George Voskovec

George Voskovec

Known for

Acting

Born

June 19, 1905

Birthplace

Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

Died

July 4, 1981 (aged 76)

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.

Best known work

12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1957

Somewhere in Time

Somewhere in Time

1980

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

1965

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966

The Boston Strangler

The Boston Strangler

1968

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1969

The Bravados

The Bravados

1958

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1959

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

BUtterfield 8

BUtterfield 8

1960

Filmography

2012
Voskovec & Werich, paralelní osudyTV
as self (3 episodes)
2005
Tři strážníciTV
as self (3 episodes)
1983
Echoes of the Blue Room
1982
Barbarosa
as Herman Pahmeyer
1981
Nero WolfeTV
as Fritz Brenner (14 episodes)
1980
Somewhere in Time
as Dr. Gerald Finney
1980
Happy Days
as Willie
1980
Skag
as Peter Skagska
1979
Roots: The Next GenerationsTV
as Mr. Goldstein (1 episode)
1978
The Nativity
as Joachim
1975
SwitchTV
as Lehman (1 episode)
1974
Nicky's World
as Paul Kaminios
1974
Man on a Swing
as Dr. Nicholas Holnar
1973
The Iceman Cometh
as Piet Wetjoen
1972
The Streets of San FranciscoTV
as Angus Ferguson (1 episode)
1972
Particular Men
as Dr. Alborg
1971
Paradise Lost
as Gus Michaels
1971
Great PerformancesTV
as Willie (1 episode)
1969
Hawaii Five-OTV
as Norman Cargill (1 episode), as Durkin (1 episode)
1968
The Boston Strangler
as Peter Hurkos
1967
MannixTV
1967
The Desperate Ones
as Doctor
1967
Golem
Theatre Play
1966
An Enemy of the People
1966
Mission: ImpossibleTV