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