Jack Klugman Biography
Actor
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 in the TV comedy series The Odd Couple from 1970-75. (Tony Randall played his roommate, Felix Unger.) From 1976 to 1983 Klugman played a crimefighting medical examiner on another series, Quincy M.E..Extra credit: Klugman married actress Brett Somers in 1956; they separated in the 1970s... In the 1990s Klugman battled throat cancer, leaving his voice with an audible rasp... While a struggling young actor, Klugman once roomed with Charles Bronson... 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.
Klugman (improbably) joins George Clooney and Randolph Mantooth in our loop on television's Hunky Docs.
Blog posts mentioning Jack Klugman:
Four Good Links
The Odd Couple Links
Klugman, plus bonus Tony Randall links
The Quincy Examiner
Sprawling tribute to his television series
The Odd Couple Reunites
2001 transcript from an interview with Klugman and Tony Randall
Jack Klugman
His career summary from the Oral Cancer Foundation
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Best Known As
Oscar Madison in TV's The Odd Couple
