The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)
The Odd Couple is an American sitcom television series broadcast from September 24, 1970, to March 7, 1975, on ABC. The show, which stars Tony Randall as Felix Unger and Jack Klugman as Oscar Madison, was the first of several sitcoms developed by Garry Marshall for Paramount Television. The series is based on the 1965 play, The Odd Couple, written by Neil Simon, which was also adapted into the 1968 film, The Odd Couple. The story examines two divorced men, Oscar and Felix, who share Oscar's Manhattan apartment, and whose contrasting personalities inevitably lead to conflict and laughter.
The TV series starring Tony Randall and Jack Klugman
L to R: Felix (Tony Randall) and Oscar (Jack Klugman)
When Oscar introduces Felix's ex-wife, Gloria, to his girlfriend, Nancy, and her brother, Ray, trouble erupts when Gloria starts dating Ray.
Oscar with Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King
Anthony Leonard Randall was an American actor. He is best known for portraying the role of Felix Unger in a television adaptation of the 1965 play The Odd Couple by Neil Simon. In a career spanning six decades, Randall received six Golden Globe Award nominations and six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning one Emmy.
Randall in 1976
Randall with Jack Klugman in a publicity photo of The Odd Couple, 1972
Randall in 2001
Randall's footstone in Westchester Hills Cemetery