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Martin Balsam

Acting

BornNovember 4, 1919
DiedFebruary 13, 1996 · 76
FromThe Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
GenderMale

114

Movies

64

TV Shows

71

Years Active

★ 3

Popularity

Martin Henry Balsam (November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an American character actor. He is best known for a number of film roles, including detective Milton Arbogast in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960), Arnold Burns in A Thousand Clowns (1965), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Juror #1 in 12 Angry Men (1957), and Mr. Green in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), as well as for his role as Murray Klein in the television sitcom Archie Bunker's Place (1979–1983).

AKA Martin Henry Balsam · Мартин Болсам

Known For

Top 8 by popularity

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

★ 5.81961

The Mike Douglas Show

1961★ 5.8

as Self

Great Performances

Great Performances

★ 6.11971

Great Performances

1971★ 6.1

as Jack

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

★ 7.51984

Murder, She Wrote

1984★ 7.5

as Edgar Carmody

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

★ 7.31963

The Fugitive

1963★ 7.3

as Andrew Newmark

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards

1956

as Self - Winner

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

★ 8.51959

The Twilight Zone

1959★ 8.5

as Danny Weiss

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

★ 7.51976

Quincy, M.E.

1976★ 7.5

as Hyam Zgierski

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

★ 7.31957

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957★ 7.3

Photos (7)

