George Voskovec
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-06-19
Day of Death
1981-07-04 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
George Voskovec
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
Acting
(1982)
Barbarosa
as Herman Pahmeyer
(1980)
Somewhere in Time
as Dr. Gerald Finney
(1980)
Skag
as Peter Skagska
(1980)
Happy Days
as Willie
(1978)
The Nativity
as Joachim
(1974)
Nicky's World
as Paul Kaminios
(1974)
Man on a Swing
as Dr. Nicholas Holnar
(1973)
The Iceman Cometh
as Piet Wetjoen
(1972)
(1971)
Paradise Lost
as Gus Michaels
(1968)
The Boston Strangler
as Peter Hurkos
(1967)
The Desperate Ones
as Doctor
(1966)
Mister Buddwing
as Shabby Old Man
(1966)
(1965)
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
as East German Defense Attorney
(1964)
Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
as Player King
(1962)
Arsenic & Old Lace
as Dr. Herman Einstein
(1960)
BUtterfield 8
as Dr. Tredman
(1959)
The Velvet Alley
as Steve Pandish
(1958)
The Bravados
as Gus Steimmetz
(1958)
Wind Across the Everglades
as Aaron Nathanson
(1957)
12 Angry Men
as Juror 11
(1957)
Uncle Vanya
as Voinitsky (Uncle Vanya)
(1957)
The 27th Day
as Prof. Klaus Bechner
(1954)
Twelve Angry Men
as Juror #11
(1952)
Anything Can Happen
as Pavli
(1952)
Affair in Trinidad
as Doctor Franz Huebling
(1952)
The Iron Mistress
as John James Audubon
(1939)
(1937)
The World Belongs to Us
as kamelot
(1934)
(1932)
Your Money or Your Life
as Pepík
(1932)
(1929)
(1928)
(1927)
(1926)
Crew
(1967)
Golem
Theatre Play
(1960)
Balada z hadrů
Theatre Play
(1960)
Těžká Barbora
Theatre Play
(1937)
The World Belongs to Us
Theatre Play, Screenplay, Lyricist
(1936)
The Golem
Theatre Play
(1934)
Heave-Ho!
Screenplay, Story
(1934)
Here in Kocourkov
Lyricist
(1932)
Your Money or Your Life
Screenplay, Story
(1932)
Powder and Petrol
Story, Screenplay, Producer