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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:
155
First Appeared:
In the movie Winged Victory 1944-12-22
Latest Project:
Movie Legend of the Spirit Dog 1997-08-19
Known For
Filmography
Movie Legend of the Spirit Dog Gramps 1997-08-19
Movie O. Henry's Christmas Unknown 1996-06-03
Movie Unknown Soldier Priest 1995-01-01
Movie The Silence of the Hams Det. Martin Balsam 1994-03-11
Movie La Classe américaine Callaghan (archive footage) 1993-12-31
Movie 24 Hour Psycho Milton Arbogast (archive footage) 1993-01-01
Movie The Sands of Time Father Sorendo 1992-11-23
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 Oceano Don Matias Quintero 1989-08-20
Movie The Brother from Space Frather Howard 1988-01-01
Movie The Child Saver Sidney Rosenberg 1988-01-18
Series Midnight Caller Gil Solarski 1988-10-25
Movie Brothers in Blood Unknown 1987-05-12
Movie Queenie Marty 1987-05-10
Movie P.I. Private Investigations Cliff Dowling 1987-06-05
Movie Kids Like These Grandpa 1987-11-08
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 Death Wish 3 Bennett Cross 1985-11-01
Movie Murder in Space Alexander Rostov 1985-07-28
Series The Twilight Zone Prof. Donald Knowles 1985-09-27
Series The Octopus Frank Carrisi 1984-03-11
Series Murder, She Wrote Edgar Carmody 1984-09-30
Movie The Goodbye People Max Silverman 1984-09-11
Movie I Want to Live Jack Brady 1983-05-09
Movie Night of 100 Stars Self 1982-03-08
Series Hotel Unknown 1982-08-21
Series Little Gloria... Happy at Last Nathan Burkan 1982-10-24
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 The Love Tapes David Franklin 1980-05-09
Movie There Goes The Bride Elmer Babcock 1980-07-07
Movie The Warning Questore Martorana 1980-08-15
Movie The Seeding of Sarah Burns Dr. Samuel Melman 1979-04-07
Movie The Horror Show (archive footage) 1979-02-06
Movie Gardenia Salluzzo 1979-05-05
Movie The House on Garibaldi Street Isser Harel 1979-05-28
Movie Cuba Gen. Bello 1979-12-21
Movie Aunt Mary Harry Strasberg 1979-12-05
Series Archie Bunker's Place Unknown 1979-09-23
Movie Eyes Behind the Stars Inspector Jim Grant 1978-02-21
Movie Blood and Diamonds Rizzo 1978-03-17
Movie Rainbow Louis B. Mayer 1978-11-06
Movie Siege Henry Fancher 1978-04-26
Movie The Millionaire Arthur Haines 1978-12-19
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 All the President's Men Howard Simons 1976-04-09
Series Quincy, M.E. Unknown 1976-10-03
Movie The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case Edward J. Reilly 1976-02-26
Movie Two-Minute Warning Sam McKeever 1976-11-12
Movie Meet Him and Die Giulianelli 1976-10-08
Movie Raid on Entebbe Daniel Cooper 1976-12-26
Movie Death Rage Commissario 1976-10-22
Movie Smiling Maniacs Carlo Goja 1975-01-16
Movie Cry, Onion! Petrus Lamb 1975-08-25
Movie Miles To Go Before I Sleep Ben Montgomery 1975-01-08
Movie Mitchell James Arthur Cummings 1975-09-10
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
Movie La colonna infame Unknown 1973-04-19
Movie The Stone Killer Al Vescari 1973-08-08
Movie A Brand New Life Jim Douglas 1973-02-20
Movie The Six Million Dollar Man Dr. Rudy Wells 1973-03-07
Series Police Story Unknown 1973-03-20
Movie Counselor at Crime Don Antonio Macaluso 1973-08-30
Series Kojak Ray Kaufman 1973-10-24
Movie Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams Harry Walden 1973-10-21
Movie The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage) 1973-10-20
Movie Chronicle of a Homicide Giudice Aldo Sola 1972-02-04
Movie The Hassled Hooker District Attorney Turrisi 1972-04-07
