George Voskovec

Deceased · Born: Jun 19, 1905 · Died: Jul 4, 1981

Personal Details

Born Jun 19, 1905 Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic)

Spouse

Christianne McKeown
( Sep 16, 1961 to Jul 1, 1981 )
Anne Gerlette
( Jul 22, 1946 to May 27, 1958 )
Marie Madeleine Andree Main
( Dec 31, 1969 to Apr 9, 1946 )

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.

Career

acting

1982

Barbarosa as Herman Pahmeyer

1981

Nero Wolfe as Fritz Brenner

1980

Happy Days as Willie

Somewhere in Time

Somewhere in Time as Dr. Gerald Finney

Great Performances

Great Performances as Willie

1979

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations as Mr. Goldstein

1978

The Nativity as Joachim

1974

Man on a Swing as Dr. Nicholas Holnar

1973

Hawaii Five-O as Norman Cargill

1972

Particular Men as Dr. Alborg

1968

The Boston Strangler

The Boston Strangler as Peter Hurkos

1967

Beyond the Mountains

Beyond the Mountains as Doctor

1966

Mister Buddwing

Mister Buddwing as Shabby Old Man

1965

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold as East German Defense Attorney

1964

Hamlet as Player King

1963

The Fugitive as Max Bodin

1962

Arsenic & Old Lace

Arsenic & Old Lace as Dr. Herman Einstein

1961

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Dr. Einstein

1960

BUtterfield 8 as Dr. Tredman

1959

Playhouse 90 as Steve Pandish

1958

The Bravados as Gus Steimmetz

1957

The 27th Day as Prof. Klaus Bechner

Uncle Vanya as Voinitsky (Uncle Vanya)

1954

Studio One as Juror #11

1952

The Iron Mistress

The Iron Mistress as John James Audubon

Affair in Trinidad

Affair in Trinidad as Doctor Franz Huebling

1939