Jack Klugman

Jack Klugman (2009)

Jacob Joachim "Jack" Klugman (born April 27, 1922 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , † December 24, 2012 in Northridge , California ) was an American film and television actor . He was best known for the film The Twelve Jurors and the sitcom Männerwirtschaft alongside Tony Randall ; through the title role of Dr. R. Quincy in the television series Quincy , he was able to consolidate his popularity.

Professional background

Klugman came from a middle-class Jewish family in Philadelphia and began his career after serving in the United States Army during World War II . During his time as an aspiring actor in New York City in the late 1940s, Klugman temporarily shared an apartment with colleague Charles Bronson (then Charles Dennis Buchinsky ).

Klugman was best known for his role as sports journalist Oscar Madison in the US television series Männerwirtschaft (orig. The Odd Couple ), which was broadcast in Germany by ZDF . His partner on the series was Tony Randall as Felix Unger . The series was produced from 1970 to 1975 and was based on Neil Simon's play A Strange Couple (1965), which was filmed in 1968 with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau .

Subsequently, Klugman received further offers for roles in comedic television series, but after the success of the men's economy consciously decided against it. Instead, he took on the role of coroner Dr. R. Quincy in the eponymous television series Quincy , which was produced from 1976 to 1983 and which was an equally great success for him.

Since the death of Jack Warden on July 19, 2006, Klugman was the last surviving cast member from the legal drama The Twelve Jurors of Sidney Lumet . Originally, Klugman was supposed to play again in the play The Twelve Jurors in March 2012 . A few days earlier, however, he canceled for health reasons and died that same year.

Private

Jack Klugman in August 2005

Like Oscar Madison in Men's Business , Klugman was a fan of horse racing in real life. One of his horses, Jaklin Klugman, won several awards in 1980 after several victories.

In 1984 Klugman was diagnosed with cancer of the larynx . In 1989 he underwent an operation on the vocal cords and part of his larynx had to be removed. After that, Klugman was forced to relearn how to speak.

In 2005, Klugman published a book about his longstanding friendship with colleague Tony Randall : Tony And Me: A Story of Friendship . Klugman says of Randall that he was the best friend he ever had. He wrote about their ever-functioning relationship and how good Randall had been to him after his cancer surgery.

Jack Klugman married Brett Somers in 1953 , with whom he had two sons. The two separated in 1974 but never divorced. On February 2, 2008, at the age of 85, he married his long-time partner Peggy Crosby, after Somers passed away on September 15, 2007.

Jack Klugman died on December 24, 2012 at the age of 90. The ceremony and farewell took place at the Mount Sinai Jewish Cemetery in Los Angeles. The urn itself should be in the family's possession. He was reportedly buried in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery .

Filmography (selection)

1952: Grubstake
1956: On the Rails to Hell (Time Table)
1957: The Twelve Jurors (12 Angry Men)
1957–1959: Playhouse90 (TV series, 3 episodes)
1958: In brutal hands (Cry Terror!)
1960–1963: Twilight Zone ( The Twilight Zone , TV series, 4 episodes)
1962: Days of Wine and Roses (Days of Wine and Roses )
1963: Password: Canary (The Yellow Canary)
1963: Boards That Mean the World (I Could Go on Singing)
1963: Act One
1963–1965: On the Run ( The Fugitive , TV series, 2 episodes)
1965: Hail, Mafia
1967: The Detective (The Detective)
1968: cops - how long do you want to live? (The Split)
1969: To the devil with innocence (Goodbye, Columbus)
1970–1975: Männerwirtschaft ( The Odd Couple , TV series, 114 episodes)
1971: Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow?
1976: Two-Minute Warning (two-minute warning)
1976–1983: Quincy (Quincy ME , TV series, 148 episodes)
1980: Challenge of the Tiger
1985: Love Boat ( The Love Boat , TV series, 2 episodes)
1986-1987: You Again ( ? You Again , TV series, 26 episodes)
1989: In 80 days around the world (Around the World in 80 Days)
1993: The Odd Couple: Together Again
1994: Fatal Class Reunion (Parallel Lives)
1996: Help, I'm Going to Heaven (Dear God)
1997, 1999: Diagnosis: Murder ( Diagnosis Murder , TV series, 2 episodes)
1999: Brothers Keeper
2000: Third Watch - Operation at the Limit ( Third Watch , TV series, 1 episode)
2000: Outer Limits - The Unknown Dimension ( The Outer Limits , TV series, 1 episode)
2001: Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema & the Myth of Cool (documentary)
2002: Crossing Jordan - Pathologist with profile ( Crossing Jordan , TV series, 1 episode)
2005: When Do We Eat?
2010: Camera Obscura

Web links

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Individual evidence

↑ Jack Klugman Dead: 'The Odd Couple' Actor Dies At 90 , In: The Huffington Post , December 24, 2012, accessed December 25, 2012.

↑ Michael Scholten: “That makes me angry” , In: Spiegel Online , February 3, 2009, accessed on March 24, 2009 (interview).

↑ Somers in the City ( Memento of the original dated February 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , In: theatermania.com , July 3, 2003, accessed August 30, 2010. @1@ 2

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personal data
SURNAME	Klugman, Jack
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Klugman, Jacob Joachim (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American film and television actor
DATE OF BIRTH	April 27, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH	Philadelphia , United States
DATE OF DEATH	December 24, 2012
Place of death	Northridge , San Fernando Valley

[1] Jack Klugman Dead: 'The Odd Couple' Actor Dies At 90 , In: The Huffington Post , December 24, 2012, accessed December 25, 2012.

[2] Michael Scholten: “That makes me angry” , In: Spiegel Online , February 3, 2009, accessed on March 24, 2009 (interview).