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Martin Balsam

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 (197

Born

Nov 04, 1919

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Died

Feb 13, 1996

Known For

Acting

Movies

114 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.6

Known For

12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
1957 as Juror 1
★ 8.6
Psycho
Psycho
1960 as Milton Arbogast
★ 8.4
All the President's Men
All the President's Men
1976 as Howard Simons
★ 7.7
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1991 as Judge
★ 7.3
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
1974 as Signor Bianchi
★ 7.1
The Delta Force
The Delta Force
1986 as Ben Kaplan
★ 6.0
St. Elmo's Fire
St. Elmo's Fire
1985 as Mr. Beamish
★ 6.1
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970 as Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
★ 7.2
Death Wish 3
Death Wish 3
1985 as Bennett Cross
★ 6.2
On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront
1954 as Gillette (uncredited)
★ 7.9
Hombre
Hombre
1967 as Henry Mendez
★ 7.1
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961 as O.J. Berman
★ 7.6
The Anderson Tapes
The Anderson Tapes
1971 as Haskins
★ 6.1
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1962 as Police Chief Mark Dutton
★ 7.5
Al Capone
Al Capone
1959 as Mac Keeley, reporter
★ 6.6
Little Big Man
Little Big Man
1970 as Mr. Merriweather
★ 7.4
The Sentinel
The Sentinel
1977 as Prof. Ruzinsky
★ 6.1
Catch-22
Catch-22
1970 as Col. Cathcart
★ 6.7
The Bedford Incident
The Bedford Incident
1965 as Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.
★ 7.0
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
★ 7.5
Two Evil Eyes
Two Evil Eyes
1990 as Mr. Pym
★ 6.1
The Stone Killer
The Stone Killer
1973 as Al Vescari
★ 6.1
Raid on Entebbe
Raid on Entebbe
1976 as Daniel Cooper
★ 6.0
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
1973 as Dr. Rudy Wells
★ 6.7
Seven Days in May
Seven Days in May
1964 as Paul Girard
★ 7.3
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
1982 as Self
★ 6.7
Two-Minute Warning
Two-Minute Warning
1976 as Sam McKeever
★ 6.2
Silver Bears
Silver Bears
1977 as Joe Fiore
★ 5.9
Confessions of a Police Captain
Confessions of a Police Captain
1971 as Commissario Bonavia
★ 6.7
After the Fox
After the Fox
1966 as Harry
★ 6.0
Mitchell
Mitchell
1975 as James Arthur Cummings
★ 3.2
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine
1993 as Callaghan (archive footage)
★ 7.6
Time Limit
Time Limit
1957 as Sgt. Baker
★ 7.1
Cuba
Cuba
1979 as Gen. Bello
★ 5.4
Rainbow
Rainbow
1978 as Louis B. Mayer
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969 as Mayor Wilker
★ 5.5
Middle of the Night
Middle of the Night
1959 as Jack Englander
★ 7.0
The Man
The Man
1972 as Jim Talley
★ 6.3
Harlow
Harlow
1965 as Everett Redman
★ 5.4
The Horror Show
The Horror Show
1979 as (archive footage)
★ 3.8
Me, Natalie
Me, Natalie
1969 as Uncle Harold
★ 5.5
Aunt Mary
Aunt Mary
1979 as Harry Strasberg
★ 7.0
Counselor at Crime
Counselor at Crime
1973 as Don Antonio Macaluso
★ 5.3
The Silence of the Hams
The Silence of the Hams
1994 as Det. Martin Balsam
★ 4.9
The Salamander
The Salamander
1981 as Captain Steffanelli
★ 5.3
Winged Victory
Winged Victory
1944 as Bit Part (uncredited)
★ 5.5
The Last Match
The Last Match
1990 as Lawyer
★ 5.0
The Sands of Time
The Sands of Time
1992 as Father Sorendo
The Hassled Hooker
The Hassled Hooker
1972 as District Attorney Turrisi
★ 5.9
The Carpetbaggers
The Carpetbaggers
1964 as Bernard B. Norman
★ 5.8
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
1970 as Stanley Pulska
★ 6.0
Marjorie Morningstar
Marjorie Morningstar
1958 as Dr. David Harris
★ 6.2
Conquered City
Conquered City
