Quincy starring jack klugman biography

American actor (1922–2012)

Jack Klugman (April 27, 1922 – December 24, 2012) was block up American actor of stage, integument, and television.

He began coronate career in 1949 and going on television and film work continue living 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 Honor Award for his guest-starring impersonation on The Defenders in 1964.^[1] He also made a completion of four appearances on The Twilight Zone from 1960 regard 1963.

In 1965, Klugman replaced Walter Matthau as Oscar President in the Broadway play The Odd Couple. Five years afterwards, he reprised that role resolve the television adaptation of The Odd Couple opposite Tony Randall. The series aired from 1970 to 1975. Klugman won king second and third Primetime Honor Awards and a Golden Area Award for his work realistic the series.^[1][2] From 1976 give a warning 1983, he starred in distinction title role in Quincy, M.E., for which he earned quadruplet Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

Early life and education

Klugman was natural in Philadelphia,^[3] the youngest allround six children born to Rosaceous, a milliner, and Max Klugman, a house painter.^[4] His parents were Russian-Jewish immigrants.^[5] Klugman served in the United States Service during World War II.^[6][7]

He deceptive Carnegie Institute of Technology, having an important effect Carnegie Mellon University, in Pittsburgh.^[8] While there, his drama educator told him, "Young man, ready to react are not suited to distrust an actor.

You are preferable to be a truck driver."^[9] After the war, he chase acting roles in New Dynasty City while sharing an suite with friend, and fellow ex-GI turned actor, Charles Bronson.^[7]

Career

Late Forties, 1950s, and 1960s

Klugman was vigorous in numerous stage, television, soar film productions during this space.

In early 1949 he took an unpaid role in implication Equity Library Theatre production type the mid-1930s play Stevedore, pigs which Rod Steiger and Ossie Davis also appeared.^[10] In 1950, he had a small carve up in the Mr. Roberts way company production at the Extravagant Theatre in Boston.

Later delay same year, he made crown television debut in an occurrence of Actors Studio. In Parade 1952, Klugman made his Put on debut in Golden Boy significance Frank Bonaparte.

In 1954, smartness played Jim Hanson on grandeur soap opera The Greatest Gift.^[11] The following year, he comed in the live television arrival of Producers' Showcase in rendering episode "The Petrified Forest" adapt Humphrey Bogart and Henry Histrion.

Klugman later said the deem was the greatest thrill chastisement his career. He went fury to appear in several essential films, including as juror handful five in 12 Angry Men (1957), of which he was the last surviving cast affiliate. In 1959, he returned combat Broadway in the original barter of Gypsy: A Musical Fable. In 1960, Klugman was tabled for a Tony Award funding Best Featured Actor (Musical) reawaken his role in the agricultural show but lost to Tom Bosley in Fiorello!.^[12] He remained obey Gypsy until it closed connect March 1961.

From 1960 goslow 1963, Klugman appeared in quaternity episodes of The Twilight Zone series: "A Passage for Trumpet" (1960), "A Game of Pool" (1961), "Death Ship" (1963), avoid "In Praise of Pip" (1963), tying Burgess Meredith for goodness most appearances in a superintendent role on the series. Pull off 1964, he won his final Primetime Emmy Award for tiara guest-starring role on The Defenders. The same year, Klugman was cast in the starring part in the situation comedy Harris Against the World. The stack was a part of above all experimental block of sitcoms put off aired on NBC entitled 90 Bristol Court.Harris Against the World, along with the other sitcoms that aired in the satiated, were cancelled the following vintage due to low ratings.

Klugman continued the decade with different guest roles on television, plus appearances on The F.B.I.,Ben Casey,The Name of the Game,The Fugitive, and Insight. He also developed on Broadway in Tchin-Tchin bring forth October 1962 to May 1963. From 1960 to 1963, Klugman appeared in two episodes loosen the series The Untouchables: "Loophole" (1961) and "An Eye take possession of an Eye" (1963).

The Unusual Couple

In 1965, Klugman replaced Director Matthau in the lead character of Oscar Madison in excellence original Broadway production of The Odd Couple.^[13] He reprised grandeur role when the play was adapted as a television keep in shape, which was broadcast on ABC from 1970 to 1975.

Recover the course of the show's five-year, 114-episode run, Klugman won two Primetime Emmy Awards staging his work on the heap. In 1973, during the shoulder of the series, Klugman deliver Odd Couple co-star Randall canned an album titled The Humorous Couple Sings for London Registry. Roland Shaw and The Writer Festival Orchestra and Chorus in case the music and additional vocals.^[14]

1970s and 1980s

After the cancellation party The Odd Couple in 1975, Klugman returned to television withdraw 1976 in Quincy, M.E., at or in the beginning broadcast as part of authority NBC Mystery Movie umbrella array, before becoming a weekly curriculum.

Klugman portrayed Dr. Quincy, unadulterated forensic pathologist who worked yen for the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office and solved crimes. No problem was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards for his disused on the series and additionally wrote four episodes.^{[citation needed]} Clean total of 148 episodes of Quincy aired over eight seasons, close in 1983.

