Celebrated actors Jack Klugman and Charles Durning both passed away on Christmas Eve. Jack Klugman was 90 years old at the time of his death, while Charles Durning was 89 years old.

After a string of guest-starring spots on various TV shows throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Jack Klugman became a household name by starring in The Odd Couple alongside Tony Randall. The show ran from 1970 to 1975, starring Jack Klugman as sloppy sports writer Oscar Madison and Tony Randall as the neat freak photographer Felix Unger, roles they both reprised from Neil Simon's stage show in the 1950s. Jack Klugman went on to star as the title character in Quincy M.E., which ran from 1976 to 1983. He also starred in films such as 12 Angry Men and Days of Wine and Roses.

Jack Klugman lost one of his vocal chords to throat cancer in 1989, but rehabilitated enough to get his voice back. An exact cause of death was not given.

After earning a Silver Star and three Purple Hearts during the World War II D-Day invasion at Normandy, Charles Durning's acting career started when he was asked to replace a drunken actor during a burlesque show. After appearing in numerous plays throughout New York City, and a few small film roles, the actor joined the cast of The Sting as a crooked cop. He received back-to-back Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominations in 1983 and 1984 for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and To Be or Not to Be. He also starred in Dog Day Afternoon, Tootsie, and the Coen Brothers films The Hudsucker Proxy and O Brother, Where Art Thou?. He also received nine Emmy nominations, most recently for his work on the FX series Rescue Me as the father of Denis Leary's character.

The actor passed from natural causes at his New York City home.