It seems that a lot of old time celebrities pass away during the holiday season. This year is no exception, unfortunately.
Charles Durning, passed away at age 89. I first remembered him in the 1977 thriller, Twilight's Last Gleaming in which he played the President of the United States. I thought he bore an uncanny resemblance to a manager of the Los Angeles Times phone bank in Redondo Beach. He played a wide range of rolls from drama to comedy such as Tootsie. He was also known as the "King of Character Actors." He also was part of the first wave of allied soldiers to land in Normandy during D-Day and was a P.O.W. during the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. He was awarded the Silver Star and three Purple Hearts.
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Jack Klugman, best known as Oscar Madison in the television show The Odd Couple and as medical examiner Quincy in a show of the same name, died at age 90.
Charles Durning, passed away at age 89. I first remembered him in the 1977 thriller, Twilight's Last Gleaming in which he played the President of the United States. I thought he bore an uncanny resemblance to a manager of the Los Angeles Times phone bank in Redondo Beach. He played a wide range of rolls from drama to comedy such as Tootsie. He was also known as the "King of Character Actors." He also was part of the first wave of allied soldiers to land in Normandy during D-Day and was a P.O.W. during the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. He was awarded the Silver Star and three Purple Hearts.
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Jack Klugman, best known as Oscar Madison in the television show The Odd Couple and as medical examiner Quincy in a show of the same name, died at age 90.
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