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George Voskovec (1905–1981)

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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. See full bio »

Born:

Jirí Wachsmann
in Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic)

Died:

(age 76) in Pearblossom, California, USA
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1982 Barbarosa
Herman Pahmeyer
 
1981 Nero Wolfe (TV series)
Fritz Brenner
– Sweet Revenge (1981) … Fritz Brenner
– The Blue Ribbon Hostage (1981) … Fritz Brenner
– The Murder in Question (1981) … Fritz Brenner
– Death and the Dolls (1981) … Fritz Brenner
– Gambit (1981) … Fritz Brenner
See all 14 episodes »
 
1980 Somewhere in Time
Dr. Gerald Finney
 
1980 Happy Days (TV movie)
Willie
 
1971-1980 Great Performances (TV series)
Gus / Willie
– Samuel Beckett's Happy Days (1980) … Willie (as Jiri Voskovec)
– Paradise Lost (1971) … Gus
 
1980 Skag (TV series)
Petar Skagska
– What Passes for Love in East Pittsburgh (1980) … Petar Skagska
– The Working Girl: Part 2 (1980) … Petar Skagska
– The Working Girl: Part 1 (1980) … Petar Skagska
– The Wildcatters (1980) … Petar Skagska
– In Trouble at 15 (1980) … Petar Skagska
See all 6 episodes »
 
1979 Roots: The Next Generations (TV mini-series)
Mr. Goldstein
– Episode #1.3 (1979) … Mr. Goldstein
 
1978 The Nativity (TV movie)
Joachim
 
1976 Switch (TV series)
Lehman
– Round Up the Usual Suspects (1976) … Lehman
 
1976 Jigsaw John (TV series)
Father Harabidian
– Follow the Yellow Brick Road (1976) … Father Harabidian
 
1973-1974 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Durkin / Norman Cargill
– How to Steal a Masterpiece (1974) … Durkin
– The Finishing Touch (1973) … Norman Cargill
 
1974 Nicky's World (TV movie)
Paul Kaminios
 
1974 Man on a Swing
Dr. Nicholas Holnar
 
1973 The Iceman Cometh
Piet Wetjoen
 
1972 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Angus Ferguson
– The Year of the Locusts (1972) … Angus Ferguson
 
1972 Particular Men (TV movie)
Dr. Alborg
 
1966-1972 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Dr. Holman
– The Hunters (1972)
– The Defector: Part 2 (1966) … Dr. Holman
– The Defector: Part 1 (1966) … Dr. Holman
 
1972 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Emil Gadsen
– Image (1972) … Emil Gadsen
 
1971 Mannix (TV series)
Niles
– Cold Trail (1971) … Niles
 
1968 The Boston Strangler
Peter Hurkos
 
1968 I Spy (TV series)
Hasel
– The Spy Business (1968) … Hasel
 
1967 The Unvanquished (TV movie)
Eleazar
 
1967 Beyond the Mountains
Doctor
 
1967 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Colonel Zabian
– Flight from Tirana: Part 1 (1967) … Colonel Zabian
 
1966 Hawk (TV series)
Corbin Claybrooke
– The Hands of Corbin Claybrooke (1966) … Corbin Claybrooke
 
1966 NET Playhouse (TV series)
Morten Kiil
– An Enemy of the People (1966) … Morten Kiil
 
1966 An Enemy of the People (TV movie)
Morten Kiil
 
1966 Mister Buddwing
Shabby Old Man
 
1966 Lamp at Midnight (TV movie)
Cardinal Bellarmin
 
1966 Seaway (TV series)
Nielsen
– Port of Call: Paradise (1966) … Nielsen
 
1965 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
East German Defense Attorney
 
1965 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
Nicolas Vellich
– We're Not Coming Back (1965) … Nicolas Vellich
 
1964/I Hamlet
Player King
 
1964 The DuPont Show of the Week (TV series)
Father Boucard
– The Hell Walkers (1964) … Father Boucard
 
1964 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
George Kazar
– A Circle of Strangers (1964) … George Kazar
 
1964 The Fugitive (TV series)
Max Bodin
– Bloodline (1964) … Max Bodin
 
1962-1964 The Defenders (TV series)
Dr. Leo Ladzlow / Louis Astor
– The Secret (1964) … Dr. Leo Ladzlow
– The Hickory Indian (1962) … Louis Astor
 
1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Bensinger
– Two Is the Number (1964) … Dr. Bensinger
 
1964 Espionage (TV series)
Professor Kuhn
– Never Turn Your Back on a Friend (1964) … Professor Kuhn
 
1963 Channing (TV series)
Prof. Thielman
– A Hall Full of Strangers (1963) … Prof. Thielman
 
1963 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Barbirelli
– Express Stop from Lenox Avenue (1963) … Barbirelli
 
1963 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Professor Olafson
– Chain Reaction (1963) … Professor Olafson
 
1961-1963 The Untouchables (TV series)
Charles Tarasovich / Herman Kihn
– An Eye for an Eye (1963) … Charles Tarasovich
– The Masterpiece (1961) … Herman Kihn
 
1962 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Dr. Charles Hodiak
– Something of Importance (1962) … Dr. Charles Hodiak
 
1962 Arsenic & Old Lace (TV movie)
Dr. Herman Einstein
 
1962 Cain's Hundred (TV series)
Willy Brower
– The Manipulator: Raymond Cruz (1962) … Willy Brower
 
1961-1962 Naked City (TV series)
Jack Selken / Professor von Bunow
– The Night the Saints Lost Their Halos (1962) … Jack Selken
– The Deadly Guinea Pig (1961) … Professor von Bunow
 
