Jack Klugman
Jack Klugman | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | April 27, 1922
Died | December 24, 2012 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 90)
Resting place | Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary in Los Angeles |
Education | Carnegie Mellon University |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1950–2012 |
Spouses |
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Children | 2, including Golden Globe Award (1974) |
Jack Klugman (April 27, 1922 – December 24, 2012) was an American actor of stage, film, and television.
He began his career in 1950 and started television and film work with roles in
Early life and education
Klugman was born in
He attended Carnegie Institute of Technology, now Carnegie Mellon University, in Pittsburgh.[8] While there, his drama teacher told him, "Young man, you are not suited to be an actor. You are suited to be a truck driver."[9] After the war, he pursued acting roles in New York City while sharing an apartment with friend, and fellow ex-GI turned actor Charles Bronson.[7]
Career
1950s and 1960s
Klugman was active in numerous stage, television, and film productions during the 1950s and '60s. In 1950, he had a small role in the Mr. Roberts road company production at the Colonial Theatre in Boston. Later that same year, he made his television debut in an episode of Actors Studio. In March 1952, Klugman made his Broadway debut in Golden Boy as Frank Bonaparte.
In 1954, he played Jim Hanson on the soap opera
From 1960 to 1963, Klugman appeared in four episodes of
Klugman continued the decade with multiple guest roles on television, including appearances on The F.B.I., Ben Casey, The Name of the Game, The Fugitive, and Insight. He also appeared on Broadway in Tchin-Tchin from October 1962 to May 1963. From 1960 to 1963, Klugman appeared in two episodes of the series The Untouchables: "Loophole" (1961) and "An Eye for an Eye" (1963).
The Odd Couple
In 1965, Klugman replaced
1970s and 1980s
After the cancellation of The Odd Couple in 1975, Klugman returned to television in 1976 in
1990s to 2010s
In 1989, Klugman's throat cancer (with which he was first diagnosed in 1974) returned. His illness sidelined his career for the next four years. He returned to acting in a 1993 Broadway revival of Three Men on a Horse, with Tony Randall.[15] That same year, he again reunited with Tony Randall in the television film The Odd Couple: Together Again. The next year, Klugman co-starred in the television film Parallel Lives.
In 1993, he appeared on a special "celebrity versus regulars" version of the British quiz show Going for Gold, emerging as the series winner.[16]
In 1996, he co-starred in
In 2005, Klugman co-starred in the comedy film When Do We Eat?. That same year, he published Tony and Me: A Story of Friendship, a book about his long friendship with his The Odd Couple co-star Tony Randall.[19][20] Klugman gave the eulogy at Randall's memorial service in 2004.[19] A fan of the New York Mets (whose cap he wore as Oscar Madison), Klugman started an MLB.com PRO Blog called Klugman's Korner to talk about baseball and Randall.[21]
In 2008, he sued NBC Television over missing profits from his show Quincy M.E.[22] The lawsuit was filed in California state court, with Klugman requesting NBC to show him the original contract.[22] Klugman argued that his production company, Sweater Productions, should have received 25% of the show's net profits. NBC Universal and Klugman settled the lawsuit on undisclosed terms in August 2010.[22]
His last on-screen role was in the 2010 horror film Camera Obscura.[23] Klugman was originally supposed to play Juror #9 in a stage production of Twelve Angry Men at the George Street Playhouse that was set to open on March 13, 2012.[24] However, he had to withdraw from the production because of illness.[25]
Personal life
Marriage and children
Klugman married actress Brett Somers in 1953. The couple had two children, Adam (who had a cameo as Oscar Madison as a child in two flashbacks on The Odd Couple) and David. He had a stepdaughter, Leslie Klein, from Somers's first marriage. (Klein was married to Jim Fyfe, an actor and theater director.) The couple separated in 1974 and divorced in August 1977; they did not make their divorce public.[26][27] In 2007, Somers died from cancer at age 83.[28] Because Klugman did not remarry until after Somers died (nor did Somers ever remarry), it was erroneously reported that the two had remained married but separated for the rest of Somers's life.[29]
Klugman's 18-year relationship with actress Barbara Neugass ended in 1992 and led to a
Klugman began living with Peggy Crosby[31] in 1988. They married in February 2008, shortly after Somers's death.[32][33]
