George Voskovec

Acting

George Voskovec

Born 19 June 1905 · Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic] · Died 4 July 1981 at 76

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

Highlights

12 Angry Men1957 · Film · Juror 11
Somewhere in Time1980 · Film · Dr. Gerald Finney
Mission: Impossible1966 · Series
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold1965 · Film · Comrade Karden - Defense Attorney
The Untouchables1959 · Series · Charles Tarasovich
The Boston Strangler1968 · Film · Peter Hurkos

Filmography

Movies

34 films

Echoes of the Blue Room1983 · Film
Barbarosa1982 · Film · Herman Pahmeyer
Somewhere in Time1980 · Film · Dr. Gerald Finney
Happy Days1980 · Film · Willie
Skag1980 · Film · Peter Skagska
The Nativity1978 · Film · Joachim
Man on a Swing1974 · Film · Dr. Nicholas Holnar
The Iceman Cometh1973 · Film · Piet Wetjoen
Particular Men1972 · Film · Dr. Alborg
Paradise Lost1971 · Film · Gus Michaels
The Boston Strangler1968 · Film · Peter Hurkos
The Desperate Ones1967 · Film · Doctor
An Enemy of the People1966 · Film
Mister Buddwing1966 · Film · Shabby Old Man
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold1965 · Film · Comrade Karden - Defense Attorney
Hamlet1964 · Film · Player King
Arsenic & Old Lace1962 · Film · Dr. Einstein
BUtterfield 81960 · Film · Dr. Tredman
The Velvet Alley1959 · Film · Steve Pandish
Wind Across the Everglades1958 · Film · Aaron Nathanson
The Bravados1958 · Film · Gus Steimmetz
Uncle Vanya1957 · Film · Voinitsky (Uncle Vanya)
12 Angry Men1957 · Film · Juror 11
The 27th Day1957 · Film · Prof. Klaus Bechner
Twelve Angry Men1954 · Film · Juror #11
The Iron Mistress1952 · Film · John James Audubon
Affair in Trinidad1952 · Film · Doctor Franz Huebling
Anything Can Happen1952 · Film · Pavli
Crisis1939 · Film
The World Belongs to Us1937 · Film · kamelot
Heave-Ho!1934 · Film
Your Money or Your Life1932 · Film · Pepík
Powder and Petrol1932 · Film
Pohádka máje1926 · Film

Filmography

Series

26 shows

Nero Wolfe1981 · Series · Fritz Brenner
Roots: The Next Generations1979 · Series · Mr. Goldstein
Switch1975 · Series · Lehman
The Streets of San Francisco1972 · Series · Angus Ferguson
Great Performances1971 · Series · Willie
Hawaii Five-O1969 · Series · Norman Cargill
Mannix1967 · Series
Mission: Impossible1966 · Series
The F.B.I.1965 · Series · Dr. Holman
Run for Your Life1965 · Series · Colonel Zabian
12 O'Clock High1964 · Series · Nicolas Yellich
Espionage1963 · Series · Professor Kuhn
Channing1963 · Series · Prof. Thielman
The Fugitive1963 · Series · Max Bodin
Arrest and Trial1963 · Series · George Kazar
Dr. Kildare1961 · Series · Dr. Charles Hodiak
Cain's Hundred1961 · Series · Willy Brower
The Defenders1961 · Series · Louis Astor
The Untouchables1959 · Series · Charles Tarasovich
Play of the Week1959 · Series · Elek Odry
The Third Man1959 · Series · Anton Radek
Johnny Staccato1959 · Series
Naked City1958 · Series · Prof. Johann von Bunow
General Electric Theater1953 · Series · Max
Robert Montgomery Presents1950 · Series
Studio One1948 · Series · Juror #11