Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Date of Birth:

Nov 04, 1919

Place of Birth:

Bronx, 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 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:

Brothers in Blood Brothers in Blood

1987

Bomber's Moon Bomber's Moon

1958

Second Serve Second Serve

1986

People vs. Jean Harris People vs. Jean Harris

1981

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case

1976

Conquered City Conquered City

1962

Hunters Are for Killing Hunters Are for Killing

1970

Chronicle of a Homicide Chronicle of a Homicide

1972

The Warning The Warning

1980

Smiling Maniacs Smiling Maniacs

1975

Night of Terror Night of Terror

1972

Counselor at Crime Counselor at Crime

1973

Aunt Mary Aunt Mary

1979

Rainbow Rainbow

1978

Trilogy Trilogy

1969

The Man The Man

1972

Gardenia Gardenia

1979

The Last Match The Last Match

1990

Siege Siege

1978

Murder in Space Murder in Space

1985

The Old Man Who Cried Wolf The Old Man Who Cried Wolf

1970

On the Waterfront On the Waterfront

1954

A Man Is Ten Feet Tall A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

1955

A Brand New Life A Brand New Life

1973

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?

1963

Cape Fear Cape Fear

1991

Trapped Beneath the Sea Trapped Beneath the Sea

1974

The Millionaire The Millionaire

1978

Around the World of Mike Todd Around the World of Mike Todd

1968

La Classe américaine La Classe américaine

1993

Raid on Entebbe Raid on Entebbe

1976

The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War

1973

O. Henry's Christmas O. Henry's Christmas

1996

12 Angry Men 12 Angry Men

1957

The Child Saver The Child Saver

1988

The Defender (Studio One) The Defender (Studio One)

1957

Night of 100 Stars Night of 100 Stars

1982

Concerning a Woman of Sin Concerning a Woman of Sin

1949

The Enemy Before Us The Enemy Before Us

1970

I Want to Live I Want to Live

1983

Kids Like These Kids Like These

1987

La colonna infame La colonna infame

1973

Marjorie Morningstar Marjorie Morningstar

1958

The Storyteller The Storyteller

1977

Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier

1995

The Living Bible The Living Bible

1952

The Sands of Time The Sands of Time

1992

There Goes The Bride There Goes The Bride

1980

The Goodbye People The Goodbye People

1984

Legend of the Spirit Dog Legend of the Spirit Dog

1997

Queenie Queenie

1987

The House on Garibaldi Street The House on Garibaldi Street

1979

Innocent Prey Innocent Prey

1989

Me, Natalie Me, Natalie

1969

Ada Ada

1961

Mitchell Mitchell

1975

The Stone Killer The Stone Killer

1973

Death Wish 3 Death Wish 3

1985

The Anderson Tapes The Anderson Tapes

1971

Harlow Harlow

1965

Winterset Winterset

1959

The Horror Show The Horror Show

1979

The Carpetbaggers The Carpetbaggers

1964

Al Capone Al Capone

1959

A Thousand Clowns A Thousand Clowns

1965

Two Evil Eyes Two Evil Eyes

1990

Hombre Hombre

1967

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1974

Seven Days in May Seven Days in May

1964

Catch-22 Catch-22

1970

Murder on the Orient Express Murder on the Orient Express

1974

The Brother from Space The Brother from Space

1988

Psycho Psycho

1960

All the President's Men All the President's Men

1976

The Silence of the Hams The Silence of the Hams

1994

The Hassled Hooker The Hassled Hooker

1972

St. Elmo's Fire St. Elmo's Fire

1985

Two-Minute Warning Two-Minute Warning

1976

Cape Fear Cape Fear

1962

Little Big Man Little Big Man

1970

Tora! Tora! Tora! Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

Silver Bears Silver Bears

1977

Cuba Cuba

1979

Middle of the Night Middle of the Night

1959

Blood and Diamonds Blood and Diamonds

1978

The Seeding of Sarah Burns The Seeding of Sarah Burns

1979

P.I. Private Investigations P.I. Private Investigations

1987

The Love Tapes The Love Tapes

1980

Season For Assassins Season For Assassins

1975

Contract on Cherry Street Contract on Cherry Street

1977

Meet Him and Die Meet Him and Die

1976

Confessions of a Police Captain Confessions of a Police Captain

1971

The Salamander The Salamander

1981

Death Rage Death Rage

1976

Miles To Go Before I Sleep Miles To Go Before I Sleep

1975

Cry, Onion! Cry, Onion!

1975

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

1973

The Six Million Dollar Man The Six Million Dollar Man

1973

Everybody Go Home! Everybody Go Home!

1960

Time Limit Time Limit

1957

Winged Victory Winged Victory

1944

The Delta Force The Delta Force

1986

The Bedford Incident The Bedford Incident

1965

The Sentinel The Sentinel

1977

Eyes Behind the Stars Eyes Behind the Stars

1978

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

1969

24 Hour Psycho 24 Hour Psycho

1993

After the Fox After the Fox

1966

Breakfast at Tiffany's Breakfast at Tiffany's

1961

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