George Voskovec

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.

Known For

12 Angry Men
Somewhere in Time
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Mission: Impossible
The Boston Strangler
Hawaii Five-O
Birth Location Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic)
Born 1905-06-19
Died 1981-07-04

Movies

Barbarosa as Herman Pahmeyer
1982
Somewhere in Time as Dr. Gerald Finney
1980
Happy Days as Willie
1980
Skag as Peter Skagska
1980
The Nativity as Joachim
1978
Nicky's World as Paul Kaminios
1974
Man on a Swing as Dr. Nicholas Holnar
1974
The Iceman Cometh as Piet Wetjoen
1973
Paradise Lost as Gus Michaels
1971
The Boston Strangler as Peter Hurkos
1968
The Desperate Ones as Doctor
1967
Mister Buddwing as Shabby Old Man
1966
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold as East German Defense Attorney
1965
Arsenic & Old Lace as Dr. Herman Einstein
1962
BUtterfield 8 as Dr. Tredman
1960
Těžká Barbora as první žoldnéř
1960
The Velvet Alley as Steve Pandish
1959
Wind Across the Everglades as Aaron Nathanson
1958
The Bravados as Gus Steimmetz
1958
Uncle Vanya as Voinitsky (Uncle Vanya)
1957
12 Angry Men as Juror 11
1957
The 27th Day as Prof. Klaus Bechner
1957
Twelve Angry Men as Juror #11
1954
The Iron Mistress as John James Audubon
1952
Affair in Trinidad as Doctor Franz Huebling
1952
1952
1939
1937
1934
1932

Movies

Golem Theatre Play
1967
1960
1960
1937
1937
1937
The Golem Theatre Play
1936
1934
Heave-Ho! Story
1934
Heave-Ho! Screenplay
1934
1932
1932
Powder and Petrol Screenplay
1932
1932