Jack Klugman, Sloppy Half of TV’s ‘The Odd Couple,’ Dies at 90

Jack Klugman, who played the sports-loving, slobby-living Oscar Madison on television and stage in “The Odd Couple” across from his close friend Tony Randall, has died. He was 90.

Klugman, a resident of Malibu, California, died yesterday in Los Angeles, the Associated Press reported, citing his son Adam. He had surgery for throat cancer in 1989, then worked to rehabilitate his acting voice.