Filmography

114 titles

12 Angry Men195712 Angry Menas Juror 1 ★ 8.6 Watch Psycho1960Psychoas Milton Arbogast ★ 8.4 Watch Cape Fear1991Cape Fearas Judge ★ 7.3 Watch All the President's Men1976All the President's Menas Howard Simons ★ 7.7 Watch Little Big Man1970Little Big Manas Mr. Merriweather ★ 7.4 Watch Breakfast at Tiffany's1961Breakfast at Tiffany'sas O.J. Berman ★ 7.6 Watch Catch-221970Catch-22as Col. Cathcart ★ 6.7 Watch Cuba1979Cubaas Gen. Bello ★ 5.5 Watch The Delta Force1986The Delta Forceas Ben Kaplan ★ 6.0 Watch Murder on the Orient Express1974Murder on the Orient Expressas Signor Bianchi ★ 7.1 Watch On the Waterfront1954On the Waterfrontas Gillette (uncredited) ★ 7.9 Watch Tora! Tora! Tora!1970Tora! Tora! Tora!as Admiral Husband E. Kimmel ★ 7.2 Watch Two Evil Eyes1990Two Evil Eyesas Mr. Pym ★ 6.1 Watch Hombre1967Hombreas Henry Mendez ★ 7.1 Watch St. Elmo's Fire1985St. Elmo's Fireas Mr. Beamish ★ 6.1 Watch Death Wish 31985Death Wish 3as Bennett Cross ★ 6.2 Watch The Taking of Pelham One Two Three1974The Taking of Pelham One Two Threeas Green ★ 7.5 Watch Cape Fear1962Cape Fearas Police Chief Mark Dutton ★ 7.4 Watch Me, Natalie1969Me, Natalieas Uncle Harold ★ 5.6 Watch Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady1982Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Ladyas Self ★ 6.0 Watch Middle of the Night1959Middle of the Nightas Jack Englander ★ 7.0 Watch Innocent Prey1984Innocent Preyas Sheriff Virgil Baker ★ 4.3 Watch The Sentinel1977The Sentinelas Prof. Ruzinsky ★ 6.1 Watch The Stone Killer1973The Stone Killeras Al Vescari ★ 6.3 Watch Eyes Behind the Stars1978Eyes Behind the Starsas Inspector Jim Grant ★ 4.7 Watch Aunt Mary1979Aunt Maryas Harry Strasberg ★ 7.3 Watch The Good Guys and the Bad Guys1969The Good Guys and the Bad Guysas Mayor Wilker ★ 5.5 Watch O. Henry's Christmas1996O. Henry's Christmas ★ 5.0 Watch The Anderson Tapes1971The Anderson Tapesas Haskins ★ 6.2 Watch The Silence of the Hams1994The Silence of the Hamsas Det. Martin Balsam ★ 4.8 Watch Seven Days in May1964Seven Days in Mayas Paul Girard ★ 7.4 Watch Time Limit1957Time Limitas Sgt. Baker ★ 7.2 Watch Raid on Entebbe1976Raid on Entebbeas Daniel Cooper ★ 6.0 Watch The Bedford Incident1965The Bedford Incidentas Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N. ★ 7.0 Watch Two-Minute Warning1976Two-Minute Warningas Sam McKeever ★ 6.3 Watch The Brother from Space1988The Brother from Spaceas Frather Howard ★ 4.0 Watch Al Capone1959Al Caponeas Mac Keeley, reporter ★ 6.6 Watch Mitchell1975Mitchellas James Arthur Cummings ★ 3.3 Watch Silver Bears1977Silver Bearsas Joe Fiore ★ 6.1 Watch The Carpetbaggers1964The Carpetbaggersas Bernard B. Norman ★ 6.0 Watch I Want to Live1983I Want to Liveas Jack Brady ★ 4.8 Watch Night of 100 Stars1982Night of 100 Starsas Self ★ 5.8 Watch Death Rage1976Death Rageas Commissario ★ 5.3 Watch Cry, Onion!1975Cry, Onion!as Petrus Lamb ★ 5.3 Watch The Defender (Studio One)1957The Defender (Studio One)as Francis Toohey ★ 6.1 Watch La Classe américaine1993La Classe américaineas Callaghan (archive footage) ★ 7.6 Watch The Salamander1981The Salamanderas Captain Steffanelli ★ 5.3 Watch People vs. Jean Harris1981People vs. Jean Harrisas Joel Aurnou Watch The Six Million Dollar Man1973The Six Million Dollar Manas Dr. Rudy Wells ★ 6.7 Watch After the Fox1966After the Foxas Harry ★ 6.1 Watch Conquered City1962Conquered Cityas Joseph Feinberg ★ 6.0 Watch Season for Assassins1975Season for Assassinsas Commissioner Katroni ★ 4.1 Watch Chronicle of a Homicide1972Chronicle of a Homicideas Giudice Aldo Sola ★ 5.5 Watch All About 'The Birds'2000All About 'The Birds'as Self (archive footage) ★ 7.2 Watch True Fear: The Making of Psycho2015True Fear: The Making of Psychoas Self Watch The Goodbye People1984The Goodbye Peopleas Max Silverman ★ 10.0 Watch The Horror Show1979The Horror Showas (archive footage) ★ 3.4 Watch Trapped Beneath the Sea1974Trapped Beneath the Seaas T.C. Hollister ★ 6.4 Watch Smiling Maniacs1975Smiling Maniacsas Carlo Goja ★ 7.0 Watch Everybody Go Home!1960Everybody Go Home!as Sergente Quintino Fornaciari ★ 7.6 Watch The Hassled Hooker1972The Hassled Hookeras District Attorney Turrisi ★ 6.3 Watch Harlow1965Harlowas Everett Redman ★ 5.6 Watch Murder in Space1985Murder in Spaceas Alexander Rostov ★ 5.3 Watch Contract on Cherry Street1977Contract on Cherry Streetas Ernie Weinberg ★ 6.8 Watch Whatever it Takes1986Whatever it Takesas Hap Perchicksky Watch The Man1972The Manas Jim Talley ★ 6.5 Watch Kids Like These1987Kids Like Theseas Grandpa ★ 9.0 Watch All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman1979All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergmanas Self Watch The Time Element—The Time Elementas Dr. Arnold Gillespie Watch Second Serve1986Second Serveas Dr. Beck ★ 5.3 Watch The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case1976The Lindbergh Kidnapping Caseas Edward J. Reilly ★ 6.5 Watch The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War1973The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and Waras Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage) ★ 6.7 Watch The Old Man Who Cried Wolf1970The Old Man Who Cried Wolfas Stanley Pulska ★ 6.8 Watch The Counsellor1973The Counselloras Don Antonio Macaluso ★ 5.6 Watch A Brand New Life1973A Brand New Lifeas Jim Douglas ★ 9.0 Watch Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?1963Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?as Sanford Kaufman ★ 6.1 Watch A Thousand Clowns1965A Thousand Clownsas Arnold ★ 6.9 Watch Hunters Are for Killing1970Hunters Are for Killingas Wade Hamilton ★ 6.0 Watch Confessions of a Police Captain1971Confessions of a Police Captainas Commissario Bonavia ★ 6.8 Watch The Last Match1990The Last Matchas Lawyer ★ 5.8 Watch A Man Is Ten Feet Tall1955A Man Is Ten Feet Tallas Charlie Malick Watch The Sands of Time1992The Sands of Timeas Father Sorendo ★ 10.0 Watch Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams1973Summer Wishes, Winter Dreamsas Harry Walden ★ 5.6 Watch Winged Victory1944Winged Victoryas Bit Part (uncredited) ★ 6.3 Watch Miles To Go Before I Sleep1975Miles To Go Before I Sleepas Ben Montgomery ★ 7.3 Watch Marjorie Morningstar1958Marjorie Morningstaras Dr. David Harris ★ 6.3 Watch Blood and Diamonds1978Blood and Diamondsas Rizzo ★ 6.4 Watch Brothers in Blood1987Brothers in Blood ★ 7.0 Watch Around the World of Mike Todd1968Around the World of Mike Toddas Michael Todd (voice) ★ 6.3 Watch There Goes The Bride1980There Goes The Brideas Elmer Babcock ★ 7.0 Watch

