George Voskovec

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George Voskovec

Born

June 19, 1905 (Age: 76)

Place of Birth

Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

Died

July 4, 1981

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Jiří Voskovec
Jiří Wachsmann
Jiri Voskovec
Petr Dolan
F. Formen
Иржи Восковец
Петр Долан
Джордже Восковец

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.