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Jack Klugman
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American actor (1922–2012)
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Jack Klugman (1922–2012) was an American film, stage, and television actor who also worked as a screenwriter. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he served as a Private in the United States Army during World War II. Klugman received his education at Carnegie Mellon University and began his professional career in 1948. He was married to Brett Somers and died of prostate cancer in Los Angeles.
Throughout his career, Klugman received two Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. He is also recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His written work includes the book *Tony and me*. He was buried at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Tony and me
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jack Klugman (April 27, 1922 – December 24, 2012) was an American actor of stage, film, and television. He began his career in 1949 and had early film roles in 12 Angry Men (1957) and Cry Terror! (1958). On television, Klugman most notably starred on The Odd Couple (1970 - 1975) and Quincy, M.E. (1976 - 1983). He was nominated for ten Emmy awards, winning three.
Known for
- Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' — Self2008
- When Do We Eat? — Artur2006
- The Tony Danza Show — Self - Guest2004
- Living in TV Land2004
- Presidio Med2002
- Crossing Jordan — Leo Gelber2001
- Third Watch — Stan Brandolini1999
- Brother's Keeper — Jack1998
- Dear God — Jemi1996
- The Twilight of the Golds — Mr. Stein1996
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1922
- Active to
- 2012
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 208
- Total plays
- 389
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jack+Klugman">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A simple method for displaying the hydropathic character of a protein
· 1982 · cited 18,692x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,971x
- Accurate structure prediction of biomolecular interactions with AlphaFold 3
· 2024 · cited 15,264x
- The diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease
· 2011 · cited 13,458x
- APACHE II
· 1985 · cited 13,289x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1922-04-27 ) April 27, 1922, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Died
- December 24, 2012 (2012-12-24) (aged 90), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Resting place
- Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary in Los Angeles
- Education
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Occupations
- Actor comedian director screenwriter
- Years active
- 1949–2012
- Spouses
- Brett Somers ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1953 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1977 ) Peggy Crosby ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2008 )
- Children
- 2, including Adam
- Relatives
- Brian Klugman (grand-nephew)
- Awards
- Emmy Award (1964, 1971, 1973) Golden Globe Award (1974)
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch
- United States Army
- Rank
- Technician fifth grade
- Conflicts
- World War II
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jacob
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Brett Somers
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Educated at
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- film production
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Military rank
- Private
- Image
- Jack Klugman (31320183747).jpg
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- Commons category
- Jack Klugman
- date of birth
- 1922-04-27
- date of death
- 2012-12-24
- cause of death
- prostate cancer
- place of burial
- Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1948-00-00
- end of work period
- 2012-00-00
- birth name
- Jacob Joachim Klugman
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Jack Klugman (April 27, 1922 – December 24, 2012) was an American actor of stage, film and television.
Klugman began his career in 1949 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 series. From 1976 to 1983, he starred in the title role in Quincy, M.E., for which he earned four Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
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