~ RIP: Jack Klugman

Re:~ RIP: Jack Klugman (starfire62)

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:46:33 GMT

was great as tommy gavins father on rescue me.also played the priest on everyone loves raymond.

Re:~ RIP: Jack Klugman (wanderingjew)

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:47:42 GMT

As a senior in High School, I first remembered Charles Durning as "the old guy" in Tootsie. Great Actor....

Re:~ RIP: Jack Klugman (Michael Hoffman)

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:41:28 GMT

Thanks for the reminder. I remember that NCIS episode.

Re:~ RIP: Jack Klugman (buffetbuster)

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:21:12 GMT

Charles Durning had a tremendous career, with prominent roles in great movies like The Sting, Tootsie, O Brother Where Art Thou and Dog Day Afternoon. Maybe my favorite role of his was as a Medal of Honor winner in an early episode of NCIS.

Re:~ RIP: Jack Klugman (Michael Hoffman)

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 09:37:23 GMT

And don't forget his dancing and singing (Ooh I love to dance a little sidestep, now they see me now they don't ... ) as the governor in The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas.

Re:~ RIP: Jack Klugman (ScreamingChicken)

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 09:14:34 GMT

I remember his tireless pursuit of Dustin Hoffman in "Tootsie". He was excellent at kindly priests, sleazy cops, and everything in between.

Re:~ RIP: Jack Klugman (Michael Hoffman)

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 08:52:59 GMT

Did anyone notice that another great character actor just died? Charles Durning, a veteran of the D-Day landings (First Wave), and a survivor of the Malmedy massacre of captured American soldiers by the Nazis during the Battle of the Bulge, was 89.

Re:~ RIP: Jack Klugman (CCinNJ)

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:08:15 GMT

Growing up...I hated when the Yankees played games on the West Coast. That meant there would be no Odd Couple on Channel 11.

Re:~ RIP: Jack Klugman (Pigiron)

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 23:57:53 GMT

In my humble opinion, The Odd Couple was the greatest sitcom of them all. "Oscar" was a hero of mine as a child. What a life he had! A sportswriter that palled around with all the ballplayers; he got to eat giant subs in his bedroom; and he hooked up with Jay P. Morgan.

For my 12th birthday, I insisted on lasagna with French fries because it was Oscar's favorite meal (although one he claimed it was creamed chipped beef on a donut).

Re:~ RIP: Jack Klugman (carolina bob)

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 19:26:44 GMT

Back in 1964, Jack Klugman starred in a short-lived NBC sitcom called "Harris Against the World", co-starring Patricia Barry as his wife. In the mid-'70s I met Miss Barry through my employer and had a chance to talk with her for a couple of minutes about her career. She mentioned in passing that she had done a series with Klugman years earlier, and when I responded with the show's title, the look on her face was priceless; she was amazed that anyone would remember that forgotten turkey.

R.I.P., Mr. Klugman.

Re:~ RIP: Jack Klugman (ScreamingChicken)

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:15:28 GMT

starfire62

didnt he play in a comedy with john stamos in the 80s i think it was?think it lasted a few weeks.

You're thinking of You Again?, which was on in the '86-87 season.

Re:~ RIP: Jack Klugman (mr chips)

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:58:24 GMT

The odd couple is one of the greatest t.v.sitcoms ever. There were rumors that Oscar's room was based on mine. Klugman was gifted and I am sorry for the passing of a true professional.

Re:~ RIP: Jack Klugman (starfire62)

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 16:40:45 GMT

didnt he play in a comedy with john stamos in the 80s i think it was?think it lasted a few weeks.

Re:~ RIP: Jack Klugman (ScreamingChicken)

Tue, 25 Dec 2012 13:41:01 GMT

He was in a couple of memorable "The Twilight Zone" episodes as well. I don't know if it's available online but he's excellent in "In Praise of Pip".

I never really got into "The Odd Couple" but "Quincy M.E." was one of my favorites. For awhile I even thought that forensic medicine might be my calling, but then I learned a little more about it...

~ RIP: Jack Klugman (wheregreggeats.com)

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 19:20:40 GMT

Quincy M.E. is one of my top TV shows (along with The Fugitive, another QM production)
He was perfectly "odd"
I saw him (and Tony Randall) on Broadway ... I forget the play they were doing, but I felt like I was in the company of greatness.
(And, let's not forget the impact he had on The Match Game ..