Jack Klugman (April 27, 1922 – December 24, 2012) was an American actor of
stage, film, and television.
He began his career in 1950 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.