Martin Balsam


    Starbirth:
    November 4, 1919
    Supernova:
    February 13, 1996
    Birthplace:
    Bronx, New York, USA
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Overview

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).


MOVIECHARACTERYEAR
Psychos Det. Milton Arbogast 2014
Legend of the Spirit Dog Gramps 1997
O. Henry's Christmas 1996
Unknown Soldier Priest 1995
The Silence of the Hams Det. Martin Balsam 1994
La Classe américaine Callaghan (archive footage) 1993
24 Hour Psycho Milton Arbogast (archive footage) 1993
The Sands of Time Father Sorendo 1992
Cape Fear Judge 1991
The Last Match Lawyer 1990
Two Evil Eyes Mr. Pym 1990
Innocent Prey Sheriff Virgil Baker 1989
The Child Saver Sidney Rosenberg 1988
The Brother from Space Frather Howard 1988
Kids Like These Grandpa 1987
P.I. Private Investigations Cliff Dowling 1987
Brothers in Blood 1987
Queenie Marty 1987
Hunters Are for Killing Wade Hamilton 1987
The Delta Force Ben Kaplan 1986
Second Serve Dr. Beck 1986
Death Wish 3 Bennett Cross 1985
Murder in Space Alexander Rostov 1985
St. Elmo's Fire Mr. Beamish 1985
The Goodbye People Max Silverman 1984
I Want to Live Jack Brady 1983
Night of 100 Stars Self 1982
People vs. Jean Harris Joel Aurnou 1981
The Salamander Captain Steffanelli 1981
The Warning Questore Martorana 1980
There Goes The Bride Elmer Babcock 1980
The Love Tapes David Franklin 1980
Cuba Gen. Bello 1979
Aunt Mary Harry Strasberg 1979
The House on Garibaldi Street Isser Harel 1979
Gardenia Salluzzo 1979
The Seeding of Sarah Burns Dr. Samuel Melman 1979
The Horror Show (archive footage) 1979
The Millionaire Arthur Haines 1978
Rainbow Louis B. Mayer 1978
Siege Henry Fancher 1978
Blood and Diamonds Rizzo 1978
Eyes Behind the Stars Inspector Jim Grant 1978
The Storyteller Ira Davidoff 1977
Contract on Cherry Street Ernie Weinberg 1977
Silver Bears Joe Fiore 1977
The Sentinel Prof. Ruzinsky 1977
Raid on Entebbe Daniel Cooper 1976
Two-Minute Warning Sam McKeever 1976
Death Rage Commissario 1976
Meet Him and Die Giulianelli 1976
All the President's Men Howard Simons 1976
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case Edward J. Reilly 1976
Season For Assassins Commissioner Katroni 1975
"Mitchell"! James Arthur Cummings 1975
Cry, Onion! Petrus Lamb 1975
Smiling Maniacs Carlo Goja 1975
Miles To Go Before I Sleep Ben Montgomery 1975
Murder on the Orient Express Signor Bianchi 1974
Trapped Beneath the Sea T.C. Hollister 1974
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Green 1974
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams Harry Walden 1973
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage) 1973
Counselor at Crime Don Antonio Macaluso 1973
The Stone Killer Al Vescari 1973
La colonna infame 1973
The Six Million Dollar Man Dr. Rudy Wells 1973
A Brand New Life Jim Douglas 1973
Night of Terror Capt. Caleb Sark 1972
The Man Jim Talley 1972
The Hassled Hooker District Attorney Turrisi 1972
Chronicle of a Homicide Giudice Aldo Sola 1972
The Anderson Tapes Haskins 1971
Confessions of a Police Captain Commissario Bonavia 1971
Little Big Man Mr. Merriweather 1970
The Enemy Before Us Angie 1970
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf Stanley Pulska 1970
Catch-22 Col. Cathcart 1970
Tora! Tora! Tora! Admiral Husband E. Kimmel 1970
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys Mayor Wilker 1969
Me, Natalie Uncle Harold 1969
