Actor info
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Name :
George Voskovec
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Born :
June 19, 1905 in Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic] (76 years at death)
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Died :
July 4, 1981
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
38 films (1926–1983)
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Also known as :
Jiří Voskovec, Jiří Wachsmann, Jiri Voskovec, Petr Dolan, F. Formen
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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.
Notable films
- Somewhere in Time (1980) as Dr. Gerald Finney
- The Boston Strangler (1968) as Peter Hurkos
- The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965) as Comrade Karden - Defense Attorney
- The Bravados (1958) as Gus Steimmetz
- 12 Angry Men (1957) as Juror 11
