Jack Klugman

Premiere: Jack Klugman and gal at the Beverly Hills premiere of Sony Pictures Classics' Sweet and Lowdown - 12/2/1999 Photo: Jeff Vespa/Wireimage.com

Biography

Born 04/27/1922

Emmy Award-winner Jack Klugman became an actor because he could not pay a gambling debt – he literally enrolled in drama school to hide from his collectors. Years later, he became one half of the funniest and most memorable TV duos of all time, yet his career also spanned film and theater. He was...
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Awards

  • In 1973, received Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series (Comedy or Musical)
  • In 1973, received Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
  • In 1971, received Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Highlights

  • In 2006, Starred in the Jewish comedy "When Do We Eat?"
  • In 1998, Appeared opposite Tony Randall in a Broadway revival of "The Sunshine Boys"
  • In 1998, Played Willy Loman in Burbank production of "Death of a Salesman"

Family & Companions

  • Barbara Neugass: together from 1974 until 1992; filed 1997 lawsuit contending that Klugman breached an oral contract in which he had promised to support her; in 1998 judge agreed to allow palimony suit to proceed; after 12-day trial in late November, early December 1999, jury found in favor of Klugman

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