George Voskovec

Born: 1905-06-19, Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

Died: 1981-07-04

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

• Great Performances (1971)
• Hawaii Five-O (1969)
• Dr. Kildare (1961)
• Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
• 12 Angry Men (1957)
• Studio One (1948)
• The Defenders (1961)
• The F.B.I. (1965)
• Run for Your Life (1965)
• The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
• Switch (1975)
• 12 O'Clock High (1964)
• Espionage (1963)
• Johnny Staccato (1959)
• Channing (1963)
• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
• Somewhere in Time (1980)
• The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965)
• The Boston Strangler (1968)
• The Bravados (1958)
• BUtterfield 8 (1960)
• The 27th Day (1957)
• Skag (1980)
• Man on a Swing (1974)
• The Iceman Cometh (1973)
• Affair in Trinidad (1952)
• Particular Men (1972)
• The Iron Mistress (1952)
• Twelve Angry Men (1954)
• Mister Buddwing (1966)