Martin Balsam

Acting • 1919-11-04 • 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 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).

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2015
True Fear: The Making of PsychoFilm
Self
2000
All About 'The Birds'Film
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
1997
Legend of the Spirit DogFilm
Gramps
★ 6.0
1996
O. Henry's ChristmasFilm
★ 5.0
1995
Unknown SoldierFilm
Priest
★ 8.0
1994
The Silence of the HamsFilm
Det. Martin Balsam
★ 4.8
1993
La Classe américaineFilm
Callaghan (archive footage)
★ 7.6
1992
The Sands of TimeFilm
Father Sorendo
★ 10.0
1991
Cape FearFilm
Judge
★ 7.3
1990
Two Evil EyesFilm
Mr. Pym
★ 6.1
1990
The Last MatchFilm
Lawyer
★ 5.8
1989
OceanoTV
Don Matias Quintero • 6 episodes
★ 7.0
1988
Midnight CallerTV
Gil Solarski • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1988
The Brother from SpaceFilm
Frather Howard
★ 4.0
1988
The Child SaverFilm
Sidney Rosenberg
★ 7.5
1987
P.I. Private InvestigationsFilm
Cliff Dowling
★ 4.8
1987
Kids Like TheseFilm
Grandpa
★ 9.0
1987
Brothers in BloodFilm
★ 7.0
1987
Once AgainFilm
Gerald
★ 7.0
1986
The Delta ForceFilm
Ben Kaplan
★ 6.0
1986
Second ServeFilm
Dr. Beck
★ 5.3
1986
Whatever it TakesFilm
Hap Perchicksky
1985
The Twilight ZoneTV
Rockne S. O'Bannon (segment "Personal Demons") • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1985
The Twilight ZoneTV
Prof. Donald Knowles (segment "Voices in the Earth") • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1985
St. Elmo's FireFilm
Mr. Beamish
★ 6.1
1985
Death Wish 3Film
Bennett Cross
★ 6.2
1985
Murder in SpaceFilm
Alexander Rostov
★ 5.3
1985
SpaceTV
Senator Glancey • 5 episodes
★ 7.7
1984
Murder, She WroteTV
Edgar Carmody • 2 episodes
★ 7.5
1984
The OctopusTV
Frank Carrisi • 2 episodes
★ 7.8
1984
Innocent PreyFilm
Sheriff Virgil Baker
★ 4.1
1984
The Goodbye PeopleFilm
Max Silverman
★ 10.0
1983
I Want to LiveFilm
Jack Brady
★ 4.8
1982
HotelTV
★ 6.7
1982
Little Gloria... Happy at LastTV
Nathan Burkan • 2 episodes
★ 5.8
1982
Night of 100 StarsFilm
Self
★ 5.8
1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special LadyFilm
Self
★ 6.0
1981
The SalamanderFilm
Captain Steffanelli
★ 5.2
1981
People vs. Jean HarrisFilm
Joel Aurnou
1980
The WarningFilm
Questore Martorana
★ 5.4
1980
The Love TapesFilm
David Franklin
★ 6.5
1980
There Goes The BrideFilm
Elmer Babcock
★ 7.0
1979
Archie Bunker's PlaceTV
Murray Klein • 45 episodes
★ 6.4
1979
CubaFilm
Gen. Bello
★ 5.5
1979
The House on Garibaldi StreetFilm
Isser Harel
★ 6.5
1979
GardeniaFilm
Salluzzo
★ 6.1
1979
Aunt MaryFilm
Harry Strasberg
★ 7.3
1979
The Seeding of Sarah BurnsFilm
Dr. Samuel Melman
★ 7.5
1979
The Horror ShowFilm
(archive footage)
★ 3.4
1979
All Star Tribute to Ingrid BergmanFilm
Self
1978
Blood and DiamondsFilm
Rizzo
★ 6.4
1978
Eyes Behind the StarsFilm
Inspector Jim Grant
★ 4.7
1978
SiegeFilm
Henry Fancher
★ 6.8
1978
RainbowFilm
Louis B. Mayer
★ 10.0
1978
The MillionaireFilm
Arthur Haines
★ 8.0
1977
The SentinelFilm
Prof. Ruzinsky
★ 6.1
1977
Silver BearsFilm
Joe Fiore
★ 6.1
1977
Contract on Cherry StreetFilm
Ernie Weinberg
★ 6.4
1977
The StorytellerFilm
Ira Davidoff
★ 9.0
1976
Quincy, M.E.TV
Hyam Zgierski • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1976
All the President's MenFilm
Howard Simons
★ 7.7
1976
Two-Minute WarningFilm
Sam McKeever
★ 6.2
1976
Raid on EntebbeFilm
Daniel Cooper
★ 6.0
1976
Death RageFilm
Commissario
★ 5.3
1976
The Lindbergh Kidnapping CaseFilm
Edward J. Reilly
★ 6.5
1976
