Kazar
MOVIE★ 6.5
Arsenic & Old Lace
1962
as Dr. Einstein
TV★ 5.7
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Charles Hodiak
TV★ 5.3
Cain's Hundred
1961
as Willy Brower
TV★ 6.3
The Defenders
1961
as Louis Astor
MOVIE★ 6.3
BUtterfield 8
1960
as Dr. Tredman
TV★ 8.0
The Untouchables
1959
as Charles Tarasovich
TV★ 8.0
Play of the Week
1959
as Elek Odry
TV★ 7.2
The Third Man
1959
as Anton Radek
TV★ 5.3
Johnny Staccato
1959
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Velvet Alley
1959
as Steve Pandish
TV★ 5.7
Naked City
1958
as Prof. Johann von Bunow
MOVIE★ 6.2
Wind Across the Everglades
1958
as Aaron Nathanson
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Bravados
1958
as Gus Steimmetz
MOVIE★ 7.0
Uncle Vanya
1957
as Voinitsky (Uncle Vanya)
MOVIE★ 8.6
12 Angry Men
1957
as Juror 11
MOVIE★ 6.2
The 27th Day
1957
as Prof. Klaus Bechner
TV★ 7.7
Appointment with Adventure
1955
as Curt
MOVIE★ 7.9
Twelve Angry Men
1954
as Juror #11
TV★ 6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
as Max
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Iron Mistress
1952
as John James Audubon
MOVIE★ 6.4
Affair in Trinidad
1952
as Doctor Franz Huebling
MOVIE★ 10.0
Anything Can Happen
1952
as Pavli
TV★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Dr. Einstein
TV★ 6.0
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
TV★ 5.4
Studio One
1948
as Juror #11
MOVIE★ 8.0
Crisis
1939
MOVIE★ 7.2
The World Belongs to Us
1937
as kamelot
MOVIE★ 6.8
Heave-Ho!
1934
MOVIE★ 7.5
Your Money or Your Life
1932
as Pepík
MOVIE★ 8.0
Powder and Petrol
1932
MOVIE
Paní Katynka z vaječného trhu
1929
MOVIE
Ve spárech upíra
1928
MOVIE
Dcerušky paní Petersenové
1927
MOVIE
Pohádka máje
1926