George Voskovec

Biography

Jiří Voskovec (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈvoskovɛts]) (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.

Known For

12 Angry Men

as Juror 11

Somewhere in Time

as Dr. Gerald Finney

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

as East German Defense Attorney

Mission: Impossible

The Boston Strangler

as Peter Hurkos

Hawaii Five-O

as Norman Cargill

Hawaii Five-O

as Durkin

The Bravados

as Gus Steimmetz

The Untouchables

as Charles Tarasovich

The Untouchables

as Herman Kihn