Jack Klugman

Jack Klugman
Birth name	Jacob Joachim Klugman
Born	April 27, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died	December 24, 2012 in Woodland Hills, California, USA from prostate cancer
Notable Roles
Notable Episodes
Awards

Jack Klugman was an American actor, best known for his role as Oscar Madison on The Odd Couple and as the title character on Quincy, M.E.

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Harris Against the World	Alan Harris	1964–1965	1
The Odd Couple	Oscar Madison	1970–1975	1	2	3	4	5
Quincy, M.E.	R. Quincy	1976–1983	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
You Again?	Henry Willows	1986–1987	1	2

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Gunsmoke	Earl Ticks	3x18 - Buffalo Man	January 11, 1958
General Electric Theater	Murphy	6x32 - The Young and Scared	May 18, 1958
Naked City	Patrolman Greco	1x19 - The Shield	February 3, 1959
The Twilight Zone	Joey Crown	1x32 - A Passage for Trumpet	May 20, 1960
Target: The Corruptors	Dutch Kleberg	1x02 - Pier 60	October 6, 1961
The Twilight Zone	Jesse Cardiff	3x05 - A Game of Pool	October 13, 1961
Follow the Sun	Steve Bixel	1x06 - Busman's Holiday	October 22, 1961
Straightaway	Buddy Conway	1x05 - Die Laughing	November 3, 1961
The Untouchables	Morton Halas	3x06 - Loophole	November 16, 1961
Target: The Corruptors	Greg Paulson	1x18 - Chase the Dragon	January 26, 1962
Ben Casey	Dr. Philip Walton	1x18 - Give My Hands an Epitaph	February 5, 1962
The New Breed	Floyd Blaylock	1x24 - All the Dead Faces	March 13, 1962
Cain's Hundred	Mike Colonni	1x28 - Woman of Silence	April 24, 1962
The Twilight Zone	Captain Paul Ross	4x06 - Death Ship	February 7, 1963
The Untouchables	Solly Girsch	4x19 - An Eye for an Eye	February 19, 1963
The Twilight Zone	Max Phillips	5x01 - In Praise of Pip	September 27, 1963
The Fugitive	Buck	1x13 - Terror at High Point	December 17, 1963
The Fugitive	Gus Hendrick	2x24 - Everybody Gets Hit in the Mouth Sometime	March 9, 1965
Ben Casey	Dr. Bill Justin	4x26 - A Slave Is on the Throne	April 12, 1965
The F.B.I.	Charles Gates	1x02 - Image in a Cracked Mirror	September 26, 1965
The F.B.I.	Victor Amazeen	5x19 - The Diamond Millstone	January 18, 1970
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors	Leland Rogers	1x10 - Dark Is the Rainbow, Loud the Silence	March 1, 1970
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In	Guest Performer	6x12 - Show 128	December 4, 1972
The Love Boat	Mel Davis	8x19/20 - Scandinavia Cruise: Girl of the Midnight Sun / There'll Be Some Changes Made / Mr. Smith Goes to Stockholm / Too Many Isaacs	February 2, 1985
Diagnosis Murder	Dr. Jeff Everden	4x22 - Physician, Murder Thyself	April 24, 1997
Diagnosis Murder	Det. Harry Trumble	6x13 - Voices Carry	January 21, 1999
The Outer Limits	Joe Walker	6x12 - Glitch	May 5, 2000
Third Watch	Stan Brandolini	2x09 - Run of the Mill	December 4, 2000
Crossing Jordan	Leo Gelber	1x21 - Someone to Count On	April 29, 2002

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
NBC Family Christmas	Himself	December 18, 1981
Magic with the Stars	Himself	January 17, 1982

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
The $10,000 Pyramid		December 23-27, 1974
The Hollywood Squares		August 16-20, 1971
The Hollywood Squares		October 18-22, 1971
The Hollywood Squares		September 27-October 1, 1976
The Hollywood Squares		February 7-11, 1977
Password Plus		February 19-23, 1979
Hollywood Squares		December 3-7, 2001
Hollywood Squares		March 17-21, 2003

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

(3 Wins in 10 Nominations)

• Won: Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (1964)

The Defenders: Blacklist

• Won: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1971, 1973)

The Odd Couple

Golden Globe Awards

(1 Win in 2 Nominations)

• Won: Best TV Actor - Musical/Comedy (1974)

The Odd Couple