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Jiří Voskovec

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.


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Born:
Jun 19, 1905 In Sázava, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic)
Movie/TV Credits:
39
First Appeared:
In the movie Powder and Petrol 1932-01-15
Latest Project:
Movie Barbarosa 1982-02-19
Known For
Poster of Man on a Swing
Poster of Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Poster of The Fugitive
Poster of BUtterfield 8
Filmography
Movie Barbarosa Herman Pahmeyer 1982-02-19
Series Nero Wolfe 1981-01-16
Movie Happy Days Willie 1980-06-25
Series Switch Unknown 1975-09-09
Movie Man on a Swing Dr. Nicholas Holnar 1974-02-24
Series The Streets of San Francisco Unknown 1972-09-23
Series Hawaii Five-O Unknown 1968-09-20
Movie The Boston Strangler Peter Hurkos 1968-10-08
Series Mannix Unknown 1967-09-16
Series Mission: Impossible Unknown 1966-09-17
Movie Mister Buddwing Shabby Old Man 1966-07-15
Series The F.B.I. Unknown 1965-09-19
Series Run for Your Life Unknown 1965-09-13
Movie The Spy Who Came in from the Cold East German Defense Attorney 1965-12-16
Movie Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Player King 1964-09-23
Series The Fugitive Unknown 1963-09-17
Series Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Unknown 1963-10-04
Series Espionage Unknown 1963-10-02
Series Cain's Hundred Unknown 1961-09-19
Series Dr. Kildare Unknown 1961-09-27
Movie Těžká Barbora první žoldnéř 1960-06-13
Movie BUtterfield 8 Dr. Tredman 1960-11-04
Series Johnny Staccato Unknown 1959-09-10
Series The Third Man Unknown 1959-10-02
Series Naked City Unknown 1958-09-30
Movie The 27th Day Prof. Klaus Bechner 1957-01-07
Movie 12 Angry Men Juror 11 1957-04-10
Movie Twelve Angry Men Juror #11 1954-09-20
Series General Electric Theater Unknown 1953-02-01
Movie The Iron Mistress John James Audubon 1952-11-19
Movie Affair in Trinidad Doctor Franz Huebling 1952-07-29
Series Hallmark Hall of Fame Unknown 1951-12-24
Series Robert Montgomery Presents Unknown 1950-01-30
Series Studio One Unknown 1948-11-07
Movie Crisis 1939-03-13
Movie The World Belongs to Us 1937-07-30
Movie Heave-Ho! 1934-10-26
Movie Powder and Petrol 1932-01-15
Movie Your Money or Your Life 1932-10-14