1962 as Joseph Feinberg
★ 4.3
The Millionaire
The Millionaire
1978 as Arthur Haines
A Thousand Clowns
A Thousand Clowns
1965 as Arnold
★ 6.9
Unknown Soldier
Unknown Soldier
1995 as Priest
★ 6.0
Contract on Cherry Street
Contract on Cherry Street
1977 as Ernie Weinberg
★ 6.3
Second Serve
Second Serve
1986 as Dr. Beck
★ 4.7
La colonna infame
★ 6.0
There Goes The Bride
There Goes The Bride
1980 as Elmer Babcock
Ada
Ada
1961 as Steve Jackson
★ 6.4
Blood and Diamonds
Blood and Diamonds
1978 as Rizzo
★ 6.5
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
1963 as Sanford Kaufman
★ 5.8
Cry, Onion!
Cry, Onion!
1975 as Petrus Lamb
★ 5.2
Trilogy
Trilogy
1969 as Ivor Belli
★ 6.0
Night of Terror
Night of Terror
1972 as Capt. Caleb Sark
★ 5.9
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
1976 as Edward J. Reilly
★ 6.4
Brothers in Blood
★ 5.0
All About 'The Birds'
All About 'The Birds'
2000 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
The House on Garibaldi Street
The House on Garibaldi Street
1979 as Isser Harel
★ 5.5
Everybody Go Home!
Everybody Go Home!
1960 as Sergente Quintino Fornaciari
★ 7.6
The Defender (Studio One)
The Defender (Studio One)
1957 as Francis Toohey
★ 7.2
Miles To Go Before I Sleep
Miles To Go Before I Sleep
1975 as Ben Montgomery
★ 6.0
Siege
Siege
1978 as Henry Fancher
★ 6.2
P.I. Private Investigations
P.I. Private Investigations
1987 as Cliff Dowling
★ 4.8
Smiling Maniacs
Smiling Maniacs
1975 as Carlo Goja
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
1979 as Dr. Samuel Melman
★ 6.0
Death Rage
Death Rage
1976 as Commissario
★ 5.3
Hunters Are for Killing
Hunters Are for Killing
1970 as Wade Hamilton
★ 4.5
The Goodbye People
The Goodbye People
1984 as Max Silverman
Trapped Beneath the Sea
Trapped Beneath the Sea
1974 as T.C. Hollister
★ 5.8
24 Hour Psycho
24 Hour Psycho
1993 as Milton Arbogast (archive footage)
★ 4.0
Meet Him and Die
Meet Him and Die
1976 as Giulianelli
★ 5.4
Murder in Space
Murder in Space
1985 as Alexander Rostov
★ 4.8
Season for Assassins
Season for Assassins
1975 as Commissioner Katroni
★ 4.3
The Brother from Space
The Brother from Space
1988 as Frather Howard
★ 2.5
Eyes Behind the Stars
Eyes Behind the Stars
1978 as Inspector Jim Grant
★ 4.3
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
1973 as Dr. Rudy Wells (uncredited) (archive footage)
★ 6.6
A Brand New Life
A Brand New Life
1973 as Jim Douglas
The Love Tapes
The Love Tapes
1980 as David Franklin
★ 3.0
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Winterset
1959 as Garth
I Want to Live
I Want to Live
1983 as Jack Brady
★ 3.0
The Warning
The Warning
1980 as Questore Martorana
★ 4.8
Gardenia
Gardenia
1979 as Salluzzo
★ 4.8
Chronicle of a Homicide
Chronicle of a Homicide
1972 as Giudice Aldo Sola
★ 5.3
People vs. Jean Harris
People vs. Jean Harris
1981 as Joel Aurnou
Around the World of Mike Todd
Around the World of Mike Todd
1968 as Michael Todd (voice)
★ 6.0
The Living Bible
The Living Bible
1952 as Townsman
★ 6.0
Bomber's Moon
Bomber's Moon
1958 as Captain Joe Reardon
The Storyteller
The Storyteller
1977 as Ira Davidoff
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
1973 as Harry Walden
★ 5.4
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
1955 as Charlie Malick
The Time Element
The Time Element
as Dr. Arnold Gillespie
Innocent Prey
Innocent Prey
1984 as Sheriff Virgil Baker
★ 3.5
The Child Saver
The Child Saver
1988 as Sidney Rosenberg
★ 6.0
Once Again
Once Again
1987 as Gerald
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The Enemy Before Us
1970 as Angie
Legend of the Spirit Dog
Legend of the Spirit Dog
1997 as Gramps
★ 4.5
Death Among Friends
Death Among Friends
1975 as Ham Russell Buckner
★ 3.6
Kids Like These
Kids Like These
1987 as Grandpa
★ 10.0