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Jack Klugman (April 27, 1922 – December 24, 2012) was an American actor of stage, film, and television. He began his career in 1949 and started television and film work with roles in 12 Angry Men (1957) and Cry Terror! (1958). During the 1960s, he guest-starred on numerous television series.
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In the 1950s he began appearing on television shows, including Inner Sanctum, Studio One, and Playhouse 90. Klugman made his feature film debut in Grubstake (1952) and later appeared in the crime drama Time Table (1956).
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He was one of the pioneers of television acting in the 1950s, and is best remembered for his 1970s TV work as Oscar Madison on The Odd Couple (1970) and as the medical examiner on Quincy, M.E. (1976).
- April 27, 1922
- December 24, 2012
Starting his acting career in 1949, Jack Klugman made his stage debut in the play ‘Stevedore’ at the Equity Liberty theatre in New York. He soon moved into television and films as well. In 1950, he was offered a minor role in the play ‘Mr. Roberts’ at Boston’s Colonial Theatre.
He was one of the pioneers of television acting in the 1950s, and is best remembered for his 1970s TV work as Oscar Madison on The Odd Couple (1970) and as the medical examiner on Quincy, M.E. (1976).
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- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Dec 24, 2012 · Born Jacob Joachim Klugman on April 22, 1922, in Philadelphia to Russian Jewish immigrants, Klugman studied acting at Carnegie Insitute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University).
Dec 24, 2012 · Jack Klugman, the Primetime Emmy-winning actor best known for roles in the long-running series The Odd Couple and Quincy, M.E., died December 24, 2012, in Northridge, Calif. He was 90. Klugman had battled throat cancer in the late 1980s, lost his voice as a result and trained himself to speak again. The cause of death was not specified.
