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Martin Balsam

Acting 76 (deceased) years old Bronx, New York, USA ★ 2.0
Born: November 4, 1919
Died: February 13, 1996

Biography

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).

Filmography

Acting Credits (175)

All About 'The Birds'
All About 'The Birds' Self (archive footage) 2000
Legend of the Spirit Dog
Legend of the Spirit Dog Gramps 1997
O. Henry's Christmas
O. Henry's Christmas 1996
Unknown Soldier
Unknown Soldier Priest 1995
The Silence of the Hams
The Silence of the Hams Det. Martin Balsam 1994
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine Callaghan (archive footage) 1993
24 Hour Psycho
24 Hour Psycho Milton Arbogast (archive footage) 1993
The Sands of Time
The Sands of Time Father Sorendo 1992
Cape Fear
Cape Fear Judge 1991
The Last Match
The Last Match Lawyer 1990
Two Evil Eyes
Two Evil Eyes Mr. Pym 1990
Oceano
Oceano Don Matias Quintero 1989
Midnight Caller
Midnight Caller Gil Solarski 1988
The Brother from Space
The Brother from Space Frather Howard 1988
The Child Saver
The Child Saver Sidney Rosenberg 1988
Once Again
Once Again Gerald 1987
Kids Like These
Kids Like These Grandpa 1987
P.I. Private Investigations
P.I. Private Investigations Cliff Dowling 1987
Brothers in Blood
Brothers in Blood 1987
The Delta Force
The Delta Force Ben Kaplan 1986
Second Serve
Second Serve Dr. Beck 1986
Death Wish 3
Death Wish 3 Bennett Cross 1985
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone Rockne S. O'Bannon (segment "Personal Demons") 1985
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone Prof. Donald Knowles (segment "Voices in the Earth") 1985
Murder in Space
Murder in Space Alexander Rostov 1985
St. Elmo's Fire
St. Elmo's Fire Mr. Beamish 1985
Space
Space Senator Glancey 1985
Innocent Prey
Innocent Prey Sheriff Virgil Baker 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote Edgar Carmody 1984
The Goodbye People
The Goodbye People Max Silverman 1984
The Octopus
The Octopus Frank Carrisi 1984
I Want to Live
I Want to Live Jack Brady 1983
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Little Gloria... Happy at Last Nathan Burkan 1982
Hotel
Hotel 1982
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars Self 1982
People vs. Jean Harris
People vs. Jean Harris Joel Aurnou 1981
The Salamander
The Salamander Captain Steffanelli 1981
The Warning
The Warning Questore Martorana 1980
There Goes The Bride
There Goes The Bride Elmer Babcock 1980
The Love Tapes
The Love Tapes David Franklin 1980
Cuba
Cuba Gen. Bello 1979
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman Self 1979
Aunt Mary
Aunt Mary Harry Strasberg 1979
Archie Bunker's Place
Archie Bunker's Place Murray Klein 1979
The House on Garibaldi Street
The House on Garibaldi Street Isser Harel 1979
Gardenia
Gardenia Salluzzo 1979
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
The Seeding of Sarah Burns Dr. Samuel Melman 1979
The Horror Show
The Horror Show (archive footage) 1979
The Millionaire
The Millionaire Arthur Haines 1978
Rainbow
Rainbow Louis B. Mayer 1978
Siege
Siege Henry Fancher 1978
Blood and Diamonds
Blood and Diamonds Rizzo 1978
Eyes Behind the Stars
Eyes Behind the Stars Inspector Jim Grant 1978
The Storyteller
The Storyteller Ira Davidoff 1977
Contract on Cherry Street
Contract on Cherry Street Ernie Weinberg 1977
Silver Bears
Silver Bears Joe Fiore 1977
The Sentinel
The Sentinel Prof. Ruzinsky 1977
Raid on Entebbe
Raid on Entebbe Daniel Cooper 1976
Two-Minute Warning
Two-Minute Warning Sam McKeever 1976
Death Rage
Death Rage Commissario 1976
Meet Him and Die
Meet Him and Die Giulianelli 1976
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E. Hyam Zgierski 1976
All the President's Men
All the President's Men Howard Simons 1976
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case Edward J. Reilly 1976
Season for Assassins
Season for Assassins Commissioner Katroni 1975
Mitchell
Mitchell James Arthur Cummings 1975
Cry, Onion!
Cry, Onion! Petrus Lamb 1975
Death Among Friends
Death Among Friends Ham Russell Buckner 1975
Smiling Maniacs
Smiling Maniacs Carlo Goja 1975
Miles To Go Before I Sleep
Miles To Go Before I Sleep Ben Montgomery 1975
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express Signor Bianchi 1974
Trapped Beneath the Sea
Trapped Beneath the Sea T.C. Hollister 1974
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Green 1974
Kojak
Kojak Ray Kaufman 1973
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams Harry Walden 1973
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage) 1973
Counselor at Crime
Counselor at Crime Don Antonio Macaluso 1973
The Stone Killer
The Stone Killer Al Vescari 1973
La colonna infame
La colonna infame 1973
Police Story
Police Story 1973
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man Dr. Rudy Wells 1973
A Brand New Life
A Brand New Life Jim Douglas 1973
Night of Terror
Night of Terror Capt. Caleb Sark 1972
The Man
The Man Jim Talley 1972
The Hassled Hooker
The Hassled Hooker District Attorney Turrisi 1972
