'Quincy' star sues NBC over profits

Quincy star Jack Klugman is suing NBC over his earnings from the show.

The actor said his original contract stated that he was entitled to 25% of the net profits from the series, which ran from 1976 until 1983 and was subsequently re-broadcast.

Klugman, 85, has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court saying his contract was lost when his agent died and NBC had refused to provide him with a new copy.

He alleged that the network had lied by leading him to believe the show had lost $66 million in 2006 when in fact it had made money.

He told the Associated Press: "I recently heard that they made $250 million and it’s still on TV in Germany. I don't want their money, I want my money. I worked my tail off."

He added: "I got up at four in the morning and stayed at the studio. I did rewrite. I edited.”