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Jack Klugman

Screenwriter | * 04/27/1922 († 90, 12/24/2012) | philadelphia, PA (United States of America (USA))
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 12 Angry Men (1957) and Cry Terror! (1958). During the 1960s, he guest-starred on numerous television series. Klugman won his first Primetime Emmy Award for his guest-starring role on The Defenders in 1964. He also made a total of four appearances on The Twilight Zone from 1960 to 1963. In 1965, Klugman replaced Walter Matthau as Oscar Madison in the Broadway play The Odd Couple. Five years later, he reprised that role in the television adaptation of The Odd Couple opposite Tony Randall. The series aired from 1970 to 1975. Klugman won his second and third Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for his work on the serie... ()
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As a film character actor, Klugman was the epitome of the everyman. He was one of the pioneers of television acting in the 1950s, and is best remembered for his 1970s TV work as Oscar Madison on "The Odd Couple" (1970) and as the medical examiner on "Quincy M.E." (1976).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and sh ...

12 Angry Men

NR

1957 | 4.3/5 | 1h 37min
Drama
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An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman, whom he systematically addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" together. ...

Days of Wine and Roses

Certification unknown

1962 | 3.7/5 | 1h 57min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different lifestyles inevitably lead to conflicts. ...

The Odd Couple

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1970 | 3.9/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy
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Quincy, M.E. is an American television series from Universal Studios pert in several of the later episodes. ...

Quincy, M.E.

TV-PG

1976 | 3.7/5 | 1h per episode
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Awards & Nominations for Jack Klugman

2x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Jack Klugman as Actor(32)

as Self (archive footage)2011 Paul Williams Still Alive
as himself2008 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
as Artur2006 When Do We Eat?
as Sandman in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)2004 Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Mr. Stein1996 The Twilight of the Golds
as Jemi1996 Dear God
as Max Okowsky1995 Shining Time Station: Second Chances
as himself1995 Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
as Senator Robert Ferguson1994 Parallel Lives
as Oscar Madison1993 The Odd Couple: Together Again
as himself1980 Lucy Moves to NBC
as Stu Sandmann1976 Two-Minute Warning
as Inspector Murray Levine1976 One of My Wives Is Missing
as Sheriff Tremaine1974 The Underground Man
as Burnett J. Emerson1973 Poor Devil
as Barney1971 Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!
as Ben Patimkin1969 Goodbye, Columbus
as Harry Kifka1968 The Split
as Dave Schoenstein1968 The Detective
as Ben Welcome1966 Fame Is the Name of the Game
as Phil1965 Hail! Mafia
as Lt. Bonner1963 The Yellow Canary
as George1963 I Could Go on Singing
as Joe Hyman1963 Act One
as Jim Hungerford1962 Days of Wine and Roses
as Max Salter1959 The Velvet Alley
as Vince1958 Cry Terror!
as Gunman1958 Kiss Me, Kate
as Juror 51957 12 Angry Men
as Frankie Page1956 Time Table
as Jackie1955 The Petrified Forest
1952 Grubstake

TV Shows/Series with Jack Klugman as Actor(83)

2004 The Tony Danza Show
2002 Presidio Med
as Dr. Leo Gelber2001 Crossing Jordan
as Stan Brandolini1999 Third Watch
as Jack1998 Brother's Keeper
as Self - Guest1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as himself1995 The Harald Schmidt Show
as himself1993 Intimate Portrait
as Dr. Jeff Everden1993 Diagnosis: Murder
as LAPD Det. Harry Trumble1993 Diagnosis: Murder
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1989 Shining Time Station
as Henry Willows1986 You Again?
as himself1985 Larry King Live
1978 The Magic of David Copperfield
1977 The Love Boat
as Quincy1976 Quincy, M.E.
1972 Banyon
as himself1971 Great Performances
as Oscar Madison1970 The Odd Couple
1970 He Said, She Said
1969 Love, American Style
1969 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969 Then Came Bronson
1968 The Name of the Game
as Frank Dovnik1968 The Name of the Game
as Art Trager1968 The Name of the Game
as Self - Guest1968 The Dick Cavett Show
as himself1967 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self - Guest / Various Characters1967 The Carol Burnett Show
as himself1967 The Carol Burnett Show
1967 Garrison's Gorillas
as Charles Gates1965 The F.B.I.
as Victor Amazeen1965 The F.B.I.
as Alan Harris1964 Harris Against the World
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as John Brown1963 The Great Adventure
as Steve Zaro1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Ozzie Keefer1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Gus Hendricks1963 The Fugitive
as Buck Harmon1963 The Fugitive
1963 Arrest and Trial
as Charles1962 Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
as Cameo1962 Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
as Charles Mayhew1962 The Virginian
as Mike Colonni1961 Cain's Hundred
1961 Target: The Corruptors!
1961 Follow the Sun
as Joe Larch1961 The Defenders
as himself1961 The Mike Douglas Show
1961 Straightaway
1961 Ben Casey
as Floyd Blaylock1961 The New Breed
1960 Insight
as Joey Crown1959 The Twilight Zone
as Jesse Cardiff1959 The Twilight Zone
as Captain Ross1959 The Twilight Zone
as Max Phillips1959 The Twilight Zone
as Patrolman Mike Greco1958 Naked City
as Sam Braden1958 Naked City
as Alfred Tiloff1958 Naked City
as Joe Calageras1958 Naked City
as Pete Kammik1958 Naked City
as Arthur Crews1958 Naked City
1957 The Walter Winchell File
1957 Suspicion
as Jason1957 Suspicion
as George Benedict1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Earl Ticks1955 Gunsmoke
1955 The Alcoa Hour
1954 Justice
1954 Producers' Showcase
1953 The United States Steel Hour
1953 Colonel Humphrey Flack
as Murphy1953 GE Theater
1951 Goodyear Television Playhouse
as Gunman1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
1950 Treasury Men in Action
1948 Actors Studio
as Darrell1948 Studio One
as George Hall1948 Studio One
as Leo1948 Studio One
1948 The Philco Television Playhouse

Full Name: Jack Jacob Klugman
Born: Thursday, 04/27 1922 (April) in philadelphia, PA (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 12/24 2012 (December) in Los Angeles (aged: 90)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Educated at: Carnegie Mellon University
Spouses (current/former): Brett Somers
Children: Adam Klugman
Other names for Jack Klugman (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Jacob Joachim Klugman"
"杰克·克卢格曼"
Jack Klugman frequently works together with these people:
Harry Townes (37x, Actor)
Leslie Nielsen (34x, Actor)
John Anderson (34x, Actor)
E.G. Marshall (30x, Actor)
Royal Dano (30x, Actor)
James Gregory (30x, Actor)
Vaughn Taylor (30x, Actor)
Richard Kiley (30x, Actor)
John Larch (29x, Actor)
Edward Andrews (28x, Actor)
J. Pat O'Malley (28x, Actor)
Stephen Kessler (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:13660, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024