Martin Balsam
Born November 4, 1919 · 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).
Notable Appearances
Movies
12 Angry Men
Psycho
Cape Fear
Murder on the Orient Express
Breakfast at Tiffany's
The Delta Force
Catch-22
All the President's Men
On the Waterfront
Cape Fear
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Death Wish 3
Hombre
St. Elmo's Fire
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Sentinel
Two Evil Eyes
Little Big Man
Cuba
The Silence of the Hams
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Conquered City
Seven Days in May
Raid on Entebbe
La Classe américaine
A Thousand Clowns
The Anderson Tapes
Al Capone
The Salamander
The Bedford Incident
Two-Minute Warning
Aunt Mary
The Stone Killer
Me, Natalie
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Silver Bears
Cry, Onion!
After the Fox
Middle of the Night
TV Shows
Great Performances
The Twilight Zone
Have Gun, Will Travel
Quincy, M.E.
Dr. Kildare
Rawhide
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Hotel
The Twilight Zone
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Untouchables
Naked City
The Defenders
Route 66
Studio One
The Name of the Game
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Kojak
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Police Story
12 O'Clock High
The Octopus
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Archie Bunker's Place
Arrest and Trial
Cain's Hundred
Midnight Caller
The New Breed
Target: The Corruptors!
Espionage
Inner Sanctum
The Eleventh Hour
Decoy
The Living Christ
Space
Oceano
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Little Gloria... Happy at Last
More Movies
Innocent Prey
Time Limit
People vs. Jean Harris
Night of 100 Stars
Gardenia
The Carpetbaggers
Death Rage
O. Henry's Christmas
Harlow
Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?
Smiling Maniacs
The Brother from Space
Contract on Cherry Street
Meet Him and Die
I Want to Live
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
Counselor at Crime
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Everybody Go Home!
The Defender (Studio One)
Marjorie Morningstar
The Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
Eyes Behind the Stars
The Last Match
Blood and Diamonds
The Sands of Time
Ada
Confessions of a Police Captain
The House on Garibaldi Street
Winged Victory
The Child Saver
Hunters Are for Killing
The Old Man Who Cried Wolf
The Horror Show
Second Serve
There Goes The Bride
The Goodbye People
The Seeding of Sarah Burns
The Hassled Hooker
Trilogy
Season for Assassins
Death Among Friends
Mitchell
A Brand New Life
P.I. Private Investigations
Chronicle of a Homicide
Kids Like These
Legend of the Spirit Dog
Trapped Beneath the Sea
Murder in Space
Unreleased
The Time Element
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Once Again
La colonna infame
The Warning
Around the World of Mike Todd
Miles To Go Before I Sleep
Rainbow
The Millionaire
Siege
Unknown Soldier
Whatever it Takes
True Fear: The Making of Psycho
All About 'The Birds'
The Storyteller
Night of Terror
Brothers in Blood
The Living Bible
The Love Tapes
Concerning a Woman of Sin
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