Business interests
Klugman was an avid Thoroughbred racing fan. He owned Jaklin Klugman, who finished third in the 1980 Kentucky Derby behind the great filly Genuine Risk and Grade 1 stakes winner Akinemod. Klugman said Jaklin Klugman's success was the biggest thrill of his life.[34] His farm where he kept up to 100 horses was called El Rancho De Jaklin named after his horse.[35]
In the 1980s, Klugman licensed his name for use by a popcorn franchise named "Jack's Corn Crib".[36]
Health and death
Klugman was diagnosed with
Klugman died from
Stage credits
Date | Production | Role |
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March 12 – April 6, 1952 | Golden Boy | Frank Bonaparte |
November 14 – 17, 1956 | A Very Special Baby | Carmen |
May 21, 1959 – March 25, 1961 | Gypsy: A Musical Fable
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Herbie |
Apr 22, 1963 – May 18, 1963 | Tchin-Tchin | Caesario Grimaldi (Replacement) |
November 8, 1965 – July 2, 1967 | The Odd Couple | Oscar Madison (Replacement) |
December 18, 1968 – December 21, 1968 | The Sudden & Accidental Re-Education of Horse Johnson | Horse Johnson |
February 26, 1984 – March 11, 1984 | Lyndon[42] | Lyndon B. Johnson |
November 19, 1985 – January 17, 1988 | I'm Not Rappaport | Nat Moyer (Replacement) |
April 13 – May 16, 1993 | Three Men on a Horse | Patsy |
December 8, 1997 – June 28, 1998 | The Sunshine Boys | Willie Clark |
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1952 | Grubstake | Alternative title: Apache Gold | |
1956 | Time Table | Frankie Page | |
1957 | 12 Angry Men | Juror No. 5 | |
1958 | Cry Terror! | Vince, a thug | |
1962 | Days of Wine and Roses | Jim Hungerford | |
1963 | I Could Go On Singing | George | |
1963 | The Yellow Canary | Lt. Bonner | |
1963 | Act One | Joe Hyman | |
1965 | Hail, Mafia | Phil | Alternative title: Je vous salue, mafia! |
1968 | The Detective | Dave Schoenstein | |
1968 | The Split | Harry Kifka | |
1969 | Goodbye, Columbus | Ben Patimkin | |
1971 | Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow! | Barney Morovitz | |
1976 | Two-Minute Warning | Sandman | |
1996 | The Twilight of the Golds | Mr. Stein | |
1996 | Dear God | Jemi | |
2005 | When Do We Eat? | Artur | |
2010 | Camera Obscura | Sam | (final film role) |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1950 | Suspense
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Louie | Episode: "Murder at the Mardi Gras" |
1953 | Colonel Humphrey Flack | 2 episodes | |
1954 | Rocky King Detective | Episode: "Return for Death" | |
1954 | Inner Sanctum | Various roles | 3 episodes |
1954–1956 | Justice | 4 episodes | |
1955 | Producers' Showcase | Jackie | Episode: "The Petrified Forest" |
1955 | Treasury Men in Action | Episode: "The Case of the Betrayed Artist" | |
1955–1956 | Goodyear Television Playhouse | 2 episodes | |
1955–1956 | Armstrong Circle Theatre | 2 episodes | |
1957 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | George Benedict | Season 3 Episode 2: "Mail Order Prophet" |
1957 | General Electric Theater | Peter Tong | Episode: "A New Girl In His Life" |
1958 | Gunsmoke | Earl Ticks | Episode: "Buffalo Man" |
1958 | General Electric Theater | Murphy | Episode: "The Young and Scared" |
1958 | Kiss Me, Kate | Gunman | Television film |
1959 | The Walter Winchell File | Allie Sunshine | Episode: "Death Comes in a Small Package: File #37" |
1959 | Naked City | Mike Greco | ABC-TV, S1-Ep 19: "The Shield" |
1960–1963 | The Twilight Zone | Joey Crown, Jesse Cardiff, Captain Ross, Max Phillips |
Episode #32: "A Passage for Trumpet" Episode #70: "A Game of Pool" Episode #108: "Death Ship" Episode #121: "In Praise of Pip" |
1961 | Follow the Sun | Steve Bixel | Episode: "Busman's Holiday" |
1961 | Target: The Corruptors! | Otto Dutch Kleberg, Greg Paulson | 1x02 Pier 60, 1x18 Chase the Dragon |
1961 | Straightaway | Buddy Conway | Episode: "Die Laughing" |
1962 | The New Breed | Floyd Blaylock | Episode: "All the Dead Faces" |
1962 | Cain's Hundred | Mike Colonni | Episode: "Women of Silure" |
1962 | Naked City | Peter Kannick | Episode: "King Stanislaus and the Knights of the Round Stable" |
1963 | The Untouchables | Solly Girsch | Episode: "An Eye for An Eye" |
1963 | Naked City | Arthur Crews | Episode: "Stop the Parade! A Baby Is Crying!" |
1963 | Arrest and Trial | Celina | Episode: "The Quality of Justice" |
1963 | The Fugitive | Buck Harmon | Episode: "Terror at High Point", Season 1, Episode 13
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1964 | The Virginian | Charles Mayhew | Episode: "Roar from the Mountain" |
1964 | The Defenders | Joe Larch | Episode: "Blacklist" |
1964 | The Great Adventure
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John Brown | Episode: "The Night Raiders" |
