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Jiří Voskovec, born Jiří Wachsmann and known in the United States as George Voskovec was a Czech actor, writer, dramatist, and director who became an American citizen in 1955. Throughout much of his career he was associated with actor and playwright Jan Werich. In the US, he is best known for his role as the 11th juror in the 1957 film 12 Angry Men.
Birth Name
Jirí Wachsmann
Born
Monday, 19 June 1905
Died
Wednesday, 01 July 1981
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Cervená | (archive footage) | 2017 |
| Barbarosa | Herman Pahmeyer | 1982 |
| Nero Wolfe | Fritz Brenner | 1981 |
| Somewhere in Time | Dr. Gerald Finney | 1980 |
| Happy Days | Willie | 1980 |
| Skag | Petar Skagska | 1980 |
| Roots: The Next Generations | Mr. Goldstein | 1979 |
| The Nativity | Joachim | 1978 |
| Jigsaw John | Father Harabidian | 1976 |
| Switch | Lehman | 1975 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Cervená | (archive footage) | 2017 |
| Barbarosa | Herman Pahmeyer | 1982 |
| Nero Wolfe | Fritz Brenner | 1981 |
| Somewhere in Time | Dr. Gerald Finney | 1980 |
| Happy Days | Willie | 1980 |
| Skag | Petar Skagska | 1980 |
| Roots: The Next Generations | Mr. Goldstein | 1979 |
| The Nativity | Joachim | 1978 |
| Jigsaw John | Father Harabidian | 1976 |
| Switch | Lehman | 1975 |
| Man on a Swing | Dr. Nicholas Holnar | 1974 |
| The Iceman Cometh | Piet Wetjoen | 1973 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Angus Ferguson | 1972 |
| Particular Men | Dr. Alborg | 1972 |
| Great Performances | Willie | 1971 |
| The Boston Strangler | Peter Hurkos | 1968 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Norman Cargill / Durkin | 1968 |
| Mannix | Niles | 1967 |
| Beyond the Mountains | Doctor | 1967 |
| NET Playhouse | Narrator / Self - Host / Morten Kiil | 1966 |
| Mission: Impossible | Emil Gadsen | 1966 |
| Hawk | Corbin Claybrooke | 1966 |
| Mister Buddwing | Shabby Old Man | 1966 |
| The F.B.I. | Dr. Holman / George Havelik | 1965 |
| Seaway | Nielsen | 1965 |
| I Spy | Hasel | 1965 |
| Run for Your Life | Colonel Zabian | 1965 |
| The Spy Who Came in from the Cold | East German Defense Attorney / Comrade Karden - Defense Attorney | 1965 |
| Hamlet | Player King | 1964 |
| 12 O'Clock High | Nicolas Yellich | 1964 |
| Espionage | Professor Kuhn | 1963 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Dr. Bensinger | 1963 |
| Channing | Prof. Thielman | 1963 |
| The Fugitive | Max Bodin | 1963 |
| Arrest and Trial | George Kazar | 1963 |
| The Doctors and the Nurses | Barbirelli | 1962 |
| Arsenic & Old Lace | Dr. Herman Einstein | 1962 |
| Alcoa Premiere | Professor Olafson | 1961 |
| Theatre '62 | Thomas Stenborg | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Dr. Charles Hodiak | 1961 |
| Cain's Hundred | Willy Brower | 1961 |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | Father Boucard | 1961 |
| The Defenders | Louis Astor / Dr. Leo Ladzlow | 1961 |
| BUtterfield 8 | Dr. Tredman | 1960 |
| Tezká Barbora | první žoldnéř | 1960 |
| Play of the Week | Elek Odry | 1959 |
| Johnny Staccato | Stanley Kay | 1959 |
| The Third Man | Anton Radek | 1959 |
| The Untouchables | Charles Tarasovich / Herman Kihn | 1959 |
| Naked City | Jack Selken / Prof. Johann von Bunow | 1958 |
| Wind Across the Everglades | Aaron Nathanson | 1958 |
| The Bravados | Gus Steinmetz / Gus Steimmetz | 1958 |
| Uncle Vanya | Voinitsky (Uncle Vanya) | 1957 |
| Alcoa Theatre | Mr. Carapoco | 1957 |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | Abbé Faria | 1957 |
| 12 Angry Men | Juror 11 | 1957 |
| The 27th Day | Prof. Klaus Bechner | 1957 |
| Playhouse 90 | Steve Pandish | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Brack | 1955 |
| Producers' Showcase | Police Imspector / Police Inspector | 1954 |
| Twelve Angry Men | Juror #11 | 1954 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Mr. Brankovic | 1953 |
| You Are There | General Von Steuben | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Max | 1953 |
| The Iron Mistress | John James Audubon | 1952 |
| Affair in Trinidad | Doctor Franz Huebling / Dr. Franz Huebling | 1952 |
| Anything Can Happen | Pavli | 1952 |
| Goodyear Playhouse | (as Jiri Voskovec) | 1951 |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | George Voskovec | 1950 |
| Studio One | Zarodin / Kovac / Juror #11 | 1948 |
| Kraft Theatre | (as Jiri Voskovec) | 1947 |
| The World Is Ours | Camlet | 1939 |
| Crisis | Self | 1939 |
| Workers, Let's Go | Filip Kornet, shuffer | 1934 |
| Your Money or Your Life | Pepík (aka Jirí Voskovec) / Pepík | 1932 |
| Powder and Petrol | Driver | 1932 |
| Pohádka máje | Rísa | 1926 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Powder and Petrol | 1932 |
