Jack Klugman

In the early 1990s, Klugman lost a vocal chord to cancer but has continued acting on stage and on television. He died in Rome, after suffering a stroke. He is best known for his starring roles in two popular television series of the 1970s and early 1980s: The Odd Couple (1970-1975) and Quincy, M.E. (1976-1983). He continued appearing in films and on television into old age. He also won an Emmy Award for his work on the television series The Defenders and appeared in four episodes of the acclaimed series The Twilight Zone. He even composed songs for the soundtrack of one of his films. He starred in several classic films including 12 Angry Men and Days Of Wine And Roses. He made his film debut in 1957, and later branched out into direction.

Klugman began acting after serving in the United States Army during World War II. Born at Castro dei Volsci, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy, he studied law before going into acting. Jack Klugman (born April 27, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American television and movie actor. Nino Manfredi (March 22, 1921 - June 4, 2004) was an Italian actor.