- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJacob Joachim Klugman
- Height5′ 9¼″ (1.76 m)
- As a film character actor, Klugman was the epitome of the everyman. He was one of the pioneers of television acting in the 1950s, and is best remembered for his 1970s TV work as Oscar Madison on The Odd Couple (1970) and as the medical examiner on Quincy, M.E. (1976).
- IMDb mini biography by: Ray Hamel
- SpousesPeggy Crosby(February 2, 2008 - December 24, 2012) (his death)Brett Somers(1956 - September 15, 2007) (her death, 2 children)
- Children
- ParentsMax KlugmanRose Klugman
- Ended up making more money from his 10% ownership in The Odd Couple (1970) than from the $7000 per episode he received during the show's final season.
- The last surviving juror from the cast of the original 12 Angry Men (1957), Juror number five.
- Attended Carnegie-Mellon University.
- He enjoyed betting on the horses from the tender age of 15. His own thoroughbred, "Jacklin Klugman", finished third in the 1980 Kentucky Derby.
- He and Tony Randall performed together in The Pirate's House (1955), from the "Golden Age of Television," 15 years before they did the classic sitcom, The Odd Couple (1970).
- [on his great friend Tony Randall] The best friend a man could ever have. I loved him dearly. He was a gentleman in the truest sense of the word. I will miss him for the rest of my days.
- [on former roommate Charles Bronson] You remembered him. He had an amazing presence.
- [on working with Tony Randall] There's nobody better to improvise with than Tony. A script might say,"Oscar teaches Felix football". There would be four blank pages. He would provoke me into reacting to what he did. Mine was the easy part.
- [on the hardships of his life] Poverty can teach lessons that privilege cannot.
- [on smoking] I saw John Garfield smoke. He was my idol, so I smoked. I even smoked like him . . . The only really stupid thing I ever did in my life was to start smoking.
- 12 Angry Men (1957) - $5,400
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