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Jack Klugman to return to '12 Angry Men' for stage
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The 89-year-old Quincy actor starred in his first big role in the classic 1957 film version as the young-minded Juror 5 opposite Henry Fonda.
He will now star as Juror 9, the wise elderly man who was the first to support Fonda's character while they debate about whether or not a man is innocent of a crime.
The new production will be staged at New Jersey's George Street Playhouse from March 13 for a month.
Klugman told the New York Times: "Working with Fonda and the director Sidney Lumet was like a dream for me, because I could tell they appreciated me and my work and I felt very, very good then about deciding to become an actor. It'll be an honour to appear in the play."
The veteran star's last theatre role was 1998's The Sunshine Boys.
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