The Enemy Before Us

1970The Enemy Before Usas Angie Watch The Seeding of Sarah Burns1979The Seeding of Sarah Burnsas Dr. Samuel Melman ★ 7.5 Watch The Storyteller1977The Storytelleras Ira Davidoff ★ 9.0 Watch Gardenia1979Gardeniaas Salluzzo ★ 6.1 Watch The Child Saver1988The Child Saveras Sidney Rosenberg ★ 7.5 Watch Trilogy1969Trilogyas Ivor Belli ★ 6.2 Watch The House on Garibaldi Street1979The House on Garibaldi Streetas Isser Harel ★ 6.5 Watch Legend of the Spirit Dog1997Legend of the Spirit Dogas Gramps ★ 6.0 Watch P.I. Private Investigations1987P.I. Private Investigationsas Cliff Dowling ★ 4.8 Watch Night of Terror1972Night of Terroras Capt. Caleb Sark ★ 6.1 Watch Ada1961Adaas Steve Jackson ★ 6.5 Watch The Warning1980The Warningas Questore Martorana ★ 5.4 Watch Rainbow1978Rainbowas Louis B. Mayer ★ 10.0 Watch The Love Tapes1980The Love Tapesas David Franklin ★ 6.5 Watch Once Again1987Once Againas Gerald ★ 7.0 Watch Siege1978Siegeas Henry Fancher ★ 6.8 Watch Meet Him and Die1976Meet Him and Dieas Giulianelli ★ 5.7 Watch

Winterset

1959Wintersetas Garth ★ 9.0 Watch Bomber's Moon1958Bomber's Moonas Captain Joe Reardon Watch Death Among Friends1975Death Among Friendsas Ham Russell Buckner ★ 4.9 Watch The Millionaire1978The Millionaireas Arthur Haines ★ 8.0 Watch Concerning a Woman of Sin1949Concerning a Woman of Sin ★ 10.0 Watch Unknown Soldier1995Unknown Soldieras Priest ★ 8.0 Watch La colonna infame1973La colonna infame ★ 7.0 Watch

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