George Voskovec

Actor

Born: June 19, 1905 (76 years old)

Died: July 4, 1981

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

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.

Filmography (39)

• Twelve Angry Men (1954, ★ 8)
• 12 Angry Men (1957, ★ 8.6)
• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951, ★ 8.6)
• The 27th Day (1957, ★ 6.2)
• The Boston Strangler (1968, ★ 6.6)
• The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965, ★ 7.1)
• Somewhere in Time (1980, ★ 7.5)
• BUtterfield 8 (1960, ★ 6.2)
• Affair in Trinidad (1952, ★ 6.3)
• Heave-Ho! (1934, ★ 6.6)
• The Bravados (1958, ★ 6.6)
• Hawaii Five-O (1968, ★ 7.1)
• The Untouchables (1959, ★ 7.9)
• Barbarosa (1982, ★ 5.9)
• The Iceman Cometh (1973, ★ 5.9)
• Man on a Swing (1974, ★ 5.8)
• Mister Buddwing (1966, ★ 5.9)
• Wind Across the Everglades (1958, ★ 5.9)
• Mannix (1967, ★ 6.7)
• Mission: Impossible (1966, ★ 7.6)
• Run for Your Life (1965, ★ 7.2)
• The Fugitive (1963, ★ 7.2)
• Switch (1975, ★ 6.7)
• Nero Wolfe (1981, ★ 7.4)
• The Streets of San Francisco (1972, ★ 7)
• 12 O'Clock High (1964, ★ 7.2)
• The Third Man (1959, ★ 6.9)
• Roots: The Next Generations (1979, ★ 7.5)
• The Iron Mistress (1952, ★ 5)
• The F.B.I. (1965, ★ 5.4)