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Jiří Voskovec

Jiří Voskovec

Acting1905Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

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.

Acting History

2005
1982
Barbarosa
as Herman Pahmeyer
1981
Nero Wolfe
TVas Fritz Brenner
1980
Somewhere in Time
as Dr. Gerald Finney
Skag
as Peter Skagska
Happy Days
as Willie
Great Performances
TVas Willie1 eps
1979
Roots: The Next Generations
TVas Mr. Goldstein
1978
The Nativity
as Joachim
1976
Switch
TVas Lehman1 eps
1974
Man on a Swing
as Dr. Nicholas Holnar
Nicky's World
as Paul Kaminios
Hawaii Five-O
TVas Norman Cargill / Durkin1 eps
1973
The Iceman Cometh
as Piet Wetjoen
1972
The F.B.I.
TVas George Havelik1 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
TVas Angus Ferguson1 eps
1971
Paradise Lost
as Gus Michaels
1968
The Boston Strangler
as Peter Hurkos
1967
Run for Your Life
TVas Colonel Zabian1 eps
Golem
Theatre Play
1965
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
as East German Defense Attorney
12 O'Clock High
TVas Nicolas Yellich1 eps
1964
The Defenders
TVas Louis Astor / Dr. Leo Ladzlow1 eps
Arrest and Trial
TVas George Kazar1 eps
The Fugitive
TVas Max Bodin1 eps
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TVas Dr. Bensinger1 eps
1963
Channing
TVas Prof. Thielman
1962
Arsenic & Old Lace
as Dr. Herman Einstein
Dr. Kildare
TVas Dr. Charles Hodiak1 eps
Cain's Hundred
TVas Willy Brower1 eps
Naked City
TVas Jack Selken1 eps
1961
The Untouchables
TVas Herman Kihn / Charles Tarasovich1 eps
1960
BUtterfield 8
as Dr. Tredman
Těžká Barbora
Theatre Play
Balada z hadrů
Theatre Play
1959
The Velvet Alley
as Steve Pandish
Play of the Week
TVas Elek Odry
The Third Man
TVas Anton Radek1 eps
1958
Lost Man's River
as Aaron Nathanson
The Bravados
as Gus Steimmetz
1957
The 27th Day
as Prof. Klaus Bechner
12 Angry Men
as Juror 11
Uncle Vanya
as Voinitsky (Uncle Vanya)
1956
Studio One
TVas Kovac1 eps
1952
The Iron Mistress
as John James Audubon
Affair in Trinidad
as Doctor Franz Huebling
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TVas Cardinal Bellarmin / Dr. Einstein
1939
1936
The Golem
Theatre Play

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
6/19/1905
Day of Death
7/4/1981
Place of Birth
Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]