About

Known credits:
57
Birthday:
1905-06-19
Place of birth:
Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
Website:
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George Voskovec

Overview

Jiří Voskovec (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈvoskovɛts]) (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
2012 Voskovec & Werich, paralelní osudy Actor self N/A
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2005 Tři strážníci Actor self N/A
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1982 Barbarosa Actor Herman Pahmeyer 58
Average
1981 Nero Wolfe Actor Fritz Brenner 70
Good
1980 Somewhere in Time Actor Dr. Gerald Finney 67
Fair
1980 Happy Days Actor Willie N/A
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1980 Skag Actor Peter Skagska N/A
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1979 Roots: The Next Generations Actor M. Goldstein 71
Good
1978 The Nativity Actor Joachim 58
Average
1974 Nicky's World Actor Paul Kaminios N/A
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1974 Man on a Swing Actor Dr. Nicholas Holnar 59
Average
1973 The Iceman Cometh Actor Piet Wetjoen 58
Average
1972 Particular Men Actor N/A
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1971 Paradise Lost Actor Gus Michaels N/A
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1968 The Boston Strangler Actor Peter Hurkos 61
Fair
1967 The Desperate Ones Actor Doctor N/A
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1966 An Enemy of the People Actor N/A
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1966 Mister Buddwing Actor Shabby Old Man 59
Average
1965 The Spy Who Came In from the Cold Actor East German Defense Attorney 63
Fair
1964 Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Actor Player King 58
Average
1962 Arsenic & Old Lace Actor Dr. Herman Einstein 59
Average
1960 BUtterfield 8 Actor Dr. Tredman 59
Average
1960 Těžká Barbora Actor první žoldnéř 59
Average
1959 The Velvet Alley Actor Steve Pandish N/A
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1958 Wind Across the Everglades Actor Aaron Nathanson 59
Average
1958 The Bravados Actor Gus Steimmetz 60
Fair
1957 Uncle Vanya Actor Voinitsky (Uncle Vanya) 59
Average
1957 12 Angry Men Actor Juror 11 83
Very good
1957 The 27th Day Actor Prof. Klaus Bechner 59
Average
1954 Twelve Angry Men Actor Juror #11 60
Fair
1952 The Iron Mistress Actor John James Audubon 58
Average
1952 Affair in Trinidad Actor Doctor Franz Huebling 59
Average
1952 Anything Can Happen Actor Pavli N/A
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1939 Crisis Actor N/A
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1937 The World Belongs to Us Actor kamelot 59
Average
1934 Heave-Ho! Actor 59
Average
1932 Your Money or Your Life Actor Pepík 59
Average
1932 Powder and Petrol Actor 59
Average
1929 Paní Katynka z vaječného trhu Actor N/A
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1928 Ve spárech upíra Actor N/A
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1927 Dcerušky paní Petersenové Actor N/A
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1926 Pohádka máje Actor N/A
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Writing
1967 Golem Writing Theatre Play 59
Average
1960 Balada z hadrů Writing Theatre Play 58
Average
1960 Těžká Barbora Writing Writer 59
Average
1937 The World Belongs to Us Writing Lyricist 59
Average
1937 The World Belongs to Us Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1937 The World Belongs to Us Writing Theatre Play 59
Average
1936 The Golem Writing Theatre Play 58
Average
1934 Here in Kocourkov Writing Lyricist 59
Average
1934 Heave-Ho! Writing Story 59
Average
1934 Heave-Ho! Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1932 Your Money or Your Life Writing Story 59
Average
1932 Your Money or Your Life Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1932 Powder and Petrol Writing Story 59
Average
1932 Powder and Petrol Writing Screenplay 59
Average

Production
1932 Powder and Petrol Production Producer 59
Average