George Voskovec

Acting

George Voskovec

Born June 19, 1905Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]68 credits

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

Filmography

Barbarosa
1982Barbarosa
as Herman PahmeyerMovie
Nero Wolfe
1981Nero Wolfe
as Fritz BrennerTV
Somewhere in Time
1980Somewhere in Time
as Dr. Gerald FinneyMovie
Happy Days
1980Happy Days
as WillieMovie
Skag
1980Skag
as Peter SkagskaMovie
The Nativity
1978The Nativity
as JoachimMovie
Switch
1975Switch
as LehmanTV
N
1974Nicky's World
as Paul KaminiosMovie
Man on a Swing
1974Man on a Swing
as Dr. Nicholas HolnarMovie
The Iceman Cometh
1973The Iceman Cometh
as Piet WetjoenMovie
Paradise Lost
1971Paradise Lost
as Gus MichaelsMovie
The Boston Strangler
1968The Boston Strangler
as Peter HurkosMovie
Hawaii Five-O
1968Hawaii Five-O
as Norman CargillTV
Mister Buddwing
1966Mister Buddwing
as Shabby Old ManMovie
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
as East German Defense AttorneyMovie
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.
as Dr. HolmanTV
Run for Your Life
1965Run for Your Life
as Colonel ZabianTV
Hamlet
1964Hamlet
as Player KingMovie
12 O'Clock High
196412 O'Clock High
as Nicolas YellichTV
Channing
1963Channing
as Prof. ThielmanTV
The Fugitive
1963The Fugitive
as Max BodinTV
Arrest and Trial
1963Arrest and Trial
as George KazarTV
Arsenic & Old Lace
1962Arsenic & Old Lace
as Dr. Herman EinsteinMovie
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Charles HodiakTV
Cain's Hundred
1961Cain's Hundred
as Willy BrowerTV
The Defenders
1961The Defenders
as Louis AstorTV
BUtterfield 8
1960BUtterfield 8
as Dr. TredmanMovie
The Untouchables
1959The Untouchables
as Charles TarasovichTV
Play of the Week
1959Play of the Week
as Elek OdryTV
The Third Man
1959The Third Man
as Anton RadekTV
The Velvet Alley
1959The Velvet Alley
as Steve PandishMovie
Naked City
1958Naked City
as Prof. Johann von BunowTV
Wind Across the Everglades
1958Wind Across the Everglades
as Aaron NathansonMovie
The Bravados
1958The Bravados
as Gus SteimmetzMovie
Uncle Vanya
1957Uncle Vanya
as Voinitsky (Uncle Vanya)Movie
12 Angry Men
195712 Angry Men
as Juror 11Movie
The 27th Day
1957The 27th Day
as Prof. Klaus BechnerMovie
Twelve Angry Men
1954Twelve Angry Men
as Juror #11Movie
The Iron Mistress
1952The Iron Mistress
as John James AudubonMovie
Affair in Trinidad
1952Affair in Trinidad
as Doctor Franz HueblingMovie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Dr. EinsteinTV
Studio One
1948Studio One
as Juror #11TV