Chronicle of a Homicide
Chronicle of a Homicide Giudice Aldo Sola 1972
The Anderson Tapes
The Anderson Tapes Haskins 1971
Confessions of a Police Captain
Confessions of a Police Captain Commissario Bonavia 1971
Great Performances
Great Performances Jack 1971
Little Big Man
Little Big Man Mr. Merriweather 1970
The Enemy Before Us
The Enemy Before Us Angie 1970
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf Stanley Pulska 1970
Catch-22
Catch-22 Col. Cathcart 1970
Hunters Are for Killing
Hunters Are for Killing Wade Hamilton 1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora! Admiral Husband E. Kimmel 1970
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys Mayor Wilker 1969
Me, Natalie
Me, Natalie Uncle Harold 1969
Trilogy
Trilogy Ivor Belli 1969
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game Herb Witmer 1968
Around the World of Mike Todd
Around the World of Mike Todd Michael Todd (voice) 1968
Hombre
Hombre Henry Mendez 1967
CBS Playhouse
CBS Playhouse 1966
After the Fox
After the Fox Harry 1966
A Thousand Clowns
A Thousand Clowns Arnold 1965
The Bedford Incident
The Bedford Incident Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N. 1965
Harlow
Harlow Everett Redman 1965
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Albert Sully 1964
12 O'Clock High
12 O'Clock High Army Doctor (uncredited) 1964
The Carpetbaggers
The Carpetbaggers Bernard B. Norman 1964
Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May Paul Girard 1964
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? Sanford Kaufman 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Dave Breslaw 1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive Andrew Newmark 1963
Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial Leo Valera 1963
Conquered City
Conquered City Joseph Feinberg 1962
The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour 1962
Cape Fear
Cape Fear Police Chief Mark Dutton 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Breakfast at Tiffany's O.J. Berman 1961
The New Breed
The New Breed Frank Eberhardt 1961
Target: The Corruptors!
Target: The Corruptors! 1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare Ned Lacey 1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare Benny Orloff 1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare Dr. Milton Orloff 1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare Dr. Carl Noyes 1961
Cain's Hundred
Cain's Hundred Jack Garsell 1961
The Defenders
The Defenders Floyd Harker 1961
The Defenders
The Defenders Bernard Maxwell 1961
The Defenders
The Defenders District Attorney 1961
Ada
Ada Steve Jackson 1961
Everybody Go Home!
Everybody Go Home! Sergente Quintino Fornaciari 1960
Route 66
Route 66 1960
Psycho
Psycho Milton Arbogast 1960
Winterset
Winterset Garth 1959
The Untouchables
The Untouchables Arnold Justin 1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone Danny Weiss 1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone Martin Lombard Senescu 1959
Middle of the Night
Middle of the Night Jack Englander 1959
Al Capone
Al Capone Mac Keeley, reporter 1959
Rawhide
Rawhide Father Fabian 1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 1958
Naked City
Naked City Arnold Fleischman 1958
Naked City
Naked City Caldwell Wyatt 1958
Naked City
Naked City Joseph Creeley 1958
Naked City
Naked City Captain Russel Barris 1958
Bomber's Moon
Bomber's Moon Captain Joe Reardon 1958
Marjorie Morningstar
Marjorie Morningstar Dr. David Harris 1958
Time Limit
Time Limit Sgt. Baker 1957
Decoy
Decoy Nick Santos 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel Marshal Jim Brock 1957
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men Juror 1 1957
The Defender (Studio One)
The Defender (Studio One) Francis Toohey 1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Sam Butler 1956
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall Charlie Malick 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Eldon Marsh 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Leonard Thompson 1955
The Greatest Gift
The Greatest Gift 1954
On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront Gillette (uncredited) 1954
Inner Sanctum
Inner Sanctum 1954
Valiant Lady
Valiant Lady 1953
The Living Bible
The Living Bible Townsman 1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Garth 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Strasberg 1951
The Living Christ
The Living Christ Townsman 1951
Concerning a Woman of Sin
Concerning a Woman of Sin 1949
Studio One
Studio One Ed Coyne 1948
Studio One
Studio One Francis Toohey 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse Mike Galloway 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse Charlie Malick 1948
Actors Studio
Actors Studio soldier 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show Self 1948
Winged Victory
Winged Victory Bit Part (uncredited) 1944
The Time Element
The Time Element Dr. Arnold Gillespie

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