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Jack Klugman

American actor (1922–2012)

Person · Open Library

Born: 1922-04-27
Died: 2012-12-24
Works: 1

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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

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Country: US
Active from: 1922-04-27
Active to: 2012-12-24

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 208
Total plays: 389

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

A simple method for displaying the hydropathic character of a protein
· 1982 · cited 18,553x
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 15,235x
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 13,210x
APACHE II
· 1985 · cited 13,154x
Accurate structure prediction of biomolecular interactions with AlphaFold 3
· 2024 · cited 12,967x

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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

Key dates

Born: 27 April 1922
Died: 24 December 2012

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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: writer
Educated at: Carnegie Mellon University
Languages spoken: English language

Article

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.