TV fans and moviegoers lost a pair of greats in the past day with the passing of Jack Klugman and Charles Durning.

Klugman, of course, was best known for his role as sloppy sportswriter Oscar Madison, foil to Tony Randall’s fussy Felix Unger in “The Odd Couple” TV series.

Klugman had a lot of great movies roles, including “Twelve Angry Men.” But his time as Oscar and as the lead in “Quincy M.E.” made him a beloved figure. He was 90 and had battled cancer in recent years.

Durning has been called “king of the character actors” in obituaries. That’s an impossible title but if it went to anybody it could go to Durning, who died at 89.

Durning played in numerous movies and TV shows, but to see the angry and uncomfortable scene near the end of “Tootsie,” in which Durning’s character is confronted by Dustin Hoffman – whom Durning thought had believed was a woman – is to see character acting at its best.