Meet Him and DieFilm
Giulianelli
★ 5.7
1975
MitchellFilm
James Arthur Cummings
★ 3.3
1975
Cry, Onion!Film
Petrus Lamb
★ 5.3
1975
Season for AssassinsFilm
Commissioner Katroni
★ 4.1
1975
Miles To Go Before I SleepFilm
Ben Montgomery
★ 7.3
1975
Death Among FriendsFilm
Ham Russell Buckner
★ 4.9
1975
Smiling ManiacsFilm
Carlo Goja
★ 7.0
1974
Murder on the Orient ExpressFilm
Signor Bianchi
★ 7.1
1974
The Taking of Pelham One Two ThreeFilm
Green
★ 7.5
1974
Trapped Beneath the SeaFilm
T.C. Hollister
★ 6.4
1973
KojakTV
Ray Kaufman • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1973
The Stone KillerFilm
Al Vescari
★ 6.3
1973
The Six Million Dollar ManFilm
Dr. Rudy Wells
★ 6.7
1973
Police StoryTV
★ 7.0
1973
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and WarFilm
Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage)
★ 6.7
1973
The CounsellorFilm
Don Antonio Macaluso
★ 5.6
1973
Summer Wishes, Winter DreamsFilm
Harry Walden
★ 5.6
1973
La colonna infameFilm
★ 7.0
1973
A Brand New LifeFilm
Jim Douglas
★ 9.0
1972
Chronicle of a HomicideFilm
Giudice Aldo Sola
★ 5.5
1972
Night of TerrorFilm
Capt. Caleb Sark
★ 6.1
1972
The Hassled HookerFilm
District Attorney Turrisi
★ 6.3
1972
The ManFilm
Jim Talley
★ 6.5
1971
Great PerformancesTV
Jack • 1 episodes
★ 6.1
1971
The Anderson TapesFilm
Haskins
★ 6.2
1971
Confessions of a Police CaptainFilm
Commissario Bonavia
★ 6.8
1970
Little Big ManFilm
Mr. Merriweather
★ 7.4
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!Film
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
★ 7.2
1970
Catch-22Film
Col. Cathcart
★ 6.7
1970
The Old Man Who Cried WolfFilm
Stanley Pulska
★ 6.3
1970
Hunters Are for KillingFilm
Wade Hamilton
★ 6.0
1970
The Enemy Before UsFilm
Angie
1969
The Good Guys and the Bad GuysFilm
Mayor Wilker
★ 5.5
1969
Me, NatalieFilm
Uncle Harold
★ 5.6
1969
TrilogyFilm
Ivor Belli
★ 6.2
1968
The Name of the GameTV
Herb Witmer • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1968
Around the World of Mike ToddFilm
Michael Todd (voice)
★ 6.3
1967
HombreFilm
Henry Mendez
★ 7.1
1966
After the FoxFilm
Harry
★ 6.1
1966
CBS PlayhouseTV
Jesse Rothenberg • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1965
The Bedford IncidentFilm
Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
★ 7.0
1965
A Thousand ClownsFilm
Arnold
★ 6.9
1965
HarlowFilm
Everett Redman
★ 5.6
1964
Seven Days in MayFilm
Paul Girard
★ 7.4
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.TV
Albert Sully • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1964
12 O'Clock HighTV
Army Doctor (uncredited) • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1964
The CarpetbaggersFilm
Bernard B. Norman
★ 6.0
1963
The FugitiveTV
Andrew Newmark • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
Dave Breslaw • 1 episodes
★ 5.9
1963
Arrest and TrialTV
Leo Valera • 1 episodes
★ 8.2
1963
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?Film
Sanford Kaufman
★ 6.1
1963
EspionageTV
Richard Carey • 1 episodes
★ 10.0
1962
Cape FearFilm
Police Chief Mark Dutton
★ 7.4
1962
The Eleventh HourTV
★ 6.7
1962
Conquered CityFilm
Joseph Feinberg
★ 6.0
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.8
1961
Breakfast at Tiffany'sFilm
O.J. Berman
★ 7.6
1961
Dr. KildareTV
Ned Lacey • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1961
Dr. KildareTV
Benny Orloff • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1961
Dr. KildareTV
Dr. Milton Orloff • 3 episodes
★ 5.7
1961
Dr. KildareTV
Dr. Carl Noyes • 2 episodes
★ 5.7
1961
