Martin Balsam

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Martin Balsam

Acting November 4, 1919

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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 Alf…

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Psycho

Psycho

8.4 1960 Movie
12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

8.6 1957 Movie
Breakfast at Tiffany's

Breakfast at Tiffany's

7.6 1961 Movie
Cape Fear

Cape Fear

7.3 1991 Movie
All the President's Men

All the President's Men

7.7 1976 Movie
On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront

7.9 1954 Movie
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8 1961 TV Show
Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

7.1 1974 Movie
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

8.5 1959 TV Show
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.5 1984 TV Show
Little Big Man

Little Big Man

7.4 1970 Movie
Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

7.5 1976 TV Show

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2015
    True Fear: The Making of Psycho

    Movie Self

  2. 2000
    All About 'The Birds'

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  3. 1997
    Legend of the Spirit Dog

    Movie Gramps

  4. 1996
    O. Henry's Christmas

    Movie

  5. 1995
    Unknown Soldier

    Movie Priest

  6. 1994
    The Silence of the Hams

    Movie Det. Martin Balsam

  7. 1993
    La Classe américaine

    Movie Callaghan (archive footage)

  8. 1992
    The Sands of Time

    Movie Father Sorendo

  9. 1991
    Cape Fear

    Movie Judge

  10. 1990
    The Last Match

    Movie Lawyer

  11. 1990
    Two Evil Eyes

    Movie Mr. Pym

  12. 1989
    Oceano

    TV show Don Matias Quintero

  13. 1988
    Midnight Caller

    TV show Gil Solarski

  14. 1988
    The Brother from Space

    Movie Frather Howard

  15. 1988
    The Child Saver

    Movie Sidney Rosenberg

  16. 1987
    Once Again

    Movie Gerald

More credits
  1. 1987
    Kids Like These

    Movie Grandpa

  2. 1987
    P.I. Private Investigations

    Movie Cliff Dowling

  3. 1987
    Brothers in Blood

    Movie

  4. 1986
    Whatever it Takes

    Movie Hap Perchicksky

  5. 1986
    The Delta Force

    Movie Ben Kaplan

  6. 1986
    Second Serve

    Movie Dr. Beck

  7. 1985
    Death Wish 3

    Movie Bennett Cross

  8. 1985
    The Twilight Zone

    TV show Rockne S. O'Bannon (segment "Personal Demons")

  9. 1985
    Murder in Space

    Movie Alexander Rostov

  10. 1985
    St. Elmo's Fire

    Movie Mr. Beamish

  11. 1985
    Space

    TV show Senator Glancey

  12. 1984
    Innocent Prey

    Movie Sheriff Virgil Baker

  13. 1984
    Murder, She Wrote

    TV show Edgar Carmody

  14. 1984
    The Goodbye People

    Movie Max Silverman

  15. 1984
    The Octopus

    TV show Frank Carrisi

  16. 1983
    I Want to Live

    Movie Jack Brady

  17. 1982
    Little Gloria... Happy at Last

    TV show Nathan Burkan

  18. 1982
    Hotel

    TV show

  19. 1982
    Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

    Movie

  20. 1982
    Night of 100 Stars

    Movie Self

  21. 1981
    People vs. Jean Harris

    Movie Joel Aurnou

  22. 1981
    The Salamander

    Movie Captain Steffanelli

  23. 1980
    The Warning

    Movie Questore Martorana

  24. 1980
    There Goes The Bride

    Movie Elmer Babcock