George Voskovec

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1905-06-19

Deathday 1981-07-04 (76 years old)

Place of Birth Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic)

Also Known As Jiří Voskovec, Jiří Wachsmann, Jiri Voskovec, Petr Dolan , F. Formen, Иржи Восковец, Петр Долан, Джордже Восковец

George Voskovec

Biography

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

Actor

2005
1982
Barbarosa

as Herman Pahmeyer

1981
Nero Wolfe

as Fritz Brenner

1980
Somewhere in Time

as Dr. Gerald Finney

1980
Happy Days

as Willie

1980
Skag

as Peter Skagska

1979
1978
The Nativity

as Joachim

1975
Switch

as Lehman

1974
Nicky's World

as Paul Kaminios

1974
Man on a Swing

as Dr. Nicholas Holnar

1973
The Iceman Cometh

as Piet Wetjoen

1972
1971
Paradise Lost

as Gus Michaels

1971
1968
The Boston Strangler

as Peter Hurkos

1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Norman Cargill

1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Durkin

1967
1967
1966
Mister Buddwing

as Shabby Old Man

1965
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

as East German Defense Attorney

1965
The F.B.I.

as Dr. Holman

1965
The F.B.I.

as George Havelik

1965
Run for Your Life

as Colonel Zabian

1964
12 O'Clock High

as Nicolas Yellich

1963
Channing

as Prof. Thielman

1963
The Fugitive

as Max Bodin

1962
Arsenic & Old Lace

as Dr. Herman Einstein

1961
Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Charles Hodiak

1961
Cain's Hundred

as Willy Brower

1961
The Defenders

as Louis Astor

1961
The Defenders

as Dr. Leo Ladzlow

1960
BUtterfield 8

as Dr. Tredman

1960
Těžká Barbora

as první žoldnéř

1959
The Velvet Alley

as Steve Pandish

1959
The Untouchables

as Charles Tarasovich

1959
The Untouchables

as Herman Kihn

1959
Play of the Week

as Elek Odry

1958
Wind Across the Everglades

as Aaron Nathanson

1958
The Bravados

as Gus Steimmetz

1958
Naked City

as Prof. Johann von Bunow

1958
Naked City

as Jack Selken

1957
Uncle Vanya

as Voinitsky (Uncle Vanya)

1957
12 Angry Men

as Juror 11

1957
The 27th Day

as Prof. Klaus Bechner

1954
Twelve Angry Men

as Juror #11

1952
The Iron Mistress

as John James Audubon

1952
Affair in Trinidad

as Doctor Franz Huebling

1952
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Dr. Einstein

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Cardinal Bellarmin

1948
Studio One

as Juror #11

1948
Studio One

as Zarodin

1948
Studio One

as Von Schwendi

1948
Studio One

as Kovac

1939

Writer

1967
Golem

as Theatre Play

1960
1960
Balada z hadrů

as Theatre Play

1937
The World Belongs to Us

as Theatre Play

1937
1937
1936
The Golem

as Theatre Play

1934
Heave-Ho!

as Screenplay

1934
Heave-Ho!

as Story

1934
Here in Kocourkov

as Lyricist

1932
1932
1932
Powder and Petrol

as Screenplay

Producer

1932
Powder and Petrol

as Producer