Jack Klugman

Jack Klugman was an American actor who worked in theater, film, and television. Born in Philadelphia in 1922, he began his career in 1949 and appeared in films such as 12 Angry Men (1957) and Cry Terror! (1958). He guest-starred widely on television during the 1960s and won his first Primetime Emmy Award in 1964 for The Defenders. He also appeared four times on The Twilight Zone between 1960 and 1963. On Broadway he took over the role of Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple in 1965, then played the same part opposite Tony Randall in the television version from 1970 to 1975, earning two more Emmys and a Golden Globe. From 1976 to 1983 he starred as the title character in Quincy, M.E., for which he received four Emmy nominations and wrote several episodes. His later films included The Twilight of the Golds (1996) and When Do We Eat? (2005). He died in 2012.