Martin Balsam
Acting
- Born:
- 1919-11-04
- Died:
- 1996-02-13
- Place of birth:
- The Bronx, New York City, 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
Filmography
True Fear: The Making of Psycho
All About 'The Birds'
Legend of the Spirit Dog
O. Henry's Christmas
Unknown Soldier
The Silence of the Hams
La Classe américaine
The Sands of Time
Cape Fear
The Last Match
Two Evil Eyes
Oceano
Midnight Caller
The Brother from Space
The Child Saver
Once Again
Kids Like These
P.I. Private Investigations
Brothers in Blood
Whatever it Takes
The Delta Force
Second Serve
Death Wish 3
The Twilight Zone
Murder in Space
St. Elmo's Fire
Space
Innocent Prey
Murder, She Wrote
The Goodbye People
The Octopus
I Want to Live
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
Hotel
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Night of 100 Stars
People vs. Jean Harris
The Salamander
The Warning
There Goes The Bride
The Love Tapes
Cuba
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Aunt Mary
Archie Bunker's Place
The House on Garibaldi Street
Gardenia
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
The Horror Show
The Millionaire
Rainbow
Siege
Blood and Diamonds
Eyes Behind the Stars
The Storyteller
Contract on Cherry Street
Silver Bears
The Sentinel
Raid on Entebbe
Two-Minute Warning
Death Rage
Meet Him and Die
Quincy, M.E.
All the President's Men
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Season for Assassins
Mitchell
Cry, Onion!
Death Among Friends
Smiling Maniacs
Miles To Go Before I Sleep
Murder on the Orient Express
Trapped Beneath the Sea
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Kojak
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
The Counsellor
The Stone Killer
La colonna infame
Police Story
The Six Million Dollar Man
A Brand New Life
Night of Terror
The Man
The Hassled Hooker
Chronicle of a Homicide
The Anderson Tapes
Confessions of a Police Captain
Great Performances
Little Big Man
The Enemy Before Us
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
Catch-22
Hunters Are for Killing
Tora! Tora! Tora!
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Me, Natalie
Trilogy
The Name of the Game
Around the World of Mike Todd
Hombre
CBS Playhouse
After the Fox
A Thousand Clowns
The Bedford Incident
Harlow
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
12 O'Clock High
The Carpetbaggers
Seven Days in May
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Espionage
The Fugitive
Arrest and Trial
Conquered City
The Eleventh Hour
Cape Fear
The Mike Douglas Show
Breakfast at Tiffany's
The New Breed
Target: The Corruptors!
Dr. Kildare
Cain's Hundred
The Defenders
Ada
Everybody Go Home!
Route 66
Psycho
Winterset
The Untouchables
The Twilight Zone
Middle of the Night
Al Capone
Rawhide
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Naked City
Bomber's Moon
Marjorie Morningstar
Time Limit
Decoy
Have Gun, Will Travel
12 Angry Men
The Defender (Studio One)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Tony Awards
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Greatest Gift
On the Waterfront
Inner Sanctum
Valiant Lady
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Living Christ
Concerning a Woman of Sin
Studio One
The Philco Television Playhouse
Actors Studio
The Ed Sullivan Show
Winged Victory
The Time Element