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
Series Great Performances Jack 1971-01-28
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 Hunters Are for Killing Wade Hamilton 1970-03-12
Movie The Old Man Who Cried Wolf Stanley Pulska 1970-10-13
Movie The Enemy Before Us Angie 1970-10-16
Movie Little Big Man Mr. Merriweather 1970-12-23
Movie Trilogy Ivor Belli 1969-06-08
Movie The Good Guys and the Bad Guys Mayor Wilker 1969-10-10
Movie Me, Natalie Uncle Harold 1969-07-13
Movie Around the World of Mike Todd Michael Todd (voice) 1968-09-08
Series The Name of the Game Herb Witmer 1968-09-20
Movie Hombre Henry Mendez 1967-03-21
Movie After the Fox Harry 1966-09-08
Series CBS Playhouse Unknown 1966-12-08
Movie The Bedford Incident Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N. 1965-10-11
Movie Harlow Everett Redman 1965-06-23
Movie A Thousand Clowns Arnold 1965-12-13
Movie Seven Days in May Paul Girard 1964-02-01
Movie The Carpetbaggers Bernard B. Norman 1964-04-08
Series 12 O'Clock High Army Doctor (uncredited) 1964-09-18
Series Arrest and Trial Leo Valera 1963-09-15
Series The Fugitive Andrew Newmark 1963-09-17
Movie Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? Sanford Kaufman 1963-12-25
Series Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Dave Breslaw 1963-10-04
Series The Eleventh Hour Unknown 1962-10-03
Movie Cape Fear Police Chief Mark Dutton 1962-04-12
Movie Conquered City Joseph Feinberg 1962-12-05
Series The Defenders District Attorney 1961-09-16
Movie Ada Steve Jackson 1961-08-25
Series Cain's Hundred Jack Garsell 1961-09-19
Series The New Breed Frank Eberhardt 1961-10-03
Series Dr. Kildare Dr. Carl Noyes 1961-09-27
Movie Breakfast at Tiffany's O.J. Berman 1961-10-06
Series Target: The Corruptors! Unknown 1961-09-29
Movie Psycho Private Det. Milton Arbogast 1960-06-22
Movie Everybody Go Home! Sergente Quintino Fornaciari 1960-10-27
Series Route 66 Unknown 1960-10-07
Series Rawhide Father Fabian 1959-01-09
Movie Al Capone Mac Keeley, reporter 1959-03-25
Movie Middle of the Night Jack 1959-05-20
Movie Winterset Garth 1959-10-26
Series The Twilight Zone Danny Weiss 1959-10-02
Movie Marjorie Morningstar Dr. David Harris 1958-04-24
Movie Bomber's Moon Captain Joe Reardon 1958-08-07
Series Naked City Caldwell Wyatt 1958-09-30
Series Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse Unknown 1958-10-06
Movie The Defender (Studio One) Francis Toohey 1957-02-25
Series Have Gun, Will Travel Unknown 1957-09-14
Movie 12 Angry Men Juror 1 1957-04-10
Series Decoy Nick Santos 1957-10-14
Movie Time Limit Sgt. Baker 1957-10-23
Series Tony Awards Self - Winner 1956-04-01
Series Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Sam Butler 1956-10-05
Movie A Man Is Ten Feet Tall Charlie Malick 1955-10-02
Series Alfred Hitchcock Presents Leonard Thompson 1955-10-02
Series Inner Sanctum Unknown 1954-01-09
Movie On the Waterfront Gillette (uncredited) 1954-06-22
Series The Greatest Gift Unknown 1954-08-30
Series Valiant Lady Unknown 1953-10-12
Movie The Living Bible Townsman 1952-01-01
Series The Living Christ Townsman 1951-01-07
Series Hallmark Hall of Fame Strasberg 1951-12-24
Movie Concerning a Woman of Sin Unknown 1949-03-24
Series The Ed Sullivan Show Self - live scenes from 'Middle of the Night' 1948-06-20
Series Actors Studio soldier 1948-09-26
Series Studio One Francis Toohey 1948-11-07
Series The Philco Television Playhouse Charlie Malick 1948-10-03
Movie Winged Victory Bit Part (uncredited) 1944-12-22
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