George Voskovec

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George Voskovec

Acting June 19, 1905

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

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…

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12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

8.6 1957 Movie
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

7.6 1966 TV Show
Somewhere in Time

Somewhere in Time

7.5 1980 Movie
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

5.7 1961 TV Show
Great Performances

Great Performances

6.1 1971 TV Show
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

7.2 1969 TV Show
The Fugitive

The Fugitive

7.3 1963 TV Show
Mannix

Mannix

6.8 1967 TV Show
The Untouchables

The Untouchables

8.0 1959 TV Show
Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

6.0 1950 TV Show
The Defenders

The Defenders

6.3 1961 TV Show
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

5.6 1965 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2012
    Voskovec & Werich, paralelní osudy

    TV show self

  2. 2005
    Tři strážníci

    TV show self

  3. 1983
    Echoes of the Blue Room

    Movie

  4. 1982
    Barbarosa

    Movie Herman Pahmeyer

  5. 1981
    Nero Wolfe

    TV show Fritz Brenner

  6. 1980
    Somewhere in Time

    Movie Dr. Gerald Finney

  7. 1980
    Happy Days

    Movie Willie

  8. 1980
    Skag

    Movie Peter Skagska

  9. 1979
    Roots: The Next Generations

    TV show Mr. Goldstein

  10. 1978
    The Nativity

    Movie Joachim

  11. 1975
    Switch

    TV show Lehman

  12. 1974
    Nicky's World

    Movie Paul Kaminios

  13. 1974
    Man on a Swing

    Movie Dr. Nicholas Holnar

  14. 1973
    The Iceman Cometh

    Movie Piet Wetjoen

  15. 1972
    The Streets of San Francisco

    TV show Angus Ferguson

  16. 1972
    Particular Men

    Movie Dr. Alborg

More credits
  1. 1971
    Paradise Lost

    Movie Gus Michaels

  2. 1971
    Great Performances

    TV show Willie

  3. 1969
    Hawaii Five-O

    TV show Norman Cargill

  4. 1968
    The Boston Strangler

    Movie Peter Hurkos

  5. 1967
    Mannix

    TV show

  6. 1967
    The Desperate Ones

    Movie Doctor

  7. 1967
    Golem

    Movie Theatre Play

  8. 1966
    An Enemy of the People

    Movie

  9. 1966
    Mission: Impossible

    TV show

  10. 1966
    Mister Buddwing

    Movie Shabby Old Man

  11. 1965
    The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

    Movie Comrade Karden - Defense Attorney

  12. 1965
    The F.B.I.

    TV show Dr. Holman

  13. 1965
    Run for Your Life

    TV show Colonel Zabian

  14. 1964
    Hamlet

    Movie Player King

  15. 1964
    12 O'Clock High

    TV show Nicolas Yellich

  16. 1963
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    TV show Dr. Bensinger

  17. 1963
    Espionage

    TV show Professor Kuhn

  18. 1963
    Channing

    TV show Prof. Thielman

  19. 1963
    The Fugitive

    TV show Max Bodin

  20. 1963
    Arrest and Trial

    TV show George Kazar

  21. 1962
    Arsenic & Old Lace

    Movie Dr. Einstein

  22. 1961
    Dr. Kildare

    TV show Dr. Charles Hodiak

  23. 1961
    Cain's Hundred

    TV show Willy Brower

  24. 1961
    The Defenders

    TV show Louis Astor