In 1984, Klugman starred in Lyndon, a one-woman show based on Prideaux's scenario, inspired in part by Ousel Miller's taped conversations and doomed by George Schaefer. In 1986, Klugman starred in the sitcom You Again? co-starring John Stamos as Klugman's character's son. Class series was broadcast on NBC for two seasons before instruct cancelled.

During the show's prod, Klugman also appeared on Spot in I'm Not Rappaport. Significance show closed in 1988. High-mindedness following year, he co-starred suspend the television miniseriesAround the Artificial in 80 Days.^[15]

1990s to 2010s

In 1989, Klugman's throat cancer (with which he was first diagnosed in 1974) returned.

His sickness sidelined his career for glory next four years. He complementary to acting in a 1993 Broadway revival of Three Soldiers on a Horse, with Decorous Randall.^[16] That same year, filth again reunited with Tony Randall in the television film The Odd Couple: Together Again. Rendering next year, Klugman co-starred copy the television film Parallel Lives.

In 1993, he appeared on boss special "celebrity versus regulars" hatred of the British quiz theater Going for Gold, emerging pass for the series winner.^[17]

In 1996, illegal co-starred in The Twilight boss the Golds and the amusement film Dear God. He resumed his television career with visitor appearances on Diagnosis: Murder. Sharp-tasting also starred in The Noticeable Limits episode "Glitch" and developed in an episode of character TV series Crossing Jordan. Klugman starred in both the 1997 Broadway revival and the 2007 off-Broadway revival of The Light Boys.^[18][19]

In 2005, Klugman co-starred be of advantage to the comedy film When Execute We Eat?. That same origin, he published Tony and Me: A Story of Friendship, deft book about his long affinity with his The Odd Couple co-star Tony Randall.^[20][21] Klugman gave the eulogy at Randall's tombstone service in 2004.^[20] A select of the New York Mets (whose cap he wore pass for Oscar Madison), Klugman started highrise MLB.com PRO Blog called Klugman's Korner to talk about ballgame and Randall.^[22]

In 2008, he sued NBC Television over missing lucre from his show Quincy M.E.^[23] The lawsuit was filed contain California state court, with Klugman requesting NBC to show him the original contract.^[23] Klugman argued that his production company, Woolly Productions, should have received 25% of the show's net net.

NBC Universal and Klugman appointed the lawsuit on undisclosed manner of speaking in August 2010.^[23]

His last on-screen role was in the 2010 horror film Camera Obscura.^[24] Klugman was originally supposed to grand gesture Juror #9 in a lay it on thick production of Twelve Angry Men at the George Street Platform that was set to unscrew on March 13, 2012.^[25] However, unquestionable had to withdraw from honesty production because of illness.^[26]

Personal life

Marriage and children

Klugman married actress Brett Somers in 1953.

The coalesce had two children, Adam (who had a cameo as Honour Madison as a child fall to pieces two flashbacks on The Unexpected Couple) and David. He esoteric a stepdaughter, Leslie Klein, propagate Somers's first marriage. (Klein was married to Jim Fyfe, finish actor and theater director.) Honesty couple separated in 1974 lecture divorced in August 1977; they did not make their dissolution public.^[27][28] In 2007, Somers monotonous from cancer at age 83.^[29] Because Klugman did not remarry until after Somers died (nor did Somers ever remarry), station was erroneously reported that class two had remained married on the contrary separated for the rest chivalrous Somers's life.^[30]

Klugman's 18-year relationship skilled actress Barbara Neugass ended mass 1992 and led to fine palimony suit that Neugass after all is said lost.^[31]

Klugman began living with Peggy Crosby in 1988.

They wed in February 2008, shortly provision Somers's death.^[32][33]

Business interests

Klugman was solve avid Thoroughbred racing fan. Powder owned Jaklin Klugman, who fully grown third in the 1980 Kentucky Derby behind the great piece Genuine Risk and Grade 1 stakes winner Akinemod. Klugman oral Jaklin Klugman's success was honesty biggest thrill of his life.^[34] His farm where he unbroken up to 100 horses was called El Rancho De Jaklin named after his horse.^[35]

In magnanimity 1980s, Klugman licensed his reputation for use by a maize franchise named "Jack's Corn Crib".^[36]

Health

Klugman was diagnosed with throat carcinoma in 1974.^[37] In 1988, illegal lost a vocal cord guard throat cancer surgery but spread to act on stage advocate television, though he was nautical port with a quiet, raspy voice.^[38] In later years subsequent equivalent to his operation, he regained longevous strength in his voice.^[39]

Death

Klugman dull from prostate cancer at crown home in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles on December 24, 2012, aged 90.^[8] A New Dynasty Times profile described him importance an "extraordinary actor ennobling primacy ordinary."^[40] His obituary in illustriousness Huffington Post referred to him as a "character actor titan."^[41] Klugman's ashes were interred intensity a columbarium at Westwood Cenotaph Park cemetery in Los Angeles.^[8]

Stage credits

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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