Jack Klugman

(1922–2012) Film Actor United States

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Jack Klugman was a film actor from the United States, best known for Tony and me.

Quick Facts About Jack Klugman

Born: April 27, 1922
Died: December 24, 2012
Nationality: United States
Profession: Film Actor
Notable works: Tony and me
Spouse: Brett Somers

About Jack Klugman

Jack Klugman was an American actor of stage, film and television.

Awards & Honors

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Quotes by Jack Klugman

A world without Tony Randall is a world that I cannot recognize.

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We treat old people so badly. There is nothing easy about 80.

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I saw John Garfield smoke. He was my idol, so I smoked. I even smoked like him.

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Some days when I start to talk, my voice isnt strong. But then it warms up.

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Inspirational

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Suddenly it was gone. I'd lost more than my voice and my career. I'd lost my best friend.

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Best friend

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For 50 years, acting was the reason I got up in the morning.

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Acting

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Poverty can teach lessons that privilege cannot.

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Lessons

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I was at the pinnacle of my career one day and the next day I was put out to pasture. I felt…

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I was happy because I was acting. Most of the time for nothing. But I was learning and to learn that you…

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Acting

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I'm 83 and a half years old and I feel fine. I feel like a teenager but I'm unable to do a…

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Walter Matthau made all the big money and he was wonderful as Oscar Madison on the stage. You couldn't beat him. I…

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Money

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Now I have the voice of a 16-year-old. I'm looking for a doctor who could give me the body of a 16-year-old.

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Body

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Time is very important to art and if you don't have the time to select, art goes out the window.

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Art

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I love the theater because I love the live audience and when we went three cameras we have a live audience in…

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Audience

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There was no sacrifice in acting for me, even when I was starving in New York. I went three days without eating.…

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Acting

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We learned out craft. Acting is a craft and you must learn it. I see a lot of talent today in the…

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Acting

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I love the theater. I love the rehearsals. That's where you build a performance. That's your foundation. If you're gonna build a…

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Actor

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I know know why ... if something not broke, don't fix it. Twelve Angry Men was the perfect movie. The cast was…

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I always loved to gamble. I never got close to a horse. Fate dealt me a terrible blow when it gave me…

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Fred Silverman, the head of ABC, he offered me a lot of comedy series but I told him I'd already been the…

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Comedy

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Acting became my best friend. When I auditioned to get into college, the teacher said you belong here, Mr. Klugman, and to…

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Acting

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The only tool we have as artists is selectivity. If you're a painter, you select the color, the lines, how severe they…

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Art

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