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Martin Balsam

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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Born:
Nov 4, 1919 In Bronx, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
114
First Appeared:
In the movie Winged Victory 1944-12-22
Latest Project:
Movie The Silence of the Hams 1994-03-11
Known For
Filmography
Movie The Silence of the Hams Det. Martin Balsam 1994-03-11
Movie La Classe américaine Callaghan (archive footage) 1993-12-31
Movie Cape Fear Judge 1991-11-13
Movie Two Evil Eyes Mr. Pym 1990-01-25
Movie The Last Match Lawyer 1990-02-01
Movie Innocent Prey Sheriff Virgil Baker 1989-06-15
Series Midnight Caller Gil Solarski 1988-10-25
Movie The Child Saver Sidney Rosenberg 1988-01-18
Movie Hunters Are for Killing Wade Hamilton 1987-02-14
Movie Queenie Marty 1987-05-10
Movie P.I. Private Investigations Cliff Dowling 1987-06-05
Movie Brothers in Blood 1987-05-12
Movie Second Serve Dr. Beck 1986-01-01
Movie The Delta Force Ben Kaplan 1986-02-14
Series Space Senator Glancey 1985-04-14
Movie St. Elmo's Fire Mr. Beamish 1985-06-28
Movie Murder in Space Alexander Rostov 1985-07-28
Movie Death Wish 3 Bennett Cross 1985-11-01
Series The Twilight Zone Prof. Donald Knowles 1985-09-27
Series The Octopus Frank Carrisi 1984-03-11
Movie The Goodbye People Max Silverman 1984-09-11
Series Murder, She Wrote Edgar Carmody 1984-09-30
Series Hotel Unknown 1982-08-21
Movie Night of 100 Stars Self 1982-03-08
Movie Little Gloria... Happy at Last Nathan Burkan 1982-10-24
Movie The Salamander Captain Steffanelli 1981-04-25
Movie People vs. Jean Harris Joel Aurnou 1981-05-07
Movie There Goes The Bride Elmer Babcock 1980-07-07
Movie The Warning Questore Martorana 1980-08-15
Movie Gardenia Salluzzo 1979-05-05
Movie Cuba Gen. Bello 1979-12-21
Movie The House on Garibaldi Street Isser Harel 1979-05-28
Movie The Horror Show (archive footage) 1979-02-06
Series Archie Bunker's Place Unknown 1979-09-23
Movie Aunt Mary Harry Strasberg 1979-12-05
Movie Blood and Diamonds Rizzo 1978-03-17
Movie Eyes Behind the Stars Inspector Jim Grant 1978-02-21
Movie Siege Henry Fancher 1978-04-26
Movie Rainbow Louis B. Mayer 1978-11-06
Movie The Sentinel Prof. Ruzinsky 1977-01-07
Movie Silver Bears Joe Fiore 1977-06-03
Movie Contract on Cherry Street Ernie Weinberg 1977-11-19
Movie The Storyteller Ira Davidoff 1977-12-05
Movie Meet Him and Die Giulianelli 1976-10-08
Movie The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case Edward J. Reilly 1976-02-26
Movie All the President's Men Howard Simons 1976-04-09
Movie Death Rage Commissario 1976-10-22
Movie Raid on Entebbe Daniel Cooper 1976-12-26
Movie Two-Minute Warning Sam McKeever 1976-11-12
Movie Miles To Go Before I Sleep Ben Montgomery 1975-01-08
Movie Smiling Maniacs Carlo Goja 1975-01-16
Movie "Mitchell"! James Arthur Cummings 1975-09-10
Movie Cry, Onion! Petrus Lamb 1975-08-25
Movie Season For Assassins Commissioner Katroni 1975-12-27
Series The Six Million Dollar Man Dr. Rudy Wells 1974-01-18
Movie The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Green 1974-10-02
Movie Trapped Beneath the Sea T.C. Hollister 1974-10-22
Movie Murder on the Orient Express Signor Bianchi 1974-11-22
Series Police Story Unknown 1973-03-20
Movie A Brand New Life Jim Douglas 1973-02-20
Movie The Six Million Dollar Man Dr. Rudy Wells 1973-03-07
Movie Counselor at Crime Don Antonio Macaluso 1973-08-30
Movie The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage) 1973-10-20
Series Kojak Ray Kaufman 1973-10-24
Movie Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams Harry Walden 1973-10-21
Movie Chronicle of a Homicide Giudice Aldo Sola 1972-02-04
Movie Night of Terror Capt. Caleb Sark 1972-10-10
Movie The Man Jim Talley 1972-07-19
Movie Confessions of a Police Captain Commissario Bonavia 1971-03-26
Movie The Anderson Tapes Haskins 1971-06-17
Movie Tora! Tora! Tora! Admiral Husband E. Kimmel 1970-01-26
Movie Catch-22 Col. Cathcart 1970-06-24
Movie The Old Man Who Cried Wolf Stanley Pulska 1970-10-13
Movie Little Big Man Mr. Merriweather 1970-12-14
Movie Trilogy Ivor Belli 1969-06-08
Movie Me, Natalie Uncle Harold 1969-07-13
Movie Hombre Henry Mendez 1967-03-21
Movie After the Fox Harry 1966-09-08
Movie Harlow Everett Redman 1965-06-23
Movie The Bedford Incident Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N. 1965-10-11
Movie Seven Days in May Paul Girard 1964-02-01
Series 12 O'Clock High Army Doctor (uncredited) 1964-09-18
Movie The Carpetbaggers Bernard B. Norman 1964-04-08
Series The Fugitive Andrew Newmark 1963-09-17
Series Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Unknown 1963-10-04
Movie Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? Sanford Kaufman 1963-12-25
Movie Cape Fear Police Chief Mark Dutton 1962-04-12
Series The Eleventh Hour Unknown 1962-10-03
Movie Conquered City Joseph Feinberg 1962-12-05
Movie Ada Steve Jackson 1961-08-25
Series Cain's Hundred Jack Garsell 1961-09-19
Series Target: The Corruptors! Unknown 1961-09-29
Series Dr. Kildare Dr. Carl Noyes 1961-09-27
Series The New Breed Frank Eberhardt 1961-10-03
Series Route 66 Unknown 1960-10-07
Movie Everybody Go Home! Sergente Quintino Fornaciari 1960-10-27
Movie Al Capone Mac Keeley, reporter 1959-03-25
Series Rawhide Father Fabian 1959-01-09
Movie Middle of the Night Jack 1959-05-20
Series The Twilight Zone Danny Weiss 1959-10-02
Movie Bomber's Moon Captain Mantell 1958-05-22
Movie Marjorie Morningstar Dr. David Harris 1958-04-24
Series Naked City Captain Russel Barris 1958-09-30
Series Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Unknown 1958-10-06
Movie 12 Angry Men Juror 1 1957-04-10
Series Have Gun, Will Travel Unknown 1957-09-14
Series Decoy Nick Santos 1957-10-14
Series Alfred Hitchcock Presents Leonard Thompson 1955-10-02
Movie On the Waterfront Gillette (uncredited) 1954-06-22
Series Hallmark Hall of Fame Strasberg 1951-12-24
Series The Ed Sullivan Show Self - live scenes from 'Middle of the Night' 1948-06-20
Series The Philco Television Playhouse Charlie Malick 1948-10-03
Series Studio One Francis Toohey 1948-11-07
Movie Winged Victory Bit Part (uncredited) 1944-12-22
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