http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20121...-in-Los-AngelesLos Angeles — Jack Klugman, who made an art of gruffness in TV's "The Odd Couple" and "Quincy, M.E.," has died at the age of 90.
The actor's son Adam says his father died Monday afternoon in Los Angeles.
In the 1970s sitcom "The Odd Couple," Klugman played sloppy sports writer Oscar to co-star Tony Randall's Felix, a fussy photographer. In "Quincy, M.E.," which aired from 1976 to 1983, Klugman played an idealistic, tough-minded medical examiner.
I was sorry to hear about Jack Klugman, but happy he lived such a long life. I remember reports in the early 1980s that he was near death as a result of throat cancer.
He was a Philadelphian with a rough exterior, but gentle soul. I have a friend, whose dad is a retired businessman, who has a ranch by Penn National Racetrack 115 minutes away where he raises racehorses. He bought the ranch from Klugman, who also was very interested in the track. My friend used the ranch for birthday parties for his son when he was a boy.
