Portrait of George Voskovec

Acting

George Voskovec

Career

Active from 1932 to 1982, with a break from 1938 to 1953, busiest in 1980 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
George Voskovec Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Cringe Humor
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.7, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Melodrama 2
  • Cold War Espionage 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

64
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

5 titles · average score 67
Barbarosa
Barbarosa (1982)
GoodWatch score 70

as Herman Pahmeyer

Nero Wolfe
Nero Wolfe (1981)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Fritz Brenner

Somewhere in Time
Somewhere in Time (1980)
GoodWatch score 60

as Dr. Gerald Finney

Happy Days
Happy Days (1980)

as Willie

Skag
Skag (1980)

as Peter Skagska

1970s

10 titles · average score 61
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Mr. Goldstein

The Nativity
The Nativity (1978)

as Joachim

Switch
Switch (1975)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Lehman

Man on a Swing
Man on a Swing (1974)
GoodWatch score 55

as Dr. Nicholas Holnar

Nicky's World
Nicky's World (1974)

as Paul Kaminios

The Iceman Cometh
The Iceman Cometh (1973)
GoodWatch score 76

as Piet Wetjoen

The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Angus Ferguson

Particular Men
Particular Men (1972)

as Dr. Alborg

Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Willie

Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost (1971)

as Gus Michaels

1960s

24 titles · average score 68
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Durkin / Norman Cargill

Mannix
Mannix (1967)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show

Mister Buddwing
Mister Buddwing (1966)
GoodWatch score 55

as Shabby Old Man

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965)
GoodWatch score 81

as Comrade Karden - Defense Attorney

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as George Havelik / Dr. Holman

Hamlet
Hamlet (1964)
GoodWatch score 73

as Player King

12 O'Clock High
12 O'Clock High (1964)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Nicolas Yellich

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Max Bodin

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Dr. Charles Hodiak

The Defenders
The Defenders (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Dr. Leo Ladzlow / Louis Astor

BUtterfield 8
BUtterfield 8 (1960)
GoodWatch score 54

as Dr. Tredman

1950s

18 titles · average score 64
The Untouchables
The Untouchables (1959)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show · as Charles Tarasovich / Herman Kihn

The Velvet Alley
The Velvet Alley (1959)

as Steve Pandish

The Third Man
The Third Man (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Anton Radek

Play of the Week
Play of the Week (1959)

TV show · as Elek Odry

Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Jack Selken / Prof. Johann von Bunow

The Bravados
The Bravados (1958)
GoodWatch score 84

as Gus Steimmetz

The 27th Day
The 27th Day (1957)
GoodWatch score 35

as Prof. Klaus Bechner

12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men (1957)
GoodWatch score 94

as Juror 11

Twelve Angry Men
Twelve Angry Men (1954)
GoodWatch score 76

as Juror #11

General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater (1953)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Max

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Cardinal Bellarmin / Dr. Einstein

Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV show

1940s

1 title · average score 65
Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Juror #11 / Von Schwendi

1930s

6 titles · average score 68
The World Belongs to Us
The World Belongs to Us (1937)

as kamelot

The Golem
The Golem (1936)
GoodWatch score 57

Theatre Play

Heave-Ho!
Heave-Ho! (1934)
GoodWatch score 79

Story, Screenplay

Here in Kocourkov
Here in Kocourkov (1934)

Lyricist

Powder and Petrol
Powder and Petrol (1932)

Producer, Story

Your Money or Your Life
Your Money or Your Life (1932)

as Pepík