Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 04, 1919
Died
Feb 13, 1996
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Credits
163 titles
Martin Balsam
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).
Known For
Filmography
True Fear: The Making of Psycho
Self
All About 'The Birds'
Self (archive footage)
Legend of the Spirit Dog
Gramps
O. Henry's Christmas
Unknown Soldier
Priest
The Silence of the Hams
Det. Martin Balsam
La Classe américaine
Callaghan (archive footage)
The Sands of Time
Father Sorendo
Cape Fear
Judge
The Last Match
Lawyer
Two Evil Eyes
Mr. Pym
Oceano
Don Matias Quintero
Midnight Caller
Gil Solarski
The Brother from Space
Frather Howard
The Child Saver
Sidney Rosenberg
Once Again
Gerald
Kids Like These
Grandpa
P.I. Private Investigations
Cliff Dowling
Brothers in Blood
Whatever it Takes
Hap Perchicksky
The Delta Force
Ben Kaplan
Second Serve
Dr. Beck
Death Wish 3
Bennett Cross
The Twilight Zone
Rockne S. O'Bannon (segment "Personal Demons")
Murder in Space
Alexander Rostov
St. Elmo's Fire
Mr. Beamish
Space
Senator Glancey
Innocent Prey
Sheriff Virgil Baker
Murder, She Wrote
Edgar Carmody
The Goodbye People
Max Silverman
The Octopus
Frank Carrisi
I Want to Live
Jack Brady
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Nathan Burkan
Hotel
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Night of 100 Stars
Self
People vs. Jean Harris
Joel Aurnou
The Salamander
Captain Steffanelli
The Warning
Questore Martorana
There Goes The Bride
Elmer Babcock
The Love Tapes
David Franklin
Cuba
Gen. Bello
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Self
Aunt Mary
Harry Strasberg
Archie Bunker's Place
Murray Klein
The House on Garibaldi Street
Isser Harel
Gardenia
Salluzzo
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
Dr. Samuel Melman
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
The Millionaire
Arthur Haines