George Voskovec

George Voskovec

Acting • Born 1905-06-19 – Died 1981-07-04

Acting1Sázava, 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.

Filmography

77 credits
The 27th Day

The 27th Day

Movie • 1957

Prof. Klaus Bechner

BUtterfield 8

BUtterfield 8

Movie • 1960

Dr. Tredman

Barbarosa

Barbarosa

Movie • 1982

Herman Pahmeyer

The Boston Strangler

The Boston Strangler

Movie • 1968

Peter Hurkos

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

Movie • 1965

East German Defense Attorney

The Iceman Cometh

The Iceman Cometh

Movie • 1973

Piet Wetjoen

Affair in Trinidad

Affair in Trinidad

Movie • 1952

Doctor Franz Huebling

The Nativity

The Nativity

Movie • 1978

Joachim

The Iron Mistress

The Iron Mistress

Movie • 1952

John James Audubon

Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

Movie • 1964

Player King

Man on a Swing

Man on a Swing

Movie • 1974

Dr. Nicholas Holnar

Your Money or Your Life

Your Money or Your Life

Movie • 1932

Pepík

Skag

Skag

Movie • 1980

Peter Skagska

Mister Buddwing

Mister Buddwing

Movie • 1966

Shabby Old Man

Powder and Petrol

Powder and Petrol

Movie • 1932

The World Belongs to Us

The World Belongs to Us

Movie • 1937

kamelot

Heave-Ho!

Heave-Ho!

Movie • 1934

Happy Days

Happy Days

Movie • 1980

Willie

Crisis

Crisis

Movie • 1939

Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost

Movie • 1971

Gus Michaels

Twelve Angry Men

Twelve Angry Men

Movie • 1954

Juror #11

Particular Men

Particular Men

Movie • 1972

Somewhere in Time

Somewhere in Time

Movie • 1980

Dr. Gerald Finney

An Enemy of the People

An Enemy of the People

Movie • 1966

The Velvet Alley

The Velvet Alley

Movie • 1959

Steve Pandish

The Bravados

The Bravados

Movie • 1958

Gus Steimmetz

Wind Across the Everglades

Wind Across the Everglades

Movie • 1958

Aaron Nathanson

The Desperate Ones

The Desperate Ones

Movie • 1967

Doctor

12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

Movie • 1957

Juror 11

Anything Can Happen

Anything Can Happen

Movie • 1952

Pavli

Arsenic & Old Lace

Arsenic & Old Lace

Movie • 1962

Dr. Herman Einstein

Paní Katynka z vaječného trhu

Paní Katynka z vaječného trhu

Movie • 1929

Ve spárech upíra

Ve spárech upíra

Movie • 1928

Nicky's World

Nicky's World

Movie • 1974

Paul Kaminios

Pohádka máje

Pohádka máje

Movie • 1926

Dcerušky paní Petersenové

Dcerušky paní Petersenové

Movie • 1927

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

Movie • 1957

Voinitsky (Uncle Vanya)

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

TV • 1961

Willy Brower

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

TV • 1965

Dr. Holman

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

TV • 1968

Norman Cargill

Naked City

Naked City

TV • 1958

Prof. Johann von Bunow

Mannix

Mannix

TV • 1967

Studio One

Studio One

TV • 1948

Juror #11

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

TV • 1953

Max

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

TV • 1966

Johnny Staccato

Johnny Staccato

TV • 1959

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV • 1951

Dr. Einstein

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

TV • 1965

Colonel Zabian

Espionage

Espionage

TV • 1963

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

TV • 1963

Max Bodin

Switch

Switch

TV • 1975

Lehman

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

TV • 1950

Nero Wolfe

Nero Wolfe

TV • 1981

Fritz Brenner

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

TV • 1961

Dr. Charles Hodiak

The Defenders

The Defenders

TV • 1961

Louis Astor

The Defenders

The Defenders

TV • 1961

Dr. Leo Ladzlow

Channing

Channing

TV • 1963

Prof. Thielman

Naked City

Naked City

TV • 1958

Jack Selken

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

TV • 1965

George Havelik

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

TV • 1968

Durkin

Studio One

Studio One

TV • 1948

Zarodin

Studio One

Studio One

TV • 1948

Von Schwendi

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV • 1951

Cardinal Bellarmin

Tři strážníci

Tři strážníci

TV • 2005

self

Play of the Week

Play of the Week

TV • 1959

Elek Odry

Voskovec & Werich, paralelní osudy

Voskovec & Werich, paralelní osudy

TV • 2012

self

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

TV • 1972

Angus Ferguson

Studio One

Studio One

TV • 1948

Kovac

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

TV • 1959

Charles Tarasovich

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

TV • 1963

Dr. Bensinger

Great Performances

Great Performances

TV • 1971

Willie

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

TV • 1959

Herman Kihn

12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High

TV • 1964

Nicolas Yellich

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

TV • 1963

George Kazar

The Third Man

The Third Man

TV • 1959

Anton Radek

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

TV • 1979

Mr. Goldstein

Appointment with Adventure

Appointment with Adventure

TV • 1955

Curt