Actor Jack Klugman passes away at 90

By HLNtv.com Staff

updated 12:18 PM EST, Tue December 25, 2012

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Best know for roles in 'The Odd Couple,' 'Quincy M.E.'
Won two Emmys for work

'Odd Couple' actor Jack Klugman dies

Jack Klugman, best known as sportswriter Oscar Madison in TV's "The Odd Couple," died Monday, his attorney told HLN. He was 90.

Klugman won two Emmys for his role in the early 1970s sitcom, and also starred in "Quincy M.E." as Medical Examiner Dr. R. Quincy from 1976 to 1983.

Klugman and Randall later reunited for the 1999 Broadway play, "Sunshine Boys," according to the Internet Movie Database.

Klugman was first married to the late Brett Somers, an actress and frequent game show panelist, from 1953 to 2007. At the time of his death he was married to former actress Peggy Crosby, whom he married in 2008.

CNN wires contributed to this report.

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