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George Voskovec

George Voskovec

Department: 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.

Known For

The 27th Day

The 27th Day

1957

BUtterfield 8

BUtterfield 8

1960

Barbarosa

Barbarosa

1982

The Boston Strangler

The Boston Strangler

1968

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

1965

The Iceman Cometh

The Iceman Cometh

1973

Affair in Trinidad

Affair in Trinidad

1952

The Nativity

The Nativity

1978

The Iron Mistress

The Iron Mistress

1952

Hamlet

Hamlet

1964

Man on a Swing

Man on a Swing

1974

Your Money or Your Life

Your Money or Your Life

1932

Skag

Skag

1980

Mister Buddwing

Mister Buddwing

1966

Powder and Petrol

Powder and Petrol

1932

Heave-Ho!

Heave-Ho!

1934

The World Belongs to Us

The World Belongs to Us

1937

Happy Days

Happy Days

1980

Crisis

Crisis

1939

Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost

1971

Twelve Angry Men

Twelve Angry Men

1954

Particular Men

Particular Men

1972

Somewhere in Time

Somewhere in Time

1980

An Enemy of the People

An Enemy of the People

1966

The Velvet Alley

The Velvet Alley

1959

The Bravados

The Bravados

1958

Wind Across the Everglades

Wind Across the Everglades

1958

The Desperate Ones

The Desperate Ones

1967

12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1957

Anything Can Happen

Anything Can Happen

1952

Arsenic & Old Lace

Arsenic & Old Lace

1962

Paní Katynka z vaječného trhu

Paní Katynka z vaječného trhu

1929

Ve spárech upíra

Ve spárech upíra

1928

Nicky's World

Nicky's World

1974

Pohádka máje

Pohádka máje

1926

Dcerušky paní Petersenové

Dcerušky paní Petersenové

1927

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

1957

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

1961

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1968

Naked City

Naked City

1958

Mannix

Mannix

1967

Studio One

Studio One

1948

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966

Johnny Staccato

Johnny Staccato

1959

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

1965

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963

Espionage

Espionage

1963

Switch

Switch

1975

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

Nero Wolfe

Nero Wolfe

1981

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961

The Defenders

The Defenders

1961

The Defenders

The Defenders

1961

Channing

Channing

1963

Naked City

Naked City

1958

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1968

Studio One

Studio One

1948

Studio One

Studio One

1948

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Tři strážníci

Tři strážníci

2005

Play of the Week

Play of the Week

1959

Voskovec & Werich, paralelní osudy

Voskovec & Werich, paralelní osudy

2012

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

Studio One

Studio One

1948

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1959

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1959

12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High

1964

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

1963

The Third Man

The Third Man

1959

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

1979

Appointment with Adventure

Appointment with Adventure

1955