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Jack Klugman (born April 27, 1922 in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an
United States|American television and movie actor.


Klugman began acting after serving in the United
States Army during World War II. He starred in
several classic films including 12 Angry Men and
Days of Wine and Roses (movie)|Days of Wine and
Roses. He also won an Emmy Award for his work on
the television series The Defenders (TV)|The
Defenders and appeared in four episodes of the
acclaimed series The Twilight Zone.

He is best known  for his starring roles in two
popular television series of the 1970s and early
1980s: The Odd Couple (television)|The Odd Couple
(1970–1975) and Quincy, M.E.
(1976–1983). He won two Emmy Awards for The
Odd Couple.

In the early 1990s, Klugman lost a vocal
cords|vocal cord to cancer but has continued
acting on stage and on television. He survived but
the effect of the cancer on his voice is
significant, however, and he now has a very quiet
and rasping voice.

He has lived with Peggy Crosby (the ex-wife of
Bing Crosby's son, Phillip Crosby) since 1988. He
is the father of three children: Adam, David, and
daughter Leslie, all of whom are from his marriage
to Match Game regular Brett Somers.  Klugman and
Somers were married from 1953 until 1974.

==External link==
* http://www.quincyexaminer.com/ The Quincy
Examiner - Online Home to Fans of Quincy M.E.
* http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001430/ IMDb: Jack
Klugman