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George Voskovec

Comedian / Playwright / Film Director / Writer / Poet / Actor / Screenwriter | * 06/19/1905 († 76, 07/01/1981) | Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic)
Jiří Voskovec (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈvoskovɛts]), born Jiří Wachsmann and known in the United States as George Voskovec (June 19, 1905 – July 1, 1981) 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. ()

Founded Czech avantgarde theatre and film group 'Osvobozene divadlo' with actor Jan Werich in 1927. Affiliated with the Poetist movement (Karel Teige). Made succesfull comedy shows with political themes. Voskovec left Czechoslovakia after the German invasion, 1938/39 and emigrated to the US.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

A Milk-Cannery baron, Jakub Simonides, is broken by the Canned Milk-Trust and, in his wanderings with a worker, Filip Kornet, he discovers he still owns a half-finished apartment-house. They rally the ...

Heave-Ho!

Certification unknown

1934 | 3.4/5 | 1h 39min
Comedy
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Young writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to "Come back to me". Mystified, he tries to find out about her, and learns that she is a famous ...

Somewhere in Time

PG

1980 | 3.8/5 | 1h 43min
Drama, Fantasy, Romance / Love
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Set in 1912, inside a dive bar named The Last Chance Saloon, its destitute patrons eagerly await the arrival of Hickey, who arrives annually and props everyone up with free drinks and spirited stories ...

The Iceman Cometh

PG

1973 | 3.1/5 | 3h 59min
Drama
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The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and sh ...

12 Angry Men

NR

1957 | 4.3/5 | 1h 37min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for George Voskovec

Medal of Merit (Czech Republic)
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Movies with George Voskovec as Actor(34)

as Herman Pahmeyer1982 Barbarosa
as Willie1980 Happy Days
as Dr. Gerald Finney1980 Somewhere in Time
as Dr. Nicholas Holnar1974 Man on a Swing
as Paul Kaminios1974 Nicky's World
as Piet Wetjoen1973 The Iceman Cometh
1972 Particular Men
as Peter Hurkos1968 The Boston Strangler
as Doctor1967 The Desperate Ones
1966 An Enemy of the People
as Shabby Old Man1966 Mister Buddwing
as East German Defense Attorney1965 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
as Player King1964 Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
as Dr. Herman Einstein1962 Arsenic & Old Lace
as první žoldnéř1960 Těžká Barbora
as Dr. Tredman1960 BUtterfield 8
as Steve Pandish1959 The Velvet Alley
as Aaron Nathanson1958 Wind Across the Everglades
as Gus Steimmetz1958 The Bravados
as Prof. Klaus Bechner1957 The 27th Day
as Juror 111957 12 Angry Men
as Voinitsky (Uncle Vanya)1957 Uncle Vanya
as Juror #111954 Twelve Angry Men
as John James Audubon1952 The Iron Mistress
as Pavli1952 Anything Can Happen
as Doctor Franz Huebling1952 Affair in Trinidad
1939 Crisis
as kamelot1937 The World Belongs to Us
1934 Heave-Ho!
1932 Pudr a benzin
as Pepík1932 Your Money or Your Life
1929 Paní Katynka z vaječného trhu
1928 Ve spárech upíra
1926 Pohádka máje

TV Shows/Series with George Voskovec as Actor(35)

as himself2012 Voskovec & Werich, paralelní osudy
as himself2005 Tři strážníci
as Fritz Brenner1981 Nero Wolfe
as Mr. Goldstein1979 Roots: The Next Generations
as Lehman1975 Switch
1972 The Streets of San Francisco
as Willie1971 Great Performances
as Norman Cargill1968 Hawaii Five-O
as Durkin1968 Hawaii Five-O
1967 Mannix
1966 Mission: Impossible
as Dr. Holman1965 The F.B.I.
as George Havelik1965 The F.B.I.
as Colonel Zabian1965 Run for Your Life
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 Espionage
as Max Bodin1963 The Fugitive
as Prof. Thielman1963 Channing
as Willy Brower1961 Cain's Hundred
as Louis Astor1961 The Defenders
as Dr. Leo Ladzlow1961 The Defenders
as Dr. Charles Hodiak1961 Dr. Kildare
as Elek Odry1959 Play of the Week
1959 The Third Man
1959 Johnny Staccato
as Prof. Johann von Bunow1958 Naked City
as Jack Selken1958 Naked City
as Max1953 GE Theater
as Dr. Einstein1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Cardinal Bellarmin1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
1950 Robert Montgomery Presents
as Juror #111948 Studio One
as Kovac1948 Studio One
as Zarodin1948 Studio One
as Von Schwendi1948 Studio One

Movies with George Voskovec as Crew(14)

Writing/Writer1960 Těžká Barbora
Writing/Writer1960 Balada z hadrů
Writing/Theatre Play1937 The World Belongs to Us
Writing/Screenplay1937 The World Belongs to Us
Writing/Lyricist1937 The World Belongs to Us
Writing/Theatre Play1936 The Golem
Writing/Story1934 Heave-Ho!
Writing/Screenplay1934 Heave-Ho!
Writing/Lyricist1934 U nás v Kocourkově
Production/Producer1932 Pudr a benzin
Writing/Story1932 Pudr a benzin
Writing/Screenplay1932 Pudr a benzin
Writing/Screenplay1932 Your Money or Your Life
Writing/Story1932 Your Money or Your Life

Full Name: Jiří Voskovec
Citizenships: United States of America (USA), Czechoslovakia (former country)
Born: Monday, 06/19 1905 (June) in Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic)
Died: Wednesday, 07/01 1981 (July) in Pearblossom (aged: 76)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: Czech (CS, native language), English (EN)
Educated at: Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague
Siblings: Prokop Voskovec
Father: Václav Voskovec
Mother: Jiřina Voskovcová
Related to: Soběslav Pinkas, Alois Wachsman, Bedřich Wachsmann
Other names for George Voskovec (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Jiří Voskovec"
"Jiří Wachsmann"
"Jiri Voskovec"
"Petr Dolan"
"F. Formen"
George Voskovec frequently works together with these people:
Vaughn Taylor (32x, Actor)
Leslie Nielsen (26x, Actor)
James Daly (26x, Actor)
Milton Selzer (25x, Actor)
John Newland (24x, Crew)
Alfred Ryder (23x, Actor)
Edward Andrews (22x, Actor)
Val Avery (22x, Actor)
Jan Werich (22x, Actor)
Murray Hamilton (21x, Actor)
Anne Seymour (21x, Actress)
Michael Strong (21x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:852936, Added: 11/14/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024