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Jack Klugman Obituary
2012 recap of his life from the Los Angeles TimesThe Quincy Examiner
Sprawling tribute to his television seriesThe Odd Couple Reunites
Transcript from 2001 Larry King interview with Klugman and Tony RandallJack Klugman
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Jack Klugman Biography
Jack Klugman is a versatile character actor who appeared on Broadway and in television from the 1950s through the 1990s. He is best known for playing sportswriter Oscar Madison — the slobby one — in the TV comedy series The Odd Couple from 1970-75. (Tony Randall played his roommate, the tidy and fastidious Felix Unger.) From 1976 to 1983, Jack Klugman played a crimefighting medical examiner on another series, Quincy M.E. Before his TV hits, Klugman also appeared in a variety of movies including the courtroom drama 12 Angry Men (1957) and the romantic comedy Goodbye, Columbus (1969).
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Jack Klugman married actress Brett Somers in 1956; they separated in the 1970s… He had successful surgery for cancer of the larynx in 1989, but his voice with left with an audible rasp… While a struggling young actor, Jack Klugman once roomed with Charles Bronson… Jack Klugman’s series Quincy was reportedly inspired by well-known Los Angeles County coroner Thomas Noguchi… Quincy’s first initial was known to be “R” but his full first name was never revealed on the show.