The DefendersTV
Floyd Harker • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1961
The DefendersTV
Bernard Maxwell • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1961
The DefendersTV
District Attorney • 2 episodes
★ 6.3
1961
AdaFilm
Steve Jackson
★ 6.5
1961
The New BreedTV
Frank Eberhardt • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1961
Cain's HundredTV
Jack Garsell • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1961
Target: The Corruptors!TV
★ 5.7
1960
PsychoFilm
Milton Arbogast
★ 8.4
1960
Route 66TV
★ 6.7
1960
Everybody Go Home!Film
Sergente Quintino Fornaciari
★ 7.6
1959
The Twilight ZoneTV
Danny Weiss • 1 episodes
★ 8.5
1959
The Twilight ZoneTV
Martin Lombard Senescu • 1 episodes
★ 8.5
1959
The UntouchablesTV
Arnold Justin • 1 episodes
★ 8.1
1959
RawhideTV
Father Fabian • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1959
Al CaponeFilm
Mac Keeley, reporter
★ 6.6
1959
Middle of the NightFilm
Jack Englander
★ 7.0
1959
WintersetFilm
Garth
★ 9.0
1958
Naked CityTV
Arnold Fleischman • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1958
Naked CityTV
Joseph Creeley • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1958
Naked CityTV
Captain Russel Barris • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1958
Naked CityTV
Caldwell Wyatt • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1958
Marjorie MorningstarFilm
Dr. David Harris
★ 6.3
1958
Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseTV
★ 6.3
1958
Bomber's MoonFilm
Captain Joe Reardon
1957
12 Angry MenFilm
Juror 1
★ 8.6
1957
Have Gun, Will TravelTV
★ 7.3
1957
Have Gun, Will TravelTV
Marshal Jim Brock • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1957
Time LimitFilm
Sgt. Baker
★ 7.2
1957
DecoyTV
Nick Santos • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1957
The Defender (Studio One)Film
Francis Toohey
★ 6.1
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreTV
Sam Butler • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1956
Tony AwardsTV
Self - Winner • 1 episodes
1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTV
Eldon Marsh • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTV
Leonard Thompson • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1955
A Man Is Ten Feet TallFilm
Charlie Malick
1954
On the WaterfrontFilm
Gillette (uncredited)
★ 7.8
1954
Inner SanctumTV
★ 8.0
1954
The Greatest GiftTV
1953
Valiant LadyTV
★ 4.7
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Garth • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Strasberg • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1951
The Living ChristTV
Townsman • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1949
Concerning a Woman of SinFilm
★ 10.0
1948
Studio OneTV
Ed Coyne • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1948
Studio OneTV
Francis Toohey • 2 episodes
★ 5.4
1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1948
The Philco Television PlayhouseTV
★ 6.6
1948
The Philco Television PlayhouseTV
Mike Galloway • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1948
The Philco Television PlayhouseTV
Charlie Malick • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1948
Actors StudioTV
soldier • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1944
Winged VictoryFilm
Bit Part (uncredited)
★ 6.3

Known For

12 Angry Men

Psycho

Murder on the Orient Express

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Tora! Tora! Tora!

All the President's Men

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