Jiří Voskovec (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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 19, 1905
- July 4, 1981 (aged 76)
- Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
- Actor and writer
- 21 on MovieCove · 73 credits in all
What are George Voskovec's films like?
Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 13
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 5 · Dark 7
Grounded 5 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 13 · Intense 1
Steady 5 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 4
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
Usually the Mentor: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.
- Mentoras Prof. Klaus Bechner in The 27th Day (1957)
- Heraldas Aaron Nathanson in Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
- Mentoras Dr. Gerald Finney in Somewhere in Time (1980)
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet5
- Tragic3
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch George Voskovec's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for George Voskovec's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
73 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Echoes of the Blue Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Barbarosa(1982)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Nero Wolfe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Somewhere in Time(1980)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Happy Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Skag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
The Nativity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Nicky's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Man on a Swing(1974)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Iceman Cometh(1973)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Streets of San Francisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Particular Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Slamený klobouk(1972)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Paradise Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Hawaii Five-O(1968)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
The Boston Strangler(1968)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Mannix(1967)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
The Desperate Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Golem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
An Enemy of the People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Mission: Impossible(1966)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Mister Buddwing(1966)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Run for Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Hamlet(1964)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
12 O'Clock High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Espionage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Channing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Arrest and Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Arsenic & Old Lace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Cain's Hundred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Těžká Barbora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
BUtterfield 8(1960)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Balada z hadrů (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
The Untouchables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Play of the Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
The Third Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Johnny Staccato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
The Velvet Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Naked City(1958)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Bravados(1958)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Uncle Vanya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
12 Angry Men(1957)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The 27th Day(1957)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all filmsAppointment with Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Twelve Angry Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
The Iron Mistress(1952)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Affair in Trinidad(1952)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Anything Can Happen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Robert Montgomery Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)
Crisis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)
The World Belongs to Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)
The Golem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Here in Kocourkov (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Heave-Ho! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Your Money or Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Powder and Petrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Paní Katynka z vaječného trhu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
Ve spárech upíra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
Dcerušky paní Petersenové (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
Pohádka máje (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
Career shape
Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 72 titles from 1926 to 1983; peak year 1981.
Biggest box office
Somewhere in Time (1980)
Highest rated
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
Most popular right now
Somewhere in Time (1980)
Film career
Peak 1981 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1952Screen debut· Affair in Trinidad
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do George Voskovec's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 50th to 74th8
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
14 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved4
- Crowd Pleaser14
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is George Voskovec's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does George Voskovec work with?
People who share at least 2 of George Voskovec's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christopher Plummer shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Christopher PlummerShared titles: Somewhere in Time (1980), Wind Across the Everglades (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Christopher Plummer
- Richard BurtonShared titles: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965), Hamlet (1964)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Burton
Composers
- Lionel NewmanShared titles: The Boston Strangler (1968), The Bravados (1958)See all 2 shared titles with Lionel Newman
