Portrait of George Voskovec

George Voskovec

Acting

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.

Born: June 19, 1905

Place of Birth: Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

Filmography

1982
Barbarosa

as Herman Pahmeyer

1981
Nero Wolfe

as Fritz Brenner

1980
Somewhere in Time

as Dr. Gerald Finney

1980
Happy Days

as Willie

1980
Skag

as Peter Skagska

1979
1978
The Nativity

as Joachim

1975
Switch

as Lehman

1974
Man on a Swing

as Dr. Nicholas Holnar

1973
The Iceman Cometh

as Piet Wetjoen

1972
1971
Paradise Lost

as Gus Michaels

1971
1968
The Boston Strangler

as Peter Hurkos

1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Norman Cargill

1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Durkin

1967
1967
1966
Mister Buddwing

as Shabby Old Man

1965
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

as East German Defense Attorney

1965
The F.B.I.

as Dr. Holman

1965
The F.B.I.

as George Havelik

1965
Run for Your Life

as Colonel Zabian

1964
12 O'Clock High

as Nicolas Yellich

1963
Channing

as Prof. Thielman

1963
The Fugitive

as Max Bodin

1963
Arrest and Trial

as George Kazar

1962
Arsenic & Old Lace

as Dr. Herman Einstein

1961
Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Charles Hodiak

1961
Cain's Hundred

as Willy Brower

1961
The Defenders

as Louis Astor

1961
The Defenders

as Dr. Leo Ladzlow

1960
BUtterfield 8

as Dr. Tredman

1959
The Untouchables

as Charles Tarasovich

1959
The Untouchables

as Herman Kihn

1959
Play of the Week

as Elek Odry

1959
The Third Man

as Anton Radek

1959
The Velvet Alley

as Steve Pandish

1958
Naked City

as Prof. Johann von Bunow

1958
Naked City

as Jack Selken

1958
Wind Across the Everglades

as Aaron Nathanson

1958
The Bravados

as Gus Steimmetz

1957
Uncle Vanya

as Voinitsky (Uncle Vanya)

1957
12 Angry Men

as Juror 11

1957
The 27th Day

as Prof. Klaus Bechner

1954
Twelve Angry Men

as Juror #11

1952
The Iron Mistress

as John James Audubon

1952
Affair in Trinidad

as Doctor Franz Huebling

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Dr. Einstein

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Cardinal Bellarmin

1948
Studio One

as Juror #11

1948
Studio One

as Zarodin

1948
Studio One

as Von Schwendi

1948
Studio One

as Kovac

1939