Acting
George Voskovec
Born 1905-06-19
Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring George Voskovec
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12 Angry Men
1957
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Somewhere in Time
1980
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Mission: Impossible
1966
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Hawaii Five-O
1969
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Great Performances
1971
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Mannix
1967
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The Fugitive
1963
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The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965
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Dr. Kildare
1961
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The Untouchables
1959
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (93 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voskovec & Werich, paralelní osudy | self | TV Series | 2012 | |
| Tři strážníci | self | TV Series | 2005 | |
 | Echoes of the Blue Room | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1983 |
 | Barbarosa | Herman Pahmeyer | Movie | 1982 |
 | Nero Wolfe | Fritz Brenner | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Somewhere in Time | Dr. Gerald Finney | Movie | 1980 |
 | Happy Days | Willie | Movie | 1980 |
 | Skag | Peter Skagska | Movie | 1980 |
 | Roots: The Next Generations | Mr. Goldstein | TV Series | 1979 |
 | The Nativity | Joachim | Movie | 1978 |
 | Switch | Lehman | TV Series | 1975 |
| Nicky's World | Paul Kaminios | Movie | 1974 | |
 | Man on a Swing | Dr. Nicholas Holnar | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Iceman Cometh | Piet Wetjoen | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Streets of San Francisco | Angus Ferguson | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Particular Men | Dr. Alborg | Movie | 1972 |
 | Paradise Lost | Gus Michaels | Movie | 1971 |
 | Great Performances | Willie | TV Series | 1971 |
 | Hawaii Five-O | Norman Cargill | TV Series | 1969 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Durkin | TV Series | 1969 |
 | The Boston Strangler | Peter Hurkos | Movie | 1968 |
 | Mannix | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1967 |
 | The Desperate Ones | Doctor | Movie | 1967 |
| Golem | Theatre Play | Movie | 1967 | |
 | An Enemy of the People | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 |
 | Mission: Impossible | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1966 |
 | Mister Buddwing | Shabby Old Man | Movie | 1966 |
 | The Spy Who Came In from the Cold | Comrade Karden - Defense Attorney | Movie | 1965 |
 | The F.B.I. | Dr. Holman | TV Series | 1965 |
| The F.B.I. | George Havelik | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Run for Your Life | Colonel Zabian | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Hamlet | Player King | Movie | 1964 |
 | 12 O'Clock High | Nicolas Yellich | TV Series | 1964 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Dr. Bensinger | TV Series | 1963 | |
 | Espionage | Professor Kuhn | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Channing | Prof. Thielman | TV Series | 1963 |
 | The Fugitive | Max Bodin | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Arrest and Trial | George Kazar | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Arsenic & Old Lace | Dr. Einstein | Movie | 1962 |
 | Dr. Kildare | Dr. Charles Hodiak | TV Series | 1961 |
 | Cain's Hundred | Willy Brower | TV Series | 1961 |
 | The Defenders | Louis Astor | TV Series | 1961 |
| The Defenders | Dr. Leo Ladzlow | TV Series | 1961 |
| Těžká Barbora | Theatre Play | Movie | 1960 | |
 | BUtterfield 8 | Dr. Tredman | Movie | 1960 |
 | Balada z hadrů | Theatre Play | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Untouchables | Charles Tarasovich | TV Series | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Herman Kihn | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Play of the Week | Elek Odry | TV Series | 1959 |
 | The Third Man | Anton Radek | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Johnny Staccato | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1959 |
 | The Velvet Alley | Steve Pandish | Movie | 1959 |
 | Naked City | Prof. Johann von Bunow | TV Series | 1958 |
| Naked City | Jack Selken | TV Series | 1958 |
 | Wind Across the Everglades | Aaron Nathanson | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Bravados | Gus Steimmetz | Movie | 1958 |
 | Uncle Vanya | Voinitsky (Uncle Vanya) | Movie | 1957 |
 | 12 Angry Men | Juror 11 | Movie | 1957 |
 | The 27th Day | Prof. Klaus Bechner | Movie | 1957 |
| Appointment with Adventure | Curt | TV Series | 1955 | |
 | Twelve Angry Men | Juror #11 | Movie | 1954 |
 | General Electric Theater | Max | TV Series | 1953 |
 | The Iron Mistress | John James Audubon | Movie | 1952 |
 | Affair in Trinidad | Doctor Franz Huebling | Movie | 1952 |
 | Anything Can Happen | Pavli | Movie | 1952 |
 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Dr. Einstein | TV Series | 1951 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Cardinal Bellarmin | TV Series | 1951 |
 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1950 |
 | Studio One | Juror #11 | TV Series | 1948 |
| Studio One | Zarodin | TV Series | 1948 |
| Studio One | Von Schwendi | TV Series | 1948 |
| Studio One | Kovac | TV Series | 1948 |
 | Crisis | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1939 |
 | The World Belongs to Us | kamelot | Movie | 1937 |
| The World Belongs to Us | Theatre Play | Movie | 1937 |
| The World Belongs to Us | Screenplay | Movie | 1937 |
| The World Belongs to Us | Lyricist | Movie | 1937 |
 | The Golem | Theatre Play | Movie | 1936 |
 | Here in Kocourkov | Lyricist | Movie | 1934 |
 | Heave-Ho! | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1934 |
| Heave-Ho! | Screenplay | Movie | 1934 |
| Heave-Ho! | Story | Movie | 1934 |
 | Your Money or Your Life | Pepík | Movie | 1932 |
| Your Money or Your Life | Screenplay | Movie | 1932 |
| Your Money or Your Life | Story | Movie | 1932 |
 | Powder and Petrol | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1932 |
| Powder and Petrol | Story | Movie | 1932 |
| Powder and Petrol | Screenplay | Movie | 1932 |
| Powder and Petrol | Producer | Movie | 1932 |
| Paní Katynka z vaječného trhu | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1929 | |
| Ve spárech upíra | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1928 | |
| Dcerušky paní Petersenové | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1927 | |
 | Pohádka máje | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1926 |