Jack Klugman
Birth Place: USA
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BIO
Jack Klugman was an American stage, film, and television actor. His career began in the 1950s with 12 Angry Men (1957) and Cry Terror! (1958). He won his first Primetime Emmy Award for his guest-starring role on The Defenders in 1964. He also appeared on The Twilight Zone.
Klugman replaced Walter Matthau as Oscar Madison in the Broadway play The Odd Couple. He later reprised his role in the television adaptation of The Odd Couple opposite Tony Randall, for which Klugman won his second and third Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. He later starred in the title role in Quincy, M.E., for which he earned four Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
STAGE CREDITS
Movies
[ 1956 ] Frankie Page
[ 1957 ] Juror 5
[ 1958 ] Vince, a thug
[ 1962 ] Jim Hungerford
[ 1963 ] George
[ 1963 ] Joe Hyman
[ 1963 ] Lt. Bonner
[ 1965 ] Phil
[ 1968 ] Dave Schoenstein
[ 1968 ] Harry Kifka
[ 1969 ] Ben Patimkin
[ 1971 ] Barney
[ 1976 ] Sandman
[ 1996 ] Jemi
[ 1996 ] Mr. Stein
[ 2005 ] Artur
[ 2010 ] Sam
TV Shows
LAPD Det. Harry Trumble, Dr. Jeff Everden
Dr. R. Quincy, M.E.
Victor Amazeen, Charles Gates
Captain Garrig, Art Trager, Frank Dovnik
Oscar Madison, Blinky Madison
Henry Willows
Awards and Nominations
Jack Klugman, Gypsy
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Jack Klugman has appeared on Broadway in 9 shows.
Jack Klugman has not appeared in the West End
Jack Klugman has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his role in "Gypsy".
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