Joachim "Jack" Klugman (April 27, 1922 – December 24, 2012) was an
American stage, film, and television actor.Jack Klugman began his career in
1950. He later moved on to 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
1960-63. In 1970, Klugman reprised his Broadway role of Oscar Madison 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 1976-83, he starred in the title role in Quincy, M.E. for
which he earned four Primetime Emmy Award nominations. In 1985, he appeared in
an episode of The Love Boat entitled
"Scandinavian Cruise" parts one and two.