Trilogy Ivor Belli 1969
Around the World of Mike Todd Michael Todd (voice) 1968
Hombre Henry Mendez 1967
After the Fox Harry 1966
A Thousand Clowns Arnold 1965
The Bedford Incident Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N. 1965
Harlow Everett Redman 1965
The Carpetbaggers Bernard B. Norman 1964
Seven Days in May Paul Girard 1964
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? Sanford Kaufman 1963
Conquered City Joseph Feinberg 1962
Cape Fear Police Chief Mark Dutton 1962
Breakfast at Tiffany's O.J. Berman 1961
Ada Steve Jackson 1961
Everybody Go Home! Sergente Quintino Fornaciari 1960
Psycho Private Det. Milton Arbogast 1960
Winterset Garth 1959
Middle of the Night Jack 1959
Al Capone Mac Keeley, reporter 1959
Bomber's Moon Captain Joe Reardon 1958
Marjorie Morningstar Dr. David Harris 1958
Time Limit Sgt. Baker 1957
12 Angry Men Juror 1 1957
The Defender (Studio One) Francis Toohey 1957
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall Charlie Malick 1955
On the Waterfront Gillette (uncredited) 1954
The Living Bible Townsman 1952
Concerning a Woman of Sin 1949
Winged Victory Bit Part (uncredited) 1944
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Murder, She Wrote Edgar Carmody <mt>
Quincy, M.E. <blank> <mt>
Route 66 <blank> <mt>
Archie Bunker's Place <blank> <mt>
Hallmark Hall of Fame Garth <mt>
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Eldon Marsh <mt>
The Twilight Zone Danny Weiss <mt>
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse <blank> <mt>
The Fugitive Andrew Newmark <mt>
The Philco Television Playhouse <blank> <mt>
Have Gun, Will Travel <blank> <mt>
The Octopus Frank Carrisi <mt>
Dr. Kildare Ned Lacey <mt>
Inner Sanctum <blank> <mt>
Valiant Lady <blank> <mt>
Cain's Hundred Jack Garsell <mt>
The Twilight Zone Rockne S. O'Bannon <mt>
Hotel <blank> <mt>
Kojak Ray Kaufman <mt>
Naked City Arnold Fleischman <mt>
Studio One Ed Coyne <mt>
Target: The Corruptors! <blank> <mt>
The Eleventh Hour <blank> <mt>
Police Story <blank> <mt>
Rawhide Father Fabian <mt>
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre <blank> <mt>
Decoy Nick Santos <mt>
The New Breed Frank Eberhardt <mt>
CBS Playhouse <blank> <mt>
The Greatest Gift <blank> <mt>
Oceano Don Matias Quintero <mt>
Little Gloria... Happy at Last Nathan Burkan <mt>
Studio One Francis Toohey <mt>
Great Performances Jack <mt>
Midnight Caller Gil Solarski <mt>
The Defenders Floyd Harker <mt>
The Defenders Bernard Maxwell <mt>
The Defenders District Attorney <mt>
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Sam Butler <mt>
Naked City Caldwell Wyatt <mt>
Naked City Joseph Creeley <mt>
Naked City Captain Russel Barris <mt>
Dr. Kildare Benny Orloff <mt>
Dr. Kildare Dr. Milton Orloff <mt>
Dr. Kildare Dr. Carl Noyes <mt>
The Ed Sullivan Show Self - live scenes from 'Middle of the Night' <mt>
The Name of the Game Herb Witmer <mt>
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Leonard Thompson <mt>
Hallmark Hall of Fame Strasberg <mt>
The Philco Television Playhouse Mike Galloway <mt>
The Philco Television Playhouse Charlie Malick <mt>
The Twilight Zone Prof. Donald Knowles <mt>
The Living Christ Townsman <mt>
Actors Studio soldier <mt>
Tony Awards Self - Winner <mt>
Space Senator Glancey <mt>
12 O'Clock High Army Doctor (uncredited) <mt>
Arrest and Trial Leo Valera <mt>
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