1964 | Insight | Carny | Episode: "The Kid Show" |
1964–1965 | Harris Against the World | Alan Harris | 13 episodes |
1965 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Ozzie Keefer | Episode: "Won't It Ever Be Morning? " |
1965 | Ben Casey | Dr. Bill Justin | Episode: "A Slave Is on the Throne" |
1965 | The Fugitive | Gus Hendricks | Episode: "Everybody Gets Hit in the Mouth Sometimes", Season 2, Episode 24
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1965 | Insight | Weiss | Episode: "The Prisoner" |
1966 | Fame Is the Name of the Game | Ben Welcome | Television film |
1967 | Garrison's Gorillas | Gus Manners | Episode: "Banker's Hours" |
1969 | Then Came Bronson | Dr. Charles Hanrahan | Episode: "The Runner" |
1970 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Leland Rogers | Episode: "The Diamond Millstone" |
1970 | The Name of the Game | Captain Garrig | Episode: "The Time Is Now" |
1970–1975 | The Odd Couple | Oscar Madison
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114 episodes |
1972 | Banyon | Episode: "The Lady Killers" | |
1973 | Poor Devil | Burnett J. Emerson | Television film |
1974 | The Underground Man | Sheriff Tremaine | Television film |
1976 | One of My Wives Is Missing | Inspector Murray Levine | Television film |
1976–1983 | Quincy, M.E. | Dr. R. Quincy, M.E. | 147 episodes |
1979 | Password Plus | Himself | Game Show Participant / Celebrity Guest Star |
1979 | Insight | Packy Rowe | Episode: "Rebirth of Packy Rowe" |
1986–1987 | You Again? | Henry Willows | 26 episodes |
1989 | Around the World in 80 Days | Capt. Bunsby | Miniseries |
1993 | The Odd Couple Together Again | Oscar Madison | Television film |
1994 | Parallel Lives | Senator Robert Ferguson | Television film |
1995 | Shining Time Station: Second Chances | Max Okowsky | Television film |
1997 | Diagnosis: Murder | Dr. Jeff Everden | Episode: "Physician, Murder Thyself" |
1999 | Diagnosis: Murder | Lt. Harry Trumble | Episode: "Voices Carry" |
1999 | Brother's Keeper | Jack | Episode: "An Odd Couple of Days" |
2000 | The Outer Limits | Joe Walker | Episode: " Glitch "
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2000 | Third Watch | Stan Brandolini | Episode: "Run of the Mill" |
2002 | Crossing Jordan | Dr. Leo Gelber | Episode: "Someone to Count On" |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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1969 | British Academy Film Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Goodbye, Columbus | Nominated |
1971 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | The Odd Couple | Nominated |
1973 | Won | |||
1964 | Primetime Emmy Awards
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Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | The Defenders | Won |
1971 | Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series | The Odd Couple | Won | |
1972 | Nominated | |||
1973 | Won | |||
1974 | Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
1975 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
1977 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Quincy, M.E. | Nominated | |
1978 | Nominated | |||
1979 | Nominated | |||
1980 | Nominated | |||
1960 | Tony Awards | Best Featured Actor in a Musical | Gypsy | Nominated |
2004 | TV Land Awards | Quintessential Non-Traditional Family | The Odd Couple (Shared with Tony Randall) |
Won |
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Jack Klugman, the rubber-mugged character actor who leapt to television stardom in the 1970s as the slovenly sportswriter Oscar Madison on 'The Odd Couple' and as the crusading forensic pathologist of 'Quincy, M.E.', died on Monday at his home in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles. He was 90. ... Mr. Klugman's path to success was serendipitous. He was born in Philadelphia on April 27, 1922, the youngest of six children of immigrants from Russia. Most sources indicate that his name at birth was Jacob, though Mr. Klugman said in an interview that the name on his birth certificate is Jack.
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External links
- Jack Klugman at the Internet Broadway Database
- Jack Klugman at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Jack Klugman at IMDb
- Jack Klugman at Find a Grave
- Jack Klugman profile
- Jack Klugman's Blog
- Jack Klugman – Jack Klugman Informationscenter Europe
- Jack Klugman Radio Interview w/Doug Miles Part 1 on YouTube
- Jack Klugman Radio interview w/Doug Miles Part 2
- The Odd Couple: A Hot Tip at Sportsillustrated.cnn.com
- Jack Klugman interview at Archive of American Television
- Jack Klugman Interview Part 1 of 5 Frequency.com Archived September 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine