28 Jack Klugman Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

Based on the 1954 teleplay by Reginald Rose, this courtroom drama has a young Puerto Rican boy on trial for stabbing and killing his father. The verdict simply seems to be ‘guilty’; however, when one of the twelve jury demands proper discussion before a decision is reached, the jurors are forced to notice their own backgrounds, personalities, values and prejudices.

After getting married to Kirsten, an alcoholic man named Joe gets her addicted to drinking as well. Things get ugly, when Kirsten is nearly killed one day, after she causes a fire in her apartment while being drunk. When Joe loses his job too, he decides that they need to stop drinking.  

A middle-aged butcher has always been unlucky in love, but he reluctantly goes out to a ballroom one night, where he meets a teacher. Although they find themselves attracted to each other, his family is totally opposed to the relationship.     

Phil and Schaft are two hitmen who have been ordered to kill Eddie. However, Eddie is Jack’s old friend. Therefore, he is unsure whether he should obey his orders blindly or be loyal to his friendship.

The Yellow Canary is a drama thriller film which tells the story of Andy Paxton, an arrogant and obnoxious pop idol who is about to be divorced by Lissa, his wife. His life takes a turn when finds that Bobby, his infant son, has been kidnapped. He receives a message soon after, that demands a ransom of $200,000. He raises the money and goes to an isolated beach, but surprisingly nobody comes to meet him.

On watching news about two bomb threats, Jim Molnar realizes that he has been tricked into making those bombs by his ex army friend Hoplin.. But he cannot do anything as he and his wife, Joan, and daughter Patty are being held hostage by Hoplin, who is determined to collect $500,000 ransom. After negotiation, the gang sends Joan to collect the ransom, keeping Jim and Patty hostages. 

This biographical drama film revolves around the life of American playwright and theater director Moss Hart. The film shows us how he worked hard during the summer so that he had time to write plays during the winter season. Meanwhile, he is also supported and encouraged by his friend Joe Hyman.

Two-Minute Warning is a drama thriller film which revolves around a lunatic who is planning to kill spectators at an LA Coliseum football championship game. When the police learn about it, they race against time to eliminate him, before he can claim any innocent lives.   

Based on Richard Stark’s novel The Seventh, the movie follows a professional thief McClain as he, along with an old friend, plots to rob a football arena. They put together a team and successfully carry out the job. Things, though, take a darker turn when a murder takes place, the money goes missing, a corrupt detective appears and the gang members doubt McClain’s intention. 

Barney is the owner of the last working farm in Manhattan, which he uses for giving pony rides to children. When city officials decide to close it down, he tries his best to save it along with his helper.