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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

92

Gender

Male

Birthday

1905-06-19

Day of Death

1981-07-04 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Also Known As

Jiří Voskovec

Jiří Wachsmann

Jiri Voskovec

Petr Dolan

F. Formen

Иржи Восковец

Петр Долан

Джордже Восковец

George Voskovec

Biography

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

The 27th Day

1957

The 27th Day

as

Prof. Klaus Bechner

BUtterfield 8

1960

BUtterfield 8

as

Dr. Tredman

Barbarosa

1982

Barbarosa

as

Herman Pahmeyer

The Boston Strangler

1968

The Boston Strangler

as

Peter Hurkos

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

1965

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

as

East German Defense Attorney

The Iceman Cometh

1973

The Iceman Cometh

as

Piet Wetjoen

Affair in Trinidad

1952

Affair in Trinidad

as

Doctor Franz Huebling

The Nativity

1978

The Nativity

as

Joachim

The Iron Mistress

1952

The Iron Mistress

as

John James Audubon

Man on a Swing

1974

Man on a Swing

as

Dr. Nicholas Holnar

Skag

1980

Skag

as

Peter Skagska

Mister Buddwing

1966

Mister Buddwing

as

Shabby Old Man

Těžká Barbora

1960

Těžká Barbora

as

první žoldnéř

Heave-Ho!

1934

Heave-Ho!

as

Happy Days

1980

Happy Days

as

Willie

Crisis

1939

Crisis

as

Paradise Lost

1971

Paradise Lost

as

Gus Michaels

Twelve Angry Men

1954

Twelve Angry Men

as

Juror #11

Somewhere in Time

1980

Somewhere in Time

as

Dr. Gerald Finney

The Velvet Alley

1959

The Velvet Alley

as

Steve Pandish

The Bravados

1958

The Bravados

as

Gus Steimmetz

Wind Across the Everglades

1958

Wind Across the Everglades

as

Aaron Nathanson

The Desperate Ones

1967

The Desperate Ones

as

Doctor

12 Angry Men

1957

12 Angry Men

as

Juror 11

Arsenic & Old Lace

1962

Arsenic & Old Lace

as

Dr. Herman Einstein

Nicky's World

1974

Nicky's World

as

Paul Kaminios

Uncle Vanya

1957

Uncle Vanya

as

Voinitsky (Uncle Vanya)

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

as

Willy Brower

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Dr. Holman

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Norman Cargill

Naked City

Naked City

as

Prof. Johann von Bunow

Studio One

Studio One

as

Juror #11

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Dr. Einstein

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

as

Colonel Zabian

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Max Bodin

Switch

Switch

as

Lehman

Nero Wolfe

Nero Wolfe

as

Fritz Brenner

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Dr. Charles Hodiak

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

Louis Astor

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

Dr. Leo Ladzlow

Channing

Channing

as

Prof. Thielman

Naked City

Naked City

as

Jack Selken

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

George Havelik

Studio One

Studio One

as

Zarodin

Studio One

Studio One

as

Von Schwendi

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Cardinal Bellarmin

Play of the Week

Play of the Week

as

Elek Odry

Studio One

Studio One

as

Kovac

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

as

Charles Tarasovich

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

as

Herman Kihn

12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High

as

Nicolas Yellich

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

as

George Kazar

Production

Crew

Directing