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

The Fugitive

Robert Montgomery Presents

Run for Your Life

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

Mannix

Mission: Impossible

Great Performances

All Movies (37)

• Barbarosa1982 · as Herman Pahmeyer
• Somewhere in Time1980 · as Dr. Gerald Finney
• Happy Days1980 · as Willie
• Skag1980 · as Peter Skagska
• The Nativity1978 · as Joachim
• Nicky's World1974 · as Paul Kaminios
• Man on a Swing1974 · as Dr. Nicholas Holnar
• The Iceman Cometh1973 · as Piet Wetjoen
• Particular Men1972
• Paradise Lost1971 · as Gus Michaels
• The Boston Strangler1968 · as Peter Hurkos
• The Desperate Ones1967 · as Doctor
• An Enemy of the People1966
• Mister Buddwing1966 · as Shabby Old Man
• The Spy Who Came In from the Cold1965 · as Comrade Karden - Defense Attorney
• Hamlet1964 · as Player King
• Arsenic & Old Lace1962 · as Dr. Einstein
• BUtterfield 81960 · as Dr. Tredman
• The Velvet Alley1959 · as Steve Pandish
• Wind Across the Everglades1958 · as Aaron Nathanson
• The Bravados1958 · as Gus Steimmetz
• Uncle Vanya1957 · as Voinitsky (Uncle Vanya)
• 12 Angry Men1957 · as Juror 11
• The 27th Day1957 · as Prof. Klaus Bechner
• Twelve Angry Men1954 · as Juror #11
• The Iron Mistress1952 · as John James Audubon
• Affair in Trinidad1952 · as Doctor Franz Huebling
• Anything Can Happen1952 · as Pavli
• Crisis1939
• The World Belongs to Us1937 · as kamelot
• Heave-Ho!1934
• Your Money or Your Life1932 · as Pepík
• Powder and Petrol1932
• Paní Katynka z vaječného trhu1929
• Ve spárech upíra1928
• Dcerušky paní Petersenové1927
• Pohádka máje1926

All TV Shows (40)

• Voskovec & Werich, paralelní osudy2012 · as self
• Tři strážníci2005 · as self
• Nero Wolfe1981 · as Fritz Brenner
• Roots: The Next Generations1979 · as Mr. Goldstein
• Switch1975 · as Lehman
• The Streets of San Francisco1972 · as Angus Ferguson
• Great Performances1971 · as Willie
• Hawaii Five-O1968 · as Norman Cargill
• Hawaii Five-O1968 · as Durkin
• Mannix1967
• Mission: Impossible1966
• The F.B.I.1965 · as Dr. Holman
• The F.B.I.1965 · as George Havelik
• Run for Your Life1965 · as Colonel Zabian
• 12 O'Clock High1964 · as Nicolas Yellich
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963 · as Dr. Bensinger
• Espionage1963 · as Professor Kuhn
• Channing1963 · as Prof. Thielman
• The Fugitive1963 · as Max Bodin
• Arrest and Trial1963 · as George Kazar
• Dr. Kildare1961 · as Dr. Charles Hodiak
• Cain's Hundred1961 · as Willy Brower
• The Defenders1961 · as Louis Astor
• The Defenders1961 · as Dr. Leo Ladzlow
• The Untouchables1959 · as Charles Tarasovich
• The Untouchables1959 · as Herman Kihn
• Play of the Week1959 · as Elek Odry
• The Third Man1959 · as Anton Radek
• Johnny Staccato1959
• Naked City1958 · as Prof. Johann von Bunow
• Naked City1958 · as Jack Selken
• Appointment with Adventure1955 · as Curt
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Max
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Dr. Einstein
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Cardinal Bellarmin
• Robert Montgomery Presents1950
• Studio One1948 · as Juror #11
• Studio One1948 · as Zarodin
• Studio One1948 · as Von Schwendi
• Studio One1948 · as Kovac