Martin Balsam
Born: 1919-11-04
Place of Birth: Bronx, New York, USA
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
12 Angry Men
1957★ 8.6
Psycho
1960★ 8.4
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961★ 7.6
Hombre
1967★ 7.0
Cape Fear
1991★ 7.3
Murder on the Orient Express
1974★ 7.1
Cuba
1979★ 5.4
Al Capone
1959★ 6.6
Ada
1961★ 6.4
The Millionaire
1978★ 0.0
The Delta Force
1986★ 5.9
Counselor at Crime
1973★ 5.3
The Salamander
1981★ 5.3
Time Limit
1957★ 7.1
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970★ 7.1
Catch-22
1970★ 6.6
The Carpetbaggers
1964★ 5.8
Marjorie Morningstar
1958★ 6.2
Unknown Soldier
1995★ 6.0
The Warning
1980★ 4.8
Cry, Onion!
1975★ 5.2
All the President's Men
1976★ 7.7
Innocent Prey
1984★ 3.5
Aunt Mary
1979★ 7.0
Harlow
1965★ 5.4
Silver Bears
1977★ 5.9
Cape Fear
1962★ 7.4
St. Elmo's Fire
1985★ 6.1
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
1976★ 6.4
Death Wish 3
1985★ 6.2
On the Waterfront
1954★ 7.9
Me, Natalie
1969★ 5.5
Winged Victory
1944★ 5.5
Siege
1978★ 6.2
Two Evil Eyes
1990★ 6.1
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974★ 7.5
Everybody Go Home!
1960★ 7.6
Blood and Diamonds
1978★ 6.5
The Goodbye People
1984★ 0.0
Little Big Man
1970★ 7.5
Raid on Entebbe
1976★ 6.0
Trilogy
1969★ 6.0
Two-Minute Warning
1976★ 6.2
The Sentinel
1977★ 6.1
Middle of the Night
1959★ 7.0
Seven Days in May
1964★ 7.3
24 Hour Psycho
1993★ 4.0
The Stone Killer
1973★ 6.1
I Want to Live
1983★ 3.0
P.I. Private Investigations
1987★ 4.8
The Man
1972★ 6.3
The Silence of the Hams
1994★ 4.8
The Bedford Incident
1965★ 7.0
Conquered City
1962★ 4.3
La Classe américaine
1993★ 7.6
The Anderson Tapes
1971★ 6.2
The Sands of Time
1992★ 0.0
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
1979★ 6.0
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969★ 5.5
The Love Tapes
1980★ 3.0
People vs. Jean Harris
1981★ 0.0
The Brother from Space
1988★ 2.5
Confessions of a Police Captain
1971★ 6.7
Night of 100 Stars
1982★ 6.7
After the Fox
1966★ 6.0
There Goes The Bride
1980★ 0.0
The Six Million Dollar Man
1973★ 6.7
Concerning a Woman of Sin
1949★ 0.0
Eyes Behind the Stars
1978★ 4.3
The Defender (Studio One)
1957★ 7.2
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
1973★ 6.5
A Thousand Clowns
1965★ 7.1
Second Serve
1986★ 4.7
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
1963★ 5.8
Trapped Beneath the Sea
1974★ 5.8
The Child Saver
1988★ 0.0
The Horror Show
1979★ 3.8
Season for Assassins
1975★ 4.3
The Time Element
N/A★ 0.0
Mitchell
1975★ 3.2
Night of Terror
1972★ 5.9
The Last Match
1990★ 5.0
O. Henry's Christmas
1996★ 0.0
The Hassled Hooker
1972★ 5.9
Death Among Friends
1975★ 3.6
Contract on Cherry Street
1977★ 6.3
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
1973★ 5.4
Bomber's Moon
1958★ 0.0
Murder in Space
1985★ 4.8
Rainbow
1978★ 0.0
The House on Garibaldi Street
1979★ 5.5
Death Rage
1976★ 5.3
Kids Like These
1987★ 10.0
Smiling Maniacs
1975★ 0.0
Hunters Are for Killing
1970★ 4.5
Chronicle of a Homicide
1972★ 5.3
Legend of the Spirit Dog
1997★ 4.5
A Brand New Life
1973★ 0.0
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979★ 0.0
Brothers in Blood
1987★ 5.0
Meet Him and Die
1976★ 5.4
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
1955★ 0.0
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
1970★ 6.0
La colonna infame
1973★ 6.0
Gardenia
1979★ 4.8
The Storyteller
1977★ 0.0
The Living Bible
1952★ 6.0
All About 'The Birds'
2000★ 7.2
Miles To Go Before I Sleep
1975★ 6.0
Around the World of Mike Todd
1968★ 6.0