Jack Klugman passes away aged 90

Scepticalscribe · 11:48 AM

The BBC have just reported the death of the splendid character actor Jack Klugman, aged 90.

Those of you (indeed, those of us, is what I should have said) of a certain age, or vintage, will certainly recall his wonderfully, craggy, irascible turn as 'Oscar', the grumpy, whiskey drinking, card-playing sportswriter, (with the proverbial heart of gold) who offered sanctuary to his formal buttoned up friend 'Felix', in the TV series, 'The Odd Couple', which, in turn, derived from the movie of the same name when Walter Matthau memorably played 'Oscar'.

Shrink · Dec 24, 2012, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Scepticalscribe

The BBC have just reported the death of the splendid character actor Jack Klugman, aged 90.

Those of you of a certain age, or vintage, will certainly recall his wonderfully, craggy, irascible turn as 'Oscar', the grumpy, whiskey drinking, card-playing sportswriter, (with the proverbial heart of gold) who offered sanctuary to his formal buttoned up friend 'Felix', in the TV series, 'The Odd Couple', which, in turn, derived from the movie of the same name when Walter Matthau memorably played 'Oscar'.

I am definitely vintage, or, not to put too fine a point on it...old!!

I remember several film roles in which Klugman did a very nice job, probably the best of which was "Twelve Angry Men", where he held his own with a pretty high powered cast.

He was a quality character actor...and I am partial to character actors.

rhett7660 · Dec 24, 2012, 10:24 PM

RIP..... Only saw him in re-runs for the odd couple. Very sad.

thedragonden · Dec 24, 2012, 10:49 PM

Don't forget "Quincy, M. E." Jack Klugman was solving crimes in a lab more than 20 years before any flavor of CSI. He will be missed.

ucfgrad93 · Dec 24, 2012, 10:53 PM

I always thought he was a good actor. My mom and I would watch Quincy together.

SnowLeopard OSX · Dec 24, 2012, 10:54 PM

R.I.P. -- remember him well from the Twilight Zone.

iStudentUK · Dec 27, 2012, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by thedragonden

Don't forget "Quincy, M. E." Jack Klugman was solving crimes in a lab more than 20 years before any flavor of CSI. He will be missed.

When I was younger if I was ever ill and off school I used to watch Qunicy, M.E. as it was always repeated on daytime TV. Still remember that catchy theme tune!

ejb190 · Dec 27, 2012, 04:23 PM

And don't forget his turn as Juror Number 5 in "Twelve Angry Men" (1957). One of the best films ever. He was the last of those 12 great actors.

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Scepticalscribe macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The Italian café at the end of the universe	Jack Klugman passes away aged 90 The BBC have just reported the death of the splendid character actor Jack Klugman, aged 90. Those of you (indeed, those of us, is what I should have said) of a certain age, or vintage, will certainly recall his wonderfully, craggy, irascible turn as 'Oscar', the grumpy, whiskey drinking, card-playing sportswriter, (with the proverbial heart of gold) who offered sanctuary to his formal buttoned up friend 'Felix', in the TV series, 'The Odd Couple', which, in turn, derived from the movie of the same name when Walter Matthau memorably played 'Oscar'. Last edited by Scepticalscribe; Dec 25, 2012 at 11:48 AM.
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Dec 24, 2012, 10:49 PM	#4
thedragonden macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2007	Don't forget "Quincy, M. E." Jack Klugman was solving crimes in a lab more than 20 years before any flavor of CSI. He will be missed.
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ucfgrad93 macrumors G4 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Colorado	I always thought he was a good actor. My mom and I would watch Quincy together.
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ejb190 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: At the intersection of Indy Cars and Amish Buggies	And don't forget his turn as Juror Number 5 in "Twelve Angry Men" (1957). One of the best films ever. He was the last of those 12 great actors.
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