1960 BUtterfield 8
Dr. Tredman
 
1960 Johnny Staccato (TV series)
Stanley Kay
– Swinging Long Hair (1960) … Stanley Kay
 
1960 Play of the Week (TV series)
Elek Odry
– The Emperor's Clothes (1960) … Elek Odry
 
1960 The Emperor's Clothes (TV movie)
Elek Odry
 
1959 The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (TV series)
– Shadow of the Past (1959)
 
1959 The Third Man (TV series)
Anton Radek
– Sparks from a Dead Fire (1959) … Anton Radek
 
1959 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
Mr. Carapoco
– 30 Pieces of Silver (1959) … Mr. Carapoco
 
1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Steve Pandish
– The Velvet Alley (1959) … Steve Pandish
 
1958 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
– The Count of Monte Cristo (1958)
 
1958 Wind Across the Everglades
Aaron Nathanson
 
1958 The Bravados
Gus Steimmetz
 
1955-1958 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– Angry Harvest (1958) (as Jiri Voskovec)
– The Beautiful Time (1955)
– Half the World's a Bride (1955)
 
1957 Uncle Vanya
Voinitsky (Uncle Vanya)
 
1957 The 27th Day
Prof. Klaus Bechner
 
1957 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Brack
– Hedda Gabler (1957) … Brack
 
1957 12 Angry Men
Juror #11
 
1954-1956 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Juror #11 / Mr. Kovac / Zarodin
– The Drop of a Hat (1956) … Mr. Kovac
– Twelve Angry Men (1954) … Juror #11
– The Expendables (1954) … Zarodin
 
1955 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
– I Was Accused (1955)
 
1954-1955 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– End of the Rainbow (1955)
– Autumn Crocus (1954)
 
1955 Appointment with Adventure (TV series)
– Relative Stranger (1955)
– Escape from Vienna (1955)
 
1955 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Max
– A Man with a Vengeance (1955) … Max
 
1955 Ponds Theater (TV series)
– Thunder Rock (1955)
 
1955 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Police Imspector
– Reunion in Vienna (1955) … Police Imspector
 
1954-1955 Danger (TV series)
– Silent Mutiny (1955)
– Experiment with Death (1954)
 
1955 You Are There (TV series)
General Von Steuben
– Washington's Farewell to His Officers (December 4, 1783) (1955) … General Von Steuben
 
1954 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Mr. Brankovic
– Goodbye... But It Doesn't Go Away (1954) … Mr. Brankovic
 
1952 The Iron Mistress
John James Audubon
 
1952 Affair in Trinidad
Doctor Franz Huebling
 
1952 Anything Can Happen
Pavli
 
1937 The World Is Ours
Camlet (as Jirí Voskovec)
 
1934 Workers, Let's Go
Filip Kornet, shuffer (as Jiri Voskovec)
 
1932 Powder and Petrol
Driver
 
1932 Your Money or Your Life
Pepík (aka Jirí Voskovec)
 
1929 Paní Katynka z Vajecného trhu
Iskariot (as Petr Dolan)
 
1926 Pohádka máje
Rísa (as Petr Dolan)
 
Show ShowWriter (9 titles)
2012 Voskovec & Werich - paralelní osudy (TV documentary) (letters)
 
1960 Balada z hadru (TV movie) (play)
 
1960 Tezká Barbora (TV movie) (play)
 
1958 Helenchen ist glücklich (TV movie) (writer)
 
1937 The World Is Ours (play / screenplay)
 
1936 The Golem (play / as Wookovec)
 
1934 Workers, Let's Go (screenplay)
 
1932 Your Money or Your Life (play / as Jiri Voskovec / screenplay / story)
 
1932 Powder and Petrol (play / as Jiri Voskovec)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (6 titles)
2013 Czech Journal (TV series documentary)
– Zivot a smrt v Tanvaldu (2013) (lyrics: "Nebe na zemi")
 
2010 My jsme to nevzdali (TV movie) (lyrics: "Kat a blázen")
 
2003 Zelary (lyrics: "Zakázané ovoce")
 
1964 Audition (documentary) (lyrics: "Lodnická")
 
1937 The World Is Ours (lyrics: "Stonozka", "Svet patrí nám", "At zije Bernardek Lion" / performer: "Stonozka", "Svet patrí nám", "At zije Bernardek Lion")
 
1934 U nás v Kocourkove (lyrics: "Saty delaj' cloveka")
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
2011 My Father George Voskovec (documentary)
Himself
 
1967 NET Playhouse (TV series)
Himself - Host / Narrator
– The World of Kurt Weill (1967) … Himself - Host/Narrator
 
1939 Crisis (documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2012 Voskovec & Werich - paralelní osudy (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Strictly Courtroom (TV documentary)
Juror #11 (uncredited)
 
2005 Tri strázníci (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Fonda on Fonda (TV documentary)
Actor in '12 Angry Men' (uncredited)
 
1982 Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies (TV documentary)
Actor in '12 Angry Men' (uncredited)
 
1971 Muz, ktery rozdaval smich (documentary)
 

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(????) Stage: Appeared (as "Julius Caesar") in "Caesar and Cleopatra" on Broadway. See more »

Alternate Names:

Petr Dolan | Jiri Voskovec | Jirí Voskovec | Wookovec
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