Jack Klugman Dies At 90

Actor Jack Klugman has died at the age of 90.

The prolific, craggy-faced character actor and regular guy who was loved by millions as the messy one in TV's The Odd Couple and the crime-fighting coroner in Quincy, M.E., died on Christmas Eve, his son said. He was 90. Klugman, who lost his voice to throat cancer in the 1980s and trained himself to speak again, died with his wife at his side. "He had a great life and he enjoyed every moment of it and he would encourage others to do the same," son Adam Klugman said. Jack Klugman apparently died suddenly, and family members were not sure of the exact cause. As word of Klugman's death spread, comedians tweeted their appreciation. "You made my whole family laugh together," wrote Jon Favreau. William Shatner remembered Klugman as "an extraordinary and talented man."